Arts & Entertainment
Instrument Building, Children's Authors and a Grammy Winner at Burnsville Festival
The Dakota County Library's free Rhythm & Words festival will provide education and entertainment for all ages.
Dakota County families will have the opportunity to hear award-winning musical guests, meet published authors and chow down on a mid-day meal on Saturday, June 8, during the library's Rhythm & Words festival.
The free festival, hosted by the Dakota County Library, runs from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Burnsville Performing Arts Center at 12600 Nicollet Ave.
The event features a musical lineup of
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- The Bazillions,
- Grammy award-winning The Okee Dokee Brothers,
- Paul Spring, and
- New York-based Gustafer Yellowgold
and book presentations from authors
- Cori Doerrfeld (Little Bunny Foo Foo),
- Sarah Forss (Alphabeasties),
- Michael Hall (Cat Tale), and
- Stephanie Watson (Elvis & Olive).
Other interactive activities include
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- a music class by Kindermusik of the Valley,
- The Adventures of Super Stretch (a body-stretching program),
- a chance to build instruments from scratch with ArtStart’s reused and recycled materials, and
- the Saturday Morning Submarine Adventure Show, an improv, puppetry and comedy performance.
Find out more about the Rhythm & Words festival on the Dakota County website.
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