Sat, Mar 30
|Collected Works Bookstore
Special Children's Storytime: Opera Makes Sense
The thrill of opera isn’t only for adults! CW is proud to co-present with the Santa Fe Opera this special Kids Story Time. Everyone is welcome.
Date, Time & Location
Mar 30, 2024, 10:30 AM MDT
Collected Works Bookstore, 202 Galisteo St, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA
About the Event
In partnership with the Santa Fe Opera's Opera Makes Sense, we're excited to host a special musical reading of The Shade Tree by Suzy Lee, presented by Amy Owens and The Youth Voices.
The Shade Tree
From Hans Christian Andersen award winner Suzy Lee comes an inventive retelling of a Korean folk tale about a young traveler who outwits a rich, selfish man to ensure that villagers will always be able to rest in the shade of a magnificent tree.
Villagers like to come to rest and cool down in the shade of a huge, old tree. But when a young traveler decides to join them one day, a rich man on whose land the tree stands demands they leave because he owns the tree and therefore its shade. Thinking fast, the traveler strikes a deal: one that will enable him to outsmart the rich man—and ensure that the villagers…