Join us for two days of family-friendly fun! We'll have storytelling, workshops, a quilt display, and more. You can enjoy the festival in person or online!
Schedule of Events:
8:30AM: Registration opens in Big Springs (runs all day)
Red Banks Room
9:00AM-10:00AM: Storytelling: Nestor Gomez
10:15AM-11:15AM: Storytelling: Megan Hicks
11:30AM–12:30PM: Storytelling: Len Cabral
LUNCH BREAK 12:30PM–1:45PM
1:45PM-2:45PM: Storytelling: Anne Rutherford
3:00-4:00PM: Storytelling: Michael Reno Harrell
4:00PM: GMSF 10th Anniversary Party
(outdoors on the patio, weather permitting)
DINNER BREAK UNTIL 6:30PM
6:30PM-7:45PM: Showcase of Regional Tellers: Josie Bailey, Lona Bartlett, Gwendolyn Napier, Andy Russell, and Cayce Terrell
8:00PM: Olio with featured tellers: Len Cabral, Anne Rutherford, Nestor Gomez, Megan Hicks, and Michael Reno Harrell
Blue Ridge Room
All day: workshops, storytelling, and quilt display
9:00AM-10:00AM: Workshop: Tom Lawrence
Storytelling with Rhythm and Tone
10:15AM-11:15AM: Workshop: Lona Bartlett
11:30AM–12:30PM: Storytelling (local history)
LUNCH BREAK 12:30PM–1:45PM
1:45PM-2:45PM: Storytelling: Josie Bailey, Lona Bartlett, and Cayce Terrell
Storiesfor our youngest listeners (and the young-at-heart)
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