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DOWNS — The Kansas Storytelling Festival will present its annual event Friday and Saturday. The event includes five nationally recognized tellers performing on five stages throughout the Festival. Over the course of the two days, the Festival also presents the annual tall tails contest, ghost stories, local legends, workshops, master storytellers, and more.
Every session at the Festival offers something remarkable. Here are just a few highlights of this year’s lineup:
Andy Offutt Irwin. Andy is especially known for relating the adventures of his 85-year-old-widowed-newly-minted-physician-aunt, Marguerite Van Camp, a woman who avoids curmudgeonship by keeping her finger on the pulse of the changing world around her.
Kim Weitkamp. Kim grew up in Amish Country as the middle child of exhausted parents. Labeled by teachers as high-spirited, uncooperative, and too talkative, Kim took those comments and channeled them into a lifetime of high-energy, heartfelt, and hilarious artistry.
Regi Carpenter. Regi's stories uplift the audience as they are reminded of each individual's tremendous impact within their circle. She utilizes the power of stories to motivate, inspire, energize, and focus individuals.
Don White. Don has invented his own genre with a mix of humor and powerful songwriting. He is a singer/songwriter, a comedian, an author, and a storyteller.
Phil S. Dixon. Phil has covered African American baseball topics for more than thirty-five years and is an author and storyteller of the rich history surrounding America's pastime, baseball.
The Kansas Storytelling Festival is proud to offer the Tall Tales Contest on Friday evening. Throughout the Festival, enjoy the incredible talent through Local Legends, Ghost Stories, Storytelling Workshops, Master Storytellers, Swappin’ Ground, and Featured Tellers Q & A. All storytelling locations are accessible within a few blocks of walking distance. Enjoy a scenic shuttle ride between performances and there’s plenty of parking on Morgan Avenue.
For information about the Kansas Storytelling Festival, contact Glennys Doane, 785-545-5105, [email protected]
Purchase admission buttons early online, kansasstorytellingfestival.com/shop, by day, or by a performance at the historic Downs Depot.