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BROWARD COUNTY, FL - In honor of Women’s History Month, Broward County Library and World and Eye Arts Center present a series of free arts workshops at five libraries on March 14th, 21st, 22nd, 28th with a culminating Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival on April 4th in the Main Library, 100 S Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, 954-357-7444.
The series celebrates women’s power, creativity and self-discovery and offers skills in poetry writing, storytelling, mask performance, art-making and dance. Each workshop focuses on a different aspect of creativity to be displayed at the Performance Festival. Attendees may join one or all workshops; Eventbrite registration is requested:
- Women Write On! A Poetry Playshop, with Marie Whitman 2-5PM, Saturday, March 14th, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301.
- Storytelling Workshop,with Helen Reynolds, 1-4PM, Saturday, March 14th,South Regional/Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024.
- Haitian Folklore Dance Lab, with Weiselande Cesar, Saturday, March 21st, 2:30- 5PM, African American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311.
- Mask Making and Performance ,with Jean Minuchin, 1-4PM, Sunday March 22nd Northwest Regional Library, 3151 N University Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065.
- What’s Your Elephant? An Art Making Workshop, with Niki Lopez, 1-4PM, Saturday March 28th, Pompano Beach Library, 50 W Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach, FL 33060.
The Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival, 1-5PM, Saturday, April 4th, Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, is a paid, ticketed event featuring art exhibits, feminist tarot readings, interactive tables and performances throughout the afternoon including:
- Weiselande Cesar and the dancers of Tradysion Lakou Lakay - Haitian Dance
- Marie Whitman - A multi-media poetic performance
- Inez Barlatier- an Ayisyen (Haitian) singer-songwriter and neo-roots musician
- “Women’s Tales”- Storytellers tell true stories about women in their lives
- Jean Minuchin - “Puppets, Passion and Politics”- puppetry, video and storytelling
Tickets for the Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival can be purchased on Eventbrite. For additional information, contact Festival organizer Jean Minuchin at World and Eye jean@worldandeye.com or 954-540-9897 or go to www.worldandeye.com/wcl.
Funding for the Women Crossing the Line Performance Festival is provided in part by the Broward Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council.
About Broward County Libraries Division
Broward County Libraries Division, named 2015 Library of the Year by the Florida Library Association, was founded in 1974 and is the largest library system in Florida by square footage and one of the busiest, with more than 7.5 million walk-in customers visiting its 38 locations annually. Broward County Libraries Division provides convenient access to a full range of innovative and cost-effective services that satisfy the changing needs of the people of Broward County for information, education and recreation. Visit our website, Broward.org/Library, or follow Libraries onFacebook and Twitter.
DATE: January 14, 2020
MEDIA CONTACT: Catherine McElrath
Libraries Division
PHONE: 954-357-7402
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