Don't miss the Nashville Ballet's presentation of "The Singing Tortoise" on March 18 beginning at 10:00am at the Mt. Juliet Community Center.

Sponsored by the Mt. Juliet Library, this West African folk tale features a hunter named Ama who meets a magical singing tortoise. Once Ama befriends the tortoise, she tries to teach him that man is simply a visitor on earth who needs to respect all things. But Ana tries to exploit th tortoise's special gifts in order to gain favor with the people of his village. However, the tortoise has a plan of his own to teach Ama to learn his lesson the hard way. This cautionary tale features elaborate masks that represent animals and chieftains. 

Contact: Mt. Juliet Community Center, 615-758-6522 or Mt. Juliet Library, 615-758-7051