The oldest art form known to man is once again onstage Friday and Saturday, July 15 and 16, 2011 at the sixth annual Akron Storytelling Festival at Main Library, 60 S. High St. in downtown Akron.
Featured presenters are Jay O’Callahan, proclaimed a “genius among storytellers by Time Magazine and Suzi “Mama” Whaples, a featured new voice at the 2010 National Storytelling Festival.
O’Callahan extols the wonderment of life on the edge of Boston in neighborhood called Pill Hill in Stories of Growing Up, while Whaples shares poignant or flat-out hilarious Appalachian heritage stories with Humor from the Mountains.
For a schedule of events including adult and family concerts and workshops, visit http://ascplhistory.akronlibrary.org/akron-storytelling-festival, or call 330-643-9040.
All events are free and open to the public.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, July 15 & SATURDAY, July 16
PERFORMANCES
Main Library Auditorium
Family Concert
Friday, 1:30-2:30 pm
Jay O’Callahan Little Heroes in the Summer
Perfect for ages 5 and up
Storytelling Concert
Saturday, 6:30 pm
Music with Lisa and Heather Malyuk
Saturday, 7-10:30 pm
Suzi Whaples – Humor From the Mountains
Jay O’Callahan – Stories of Growing Up
Ages 12-Adult
STORY SWAP
Meeting Room #2
Saturday, 11:30 am-1:15 pm
Come to tell or come to listen.
ADULT WORKSHOPS
Children’s Library
Friday, 9:30-11:30 am
Jay O’Callahan – Bringing Character Alive
Meeting Room 2AB
Saturday, 9:30-11:30 am
Jay O’Callahan – The Creative Process in Storytelling
Meeting Room 2AB
Saturday, 1:30-3:30 pm
Suzi Whaples – From Page to Stage the Dramatics of Story
