Folktales with a twist

Storyteller April Armstrong shares her take on favorite folktales at Flushing Town Hall on July 30.

“The Cat Came Back – Stories and Songs with A Jazzy Twist” presents musician, storyteller, and winner of a 2015 Parents’ Choice Award April Armstrong and her friends Mario Sprouse on piano and Napoleon Revels-Bey on drums. The group performs folktales and nursery rhymes, including: “Ananci and the Sky Chief’s Daughter,” “Chicken Licken,” “Old Mother Hubbard’s Blues,” and “The Cat Came Back.”

“The Cat Came Back – Stories and Songs with A Jazzy Twist” on July 30 at 10:30 am. Tickets are $13, $10 members ($8 children and $5 child members).

Flushing Town Hall [137-35 Northern Blvd. in Flushing, (718) 463–7700; www.flushingtownhall.org]