Knoxville Storytelling Festival

10/30/2013

Want to find out more info about the storytellers? Listen to Nola Vasquez as she tells about this weekend's events in an interview with Karen Overgaard from KNIA KRLS News.

10/28/2013

Who is coming to the festival? Darrin Crow is! Storytelling Festival starts at 5PM on November 1!

Storyteller Darrin Crow invites you to come along to a world where anything is possible - the world of stories.

Hitch a ride with Little Eva and Coal Car Riggs through Depression Era Iowa.

Laugh along as Jack outwits the giants and proves that one head is sometimes better than three.

Let your creativity soar on the wings of stories!

Storytelling is the seed of creativity from which all of the creative arts spring.

Settle back and let yourself get lost in stories. Who knows, you may even be inspired to tell a story of your own.

10/28/2013

Thank you Central College, Pella, IA! We needed help and your staff came through for us! Thanks to Tim, a student at Central College who is currently studying in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands we have a tech person who is happy to help us to communicate with everyone on Facebook. It is likely Tim will have his own story to share with us one day.

10/28/2013

Call for volunteers. If any one has any time and wants to help please let us know. This is a fun Halloween project. Setting up tents and staging the park. We need to borrow some steel posts. Anyone have any ideas of where we can find some for the weekend? We may also may need to borrow some drop cords so we can reach power sources. Any one know of a resource?

10/28/2013

Wednesday the first tent goes up in Auld Park! How exciting- woohoo!

10/28/2013

Irish American Storyteller, Maureen Korte writes adapts and tells stories of every genre, from every country for every kind of audience.

Maureen Korte uses pantomime, sign, language, and puppets. She does many multi-cultural programs and many times wears costume. Her favorite stories are those that have a value or moral. Be ready for lots of audience participation tales. Maureen is an animated fun storyteller.

10/28/2013

Join storyteller Judith Heineman and musician Daniel Marcotte to find out how tales like Star Wars and Harry Potter got their start. Learn how the world's first literature was inscribed on clay tablets, discover Gilgamesh, the world's first superhero, and be spellbound by ancient tales of quests, magic, monsters, and more!

Judith is a storyteller, producer and teacher, who has been selected as an Illinois Humanities Council "Road Scholar" and an Illinois ArtsTour and Residency Artist. She co-chaired the July 2003 National Storytelling Conference in Chicago, and presented a workshop on Tale Variants at the 2004 National Conference in Bellingham, WA. She is the producer of The Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival and Tellabration, the adult Storytelling festival that she brought to Chicago in 1997. Judith has created programs for numerous museums, festivals and schools and has appeared at the Chicago Humanities Festival.

"We would travel far to be in the audience of this wonderful storyteller."

Gloria Needlman, Emeritus Teacher, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

10/28/2013

Steve Marriott of Le Claire Iowa shares historical tales of Iowa and the Mississippi; American, Irish, and English folk tales; scary stories (of course); and classic narrative poetry a specialty.

10/28/2013

Andre Heuer endorsements:

Provocative and poignant stories of life told with grace and just the right touch of humor. He is a very physical teller who enlivens the stage with vivid images that capture both the heart and mind of the listener.
Dorothy Cleveland, board member Northstar Storytelling League
Andre brings a potent sense of story when he steps on stage and his low key, conversational style of telling invites the audience into the heart of the tale. He is acutely aware of the needs of the audience, himself and the story….
Loren Niemi, former President of the Board of the National Storytelling Network

Andre's stories come straight from his heart into the hearts' of his audience. He leaves his listeners with thought provoking images and healing messages that linger long after the story has been told.
Tina Rhode, Cygnus Storytelling, Wonderweavers

10/28/2013

Steve Marriott shares historical tales of Iowa and the Mississippi; American, Irish, and English folk tales; scary stories (of course); and classic narrative poetry a specialty.

10/28/2013

Kathe Brinkmann combines humor, wit and stories with a twist in her performances. She has been telling stories in the Midwest for over 8 years. She has appeared in the Chinquapin Festival, Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival, Sterling Storytelling Festival, Starved Rock Festival, Spurlock Museum Ghost Stories, Urbana Park District Centennial Chautauqua Festival, the Champaign Arts Festival, Champaign County Forest Preserves "Second Sunday Artisan" series, Big Grove Storytelling Festival, and Tellabration. She produces and hosts UPTV cable channel 6 program "The Stories We Tell."

Her repertoire includes stories for children, families and adults.

10/16/2013

Students have started to write stories for the writing contest. The rules are below. How great to know that they are excited to write and share their creative efforts with our judges - The Marion County Writers Group.

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