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The National Storytelling Festival is held the first full weekend of October in Jonesborough, Tennessee at the International Storytelling Center.The National Storytelling Festival was founded by Jimmy Neil Smith, a high school journalism teacher, in 1973.
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, inspired by the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee, will bring three nationally known storytellers to Oak Ridge June 7 and 8 ...
Jimmy Neil Smith (born 1947 in Tennessee), is founder and president emeritus of the International Storytelling Center (ISC) in Jonesborough, Tennessee. [1] In 1973, Smith, then a local journalism teacher, hosted the first National Storytelling Festival as a way to build regional and national awareness of Jonesborough.
Jonesborough is the home of the International Storytelling Center, which holds the annual National Storytelling Festival on the first full weekend in October. The festival builds on the Appalachian cultural tradition of storytelling, and has been drawing people from around the world for more than 35 years. Large tents are pitched in parks ...
The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival is led by volunteers and sponsored by CNS-Y-12, Pinnacle Financial Partners, the Tennessee Arts Commission, the three Rotary Clubs in Oak Ridge, Explore ...
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He is also a regular performer at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. [3] Davis received the Circle of Excellence award in 1996 from the National Storytelling Network after being recognized by his peers as a master storyteller.
Discounted early bird tickets for the Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival are now available for the June 4 afternoon and evening performances.