Covenant Village of Golden Valley presents "Artist Sampler Session"

Covenant Village of Golden Valley, a faith-based, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community administered by Covenant Retirement Communities, will offer a Storytelling Class as part of its Artist Sampler Session from the Artful Aging Project on Thursday, Nov. 6, 1-3 p.m.

Nothando Zulu will show participants how to reflect on their life stories and lessons learned using words and song. Zulu is president and director of the Black Storytellers Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining the oral storytelling tradition. Nothando has performed as a storyteller since 1977 and has earned the title of Master Storyteller.

The Artist Sampler Session is part of Covenant Village of Golden Valley’s Artful Aging Project. The project, in partnership with Community Programs in the Arts (COMPAS), is funded by the Small Sparks Grant, which was awarded to Covenant Village by the Golden Valley Community Foundation to promote lifelong learning and introduce visual arts, creative movement, storytelling and theater to the Golden Valley senior community. Upcoming Artist Sampler Sessions include Mosaic Life, Theater Sampler and Talking Suitcases.

Classes are free and open to the public. Space is limited. To register, or for more information, contact Vicky Kendall at (763) 732-1525 or email VAKendall@CovenantRetirement.org. Covenant Village of Golden Valley is located at 5800 St. Croix Ave. N., Golden Valley, Minn.