The 2021 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival will be here in just three weeks! It’s all online this year but will still be brimming with opportunities to laugh and learn, to draw joy and inspiration from well-told tales. We’ll be showcasing stories from five nationally-touring tellers—Elizabeth Ellis, Diane Ferlatte, Megan Hicks, Tim Lowry, and Antonio Rocha—and eight popular performers from our region—Judy Baker, David Petty, the Pressley Girls, Kanute Rarey, Cayce Terrell, Matthew Tooni, and Jess Willis.
They will share a wide range of stories, including:
· traditional folktales from around the world and right here in Appalachia
· stories that bring historical figures and time periods to life
· personal narratives
· ghost stories
· and more!
Our tellers have created videos especially for students and videos for a general audience, and we’ll also have nine live events in which you can watch and interact with the performers. You’ll find a PDF of the schedule for these live events on our home page. All of the videos will be available on demand, meaning that you can watch them anytime during the festival and for 30 days afterward, and the live events will be recorded and put on the event site for viewing during and after the festival too.
If you haven’t already, head on over to 2021 Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival-new-format | RegForm.com to reserve your ticket. General admission is just $10 per household (not per person), and tickets for students and teachers are free. Please help spread the word!
We hope to see you online in a few weeks.