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The Newport Performing Arts Center (NPAC) is offering a Newport String Project performance of the children's classic "The Story of Ferdinand the Bull" free for schools, educators and community organizations.
"It's very important to connect children to the arts and music of all kinds," said Marlena Horan, a member of the NPAC board of directors who cultivates family programming for the nonprofit organization. GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
This recent performance combines storytelling with classical music. Ealain McMullin, co-founder, and director of Newport String Project, narrates the timeless story of a gentle bull who would rather sit under a tree and smell flowers than be in the ring. Jesse Holstein masterfully accompanies on violin.