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ASA Programs and Activities
A Night at the Museum with Kathryn Tucker Windham & Bruce Walker |
Celebrate the kickoff of the KTW Storytelling Club! Miss Kathryn Tucker Windam will be regaling the audience as only she can with stories that touch the heart and stimulate the mind. This will be a special evening at the Kathryn Tucker Windam Museum celebrating the beginning of the KTW Museum Storytelling Club. Special Guest Bruce Walker's storytelling has been described as Lake Wobegone meets Yazoo City. He tells original stories that will make you laugh, think and cry!! |
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Friday, February 19, 2010 |
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Alabama Southern Community College
Kathryn Tucker Windam Museum
Thomasville, Alabama |
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5:30 PM to 7:30 PM |
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Website: |
www.ascc.edu |
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The KTW Storytelling Club is sponsoring this event. For more information call Deborah Rankins, Director of the KTW Museum and Library. 334-637-3146 or email-drankns@ascc.edu |
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Trinity Storytelling Festival |
Trinity United Methodist Church will host Andy Irwin, Bill Harley, Kathryn Tucker Windham and others in an all-day storytelling
event. Admission is free. Story sessions span these times: 10:00
- 12:45, 2:00 - 3:30, and 6:30 to 8:00. A BBQ lunch ($7.00) is available
at 12:45 during lunch on the swapping grounds -- you get to tell
your stories! |
Date: |
Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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10 am to 8:00 pm |
Where: |
Trinity United Methodist Church, 607 Airport Road, Huntsville,
AL 35802 - map |
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Free |
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International TELLABRATION!! Storytelling in the Canyon |
The International Tellebration is a worldwide event
devoted to storytelling. This grass-roots movement is endorsed by
the National Storytelling Network. Join Renee Morrison, Little River
Canyon Field School, and other Alabama storytellers for this fun
event. |
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Saturday, November 20, 2010 |
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Where: |
Little River Canyon Center
(Hwy 35 east of Fort Payne, AL) |
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1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
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$5 per person; students free |
Website: |
http://fieldschool.jsu.edu or www.tellabration.org |
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For more information, call the Little River Canyon Field Schools
at 256-782-5697 or email rmorrison@jsu.edu
View the Event 2009 flyer tellabration.pdf |
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Past Events
Watch for updates for next year.
Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival |
Presented by the Brundidge Historical Society, this
annual event features nationally acclaimed storytellers. The four
annual Pike Piddlers Storytelling Festival will open a 6:30 p.m.
on Friday night at the We Piddle Around Theater and continue Saturday
with three storytelling concerts at 10 a.m. and 2 and 6:30 p.m.
at the Trojan Center Theater on the campus of Troy University. |
Date: |
Friday, January 29, 2010
Saturday January 30, 2010 |
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Where: |
Friday: We Piddle Around Theater in Brundidge, Alabama
Saturday: Trogan Center Theater in Troy, Alabama |
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Friday - 6:30 PM
Saturday - 10 AM, 2 PM, and 6:30 PM |
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Tickets for the concert at the We Piddle Around Theater are
$25 and include a full country-style supper with dessert and the
pre-show featuring the WPA Scratch Band. Tickets for the Saturday morning and afternoon concerts are $10
each. The evening performance is $15 |
Website: |
http://www.piddle.org/ or print 2010 flyer |
Additional: |
Tickets go on sale December 30, 2009. All seats reserved.
Call 334-735-3125 or 334-670-6302 |
Selma-to-Montgomery Storytelling
Festival |
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Trail, in partnership with the Alabama Storytelling Guild will host
an interactive storytelling festival on February 27th and 28th 2009.
In recognition of Black History Month, the National Park Service
Will host a two-day storytelling festival. |
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Friday & Saturday, February 27 and 28, 2009 |
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Friday 9 am to 1 pm; Saturday 10 am to 3 pm |
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Lowndes Interpretive Center (7002 US Highway 80 West, Whitehall,
Alabama) - map |
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Free! |
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www.nps.gov/semo |
Trinity Storytelling Festival |
Trinity United Methodist Church will host Donald
Davis, Kathryn Tucker Windham and others in an all-day storytelling
event. Admission is free. Story sessions span these times: 10:00
- 12:45, 2:00 - 3:30, and 7:00 to 8:30. A BBQ lunch ($7.00) is available
at 12:45 during lunch on the swapping grounds -- you get to tell
your stories! |
| Date: |
Saturday, February 28, 2009 |
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10 am to 8:30 pm |
| Where: |
Trinity United Methodist Church, 607 Airport Road, Huntsville,
AL 35802 - map |
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Free |
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Black Warrior Storytelling Festival |
The Black Warrior Storytelling Festival
is a unique event devoted to tradition, culture, and imagination.
Held on April 3rd- 4th at River Road Park, this event is designed
to highlight the art of storytelling. The festival celebrates the
value of conversation, history, and unity, all of which storytelling
has embraced. The event will include a workshop on how to tell stories
with a deeper sense of meaning and connection with the audience
as well as host several storytellers and musicians. As the tellers
and musicians take the stage, come and enjoy this first-ever celebration
of Tuscaloosa tales. Admission is free, and persons of all ages
are invited.
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Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4th, 2009 |
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Friday 6 PM to 9PM, Saturday 10 AM to 9 PM |
Where: |
River Road Park, Tuscaloosa |
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Free for all ages! |
Contact: |
Creative Campus at (205) 348-7884 or www.creativecampus.ua.edu |
Additional: |
View the Black
Warrior Storytelling Festival Flyer |
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Meridian Mississippi Three Foot
Festival |
This new event is a great opportunity
to promote yourself and storytelling. Tellers have been asked to
tell American stories, including Native American tales. All tellers
are volunteers.
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Date: |
Saturday, April 4th, 2009 |
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Noon to 6 PM |
Where: |
Downtown Meridian, (Streets will be blocked off) Storytelling
tent will be on corner of 7th St and 25th Ave. |
Fee: |
Free! |
Contact: |
Sarah Mutziger, 601-485-7778, smeyermut@hotmail.com
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Anne Mckee, 601-681-8525, annielcy@aol.com |
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Holmes Street Storytelling & Bluegrass Festival |
The Holmes Street Storytelling and Bluegrass Festival will featured Bruce Walker and Buck P Creacy, storytellers: James Smith and the Walker Street Opry (Bluegrass). Bruce Walker will be celebrating the national distribution of his storytelling CD, “Good for Your Soul,” at a release party held during the festival. Bruce’s stories are based on life observations and family lore. Bruce has appeared at the Three Foot Festival in Meridian, MS, and at the Black Warrior Storytelling Festival, Tuscaloosa. Walker Street Opry is comprised of seasoned Bluegrass veterans who have played with Claire Lynch, Iron Horse and other established Bluegrass acts. They perform Bluegrass standards as well as songs of their own composition. Buck P Creacy is known as the “Working Man’s Storyteller”, he has appeared at the NSN Storytelling Conference, Tale Spinner Festival and has recorded numerous CDs on the Aslan label. James Smith is known as the, “Autoharp Man from ALabam”; James performs roots music that he describes as, “The music behind the music we hear today”.
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Date: |
May 2nd, 2009 |
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Saturday, 7 PM |
Where: |
Founder's Hall at
Holmes Street United Mothodist Church
501 Holmes Street
Huntsville, Alabama |
Fee: |
Free for all ages! |
Contact: |
Bruce Walker at (256) 658-1735 |
Additional: |
View the Press Release for this event. |
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TaleSpin Festival |
TaleSpin is designed to showcase storytellers from various walks of life with themes that include youth stories, cultural stories, humorous stories, historical stories and more. This event will appeal to all ages with a variety of professional storytellers and themes to connect generations adn cultures and to convey history, traditions and lessons for the living. |
Date: |
May 8 & 9, 2009 |
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Friday, 6 PM to 11 PM
Saturday, Noon to 11 PM
(Ghost Stories from 9PM to 11PM) |
Where: |
Miller Plaza
at the corner of Market and ML King Streets
Chattanooga, TN
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Fee: |
Both Days - $25
Friday Only - $10
Saturday
all day - $15
Saturday Ghost Stories Only - $7
Group rates available |
Contact: |
Chattanooga Downtown Partnership
(423) 265-0771 |
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www.downtownchattanooga.org/talespin |
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5th Annual Children's Services Mini-Conference - featuring Rob Reid |
Jefferson County Public Library association presents Rob Reid, aka Rappin' Rob. Rob has entertained children and families for over 25 years as a Children's Humorist. His lively, highly-participative shows feature storytelling, music and wordplay. Rob is also the author of six books as well as articles for numerous publications. Learn fun and exciting ways to share literature with children of all ages. Conference geared to children's librarians, storytellers, media specialists and teachers. |
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 |
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8:30 AM to 4:00 PM |
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Hoover Public Library, 200 Municipal Drive, Hoover, Alabama 35244
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Fee: |
$45 (make checks payable to JCPLA) |
Contact: |
Carol Melton, 50 Oak Street, Mountain Brook, Alabama 35213
phone: 205.445.1110 fax: 205.879.5388
email: carolm@bham.lib.al.us |
Additional: |
print flyer/registration form (pdf format) |
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Melodies and Musings |
Melodies and Musings is a 4-day mountain dulcimer, writing and storytelling workshop, with an all day mountain festival. Come enjoy the fun! Four great days on the beautiful Lake Guntersville with melodies, musings, good food, and good fellowship. Saturday Mountain Festival open to the public with cultural demonstrations, music on stage Appalachian food, children's activities and regional crafters. |
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September 23-26, 2009 |
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Guntersville, Alabama
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Mountain Dulcimer Tract - $125
Creative Writing Workshop - $40
Storytelling Workshop - $40 |
Contact: |
Marshall County RSVP
1805 Gunter Avenue,
Guntersville, AL 35967
(256) 571-7734 |
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www.melodies-and-musings.com |
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ASA Annual Conference & Tall Tales |
Alabama Storytelling Association
statewide annual meeting will be October 10, 2009 in Selma, Alabama in
conjunction with Kathryn Tucker Windham's Tale
Tellin' Festival. Step into the magical world of storytelling and join Kathryn Tucker Windham at Selma's 30th Annual Alabama Tale-Tellin' Festival. From tall tales to historical happenings, from ghost stories to mountain legends, from folklore to modern fables, the Festival offers a rare mix of truth and dreams. |
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Friday to Sunday, October 9 - 11, 2009 |
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Swappin' Ground begins at 5:30 PM;
Tale Tellin' begins at 7:00 PM |
Where: |
Pickard Auditorium, Selma, Alabama
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$10 adults, $5 for children 12 and under |
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General Information:
taletellin@yahoo.com
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www.taletellin.selmaalabama.com |
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Tall Tales & Recollections Fall Festival |
Storytelling Festival -- stories galore and more! Children welcome at this first Fall Festival. |
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Saturday, October 24, 2009 |
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Meridian Activities Center, Meridian, MS |
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website: |
http://www.msstorytellers.com |
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For more information contact admin@msstorytellers.com |
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Athens Storytelling Festival |
Hear stories that tell of a time that used to be. Glimpse into the past and live the imaginary. Learn more about your parents, your children, yourself. Discover all this and more at the third annual Athens Storytelling Festival. Stories will be told on the courthouse square in Athens, Alabama within close proximity of an eclectic mix of shops offering a wide variety of antiques, gifts, gourmet foods, clothing and hardware. The courthouse square boasts several warm and inviting restaurants, and food vendors will be present for good old-fashioned festival fare. |
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October 29 - 31, 2009 |
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Thursday through Saturday
schedule to be announced |
Where: |
Courthouse Square in Athens, Alabama |
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TBA |
Contact: |
General Information:
info@athensstorytellingfestival.com
Chairperson: Wayne Kuykendall
Phone: 256-232-0400 |
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www.athensstorytellingfestival.com |
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