African and African American folktales with Kirk Waller takes place on February 28

On Wednesday, February 28, from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Menlo Park Library (800 Alma St.), listen to storyteller Kirk Waller as he shares African and African American folktales, legends and history, bringing them alive with music, movement, singing and the spoken word.

With a lifelong love of story, literature and the performing arts, Kirk Waller has been immersed in these art forms for over 20 years. He has garnered national recognition for his storytelling, including being awarded the J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Grant by the National Storytelling Network; receiving a Parent’s Choice Foundation GOLD award for his CD, But Why? Stories, Music and Songs; and being a storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee.

This free event received partial funding support from the Friends of the Menlo Park Library.