The Sat. before Thanksgiving, of each year, is earmarked as "
Tellebration". All over the world Storytellers are gathered together to tell stories. The concerts are usually free and open to the public. It is a truly delightful event for the audience and the tellers. This year I was honored to participate in, not one, but two
Tellebrations. The first was held at Tamarack in
Beckley, WV and the second in
Middleport, OH. This is a picture of the gang at
Tamarck. That's The Queen of WV Storytelling, Karen
Vuranch on your left (40 pounds lighter, I might add), Sara Martin (a brand
spankin' new teller who did an excellent job!) my buddy and boot kicker, Danny
McMillion(and she's worth every cent of it too), 'course that's me on the end, and that's Jodi French behind us. Jodi is the one who started
Tellebration in WV. She and Sara are both Park Rangers. They are both delightful women...plus most of our crowd was their folks!
Carrie and I had a wonderful time visiting Ashland Elementary in Manassas, VA, where we performed and presented creative writing workshops. The school was beautiful, the staff lovely and the students were the BEST EVER!
The Sat. before Thanksgiving, of each year, is earmarked as "Tellebration". All over the world Storytellers are gathered together to tell stories. The concerts are usually free and open to the public. It is a truly delightful event for the audience and the tellers. This year I was honored to participate in, not one, but two Tellebrations. The first was held at Tamarack in Beckley, WV and the second in Middleport, OH. This is a picture of the gang at Tamarck. That's The Queen of WV Storytelling, Karen Vuranch on your left (40 pounds lighter, I might add), Sara Martin (a brand spankin' new teller who did an excellent job!) my buddy and boot kicker, Danny McMillion(and she's worth every cent of it too), 'course that's me on the end, and that's Jodi French behind us. Jodi is the one who started Tellebration in WV. She and Sara are both Park Rangers. They are both delightful women...plus most of our crowd was their folks!
Bissie Vunderink of Ashland, OH
Last but not least, Keith Maynard
