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BRISTOL — The Bristol Hills Storytelling Festival will take place Friday and Saturday at the Elkhart County Historical Museum, 304 W. Vistula St., Bristol.
“It’s very difficult to describe a story telling program to adults,” said Kathy Case, a coordinator for the upcoming Bristol Storytelling festival. “It’s not a comedy routine.”
However, anyone who has attended the Bristol Hills Storytelling Festival can tell you how hard they laughed upon hearing a tall tale, or how quiet it became when they leaned forward with a couple of hundred other people, not wanting to miss a single word as they found themselves drawn into a teller’s story.
Daryl Shrock, librarian at the Bristol Public Library, said, “Storytelling is a nostalgia art form. I’m surprised at how they keep it energized.”
The coordinating committee agrees: “Storytelling is for everyone, especially adults. Humans have a powerful need to hear stories. Storytelling preserves and transmits images, ideas and emotions that are universal. If you like adventure, to laugh, history, to learn about other places and people, come and experience storytelling for adults.”
A Swapping Ground with local informal audience participation is offered between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. People can share their own stories in front of an audience or just listen.
Featured tellers will begin at 7 p.m. Stories are family oriented and suitable for ages 12 and older.
Admission is $10. Parking is available at the museum, the post office and across the street. The museum will remain open during the Storytelling Festival.
Tour guides will be available to direct guests through the galleries.
THE STORYTELLERS
- MARY HAMILTON tells haunting, suspenseful stories, along with Kentucky tales, folklore, true stories, and original fiction. She has a straightforward “just talking” style. Hamilton said that her favorite audience is always the group in front of her.
- DAN KEDING’S dynamic stories include world folktales, myths and legends, ghost stories and personal narratives of his boyhood in Chicago. He is an internationally known teller, author, recording artist, and professor. Dan is a ballad singer and plays the guitar, banjo, and spoons.
- CONNIE REGAN-BLAKE’S stories range from hilarious traditional Appalachian Mountain tales to true-life drama. When Regan-Blake takes the stage she generates warmth and Southern charm.
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