American Express presents the 4th annual NC Storyfest, returning to downtown Greensboro, North Carolina for a free all-day storytelling experience on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 1:00pm-6:30pm. The festival features a cast of four internationally-renowned headliners, five featured guests, educational workshops and raffle for a chance to win a car in the midst of Greensboro's 200th year birthday celebration.
The event will convene the states largest storytelling festival, gathering top storytelling talent in the Cultural Arts District of downtown Greensboro to share stories of the traditional American folk culture, legends of the Cherokee Indians of North Carolina, old Greensboro stories and some favorites that attracted over 1100 people from across the state last year.
Headliners are four-time Grammy Award-winning musician and storyteller, David Holt; Library of Congress-Virburnum Foundation Conference Keynote Performer, Andy Offut Irwin; published Cherokee stories author, Lloyd Arneach; and 2007 Storytelling World Award-winner, Donna Washington, performing throughout the day in three different sessions. Sessions begin at 1pm-2pm, 2:15-3:15pm and at 3:30-4:30pm, in the Festival Park Price Outdoor Amphitheatre, the Greensboro Central Library Nussbaum Room and in the Cultural Arts Center Music Room in downtown Greensboro's Cultural Arts District. Featured regional storytellers are Cynthia Moore-Brown of Greensboro, Jubal Creech of Raleigh, Joseph Ferguson of Greensboro, Charlotte Hamlin of Greensboro, Ray Mendenhall of Burgaw and Kimberly Weitkamp of Christiansburg, Virginia. The festival will culminate with a Headliner Concert on the main stage in the Festival Park Price Outdoor Amphitheater.
Prior to the performances are four different storytelling workshops between 8:45-12pm, hosted by three of the four headliners and special guest, singer/songwriter and storytelling legend, Lorenzo "Logie" Meachum. Workshops are designed to provide practical opportunities for introductory and advanced development in art and educational uses in storytelling. In Workshop A, David Holt explores "True Life Storytelling" and in Workshop B, Donna Washington teaches "Developing Character Voices and Sound Effects." "Logie" Meachum heads Workshop C and explains "Every Child Has a Story to Tell," and Workshop D is taught by Andy Offut Irwin and he enlightens on "Using Humor and Personal Stories in Storytelling." Workshops A and B are from 8:45-10:15am and Workshops C and D are from 10:30-12pm held in the Greensboro Central Library and the Cultural Arts Center of the Cultural Arts District.
At the conclusion of the festival, NC Storyfest will be raffling off a car to anyone who purchases the winning ticket! A 1991, 2-door, hatchback, 5-speed Honda Civic will be raffled off at $5 per ticket or $10 for three tickets. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at http://www.ncstoryfest.org/, leading up to the event. The drawing will be held the day of the event.
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