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Beat the Drum for Black Storytelling with Sista' Martha
2024-02-22 16:30:00 2024-02-22 17:30:00 America/New_York Beat the Drum for Black Storytelling with Sista' Martha Journey through Black history with Sista' Martha as she weaves lively tales, songs, and poems connecting Africa, the Caribbean, and Black America. Through engaging narratives, experience the vibrancy of characters like Anansi, Alex Haley, and Sojourner Truth. Come, be a part of the story, and join in the fun by playing drums, shakers, and other musical instruments. Beltsville - Large Meeting Room

Thursday, February 22
4:30pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2024-02-22 16:30:00 2024-02-22 17:30:00 America/New_York Beat the Drum for Black Storytelling with Sista' Martha Journey through Black history with Sista' Martha as she weaves lively tales, songs, and poems connecting Africa, the Caribbean, and Black America. Through engaging narratives, experience the vibrancy of characters like Anansi, Alex Haley, and Sojourner Truth. Come, be a part of the story, and join in the fun by playing drums, shakers, and other musical instruments. Beltsville - Large Meeting Room

Beltsville

Large Meeting Room

Journey through Black history with Sista' Martha as she weaves lively tales, songs, and poems connecting Africa, the Caribbean, and Black America. Through engaging narratives, experience the vibrancy of characters like Anansi, Alex Haley, and Sojourner Truth. Come, be a part of the story, and join in the fun by playing drums, shakers, and other musical instruments.

Martha Ruff is a founding member of the Griots' Circle of Maryland, Inc. and the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. She is the current host and performer on the Griots' Story Circle, a public access television show produced in Laurel, MD. Her lively performance and resonating voice captivate audiences as she shares African-American folktales and songs, Caribbean stories, African legends, and modern fables.

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AGE GROUP: | Elementary (5-12 yrs) |

EVENT TYPE: | Women's History | Poetry and Spoken Word | Performing Arts | Black Heritage |

TAGS: | Black Heritage |

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In: History & Politics - Held in the Activity Room
Wed, Jan 15, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Bladensburg
Movie Matinee: "Selma"
Wed, Jan 15, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
Coffee and a Classic: "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
Wed, Jan 15, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
Computer Basics: Open Lab / Conceptos básicos de la computadora
Wed, Jan 15, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Mount Rainier
Broadway Song and Dance - Presented by ArtStream, Held in Large Meeting Room - A class for adults 18+ with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), including autism
Wed, Jan 15, 1:30pm - 3:00pm
South Bowie
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Teen Zone
Wed, Jan 15, 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Bowie - Auditorium
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In: Love-in-Action & Social Change - Held in the Activity Room
Wed, Jan 15, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Bladensburg
Broadway Song and Dance - Presented by ArtStream, Held in Large Meeting Room - A class for adults 18+ with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), including autism
Wed, Jan 15, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
South Bowie
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In: Youth Activism for the U.S. & Local Communities - Held in the Activity Room
Wed, Jan 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Bladensburg
Spanish Conversation Club: Beginner
Wed, Jan 15, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Virtual Branch - Intercultural Services
Family Movie: "Our Friend, Martin"
Wed, Jan 15, 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Glenarden - Small Meeting Room
Craft and Create: New Years' Vision Boards - Held in Large Meeting Room
Wed, Jan 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Upper Marlboro
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Wed, Jan 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
South Bowie - Small Meeting Room (209)
Needlework Social
Wed, Jan 15, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Spauldings - Conference Room
Teen Game Night
Wed, Jan 15, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Largo-Kettering - LK Program Room
Spanish Conversation Club: Intermediate
Wed, Jan 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Virtual Branch - Intercultural Services
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In: Art, Music, & Social Justice - Held in the Activity Room
Wed, Jan 15, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Bladensburg
Needlework Social
Wed, Jan 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
Family Movie: "Happy Feet"
Wed, Jan 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
Teen Game Night
Wed, Jan 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Oxon Hill - Small Meeting Room
Crochet Club - Held in The Foundry
Wed, Jan 15, 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Oxon Hill
Kids Achieve Club - Held in the Art Room
Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Hyattsville
English Conversation Club - Held in the Conference Room
Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Bowie - Conference Room
Family Crochet Club - Held at the tables near the windows
Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Accokeek
Black Historians Month: Carter G. Woodson - Held in Conference Room
Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Hillcrest Heights
Computer Basics: Drop-In Computer Lab - Held in Meeting Room
Wed, Jan 15, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fairmount Heights - Large Meeting Room
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teach-In: Community Conversation on Racial Healing - Held in the Activity Room
Wed, Jan 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Bladensburg
Faith, Politics, and the Pursuit of Justice
Wed, Jan 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Branch
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in Meeting Room B
Wed, Jan 15, 7:00pm - 7:30pm
Laurel
French Conversation Club
Wed, Jan 15, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual Branch - Intercultural Services
Pins and Needles
Thu, Jan 16, 10:00am - 12:00pm
New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2
Thu, Jan 16, 10:15am - 10:45am
Bowie
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3
Thu, Jan 16, 10:15am - 10:45am
Largo-Kettering
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2 - Held in the Program Room
Thu, Jan 16, 10:15am - 10:45am
Greenbelt
Baby & Caregiver Meetup: Ages 0–12 Months - Presented by the Cheverly Parent Resource Center
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Bladensburg - Bladensburg Large Meeting Room
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hyattsville
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Baden - Multipurpose Room
Spanish–English Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Program Room
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Beltsville
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
New Carrollton
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2 - Held in Meeting Room B
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Laurel
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Held in the Children's Area
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Bladensburg
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2 - Held in the Children's Department
Thu, Jan 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Oxon Hill
Get Active: Ride and Read
Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Greenbelt - Auditorium
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3
Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
South Bowie - Large Meeting Room (213)
Ready 2 Read STEM: Ages 3–5 - Winter Festival
Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Surratts-Clinton - Auditorium (150)
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Hillcrest Heights - Small Meeting Room
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Fairmount Heights
Playday at the Library
Thu, Jan 16, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Spauldings - Large Meeting Room
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3
Thu, Jan 16, 11:15am - 11:45am
Bowie
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Thu, Jan 16, 11:15am - 11:45am
Largo-Kettering
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 0–2 - Held in Meeting Room B
Thu, Jan 16, 11:15am - 11:45am
Laurel
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5 - Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thu, Jan 16, 11:15am - 11:45am
Oxon Hill
Craft and Create: Collage Art
Thu, Jan 16, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bowie - Conference Room
Teen Zone
Thu, Jan 16, 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Bowie - Auditorium
Get Active: Ride and Read
Thu, Jan 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
Play and Grow: Ages 0–3 - Held in the Storytime Room
Thu, Jan 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
New Carrollton - Large meeting room 1
Cancelled
Kids Achieve Club
Thu, Jan 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Mount Rainier
Kids Achieve Club
Thu, Jan 16, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
STEM for Families: Crystals in a Jar
Thu, Jan 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Beltsville - Large Meeting Room
Chess Club
Thu, Jan 16, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Glenarden - Small Meeting Room
STEM for Families: Lemon Volcano
Thu, Jan 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Bladensburg - BL Activity Room
Chess Club
Thu, Jan 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Oxon Hill - Small Meeting Room
Teen Action Group (TAG)
Thu, Jan 16, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Hyattsville - Meeting Room 2
Story Explorers: Dwight D. Eisenhower Eagles Reading Ambassadors - Held in Meeting Room B
Thu, Jan 16, 5:00pm - 5:50pm
Laurel
Social Security Administration: Disability Benefits - Including benefits for children with disabilities
Thu, Jan 16, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Virtual Branch - PGCMLS Programming
Administración del Seguro Social: Beneficios por incapacidad
Thu, Jan 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual Branch - PGCMLS Programming
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Fri, Jan 17, 10:15am - 10:45am
Bowie
Play and Grow: Ages 0–3 - Held in Meeting Room B
Fri, Jan 17, 10:30am - 11:30am
Laurel
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Program Room
Fri, Jan 17, 11:15am - 11:45am
Greenbelt
Play and Grow: Ages 0–3
Fri, Jan 17, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
Teen Zone
Fri, Jan 17, 2:00pm - 5:30pm
Bowie - Auditorium
Tail Waggin' Tutors - Held in the Children's Area
Fri, Jan 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Beltsville
STEM-tastic: Straw Structures
Fri, Jan 17, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Mount Rainier
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3–5
Sat, Jan 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Hyattsville
Bibliobop Dance Party
Sat, Jan 18, 10:30am - 11:00am
Greenbelt - Auditorium
Dual Language Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 3-5 - Held in the Storytime Room
Sat, Jan 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
New Carrollton
Beginner/Intermediate Sewing Lab - Held in the Foundry
Sat, Jan 18, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Oxon Hill
Native Plant Drawing Workshop - Presented by Artist Heather Kerley and the Bowie Green Team
Sat, Jan 18, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Bowie - Auditorium
Tail Waggin' Tutors - Held in the Children's Area
Sat, Jan 18, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
New Carrollton
Playday at the Library: Ages 3-5 - Sharing Is Caring
Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Upper Marlboro - Large Meeting Room
Tail Waggin' Tutors
Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Bladensburg
Adult Anime Club - Held in the Quiet Room
Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Largo-Kettering
Teen Game Day
Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Fairmount Heights - Meeting Room
MAC Watch Party: Evangelion 1.0 You are (Not) Alone - Manga and Anime Club
Sat, Jan 18, 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Accokeek - Large Meeting Room
Ready 2 Read Storytime: Ages 2–3 - Held in the Children's Area
Sat, Jan 18, 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Bladensburg
Storytime on Screen - Held at Greenbelt Cinema – 129 Centerway, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Mon, Jan 20, 10:30am - 11:15am
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