Folk tales, folk music and folk dancing are on the program Saturday, Nov. 4, when the touring group Sattuma puts in an appearance at the Lewiston Public Library while on a tour from their home in Karelia, Russia.

Set for 2 p.m. in Callahan Hall in the library’s cultural center, the event is open to the public free.

Sattuma is a four-member ensemble consisting of 13-year-old Vlad Demin and his father, Dima, and 16-year-old Eila Rinne and her father, Arto. In addition to performing on fiddles, flutes, accordion, clarinet, bouzouki and harmonica, they will demonstrate such unusual instruments as the kantele and jouhikko from Finland, as well as the Estonian bagpipes.

They will also sing songs of Russian and Finnish heritage and share a folk tale or two from their native land of Karelia, which is is located along the Russian-Finnish border.

At the end of the program, attendees will have a chance to learn a couple of simple folk dances from that part of the world.

While geared to youngsters, people of all ages are invited to attend the event, which is funded by a grant from the Finlandia Foundation. More information is available by calling the library at 784-0135, ext. 200, or by visiting the Web site www.lplonline.org.

Sattuma’s presentation at the library is part of a four-day area residency, which has them performing for children from grades kindergarten to 12 in Lewiston, Cumberland and South Paris as well as for senior citizens at Montello Heights Retirement Community in Lewiston. They will also present a lecture-demonstration for students enrolled in a world music class at Bates College.

In addition, they will give two public concerts: on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Bates College Olin Arts Center, for an admission charge of $5, or $3 for students; and on Monday, Nov. 6, at the St. Lawrence Arts Center in Portland, where admission is $15/$10.