Abiyoyopalooza

Event Information

Dates: May 16, 2010
Time: 1 - 3 p.m.
Location: Prospect Park Audubon Center. S or Q train to Prospect Park station (Lincoln Road exit). B43 and B48 to Lincoln Road. The Audubon Center is located in Prospect Park. Enter the park at Lincoln Road. Follow the road into the Park and keep going until you get to the duck feet on the ground that lead the way under a bridge and to the Center.
Admission: Free; post-show craft activities for children, no reservation required.

Abiyoyopalooza

PLG Arts and the Maple Street School Present Abiyoyopalooza: African Music & Magic: A Free Music and Storytelling Event for Pre-school and Young School-age Children.

Musicians and storytellers Hasan Bakr and Kevin Nathaniel introduce children to the sounds of Africa and the African diaspora through the story of a young musician, a magician, and how they save their village from the evil giant Abiyoyo. Instruments include the djembe, mbira, bongo, and shekere.

For more information call 718.393.7733 or email rohana@plgarts.org.

Cast and Crew

Musicians: Hasan Bakr and Kevin Nathaniel

PLG Arts

PLG Arts promotes the arts, supports local artists, and builds community through celebrating the vibrant collective creativity of Prospect Lefferts Gardens and surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods.

The Maple Street School

The Maple Street School is a non-profit parent cooperative pre-school serving Prospect Lefferts Gardens and the surrounding Brooklyn neighborhoods.

Prospect Park Alliance

In partnership with the City of New York and the community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the public through facilities and programs. For more information on Prospect Park events and programs, call the Park Hotline at (718) 965-8999 or visit www.prospectpark.org.