People surrounding a campfire at night, playing a guitar and roasting marshmallows

Special Storytime: David Covell and Julian Fleisher

August 21, 2024 at 2 - 2:30 pm

Auditorium

Free

Gather Round for campfire story and songs with David Covell and Julian Fleisher!

Join author/illustrator David Covell and singer/songwriter Julian Fleisher in a celebration of Gather Round — a timely and beautiful new book about the magic of campfires and how they bring us together. We’ll share stories. We’ll imagine sparks and fireflies. We’ll sing campfire songs including The Circle Song written especially for the book! Gather Round is David’s follow up to his New York Times Best Illustrated Book Award winner, Run Wild.

Book signing to follow program. Can’t make the event? You may reserve signed books online.

Who You'll Meet

David Covell

David Covell made his first campfire ‘round a small lake in Rangely, Maine. Later he moved to New York City until the wild called him back to the mountains of The Catskills. Some afternoons, David works as a graphic designer. His work has been seen around the world and in the permanent collection of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.

Artist website

Julian Fleisher

Julian Fleisher is a restless creative spirit: a singer, writer, composer, producer and performer living in NewYork. Originally from Baltimore, he sings in nightclubs and concert halls across the country with his Rather Big Band. As the website Culture Craver put it, “Julian Fleisher is one of New York’s treasured talents.”

Artist website

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