BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Broward County Library X-WR-CALNAME:Broward County Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:eb4dc964-6e40-4bab-b8ac-e7095ab6a3f7 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260720T003100Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240601T150000 SUMMARY:Children's BookFest LOCATION:Northwest Regional Library\nNorthwest Regional Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Northwest Regional Library ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Northwest Regional Library:geo:26.269421,-80.25 00549 GEO:26.269421;-80.2500549 DESCRIPTION:"Summer at Your Library" begins here with a free family festiv al full of music\, dancing\, and stories! .\nhttps://broward.libnet.info/e vent/10289840 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The 19th Annual Children&rsquo\;s BookFest is the perfect way to cele brate the start of Broward County Library's 2024 Summer Learning Program.& nbsp\;

Our f un filled day will feature workshops and presentations featuring: \;

Kicko ff to Summer Fun - \;Adventure Begins At Your Library this su mmer! Register for a 2024 summer reading challenge\, enter to win great pr izes\, and pick up your free book (while supplies last). \; \;&nbs p\;

Author Alley will feature select local authors and our featured s pecial guest author \; Juana Martinez-Neal. \;She is an award-winning au thor and illustrator born in Peru who writes and illustrates books for you ng readers\, including \;Alma and How She Got Her Name and \;F ry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Her artwork is featured pro minently at BCL library locations this summer on the Adventure at Your Lib rary summer posters and signs. \;

Festival Fun with facepainting\, VR experienc es\, the Coral Springs Guild Craft corner\, community performances by Cora l Springs Charter School\, Double Dutch Over 40 Club\, and Broward Center Spotlights\, Catalina the Clown\, Marci Poppins\, Mockie Jockie Stilt Danc ers and more!

Marching band from Coral Springs Charter School\, whose mission to \;provide st udents with the opportunity for personal development and academic success through a safe\, challenging\, entrepreneurial and nurturing environment t hat instills a lifelong desire for learning and actively taking part in li fe's opportunities.
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- Cora l Springs Women's Club\, Inc. is dedicated to furthering educational\, civic\, and charitable activities locally and globally\, as well as promo ting personal growth among its members.
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Creative Stage Producti ons is a theater company based in Miami founded in 2017 by Colombian a ctress Catalina Arenas. \;
Marcela Murad is a family entertainer specializing in storytelling\, puppets\, magic and face paint ing who brings the whimsical Marci Poppins to life! Her high energy and fu nny antics will keep the kids laughing as she shares lessons in kindness\, tolerance\, self-esteem and how to cultivate a positive attitude. \;< /li>\n
40+ Double Dutch Club is a group of women over the age o f 40 who get together to take a break from &ldquo\;adulting&rdquo\; by jum ping Double Dutch\, hula hooping\, playing hopscotch and Chinese rope!
Broward Center Spotlights is a performing vocal ensemble for students who love to sing in front of an audience. Team-taught by a professional music dire ctor and choreographer\, students gain top-tier instruction in song and da nce\, musicianship\, improved vocal technique and song interpretation\, an d build dance skills and stage presence using some of Broadway&rsquo\;s gr eatest songs.
USVI Mocko Jumbie Stilt Dancers ha ve been in existence since 1993\, teaching kids ranging from the age of 4 and up the art of stilt dancing. This special art form originated in West Ghana Africa over 200 years ago\, where the dancers would wear tall stilts to tower over the village to ward off any evil spirit they felt could har m their tribe. During the slave trade\, the art would make its way to the Caribbean Islands where you can find it more at festivals and carnival par ades. \;
Mini - Family Resource Fair from So uth Florida community organizations and businesses. \;

Explore Cultural Experiences \;with music and dance performances throughout the day. \;

Capo Capoeira \;teaches the Brazilian martial art of capoeira\, which i ncorporates kicks\, fluid movements\, acrobatics\, and music.
Nritya Surabhi School of Dance was founded with its primary mission of teach ing and propagating Bharata Natyam\, one of the major classical dance styl es of India. Founded by Aparna Matange\, the school is committed to increa sing the awareness of this dance art\, audience appreciation and its use i n day-to-day life.
South Florida Cloggers \; are a dance group that train clogging enthusiasts of all ages in a fun and supportive learning environment. Clogging is a lively and rhythmic dance form that combines elements of tap\, Irish step dancing\, and traditional folk dance. \;
Paco Moreno\, a teacher and l uthier (maker of stringed instruments) born in the highlands of Ecuador\, performs traditional and contemporary melodies from the Andes Mountains of Ecuador\, Peru\, and Bolivia. He provides information about the instrumen ts\, music\, and the cultures where this music is played.
On the Go Music specializes in bringing the \;music of the C aribbean through culture\, rhythms and sounds of steel pan drums. \;So uth Florida music educator\, Richia Dix's engaging and patient teaching st yle will have you making music in no time. \;
Cinderella: A Fractured Fairy Tale presented by Fantasy Theatre Factory\, a gold standard for pro fessional theater in South Florida and places its greatest programmatic em phasis on Theater for Young Audiences and strives to provide quality cultu ral programming for children and family audiences. \; \;

The Children's BookFest is presented through collaborations and par tnerships with many community partners and is generously funded by The Broward Public Library Found ation\, \;The Friends of the Northwest Regional Library\, and The Stephanie Rubin Memorial Fund.

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The 2024 Summer Learning Program is brought to you by the Broward Public Library Foundation\, BBX Capital Foundation\, and JM Family Enterpr ises. \;