Tales of Now & Zen with Award-Winning Storyteller Motoko

On Sunday April 28th at 2pm, Vineyard Haven Public Library presents "Tales of Now & Zen" with Award-Winning Storyteller Motoko. In this virtual program for adults, Japanese storyteller Motoko offers an afternoon filled with humor, charm, and elegance. She regales with hilarious tales from her old country, as well as poignant personal stories from her childhood in Osaka and her experiences as an immigrant to the US. Motoko is the recipient of the National Storytelling Network’s 2017 Circle of Excellence Award.

Tales of Now & Zen is a travel itinerary to places as strange and exotic as ancient China and the interior of our own heart. Motoko brings us to long ago and far away, then leads us back to ourselves in this moment, as each of her characters reveal their intentions and desires. We learn why a grandmother is strong, why a child is wise, why a warrior is frightened. It is an excursion like no other.

To register for Zoom access visit bit.ly/48uQiMi

This program is funded in part by a grant from the Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and by the Friends of the Vineyard Haven Library.