Stories in the park
Storytelling Arts of Indiana will present their 17th Annual Hoosier Storytelling Festival Oct. 7-9 in Military Park, and at the Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St., which is just across the street.
Featured storytellers this year will include Tersi Bendiburg from Georgia, Donald Davis from North Carolina, Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo from California, David Massengill from New York and Onawumi Kean Moss from Massachusetts, sharing stories and songs from Cuban-American, Asian-American, African-American, Appalachian and folk music cultures. This festival is packed full of diversity.
Thursday, Oct. 7, 7:30 p.m. is “Neighboring: A Visit with Donald Davis at the Historical Society.”
Friday, Oct. 8 will be “Shiver, Shake and Sup.” Primary-aged children can make ghostly crafts in the Storytelling Activities Tent. Scary Stories for Families will begin at 7 p.m. High school and college students can participate in the first-ever Story Slam, an open mike competition. Plus, there will be contra dancing for all ages, and the evening will conclude with Scarier Stories from 8:30-10 p.m. Chili and hotdogs will be available from 6-7 p.m., as well as snacks throughout the evening.
Saturday, Oct. 9, two workshops will be offered in the morning: “Writing as a Second Language” and “Learn a Folktale Today.” The festival will offer “Unplug and Listen to Stories” from 12-5 p.m. on various stages at Military Park. That evening, the festival will conclude inside the Historical Society, with “A Story Cabaret: Stories for Adults” from 8-11 p.m.
Tickets are $7-$16 in advance, with discounts for children, and the workshops are $30. For information and registration for workshops, call 255-7628 or go to www.storytellingarts.org.
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