Instrument Building, Children's Authors and a Grammy Winner at Rhythm & Words Festival

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, organized 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

• 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

• 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.