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Rising in the Heights is a festival of free monthly outdoor public arts performances curated by Leadlights Ensemble in partnership with Word Up Community Bookshop. The festival celebrates the rich artistic contributions of Latinx and Black cultures and promotes children’s literacy through music and storytelling.

Storyteller Rachael Harrington returns to Rising in the Heights for the second year, featuring Russian folk tales and New York City Ballet dancer Misty Copeland’s picture book The Firebird, with musical performance by Leadlights Ensemble. The first 10 families will receive a free copy of the featured book, and gifts and giveaways from Native Noodles and Drip Sweat will be raffled!

A special thank you to our sponsor Drip Sweat for their support of “Rising in the Heights” providing juice samples and raffling class passes at this event. @dripsweatny

Rachael Harrington is a storyteller who performs traditional and personal stories in arts venues, schools, festivals, museums, as a guest lecturer at Rutgers University, and in collaboration with companies such as Salesforce. Presenter: The American Library Association, National Storytelling Network Summit, NJ Association of School Libraries, NJ Education Association. Publications: Storytelling Magazine, School Library Connection, Voices: Journal of NJ TESOL. Performance Highlights: The Story Center at The Mid-Continent Public Library, Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art and Storytelling, New Jersey Storytelling Festival. Member: The National Storytelling Network, North East Storytelling. www.rachaelharrington.com