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• GATHER AROUND THE FIRE: THE CHEROKEE BONFIRE STORYTELLING SERIES

  • Start
    06/29/2024
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    7:00 PM
  • End
    10/01/2024
  •  
    9:00 PM
  • Location
    Oconaluftee Island Park, Cherokee, NC 28719

  Every Friday and Saturday evening in Cherokee, crowds gather around 7 pm at the Oconaluftee Island Park to sit beside a roaring fire and listen to regional storytellers and performers share traditional Cherokee tales, myths, and history passed down through the ages.

  Sometimes there is also traditional Cherokee dance and music. No two weekend nights are the same. Nearby is the soothing sound of water, as the Oconaluftee river gently flows by.

  
  

  • Dates: Fridays and Saturdays, June 29th – October 1st
  • Time: 7 to 9 pm
  • Cost: Free
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  More at https://visitcherokeenc.com/blog/gather-around-the-fire-the-cherokee-bonfire-storytelling-series/
  

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• International Black Theatre Festival: Storytelling Festival: Stories for Young People

  • When
    08/02/2024
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    10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Hanesbrands Theatre 209 North Spruce Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101

  Storytellers from across North Carolina skillfully weave tales of cultural history, fiction, humor and life lessons through this age-old tradition. Presented by the NC Association of Black Storytellers. (For Young & General Audiences) 

  Organized by the North Carolina Black Repertory Company.

  $10

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• WOODS & WILDS: A LIVE STORYTELLING AND MUSIC EVENT

  • When
    08/09/2024
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    7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Location
    HIGHLAND BREWING EAST ASHEVILLE 12 OLD CHARLOTTE HWY ASHEVILLE, NC 28803

  We are nature and not separate from it. So let’s come together to celebrate the forests and community we ARE. To lift our spirits, touch our hearts, and change our minds about what is possible when we combine our forces to create magic.
  

  We’ve partnered with SlayTheMic to bring our annual event to Asheville again this August.

  Woods & Wilds will feature five live storytellers, music, and fun for all.

  Our goal is to raise $5,000 in donations to support the meaningful work we’re doing at the intersection of forests, climate, and justice. *All are welcome. Reserve your entry in advance. You can help us reach our goal with a suggested donation of $25 per person.

  https://dogwoodalliance.org/woods-wilds-2024/
  

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• APPALACHIAN TALES - STORIES AND MUSIC

  • When
    08/24/2024
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    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Peacock Performing Arts Center, Hayesville, NC

  

  Hayesville, NC

  Peacock Performing Arts Cente

  
  

  Saturday, August 24, 2024 / 7:30 pm
  

  Appalachian Tales - Stories and Music

  Grab a seat, sit a spell, and enjoy the view for an evening of mountain music, story, dancing and more. From moonshine to mountain laurel, trails to turnpikes, drum beat to banjos, Cherokee to shamrocks, Chunky Gal and Hanging Dog to Brasstown Bald and back again, you’ll enjoy the magic. Young and old storytellers, writers, poets, and singer / songwriters take the stage!

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  Saturday, August 24, 2024 / 7:30 pm

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• Michael Reno Harrell - Storytelling at Bynum Front Porch

  • When
    09/07/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Bynum Front Porch, Bynum, NC

  

  Save the date! Sept. 7.

  Nonprofit Bynum Front Porch has a thriving summer weekly music series. Now we're thrilled to announce the revamp of the monthly storytelling series (featuring a mixture of professional & local storytellers) with season opener Michael Reno Harrell, Sept. 7 at 7 pm! In the iconic 90 yr old Bynum General Store.

  Michael is an award-winning songwriter, veteran storyteller, and entertainer from the Southern Appalachian Mountains, where storytelling is as much a part of the culture as is music. A consummate performer, Harrell’s combination of music and storytelling is based in experience – sometimes very funny, sometimes a bit scary, often heartwarming, and always entertaining.

  Stay tuned for more details on this and other planned performances in the series.

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• Storytelling & Quilting with Willa Brigham

  • Start
    09/08/2024
  • End
    09/14/2024
  • Location
    John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Rd, Brasstown, NC 28902

  The art of storytelling and art of quilting come together in this highly engaging and interactive workshop. Enhance your storytelling skills with voice, body and imagination. Add some POP! to your unique style with songs, poems, raps and rhymes. Create a one-of-kind piece of quilt art using buttons, beads, shells and other sewables. Combining storytelling and art quilting offers a unique week of endless possibilities!
  

  $792 + $20 supply fee includes lodging and meals.

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• Chatham County Stories & Songs, BYNUM FRONT PORCH

  • When
    10/18/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Bynum Front Porch, Bynum, NC

  Oct. 18  Chatham County stories and songs 7 pm

  
  

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• STAGE FRIGHT - GHOST STORIES AT THE PEACOCK

  • When
    10/25/2024
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    7:30 PM
  • Location
    Peacock Arts Center, Hayesville, NC

  
  

  Hayesville, NC

  Stage Fright - Ghost Stories at the Peacock

  Ghost stories “Gasping for straws” Family-friendly fun features tricks and treats, haunting stories and music, and a weird poem or two. Spooky,
  spirited moments on stage. Pumpkins and a scarecrow or two provide a backdrop for stories, sketches, music, costumes and songs. Flying bats, crawling spiders, and screams on stage promise something for everyone.

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  Friday, October 25, 2024 / 7:30 pm

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• Old North State Storytelling Festival

  • Start
    11/01/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • End
    11/02/2024
  •  
    10:00 PM
  • Location
    The Cary Theater, Cary, NC

  

  More info here:

  https://www.oldnorthstatestorytellingfestival.com/
  

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• Lipbone Redding @ BYNUM FRONT PORCH

  • When
    11/17/2024
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    3:00 PM
  • Location
    Bynum Front Porch, Bynum, NC

  Nov. 17 Lipbone Redding 3 pm

  BYNUM FRONT PORCH STORYTELLING/MUSIC

  
  

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• Appalachian Wonder Tales with Adam Booth

  • Start
    12/05/2024
  • End
    12/08/2024
  • Location
    John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC

  Celebrate Appalachian wonder tales! Discuss Appalachian traditions that contribute to regional storytelling culture, focus on several representative examples of wonder tales, explore motifs and archetypes common to these tales, and consider how to analyze them. Apply storytelling skills and techniques to individual stories culminating in a final 'tell' of your own. All levels welcome.

  $576 includes meals and lodging.

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