For a toe-tappin’ good time, come to the Crestview Public Library.
The Pelican Pickers will perform 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the library. They play old-timey Appalachian and gospel music with a variety of instruments including the Appalachian mountain lap dulcimer, banjo, mandolin, guitar, Irish penny whistle, fiddle, harmonica, Native American flute, recorder and silver flute.
Most of the songs come from the 1800s or earlier, and some from the early 1900s.
The concert will end around 7:15 p.m. This Family Library Time event is designed for people ages 4 and up. Registration is not required.
Call 682-4432 with any questions.
Heather Nitzel is the Crestview Public Library's youth services librarian.
Here are upcoming Crestview Public Library-related events. The library's address is 1445 Commerce Drive.
AGES 0-2 LIBRARY CLASS: 10:15 a.m. Thursdays and 9:15 a.m. Fridays, Crestview library. Limited to 30 children per class. Topics are: Feb. 16-17, and Feb. 23-24, Birthdays; March 2-3 and 9-10, Chicks and Ducklings; March 16-17, Growing and Gardening; March 23-24 and 30-31, Animal Sounds; April 6-7 and 13, Spring and Easter; April 20-21 and 27, Wildlife; and May 4-5 and 11-12, Praiseworthy Parents.
AGES 3-5 LIBRARY CLASS: 10:15 a.m. Tuesdays, Crestview library. Topics are: Feb. 28, African Tales; March 7, Farm to Table; March 14, In Our Garden; March 28, Flying High; April 4 and 11, Easter; April 25, Environmental Center Field Trip; and May 2 and 9, Praiseworthy Parents.
MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY: 6-7:30 p.m. March 13 and April 10, Crestview Public Library, 1445 Commerce Drive. Guitarist Jose Diaz will perform. Call 682-4432 to schedule a performance date.
FAMILY LIBRARY TIME: Events for ages 4 and up at the Crestview library include:
●6:30-7:15 p.m. Feb. 21: Pelican Pickers concert
●6:30-7:15 p.m. March 21: Beekeeping with Bundrick Honey Farms.
●6:30-7:15 p.m. April 18: Nonie's Ark visit. Registration limited to first 30 children; ages 4 and up only
FREE TAX PREPARATION AND FILING: 2-6 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through April 18. First-come, first-served.
READ TO DOZER: First Saturdays, 10-11 a.m.; for children ages 4 and up.
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