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Summer Reading Program Virtual Performers

Join us June 14th-August 31st on our Carver County Library Facebook video page (https://www.facebook.com/CarverCountyLibrary/videos/) to view all of our Summer Reading Program performers. We're leaving them up this year so you can rewatch them over and over! The list below is for videos that will be posted. There's also Lalo's Lunchbox live on June 10th at 10:30 am.

  •  Haitian Dance with Afoutayi - Dance the story of THE MERMAID AND THE WHALE with COMPAS Teaching Artist Djenane Saint Juste.  Learn the Creole and French words that are part of their story. This performance is filled with Haitian dance, music, drumming storytelling and history and culture.
  • Story Craft with Baba the Storyteller - An immersive story experience blending music with narrative and encouraging interactive collaboration to promote a sense of community, togetherness and unity.
  • Brodini Comedy Magic - Spectacular and ultra-visual, this special edition Brodini Comedy Magic show is 20 minutes brimming with amazing magic! With extraordinary dexterity, the illusionist Brodini presents a non-stop stream of incredible illusions.
  • Storytelling Time with Danielle Daniel - This Storytelling Time promises stories about animals and people too, funny stories, folktales, and legends, as well as stories about science, history and geography too. Danielle Daniel, the Magical Storyteller and a COMPAS Teaching Artist, weaves stories full of adventure and imagination for audiences of all ages.
  • The Jolly Pops Summer 2021 "Pop-Up" Book - The Jolly Pops, one of the Twin Cities favorite kid bands, have dropped off a one of a kind experience for you and your family. Have you ever seen a video "pop up" book? Well now you can. These happy musical dads have created a ride unlike anything you've ever seen. You'll sing, you'll dance, and you'll have so much fun you won't want it to end.
  • Butterfly Life Cycle Dance - Learn the butterfly life-cycle through creative movement and dance with COMPAS Teaching Artist Karla Nweje. Science and art are beautifully combined as the stages of butterfly metamorphosis are broken down and explored through interpretive movements.
  • Ralph’s World Twin Cities TV Treehouse Episode - Are you ready for your own Twin Cities Ralph’s World episode?! It doesn’t get much better than songs selected just for your Twin Cities Metro Public Library video by Ralph himself. Everything is here: a fun mix of live acoustic music, a stand-alone music video, and some of Ralph’s favorite puppet friends Beauregard, and Malcolm. Enjoy the show!
  • The Rosie Posies - This sing-along, move-along musical will entertain all with original songs and favorite tunes. The Rosie Posies, are a dynamic duo lead you on an exploration of musical styles featuring vocals, ukulele and percussion instruments.
  • Other performers to be announced --

Presented by MELSA and funded by Minnesota’s Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund

Date:
Monday, August 23, 2021 Show more dates
Time:
All Day Event
Audience:
  Children     Family     Preschool     School Age  
Categories:
  Summer Reading