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We are all storytellers. We all live in a network of stories. There isn’t a stronger connection between people than storytelling.   - Jimmy Neil Smith

Pigeon Community Conversations with Storytellers: Nicola Karesh

  • 07/09/2026
  • 6:00 PM
  • Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center, 450 Pigeon Street Waynesville, NC

Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center announces its 2026 Pigeon Community Conversations with Storytellers Series. This curated series will showcase award-winning storytellers from Western North Carolina’s African American, Hispanic, and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian communities.

Through live storytelling, readings, music, and focused questions, Pigeon Community Conversations with Storytellers Series examines the purpose and power of storytelling in underrepresented communities. Types of storytelling to be explored are written, traditional, musical, and spoken word poetry, and will reflect Appalachia’s diversity of talent. The series is appropriate for all community members, and everyone is welcome to attend.

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Nicola Karesh was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Nicola practiced as a counselor and therapist in various settings: jail and correctional institutions, public school system, mental health and treatment agencies with several years in private practice.


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