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Explore-a-Story

Featuring Fischoff's S.A.M. I Am, Stories & Music Program
2025-11-15 13:00:00 2025-11-15 16:30:00 America/New_York Explore-a-Story Immerse yourself in a story while exploring your library and taking part in early literacy activities for ages 0-5 and caregivers. Stay later for an all ages music performance by Verona Quartet! Main Library - Community Learning Center -

Saturday, November 15
1:00pm - 4:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-11-15 13:00:00 2025-11-15 16:30:00 America/New_York Explore-a-Story Immerse yourself in a story while exploring your library and taking part in early literacy activities for ages 0-5 and caregivers. Stay later for an all ages music performance by Verona Quartet! Main Library - Community Learning Center -

Immerse yourself in a story while exploring your library and taking part in early literacy activities for ages 0-5 and caregivers. Stay later for an all ages music performance by Verona Quartet!

Explore-a-Story is an annual early literacy event where each year we will focus on a new book to help build early literacy skills. Come and enjoy an immersive storytelling experience along with various activities to follow the performance. Explore-a-Story is geared towards ages 0-5 and caregivers. This year we will be focusing on the book "My Heart Fills with Happiness" by Monique Gray Smith!

Later, join us for a music performance presented by Fischoff's S.A.M. I Am, Stories & Music Program. More activities will follow the performance. All ages are welcome to attend.

Fischoff’s S.A.M. I Am, Stories & Music program, reinforces the joy of reading through the power of music. This Fischoff Arts-in-Education Residency performance is generously made possible by The Moore Foundation and Anonymous. Learn more about South Bend’s own Fischoff National Chamber Music Association. This year they will be focusing on the book "A Bad Case of the Stripes" by David Shannon.

Verona Quartet consists of violinists Jonathan Ong and Dorothy Ro, violist Abigail Rojansky, and cellist Jonathan Dormand. With members from Singapore, Canada, United Kingdom, and the United States, the Verona Quartet is in residence at the Oberlin Conservatory and has performed across four continents, including such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Wigmore Hall, and Melbourne Recital Hall, in addition to appearances at La Jolla Summerfest, Chamber Music Northwest, Bravo! Vail, Caramoor, and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

Schedule:

1:00pm-1:30pm- Immersive Storytelling of "My Heart Fills with Happiness"

1:30pm-2:30pm- Playtime

2:30-3:30pm: Free, all ages performance in Leighton Auditorium based on the book "A Bad Case of the Stripes"

3:30-4:30pm: Hands-on activities, book giveaway and meet and greet in the Community Center Ballroom

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Signature Event |

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