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Nutcracker Family Storytimes with return to the Library in November and December

Louisville, Ky. (November 5, 2019) -- Children of all ages and their families are invited to one of six special Nutcracker Family Storytimes with Louisville Ballet. The events feature a Louisville Ballet dancer reading the classic holiday story , followed by Nutcracker-inspired crafts and activities. PLUS, one lucky family at each storytime will receive 4 tickets to see Louisville Ballet’s production of The Brown-Forman Nutcracker.

Join us for Nutcracker Family Storytimes at these library locations:  Main Library, Monday, November 18, 6:30 p.m.  Northeast Regional Library, Wednesday, November 20, 6:30 p.m.  South Central Regional Library, Monday, November 25, 6:30 p.m.  Southwest Regional Library, Monday, December 2, 6:30 p.m.  St. Matthews Library, Tuesday, December 3, 6:30 p.m.  Iroquois Library, Wednesday, December 4, 6:30 p.m.

Nutcracker Family Storytimes are free and open to the public. For more information, visit LFPL.org/Nutcracker.

ABOUT LOUISVILLE BALLET: Louisville Ballet, led by Artistic + Executive Director Robert Curran, is an evolved, but accessible form of artistic expression that boldly and beautifully communicates stories both classic and new. We exist to move, to evoke emotion, to provoke thought, and to challenge perceptions. We are artists, athletes and activists. We are inventors and inspirers. We have been one of the nation's leading ballet companies since 1952. As the Official State Ballet of Kentucky, we have hosted some of ballet's biggest names including , and Wendy Whelan, performed for tens of thousands of people and reached over 20,000 school children throughout the commonwealth with educational programs annually.

Louisville Free Public Library connects the residents of Louisville and Jefferson County to knowledge and information at our Library locations and on the web at LFPL.org. Come on in, the whole world’s inside.

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