The Main Library will be closed on November 8th so that staff can set up for the annual Black Tie Bingo library fundraiser. All branch locations will remain open.

Black Heritage Celebration featuring Tommy Terrific's Wacky Magic Show

Program Type:

Celebrations, Genealogy & History, Performances, Special Events

Age Group:

Everyone
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Program Description

Join the Fort Smith Public Library for its annual Black Heritage Celebration, an inspiring, informative, and entertaining celebration of African American history and heritage. This year's all-ages event will feature magician Tommy Terrific's educational magic show about Black Cowboys of the Old West. The kids will learn about Bill Pickett who invented bulldogging, as Tommy does a magic trick with steer's skull.  They will learn about Nat Love, an expert roper, as Tommy does a rope magic trick. The kids will also learn about Mary Fields, who delivered mail out West, as Tommy does a magic trick from a mail package. This show is very interactive, and it is great educational entertainment for children of all ages.   A display of library materials related to African American history and heritage will also be featured at this special Black History Month event.