Schedule
FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING
The first, virtual National Storytelling Festival has come to a close. We look forward to seeing you next year in Jonesborough, Tennessee.

Pre-Festival Workshops
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Kim WeitkampA Happy Ending: 8 Steps to Story Impact for Business and Non-Profits Tuesday, September 29 • 9:30 am - 12 noon EST
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Noa BaumBeyond Labels: Bridging Differences Through Storytelling
Tuesday, September 29 • 1 - 4 pm EST -
Lyn FordFeelings: Storytelling to Support Emotional Intelligence in Children
Wednesday, September 30 • 9:30 - 12 noon EST -
Elizabeth EllisSitting in the Shade of Your Family Tree: Collecting and Preserving Your Family’s Stories
Wednesday, September 30 • 1 - 4 pm EST

Thursday, October 1
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Freedom Stories: Appalachia's Underground Railroad1 - 2:30 pm EST
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Opening Concert with Donald Davis7:30 - 9 pm EST

Friday, October 2 - Stage One
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Storytelling Sampler: Features a mix of Festival Tellers10 - 11:30 am EST
Connie Regan-Blake as emcee featuring Beth Horner, Sheila Kay Adams, Barbara McBride-Smith and John McCutcheon -
Storytelling Sampler: Features a mix of Festival Tellers1 - 2:30 pm EST
Connie Regan-Blake as emcee featuring Tim Lowry, Dolores Hydock, Twin Poets and Bill Harley -
Storytelling Studio with Donald Davis3-4 pm EST
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Appalachian Stories & Songs with David Holt & Josh Goforth7:30-9 pm EST
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After Hours: Adult Stories with Antonio Sacre10-11 pm EST

Friday, October 2 - Stage Two
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Family Storytelling Showcase: Features a mix of Festival Tellers10 - 11:30 am EST
Tim Lowry as emcee featuring Carmen Deedy, Len Cabral, Adam Booth and Andy Irwin -
Family Storytelling Showcase: Features a mix of Festival Tellers1 - 2:30 pm EST
Tim Lowry as emcee featuring Bil Lepp, Diane Ferlatte, Simon Brooks and Alton Chung -
Story Swap: Stories and Conversation between Kevin Kling and Clare Murphy4 - 5:30 pm EST
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Storytelling Café: Audience Hangout5:30 - 7:00 pm EST
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Story Theater: Nightingale: More than the Lady of the Lamp with Megan Wells7:30-9 pm

Saturday, October 3 - Stage One
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Storytelling Sampler: Features a mix of Festival Tellers10 - 11:30 am EST
Tim Lowry as emcee featuring Carmen Deedy, Alton Chung, Clare Murphy, Diane Ferlatte and Ed Stivender -
Storytelling Sampler: Features a mix of Festival Tellers1 - 2:30 pm EST
Tim Lowry as emcee featuring Len Cabral, Dolores Hydock, Adam Booth, Ivan Coyote and Sheila Arnold -
Storytelling Studio with Apollo 13 Astronaut Fred Haise4 - 5:30 pm EST
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Teller Showcase7:30-9 pm EST
Kevin Kling as emcee featuring Dovie Thomason, Carmen Deedy, Bill Harley, Diane Ferlatte and John McCutcheon

Saturday, October 3 - Stage Two
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Storytelling Sampler: Features a mix of Festival Tellers10 - 11:30 am
Connie Regan-Blake as emcee featuring Antonio Sacre, Noa Baum, Sam Payne, Donna Washington and Andy Offutt Irwin -
Storytelling Sampler: Features a mix of Festival Tellers1 - 2:30 pm
Connie Regan-Blake as emcee featuring Bil Lepp, Dovie Thomason, Beth Horner and Jay O'Callahan -
Pandemic Parables with Geraldine Buckley3 - 4 pm
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Jonesborough Novelty Band5:30 - 5:45 pm
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Storytelling Café: Audience Hangout5:45 - 7:00 pm
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Ghost Stories7:30-9 pm
Tim Lowry as emcee featuring Donna Washington, Megan Wells and Simon Brooks