BROWARD COUNTY, FL – Come out for a special night of musical and storytelling performances under the stars at “Moonlight Tales: Love Your Library,” an adult song and story cabaret scheduled for Friday, February 24, 2022, from 8 – 10 PM at the Fort Lauderdale Women’s Club in Stranahan Park, located next to Main Library, 100 S Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale.

Love will be in the crisp night air as “Moonlight Tales: Love Your Library” celebrates National Library Lover’s Month with free live performances honoring libraries, librarians and book lovers.

This signature, outdoor Main Library event takes place on the grounds of the adjacent Fort Lauderdale Women’s Club, with the Stranahan Park gazebo as center stage.

Moonlight Tales is hosted by emcee Misty Eyez, a leading LGBTQ rights activist and entertainer, and features adult storytelling performances by Dr. Joel Ying and Chetter Galloway. Guests will also enjoy live music from virtuoso jazz guitarist Martin Hand, leader of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band, along with his fellow Gold Coast Jazz Society musicians, will perform love songs of the jazz world.

Physician-educator-storyteller Dr. Joel Ying enchants audiences with an eclectic collection of world folk tales and touching personal stories. Ying has performed at the Florida Storytelling Festival, Stone Soup Festival, Timpanogos and to just about about anyone who will listen. He teaches “Storytelling as Healing” at Florida Gulf Coast University and online workshops.

Virginia native Chetter Galloway grew up hearing his father tell stories on Sunday road trips. Galloway is a graduate of East Tennessee State University with a Master of Arts degree in Storytelling. He has performed at venues such as the National Association of Black Storytellers Festival and the Smithsonian. He serves on the Board of Directors for Kuumba Storytellers of Georgia.

Moonlight Tales, presented and sponsored by the Friends of Fort Lauderdale Libraries and Broward County Library, is a free, rain-or-shine event with registration required. Parking is available in the City of Fort Lauderdale garage across the street or on the street (limited). For more information, contact Sebastian Perez at [email protected] or 954-357-7443. #moonlighttales