Once Upon a Thames
The 4th annual St. Marys Storytelling Festival will take place this weekend on the Flats, Water St N. Admission is by donation with 23 storytellers and musicians performing.
Friday night’s festivities begin with a family concert of stories and music suitable for adults and children aged four and up at the Family tent at 7 p.m.
On Saturday at 11 a.m., Adwoa Badoe, author/storyteller/dancer from Ghana, will tell stories in the children’s tent. Beginning at 1 p.m., storytellers will continue the Canada in Story and Song programming in the Family tent, with engaging storytellers in the Adult and Children’s tents until 5 p.m. At 8 p.m., a concert of Ghost Stories and other tales, suitable for ages eight and up, will take place.
Sunday begins with a free story swap from 10:30 a.m.-noon, and the festival concludes at 2 p.m. with a special concert honouring grandparents and elders on Grandparent’s Day.
Friday night’s festivities begin with a family concert of stories and music suitable for adults and children aged four and up at the Family tent at 7 p.m.
On Saturday at 11 a.m., Adwoa Badoe, author/storyteller/dancer from Ghana, will tell stories in the children’s tent. Beginning at 1 p.m., storytellers will continue the Canada in Story and Song programming in the Family tent, with engaging storytellers in the Adult and Children’s tents until 5 p.m. At 8 p.m., a concert of Ghost Stories and other tales, suitable for ages eight and up, will take place. Sunday begins with a free story swap from 10:30 a.m.-noon, and the festival concludes at 2 p.m. with a special concert honouring grandparents and elders on Grandparent’s Day.
posted by stmarys | 7:19 AM
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