Northern Kentucky Storytelling Festival




The second annual Northern Kentucky Storytelling Festival is Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21 at the Erlanger Branch of the Kenton County Public Library.

When I was growing up in Oregon, we'd often go camping in the mountains. My dad would tell ghost stories late into the night, somehow drawing all of the other campers around our fire to listen. Looking back, the stories were silly and fun; at the time they seemed terrifying, and I was scared to leave our fire-lit circle. His stories were mainly of the "the call is coming from your house!" variety, and I still remember his face, half hidden by the dark, the bottom eerily lit by a flashlight.

Spinning a yarn takes a solid story told with a lot of style- and it's a unique, almost lost art today.

In addition to listening to some powerful storytellers at the storytelling festival this weekend, you also have the opportunity to "swap stories" with them, too.

Buy tickets at $10 for the whole festival ($8 with a library card) or buy discounted tickets for Friday or Saturday only.

For additional information or questions about the Northern Kentucky Storytelling Festival call 962-4000 extension 4377 or visit the storytelling festival Web site.

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