Mask carver and storyteller Nicholas Charles presents 'Messenger Spirits' at the UAA Campus Bookstore on April 6, 2010

Tuesday, April 6, 5-7 p.m.
UAA Campus Bookstore

Mask carver and storyteller Nicholas Charles presents his book Messenger Spirits at the UAA Campus Bookstore on Tuesday, April 6 from 5-7 p.m.

Nicholas Charles describes his work this way:

"This is a small collection of stories, inspired poems, and mask descriptions I wrote in 1991 when my parents were still alive to accompany some of the Yup'ik masks I carved at the time.  The stories and masks are based upon Yup'ik folklore, historical characters and legends from the Yukon Kuskokwim delta region of Alaska.  The style and form I chose to tell the tales and legends are done to animate and illustrate the stories. Many of the descriptions provided for the masks come from my parents, Nick and Elena Charles, Sr., both now deceased, from Nelson Island and Kasigluk, Alaska."

Everyone is invited to come and meet Nicholas Charles. For more information, contact Rachel Epstein at (907) 786-4782.