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Fantastical Folktales of Flowers a Valentine’s Day event @ Bemis Hall, Lincoln, MA | Free Event
February 14 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Fantastical Folktales of Flowers
From the dramatic to the sublime to the wildly humorous, world stories about flowers are deeply entertaining. Retold by award-winning storyteller and theatre artist, Diane Edgecomb, along with long time collaborator and Celtic harper, Margot Chamberlain, these stories conjure a magical world bringing new meaning to favorite garden flowers. The centerpiece of the performance is the Persian legend of The Nightingale and Rose. Diane’s original adaptation weaves together myths from many lands that tell how the rose got its special powers of beauty and scent. This evocative tapestry of story and song also includes the tale of the indulgent Narcissus, a Native American story about the Dandelion and lore of the mysterious “Language of Flowers,” celebrated in Victorian times. The one hour performance is woven through with music completing the storytelling magic
The Performance takes place on Friday, February 14th at 12:30 pm at Bemis Hall, 115 Bedford Rd, Lincoln, MA 01773
The program is free and open to the public.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
This program is also supported in party by the Friends of the Lincoln Public Library and the Friends of the Lincoln Council on Aging.