Kirk students go on magic carpet ride

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Neighbors | Pam Jadue.Nick Ciccone (left) and Alexis Ellinos enjoy a performance by the Magic Carpet Theater group.

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Neighbors | Pam Jadue.The Magic Carpet Theater performers Grace Vouvalis (left) as the Mermaid and Robert Dennick as the Sea King gave the students of Lynn Kirk Elementary an imaginative look at how trash can find its way into the ocean during a presentation of “Miranda and the Mermaid.”

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Neighbors | Pam Jadue.Amber Delmark (left) and Neil Infante watch the Magic Carpet Theater when it came to Lynn Kirk recently.

The students of Lynn Kirk Elementary School were treated to a morning of fun as the Magic Carpet Theater group performed “The Day Miranda Met the Mermaid” in the school’s all-purpose room.

The Magic Carpet Theater is a youth outreach program associated with the Oakland Center for the Arts that performs in area schools throughout the year.

The storytelling trio entertained With a cast of three performers, using colorful costumes and backdrops. The production drew the students into the story of a young girl who has an unexpected encounter with a mermaid named Serena and her undersea friends. The girl learns important lessons about a world that is different from her own.