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Smoky Mountains Storytelling Festival

Smoky Mountains StoryTelling Festival
Co-hosted by the City of Pigeon Forge and the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association

BELZ OUTLET MALL
On Teaster Lane (south of E. Wears Valley Rd.)

Thursday, JUNE 4th, 2009 – Saturday, JUNE 6th, 2009

2009 Featured Storytellers
Donald Davis Andy Offutt Irwin Lloyd Arneach	Doug Elliot Todd Elliot Kent Rollins	Elizabeth Rose and the Smoky Mountain Storytellers

THURSDAY, June 4th
9:00am – 10:15am	Youth Workshop – Ann Scroggie and MyLinda Butterworth: "A Story Theater Adventure" Adult Workshop – Donald Davis: "Life Story Workshop"

10:45am - 12:00pm	Youth Workshop – Kim Weitkamp: "The Storytelling Journey" Adult Workshop - Lloyd Arneach: "Too Much Information?"

1:30pm – 3:30pm	Afternoon Concert Doug Elliot, Todd Elliot, and Andy Offutt Irwin

3:30pm – 5:30pm	Swapping Grounds

7:00pm – 9:00pm	Evening Concert Kent Rollins, Elizabeth Rose, Lloyd Arneach

9:30pm – 11:00pm	Late Night Concert sponsored by the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association Haunts and Haints, Donald Davis and SMSA tellers - Individual ticket required. All proceeds to benefit the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association

FRIDAY, June 5th

9:00am – 10:15am	Youth Workshop – Donald Davis: "Finding Material You Didn't Know You Had Adult Workshop – Doug Elliott: "It's All There - Crafting Stories From Nature"

10:45am - 12:00pm	Youth Workshop – Lyn Ford: "First, You Jump" Andy Offutt Irwin: "Using Humor in Personal Stories"

1:30pm – 3:30pm	Afternoon Concert Elizabeth Rose and Donald Davis

3:30pm – 5:30pm	Swapping Grounds

7:00pm – 9:00pm	Evening Concert Andy Offutt Irwin, Doug Elliot, Todd Elliot, Kent Rollins

9:30pm – 11:00pm	Late Night Concert sponsored by the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association 75th Anniversary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 75 minutes, Lloyd Arneach and SMSA tellers - Individual ticket required. All proceeds to benefit the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association

SATURDAY, June 6th

9:00am – 10:15am	Youth Workshop – Doug & Todd Elliot: "Stories & Nature" Adult Workshop – Donald Davis: "Organizing the Attic of Memory"

10:45am - 12:00pm	Youth Workshop – Andy Offutt Irwin: "Making Stuff Up" Adult Workshop - Lloyd Arneach: "Getting In Front of an Audience"

1:30pm – 3:30pm	Afternoon Concert Lloyd Arneach and Kent Rollins

3:30pm – 5:30pm	NYSS CONCERT

7:00pm – 9:00pm	Evening Concert Doug and Todd Elliot, Andy Offutt Irwin, and Donald Davis (NYSS awards presented right before intermission)

9:30pm – 11:00pm	Late Night Concert sponsored by the Smoky Mountains Storytellers Association Remembering Ray Hicks, an evening with Rosa Hicks* - Individual ticket required. All proceeds to benefit the Hicks family.

$25 Weekend Pass $10 One-Day Pass Weekend and one-day tickets may be purchased NOW by calling the Country Tonite Theater at 1-800-792-4308. Late Night Concert admissions not included in weekend or one-day passes.

Late Night Concert Admission $5 Payable by cash or check at the door ONLY

invited *Schedule and artists subject to change without notice.