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National Storytelling Festival Honored in the Best of the Blue Ridge, 2008
2008 Storytelling Festival Set for October 3-5, 2008
Teller-in-Residence Season Announced
Storytelling Live! with Donald Davis on Oct 1, 2008
The Horizon Project secures $1.8 million
Please, Take Your Seat!
National Storytelling Festival Honored in the Best of the Blue Ridge, 2008
Every five years, Blue Ridge Country magazine readers vote on their favorite places to eat, overnight, hike, bike, camp, wildlife watch and more. This year, the National Storytelling Festival was voted Platinum in the Established Festival Category. Find out more.
2008 Storytelling Festival Set for October 3-5, 2008
The 36th National Storytelling Festival is scheduled for October 3-5, in historic Jonesborough. Preregister by September 26, 2008 and save!
Teller-in-Residence Season Announced
This summer, a steady stream of storytellers will bring a world's worth of yarns to the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough. The Center's Teller-in-Residence program Storytelling Live! has chosen 22 of the industry's best and brightest performers to take turns lighting up the stage.
This year’s teller-in-residence season includes some exciting evening concerts and Saturday morning events especially for children. Tickets for these unique and usually sold-out performances are available beginning May 1st. More information?
Storytelling Live! with Donald Davis on Oct 1, 2008
Reserve Your Tickets Now! Storytelling Live! with Donald Davis will be held
on the Grounds of the National Storytelling Festival.
Wednesday, October 1, 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for all ages.
Audience members will experience Donald's performance, I Wouldn't Tell This to Just Anybody!, in one of the large performance tents used for the festival. Tickets will be sold in advance at the International Storytelling Center up until the time of the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets call (423) 913-1276 or (800) 952-8392.
This special concert is part of the Center's Storytelling Live! series which takes place June - October. Storytelling Live! sponsors are BB&T and Mountain States Health Alliance. Media sponsors are WCYB-TV 5, FOX Tri-Cities, Tri-Cities CW4, Johnson City Press, Kingsport Times-News, and Citadel Broadcasting.
The Horizon Project secures $1.8 million
During the first year of The Horizon Project, the International Storytelling Center has secured over $1.8 million in cash, pledges, and promises to fuel the organization’s new and expanded vision. The funds will be used over the coming four years to develop an array of innovative educational products and services, upgrade and expand the Center facilities as our educational campus, and secure the future of our organization by building a stronger financial foundation. The campaign goal is $3 million. More information?
Please, Take Your Seat!
We’re saving a seat for you in the Krispy Kreme Storytelling Theater. Give a gift of $500 to the International Storytelling Center, and a chair in the new Krispy Kreme Storytelling Theater will be inscribed in your honor or in honor of someone you love. The inscription will be etched in a brass nameplate and attached to the chair. More information?
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