Engage in the arts community by attending two sessions of West African drumming and dance 5-6 p.m. Sept. 5 and 12 at Lorain Library at 351 Sixth St. in Lorain.

Learn about music, rhythms and languages of the Ivory Coast.

Then, join instructor Sogbety Diomande in a performance Sept. 21 at the FireFish Festival in downtown Lorain. FireFish Festival is a very arts intensive, free festival sparking life into downtown Lorain.

For a news article by Keith Reynolds about FireFish Festival, try FireFish Festival sets Lorain alight.

Please preregister for the library program at 440-244-1192.

Photo courtesy of Metro Creative Connection