Standing Rock Cultural Arts'"Around the World" Music Seriespresents===Songs and Stories of the Lakota Sioux Nation===featuringFrank "Little Elk" Running with special guest Larry Mahpiya Sapa (Black Cloud)8:00 p.m., Saturday, June 18, 2016North Water Street Gallery 300 N. Water Street, Suite HKent, Ohio$10 suggested donation (or pay what you can)preceded by 7:30 p.m. meet-and-greet featuring light food and drinks For the fifth concert of its inaugural season, the "Around the World" Music Series turns to the ancient sounds of the American continent, offering listeners a rare opportunity to hear the songs and stories of the Lakota (Sioux) Nation, which have echoed through the Great Plains since time immemorial. Born in the Moon of the Chokecherries Blackening (Canpasapa Wi in the Lakota language: the month of July) and raised in parts of rural Nebraska and on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, Frank Running, better known as Little Elk, has spent a lifetime learning and passing on the traditional arts, language, and spirituality of his Lakota heritage. A full-blooded, enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe (also known as the Sicangu Oyate or Upper Brulé Sioux Nation), he is a member of the Crow Dog clan that includes the lineage of Red Cloud on one side and Crazy Horse on the other. He has made Kent his home for more than a decade, returning home to South Dakota each year to see family and reconnect with his roots and culture. In this program, Little Elk will present five different drums: the powwow drum, the Sun Dance drum, the hand drum, the shield drum, and the water drum. He will sing selected traditional songs including inipi (sweat lodge), chanunpa (pipe), and Wiwanyang Wachipi (Sun Dance) songs, sharing stories behind the songs, and from his life's experience, along the way. The musical program will be preceded by a showing of the short documentary "Live and Remember: Wo Kiksuye" (dir. Henry Smith, 1987). Filmed on the Rosebud Reservation and featuring interviews with Sioux elders, the film will help to introduce viewers to the landscape and world view of the Lakota people, in particular their concept of Mitakuye Oyasin, or the interconnectedness of all beings in the web of life. More information:https://www.facebook.com/events/1207945932569711/ * * * * * * * * * The North Water Street Gallery is conveniently located just a block north of the intersection of Main and Water Streets in Kent, Ohio, with free street parking on both sides of the street. Seating is limited, so arrive early for the best seats. ---------------- The "Around the World" Music Series is a new concert series presenting outstanding musicians from diverse cultures in an intimate setting. Concerts are held approximately every other month in the new theater space of the North Water Street Gallery, conveniently located in downtown Kent, Ohio. The series is an initiative of Standing Rock Cultural Arts, and is curated by ethnomusicologist David Badagnani. Standing Rock Cultural Arts Facebook page:https://www.facebook.com/SRCAKent Standing Rock Cultural Arts official site:http://www.standingrock.net/