Sidewalk Storytelling in Banning: 'Thirteen Moons on a Tortoise's Back'

Native American stories and crafts return Sept. 10 to Hays Street and San Gorgonio Avenue.

Sidewalk storytelling on the second Saturday of the month will focus on turtles and tortoises, reptiles that remain powerful in desert Native American folklore.

"Thirteen Moons on a Tortoise's Back" will help youngsters and grownups alike understand more about how some tribes interpret turtle-and-tortoise connections to lunar cycles.

Barbra Drake of Tongva is scheduled to appear from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. outside Dorothy Ramon Learning Center.

Organizers bill the event as "free family fun." For more information, call (951) 849-7736 or visit www.dorothyramon.blogspot.com.