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Caribbean Holiday Party - Library Open House
Featuring the Summit Academy Steel Drum Army
2022-12-03 11:00:00
2022-12-03 15:00:00
America/New_York
Caribbean Holiday Party - Library Open House
Celebrate the holidays Caribbean Style at the Kenmore Branch Library. Enjoy refreshments, a steel drum band, and a holiday craft. Open House begins at 11 am, and the performance runs from 11:30-1:30.
Kenmore Branch Library - Community Room , Conference Room
Saturday, December 03
11:00am - 3:00pm
Kenmore Branch Library
Community Room , Conference RoomCelebrate the holidays Caribbean Style at the Kenmore Branch Library. Enjoy refreshments, a steel drum band, and a holiday craft. Open House begins at 11 am, and the performance runs from 11:30-1:30.
Grab your sunscreen and beach towel, and join us for a holiday party with Caribbean flair! Enjoy refreshments, games, a craft, and the musical stylings of The Summit Academy Akron-Secondary High School Steel Drum Army!
This talented ensemble will have you clapping and smiling! This concert will showcase the talents of students from 9th grade to 12th grade with a wide variety of learning disabilities, autism, and other challenges.
This school specializes in helping all of our students learn and grow into wonderful young adults in a warm and caring environment.
Melanie Stoll, Steel Band Director, teaches steel drums and multi-percussion as a way for students to express their emotions positively, and with a wide variety of music they can connect to, ranging from island socas to pop songs.
The steel drum band has performed all over Akron, sharing their talents with the community and providing entertainment that will leave you clapping and smiling!
Related resources:
"World Percussion Christmas [sound recording]" Arranged by Andrea Centazzo
"Sand & Steel [sound recording]: the Classic Sound of Jamaican Steel Drums"
AGE GROUP: | Tween | Toddler | Teen | School Age (Grades K-2) | School Age (Grades 3-5) | Preschool | Baby | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | Holiday |
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