Tompkins County Public Library

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Library to Host Musical Performance by Aloja Airewele

Tompkins County Public Library will host a lunchtime musical performance by community volunteer and activist Aloja Airewele, August 22 at 1 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room.

“Aloja Plays from the Esan Song Book,” will feature songs from Airewele’s culture.  Born and raised in Nigeria, Airewele is a trained physician and worked in family medicine before immigrating with his family to the United States in 1997.  He currently serves as president of the Library’s Board of Trustees and is employed as a consultant for the American Red Cross and as a legislative aide for Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton.

This family-friendly program is free and open to the public.  For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.

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