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Award-winning hip hop musician and educator Mr. Kneel, aka Neil McIntyre, will present a lively hip hop family event at the Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library in Waimea at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 7. The event is free and open to the public.

Award-winning hip hop musician and educator Mr. Kneel, aka Neil McIntyre, will present a lively hip hop family event at the Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library in Waimea at 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 7. The event is free and open to the public.

The engaging and creative Mr. Kneel is a beatboxer, freestyle rapper, and self-described “professional goofball” who records with his lifelong musical heroes, including Kurtis Blow and Kool Rock Ski of The Fat Boys. He has performed at more than 500 schools and venues in 43 states and seven provinces abroad sharing his powerful message of self-respect with students and families. His events have been described as “family hip hop at its finest.”

For more information, call 887-6067. The Thelma Parker Memorial Public Library is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and from 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.