2020
January 17: Elkins High School, performance for students.
January 18: Celtic Stories and Ballads, Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis WV.
March 14: Celtic Stories and Ballads, South Parkersburg Library, WV, 11:30 am
May 29: Tamarack Arts Center, performance for tour group
June 8: Zanesville (OH) Public Library, Appalachian Sampler, 6:00pm
June 12-14: WV Writers Conference
June 19-20: West Virginia Folk Festival Oral Traditions Tent performance
June 21-26: Creative Writing teacher, Allegheny Echoes, Marlinton, WV
July 1-6: not available (selling at the big local antiques and flea market fair!)
July 13: Vienna Public Library, Appalachian Sampler, 6:00pm
July 20: Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, 5:30pm, Summer Reading presentation
August 1: Steamboat Disasters presentation: Pioneers and Paddlewheels Festival, Marietta, Ohio
Sept 19: pending
Oct 10 & 11: Ripley Ghost Walk (tentative date)
Oct 17: Pending
Oct 18: pending
Oct 24-25 pending
October 31: Tellabration! Ghost stories, WVU Mountaineer Week, Morgantown, WV
December 3: Literary Series presenter, Glenville, WV Details TBA
December 5: House Concert, Frederick, MD
2019:
March 2: St. Albans Public Library, St. Albans, WV 12:00 noon.Celtic Storytellers. Family program. Program will include a multimedia presentation with photos, a Mari Lwyd, and more. Refreshments will be served.
March 12: Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, Moundsville, WV, 6:00pm. CelticStorytellers. Program for adult audiences. Program will include a multimedia presentation with photos, a Mari Lwyd, and more.
March 15: Belmont Middle School. Appalachian stories for the students.
March 18: Taylor County Public Library, 5:00pm. Celtic Storytellers. Program for adult audiences. Program will include a multimedia presentation with photos, a Mari Lwyd, and more.
March 15: Belmont Middle School. Appalachian stories for the students.
March 18: Taylor County Public Library, 5:00pm. Celtic Storytellers. Program for adult audiences. Program will include a multimedia presentation with photos, a Mari Lwyd, and more.
April 2: Sissonville Public Library. 6:00pm. Jack Tales! For family audience.
April 6: Poetry Workshop, Ripley (WV) Public Library, 1:00pm
April 6: Poetry Workshop, Ripley (WV) Public Library, 1:00pm
April 27: Kids Poetry Workshop. South Parkersburg Public Library, 1:00pm.
May 4: Nature Folklore and Stories. Wildflower Arts & Nature Festival, Beech Fork Lake State Park, Huntington, WV 11:00am.
May 4: Morgantown Creative Arts Center, Appalachian Storytellers, 6:00pm.
June 7-9: West Virginia Writers Conference
June 11: Artz Festival storytelling performance, Philippi Library, Philippi, WV, 10:30 am
June 11: Poetry workshop, Philippi Library, Philippi, WV time TBD
June 13: Sugar Land Tours, Tamarack. Tour group presentation.
June 15: Workshop in Morgantown for private group.
June 20-22: West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV, Oral Traditions Tent
June 23-29: Allegheny Echoes Creative Writing Workshop, Marlinton, WV
July 12: Paden City Public Library, Paden City, WV. 12 noon. Summer Reading Program.
July 15: Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, 1:00pm. Summer Reading program.
July 18: Putnam County Library, 6:00pm. Celtic storytellers
August 3: Inland Waterways Festival, Ohio River Museum, Marietta, OH
August 4: Dayton Celtic Festival, Dayton, OH. Celtic Storytellers, 1:30pm.
September 19: Grand Vue Storytelling Festival,Moundsville, WV. Stories for school groups.
September 27-29: private poetry retreat
October 4: Brown Baggin' Through History, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, OH
October 5: Appalachian Ghost Stories and Ballads, WV Book Festival, Charleston, WV 9:00am.
October 11-12: Do You Believe Ripley Ghost Walk, Ripley, WV 8:15 pm both evenings
October 15: Ripley Middle School. WV stories all day for 8th grade
October 17: private event, pending
October 22: Ghost Stories for Children, Clendenin Library, 6:00pm. Public event.
October 24: West Virginia Ghost Stories, Doddridge County Public Library, West Union. 7:00pm. Free and open to the public.
October 25: West Virginia Ghost Stories and Ballads, Taylor Books, Charleston, 6:00pm
October 26-27: making apple butter at my house!
October 31: Halloween Ghost Trail storytelling, Doddridge County Park, WV
November:2: Tellabration! WVU MountainLair, details TBA.
November 8-10: Making fruitcakes with my sisters!
November 15-17: Black Dogs and Horse Collars: Superstitions in Storytelling. Kentucky Storytelling Conference, Harlan, Kentucky.
November 23: Tellabration! Jack Tales, Wytheville, VA. Details TBA.
November 26-29: Florida to see my son & his family
December 7: TBA
December 12: Celtic Christmas Stories and Carols, Jackson City Library, Jackson, Ohio
December 18: Salem Garden Club presentation, Salem, WV
December 18: Here We Come A-Caroling, Philippi Library, Philippi, WV, 6:30pm
2018:
March 20: Sistersville Public Liibrary, 1:00pm. Celtic Tales
March 20: Parkersburg Public Library, 6:30pm. Celtic Tales.
April 7: Storytelling Workshop, Lottridge, OH, 9-5pm. Storytelling concert to follow at 7:00pm.
May 4: Appalachian Tales, Washington Elementary School, Gallipolis, OH (postponed)
June 8-10: West Virginia Writers Conference. Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Attending and learning!
June 14: Hampshire County 4-H Camp, 7:00pm
June 14: Craigsville Library, Summer Reading Program. 10am
June 18:Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV, Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
June 22: West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV, performance in the storytelling tent, 12:00pm
June 22: Appalachian Children's Chorus Presentation, Charleston, WV 7pm
June 25: Philippi Library, Summer Artz program, 10am
June 24-30: Allegheny Echoes! Creative writing workshop
July 4-7: Mountain State Arts & Craft Fair, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV: 10am each day, storytelling in the Villages
July 4-7: Fairlplain Flea and Antique Market, We will be there, selling antiques, vintage and retro items! Come see us. Fairplain, WV Livestock Market, 8am-dark.
July 11: Shady Spring Library, Shady Spring, WV, Summer Reading Program, 10am
July 13: Paden City Library, Paden City, WV, Summer Reading Program, 12:00 noon
July 16: South Parkersburg Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 17: Hamlin-Lincoln Public Library, Summer Reading Program, 11:00am
July 17: Alum Creek Library, Summer Reading Program 1:00pm
July 18: Guyan River Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 31: Moundsville Library, 11:00 am Summer Reading Program
July 31: Benwood Library, Summer Reading Program, 2:00pm
August 4: Museum Day, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta Ohio, Time TBA
August 14: More Than Words Series Presenter, Hidden Creek Winery & Crafts, Hurricane, WV 6:00pm.
Oct 7: Greenbrier Resort, Ghost Stories, private event.
Oct 12: Ripley Middle School full day performances
Oct 13: Do You Believe? Ripley Ghost Walk, 7pm. Starts at the Ripley courthouse. $10 per person. Not recommended for young children. Limit of 50 so get your tickets ahead of time!
Oct 20: Storytelling Workshop, Pearl S. Buck Birthplace, Hillsboro, WV. Details 10am-4pm. $10 per person. Telling Ghost Stories. Calvin Price Series, Pearl S. Buck Foundation.
Oct 22: Mannington Public Library, Ghost stories! 6:00pm
Oct 24: Petersburg WV Moomaw Mem Library, Ghost Stories! 7:00pm
Oct 25: Calhoun County LIbrary, Grantsville, WV, 6:00pm Ghost Stories!
Oct 31: Do You Believe? Ripley Ghost Walk, 7pm. Starts at the Ripley courthouse. $10 per person, $5 for seniors and children. Not recommended for young children.
Nov 1: Moorefield WV Library, 6pm: Ghost Stories!
Nov 17: WVW Workshop, Flatwoods, WV
Nov 18: Tellabration! Athens Uncorked, Athens, OH 7:00pm.
Dec 1: Hancock War Memorial LIbrary, Home for the Holidays program, 1:00pm.
Dec.1: House Concert, Frederick, MD
Dec 2: Veterans Christmas stories presentation, Granny Sue & Stas Ziolkowski, 2pm. Details TBA
Dec 4: Cottageville CEOs Annual Holiday Dinner, Cottageville, WV
Dec 19: Appalachian Stories, Salem Garden Club, Salem, WV
Dec 19: Here We Come A-Caroling, Philippi Library, Philippi, WV. 6:30pm, with musician David O'Dell.
2017:
March 6: University of Charleston, Charleston, WV: Appalachian ghost stories and folklore. Classroom presentation.
May 4: New Martinsville School Family Night, New Martinsville, WV
May 26-28: Ripley On Sale! Setting up as a vendor to sell antiques, collectibles and refurbished furniture.
June 15: Craigsville Library Summer Reading Program, 1:00 pm. Public performance.
June 20: Sharpe Hospital, Weston, WV. Private event.
June 21: Wardensville 4-H
June 21: Lost River Senior Center
June 23: Paden City Library, Summer Reading program, 12 noon, Paden City, WV
June 24: Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, Clarksburg, WV: Stories for a Better World, 12 noon. Public program.
June 24: Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, WV. Campfire stories, 7:00pm at the park. Open to the park guests and the general public.
June 25: Family reunion presentation at Helvetia, WV
June 26: Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV, 1:00pm. Stories for a Better World. Public program.
June 26: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling WV 6:30pm. Stories for a Better World. Public program.
June 27: Philippi Public Library storytelling, 10:00 am, Philippi, WV public performance.
June 27: Webster Addison Public Library, Webster Springs, WV Stories for a Better World, Time TBA.
June 30-July 5: Vendor at the big annual flea market, Fairplain WV!
July 12: Shady Spring Library, Summer Reading presentation, 10:00 am. Public welcome!
July 11: Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV, 10:30 am: Stories for a Better World. Public program.
July 11: Buckhannon-Upshur Library, Buckhannon, WV, 1:30pm: Stories for a Better World. Public program.
August 5-6: Inland Waterways Festival, Marietta, OH. Free festival promotes the inland waterway. Storytelling, music, history, science! I will be there telling stories both days.
August 30: Wolf Tours, Tamarack, Beckley, WV. Introducing tourists to our mountain culture.
September 1-2: Gathering at Sweet Creek, Storytelling in the tent!
September 16-18: Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair, storytelling in the Celtic Village, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
October 4: Purposeful Reading Conference presentation, Jackson's Mill, WV
October 6: Ripley Middle School, WV stories, all day.
October 13 and 14: Ripley's Do You Believe Lantern Walk, 7:00pm both days. Admission fee.
October 20: Braxton County CEOS group, 1pm, Heaters, WV.
October 21: performance, Bridgeport. Speaker for private event.
October 28: Independence Hall, Wheeling, WV. West Virginia Ghost Stories. 6pm. Public event--come early for children's spooky tales, then stay for scarier stuff!
November 19: Tellabration! Storytellers and music at Athens Uncorked, Athens, Ohio, 6:00pm.
November 26: Here We Come A-Caroling, 2:00pm, Alpine Theater, Ripley, WV. Admission fee.
November 30: Here We Come A-Caroling, Philippi Library Open House, Philippi, WV, 6:30 pm, with musician David O'Dell. Free and open to the public.
December 2: Frederick MD. House Concert with Gracious Me, Here We Come A-Caroling! By invitation.
December 10: Christmas Stories, Calvary United Methodist, Ripley, WV, 5:30pm.
December 11: South Parkersburg Public Library, Parkersburg, WV 6:00pm. 'Tis the Season! Stories, Songs and Fun for family audience. Puppets, participation, crankie and more! Free and open to the public.
December 12: Book launch for Voices on Unity book (includes my story Fruitcakes), Hidden Creek Mercantile, The Copper Room, 2803 Main St, Hurricane, WV
December 16: Evergreen Hills Golf Course Christmas Program, Silverton, WV. Come see Santa, make crafts, and hear stories! 11:00am-2pm.
2016:
February 22: University of Charleston class presentation
March 18: Jefferson Elementary, Brooke county, WV. Full day school presentation
March 22: Southwest Virginia Reading Council Banquet speaker
April 25: Stories in the Round, Hagerstown, MD Details TBA
April 27: Honors Day speaker, Central State College, Mansfield, OH
June 10: Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library Summer Reading Program, 5:30 pm
June 10-12: WV Writers Conference, Ripley, WV
June 13: Middlebourne Public Library Summer Reading Program, Middlebourne, WV 1:00pm. Public program.
June 14: Craigsville Public Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm. Public program
June 17-18: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV Details TBA
June 19-25: Allegheny Echoes, Marlinton, WV
June 28: Gilmer County 4-H, Glenville, WV. Private event.
June 30: Philippi Public Library ARTZ program, 10am
July 7: Moundsville Library Summer Reading program, 11am, Moundsville, WV Public event.
July 7: Benwood-McMechen Library Summer Reading program, 2pm, Benwood, WV Public event.
July 8: Paden City Public Library Summer Reading Program, Paden City WV, 12:00noon
July 8: Sistersville Public Library Summer Reading Program, Sistersville, WV 2:00pm
July 12: Louis Bennett Public Library Summer Reading Program, Weston, WV 10:30am.
July 26: Spectrum Tours, Tamarack. Private event.
August 6: Museum Day, Ohio River Museum, Marietta, OH.
August 15: Cedar Lakes Road Scholars presentation, Ripley WV
August 16: Athens County Children's Services, private event.
September 12: Tamarack, tour group presentation. Private event.
September 13-27: England!
October 6: Ripley, WV Middle School full day storytelling
October 10: Tamarack, tour group presentation. Private event.
October 11: Philippi Library, Philippi, WV. WV Ghost Stories, 4:00 for Teen Read Week
October 12-13: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Weston, WV. Schools event and evening public performance.
October 15: Apple Butter Making at my house!
October 21: Road Scholars presentation, Beckley, WV 9 am
October 21-22: Ripley Ghost Walk, 8pm each evening.
October 24: Grant County (WV) Library, Ghost Stories , 7:00pm
October 25: Birch River Elementary storytelling, Cowen, WV
October 28: Hurricane High School, Hurricane, WV. Storytelling and workshop
October 31: Jefferson Elementary, Follansbee, WV. Ghost stories all day
October 31: South Parkersburg (WV) Library, Ghost stories, 6:30pm
November 3-7: Florida to see my youngest son
November 8: VOTE :)
November 10: Tellabration! Coolville Library, Coolville, OH, 6:00pm Appalacchian Celebration
November 14: University of Charleston class presentation
November 15: River Valley Middle School, Bidwell, OH Appalachian stories, 6:30pm
November 28: Here We Come A-Caroling, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV 7:00pm, Road Scholars program.
December 10: Here We Come A-Caroling! House concert, Frederick, MD. 7:00pm. Contact me for details.
December 11: Olde Tyme Christmas, Harper's Ferry, WV, St. Peter's Church, 1:00pm, free public program.
December 17: Here We Come A-Caroling! Philippi Public Library, Philippi, WV 2:00pm, free public program.
December 18: Here We Come A-Caroling! Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, WV 10:00am, for Breakfast with Santa program.
December 21: Private House Concert, South Charleston, WV
2015:
February 25: University of Charleston classroom presentation, Charleston, WV
March 12: Marshall University presentation and workshop, Huntington, WV
March 20: Sand Fork Elementary School, Sand Fork WV
March 28: Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling Conference: presenting my workshop Seeking the Spirits, Columbus, OH
April 9-13: Florida!
April 16: WVU presentation on Appalachian ballads, Morgantown, WV
April 20: Bridgemont Technical College Edible Cake contest presentation, South Charleston, WV
April 20: Appalachian storytelling for Road Scholars, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
April 25: WV Storytelling Guild Spring Workshop, presenting a session on blogging.
May 9: Migration Celebration! Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. Open and free to the public! Storytelling and crafts.
May 15-17: Family Reunion!
May 27: Tour group presentation @ Tamarack, Beckley WV
June 18: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Williamstown Library, Williamstown, WV1:00pm
June 19: WV State Folk Festival Oral Traditions Tent presentation and tent MC
June 20: Blackwater Falls storytelling, Blackwater Falls, WV 7:00pm
June 22: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Paden City Library, Paden City, WV, 12 noon.
June 23: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Bossard Memorial Library, Gallipolis, OH, 2:00pm
June 24: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Swaney Memorial Library, New Cumberland, WV 4:30pm
June 25: Philippi ARTZ Festival, Philippi Public Library, Philippi, WV. Storytelling for all ages. 10:00 am
June 25: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Southern Area Library, Lost Creek, WV 1:00pm
June 25-27: Allegheny Echoes: listening and enjoying in Marlinton, WV
June 29: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV, 1:00pm
June 29: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV 7:00pm
July 1: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Jackson County Public Library, Ripley, WV, 10:30pm
July 3: Fibbin' for the Fourth! Alpine Theater, Ripley, WV 7:00pm. I will be one of the judges!
July 7: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Louis Bennett Public Library, 10:30 am, Weston, WV
July 8-14: Oregon!
July 15: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Calhoun County Public Library, Grantsville, WV 1:00 pm
July 16: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Moundsville-Marshall Public Library 11am, and Benwood-McMechen Library, 2pm
July 21: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Saint Albans Branch Library, St. Albans, Wv 10:30 am, and Guyandotte Branch Library, 6pm
July 22: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Shady Spring Library, Shady Spring, WV 10am and 11:30 am
July 23: Jack: Appalachian Superhero! Clendenin Branch Library, 11am, and Cross Lanes Branch Library, 2:00pm
August 1-2: Inland Waterways Festival, Ohio River Museum, Marietta, OH
August 7: Luncheon Speaker, Academic Librarians meeting, South Charleston, WV, noon
August 16-19: tentative, Charleston
August 17: Tentative, Ripley, WV
August 21-September 1: Ireland!
September 11-13: Mercer County Heritage Festival, Princeton, WV. Details TBA
September 14: Road Scholars presentation with Heidi Muller, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
September 19: Hardy County Education Outreach presentations, details TBA
September 25-27: House concert and workshop, Buffalo, NY
October 7: Gory Story Theater! La Belle Theater, South Charleston, WV 7:00pm
October 10: Ripley Do You Believe? Ghost Walk, Ripley WV 7:00pm and 9:00pm
October 12: West Virginia Ghost Stories: forages 3rd grade and up. At:
11:00am: St. Albans Public Library, St. Albans, WV
2:00pm Main Library, 123 Capitol St, Charleston, WV
6:00pm Dunbar Public Library, Dunbar WV. .
October 13: WV Ghost Stories, Clendenin Public Library, Clendenin, WV 11:00 am
October 13: Speak! Shepherdstown, WV, 7:30pm, Shepherdstown Community Club, Shepherdstown, WV. Information at Speak! Shepherdstown Facebook page.
October 14-15: WV Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV. Evening concert October 14 at the Assembly Hall for the general public. For information:
| 160 WVU Jackson Mill, Weston, WV 26452 |
October 15: WV Ghost Stories, Elk Valley Library, Crossings Mall, Elkview, WV 6:00pm
October 17: WV Ghost Stories, Cross Lanes Library, Cross Lanes, WV, 12:00 noon.
October 17: Ripley Do You Believe? Ghost Walk, Ripley WV 7:00pm and 9:00pm
October 23: Full day storytelling, Jane Lew Elementary, Jane Lew, WV
October 25: Bady House Concert, Brooklyn, NY. Appalachian ghost stories! Information at the BadyHouseConcert Facebook page.
October 26-28: Miami, FL visiting my son :)
October 31-Nov 1: unavailable
November 12: Melrose Elementary, Princeton WV school presentation
December 4: Here We Come A-Caroling! Morgan County Public Library, details TBA
December 12: Here We Come A-Caroling! with musician Jeff Seager, Ohio River Museum, Marietta, OH, 1:00 pm.
December 20: Here We Come A-Caroling! with musician Jeff Seager, Blackwater Falls State Park, Davis, WV, 1:00pm
Past Events:
2014
January 18: Ohio County Public Library. Step into a Story.
February 21: full day of storytelling, Ripley Middle School, Ripley WV
Feb 28-March 2: Storytellers Retreat, Wells Inn, Sistersville, WV. Concert Saturday Evening, March 1, 7pm at the Gaslight Theatre in Sistersville.
March 7: Storytelling and discussion of Appalachian culture, Univ. of Charleston, Charleston, WV. Private event.
March 10: Full day storytelling at Spencer Primary Center, Spencer, WV, and parent workshop afterward.
March 13-16: Timpanagos Storytelling Conference, Ore, Utah, presenting workshops on ghost stories and blogging, and offering a performance showcase.
April 7: Presentation for WV State college class, Charleston, WV
April 14: Full day storytelling at Harrison county alternative high school, Clarksburg, WV.
April 14: Evening storytelling for the Road Scholar Program at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
April 21: Edible Book Festival Judge and speaker, Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, Charleston, WV
May 3: House Concert, Murphy, NC with Tipper Pressley of Blind Pig and the Acorn blog. Martin's Creek Community Center.
May 10: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV
May 15-17: Family Reunion!
June 11: Sistersville Public Library Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! 12 noon, Sistersville, WV. Open to the public
June 12: Paden City Public Library Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! 12 noon, Paden City, WV. Open to the public
June 13-15: WV Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
June 18: Private event, Cabell County
June 19: Shady Spring Public Library Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! Shady Spring, WV.
June 20-21: WV Folk Festival, Glenville, WV
June 26: Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! Southern Area Library, Lost Creek, WV. Open to the public
June 30: Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV 1:00 pm. Open to the public
July 8: Summer Reading Program, Moundsville (11 am) and Benwood (2pm), Marshall County, WV. Open to the public
July 10: Summer Reading Program, Spencer Library 12:30pm and Walton Library 4:00 pm Open to the public.
July 15: Summer Reading program, Folktale Science! Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV 10:30 am. Open to the public.
July 17: Summer Reading Program, STEAM into Stories! Raleigh County Public Library, Beckley, WV. For adults.
July 20-25: Teaching Creative Writing for Augusta Heritage Series, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Weeklong class to explore a variety of writing opportunities! For writers at all levels of experience.
August 3-8: Teaching Appalachian Storytelling for Augusta Heritage Series, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Weeklong class for storytellers of all ages and experience levels.
September 6: Rose Valley House Concert, Media, PA, time TBA
September 8: Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Road Scholars with musician Heidi Muller.
September 22: Appalachian Festival, Shepherdstown, WV. 7:00pm, Byrd Legislative Center, Shepherdstown, WV. Singing a couple ballads in conjunction with Fred Powers' coal mining storytelling program.
September 27: Museum Day performance, Ohio River Museum, Marietta, OH. Open to the public. Performances at 12 noon and 2pm.
October 6: Ripley Middle School, Ripley, WV. All-day event for students and staff only.
October 10-11: Ripley (WV) Ghost Walk, 7:30 pm-?. Meet in front of the Alpine Theater. Tickets $10.00. Not recommended for children. 1-mile walk through Ripley's haunted history. Call 304-514-2609 for tickets and more information.
October 11: Morgantown Public Library, 11:00 am. Monstrous Mysteries Return! West Virginia Tales of the Supernatural, Ghostly and Just Plain Weird, with Granny Sue and Jason Burns.
October 18: Ghost Stories, Beckley Art Center, Beckley, WV 7:00 pm. Telling tales with some of southern West Virginia's best storytellers! Open to the public.
October 23: BridgeValley Community and Tech College, South Charleston, WV. 12 noon. Ghost stories!
October 25: WVU Tellabration! MountainLair, Morgantown, WV, 5:00pm. Celebrating storytelling with stories and ballads during WVU Week in Morgantown. Free admission, open to the public.
October 28: Ghost Stories, Fairmont Public LIbrary, Fairmont, WV 6-8pm.
November 1: Ghost Stories, Princeton, WV. Details TBA
November 3: Ritchie County Middle School full day presentation.
November 7-9: Kentucky Storytelling Conference, just to hang with friends and learn new things.
November 10: University of Charleston Classroom Presentation
November 12: Full day, Philippi Elementary School
November 14: Storytelling Concert, Frank and Jane Gabor Folklife Center, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV, 7pm. with Susan Gordon, Kirk Judd and Jo Ann Dadisman. Suggested donation $15.00 per person.
November 15: Storytelling workshop with Susan Gordon, Fairmont State University Folklife Center, 10 am-4:30pm. $40 per person, or $45 for combined ticket for both events.
November 29 or 30: House Concert, Here We Come -Caroling, tentative.
December 4: The Grapevine Storytelling Series, 7:30–8:30PM, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912. $10.00 suggested donation. With Renee Brachfield/Mark Novak and host Noa Baum.
December 6: House concert, Frederick, MD. Here We Come A-Caroling, with musician Jeff Seager and host Susan Gordon. Suggested donation $10. Stories and songs of the holiday season.
December 7: Here We Come A-Caroling, with musician Jeff Seager. Harper's Ferry, WV. Afternoon, time and location TBA
2013
January 15: Washington District Elementary School, Tallmansville, WV. School event.
January 18: Spencer Elementary School, Spencer, WV. School event.
January 19: ArtsWest Theater, Athens Ohio. Featured presenter, Appalachian Ohio Storytelling Project.
January 31: Storytelling for Family Night at Geary Elementary School.
March 1-3: WV Storytelling Guild Workshop: Finding, Researching, and Telling Ghost Stories. With Jason Burns. Concert 7:00 pm March 1, Gaslight Theathttps://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/
March 9: Photography workshop in Glenville, WV, courtesy of Two Lane Livin'
March 15: Full day of storytelling and teaching creative writing, Homestead Elementary, Dailey, WV
March 28: WV State Community and Technical School, Institute, WV. Class presentation.
April 10: Full day storytelling at Driswood Elementary, Shenandoah Junction, WV
April 20: Parkersburg Scottish & Celtic Festival, City Park, Parkersburg, WV. Presenting with my storytelling friend Lorna Czarnota. https://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/
April 22: Full day of storytelling at Lubeck Elementary, Lubeck, WV
May 11: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. See TRAC WV website for details.
May 16-19: Story Intensive Weekend with friends in Philadelphia, PA
May 28: Grand Vue Storytelling Festival, Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, 7:00pm. Festival kickoff storytelling concert with festival tellers.
May 29: Grand Vue State Park Storytelling Festival. Schools and public welcome.
June 7: WV Writers Conference evening entertainment, 7:00pm at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
June 10: Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV. Summer Reading Kickoff 1:00pm
June 11: Ritchie County Public Library, Harrisville 10:30am and Pennsboro 1:00pm. Summer Reading Kickoff.
June 20: West Virginia Birthday Celebration, Clendenin Library, Clendenin, WV 6:00pm.
June 21: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Storytelling in the Oral Traditions Tent, 3:00pm
June 22: West Virginia Sesquicentennial Celebration, WV State Capitol grounds, 10am-6pm. Storytelling featuring tales from our state's history. Times TBA.
June 24: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
June 27: Southern Area Public Library, Lost Creek, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 4, 5, 6: Granny, Teach Me a Story: Appalachian Storytelling for Kids. Listen, laugh and learn with storyteller Susanna "Granny Sue" Holstein. Traditional stories, craft-making and storytelling workshop for children ages 5 and up. Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV. Summer Reading Program, 12:00 noon
July 16: Weston Public Library Summer Reading Program, Weston, WV. 10:30 am.
July 17: Gilmer County Public Library Summer Reading Program, 10:30 am, Glenville, WV
July 17: Calhoun County Public Library, Grantsville, WV Summer Reading Program. 2pm.
July 18: Cross Lanes, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 10:30am
July 18: St. Albans, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 2:00pm
July 18: Riverside Library, Belle, Summer Reading Program, 6:00pm
July 19: Marmet, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 10:30am
July 19: Dunbar, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:30pm
July 19: Main Library, Charleston, WV, Summer Reading Program, 3:30pm
July 20: Clendenin, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 11:00am
July 20: Sissonville, WV, Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 20: Elk Valley Library, Elkview, WV, Summer Reading Program, 3:00pm
July 23: Morgan County Public Library Summer Reading programs, Berkeley Springs, WV. 10:30 am and 6:00 pm.
July 25: RSVP Reception, Charleston, WV. Private event.
July 30: Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, Moundsville 11:00am, Benwood-McMechen 1:30pm, Summer Reading Program
August 3-4: Ohio River stories and songs at the Inland Waterways Festival, Marietta, WV
August 4-11: Augusta Heritage Series Storytelling Workshop, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Teaching Appalachian Storytelling! See Augusta Heritage website for details as these become available.
August 17-18: Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, Pittsburgh, PA. Storytelling and volunteering at this fine festival. http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/
August 19: Road Scholar program at Cedar Lakes, Ripley. http://wvde.state.wv.us/cedarlakes/elderhostel.htm
September 9: Road Scholar program at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV with dulcimer player and singer Heidi Muller. http://wvde.state.wv.us/cedarlakes/elderhostel.htm
September 19: September Fest, Blackwater Falls State Park. http://www.blackwaterfalls.com/SeptemberFest%202013.pdf
September 23-Oct 3: England and Ireland trip
October 5: Maple Hills Farms, Spencer WV: Artisan event for Tamarack artists. 10-5. Come out and meet your favorite artists!
October 9: WV Library Association Conference, Shepherdstown, WV: Buried Alive! Stories and Songs of Coal. 8:00pm, for conference attendees.
October 12: Monstrous Mysteries of the Mountain State: Ghost stories and ballads, Morgantown (WV) Library with Jason Burns, 11:00 am.
October 16-17: Jackson's Mill Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, Weston, WV. Two-day event telling stories for school children.
October 21: Pennsylvania Library Association Performer Showcase
October 26: Lottridge Community Storytelling Workshop, Lottridge, OH. Ghost Stories: Where to Find, Research, and How to Tell Them. Details TBA
October 30: Richwood Middle School. Full day of storytelling!
November 1-3: Kentucky Storytelling Association Conference. Presenting two workshops at Greenbo State Park.
November 8: Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Grantsville, WV. Appalachian Heritage Day. Postponed.
November 8: South Hills CEOs Banquet, Ripley, WV
November 9: Jackson County Writing Contest Awards Presentation 4:00pm, Ripley Library.
November 12: University of Charleston, Charleston, WV. Presentation to Humanities Class
November 22: Salem Elementary, Salem, WV. Full day of storytelling.
December 13: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories and Songs of the Holiday Season. Berkeley Springs, WV, 7:00pm. Call Pam Mann at Morgan County Library,
2012
January 20: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us!
February 11: Arts of Kanawha Valley Fundraiser, Charleston, WV. Reading some of my poetry, 8:35pm.
February 17: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us! Call 304-372-5343 for information.
February 29: North Elementary School, Morgantown. School Event.
March 2-4: WV Storytelling Guild Storytellers Retreat, Wells Inn, Sistersville, WV. Call 304-372-5861 for information.
March 3: Celtic Stories and Songs. Gaslight Theater, Sistersville, WV. 7:00pm, open to the public.
March 16-18: Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference, Albany NY: Showcase presentation on Appalachian ballads.
April 18: Storytelling in the Village and taping with Ellouise Schoettler, Silver Springs, MD. Details TBA.
May 4-6: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Mount Vernon, OH: workshop presentation, Short Stories Anyone Can Tell.
May 12: Migration Celebration Festival with Three Rivers Avian Center, Beaver, WV. See www.tracwv.org for details.
June 8-10: WV Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Networking and learning. See www.wvwriters.org for conference details.
June 12: storytelling for Mountaineer Spinal Bifida Camp, Cedar Lakes, WV
June 18: Ohio County Public Library Summer Reading program, City Park, Wheeling, WV 7:00pm
June 19: Vienna Public Library Storytelling for Summer Reading. 10:30am and 1:00pm. Call 304-295-7771 for details.
June 20: Storytelling programs for Lincoln county libraries: Alum Creek at 11 am, Hamlin at 12:30, and Branchland at 3pm. Then on to Asbury Woods to tell stories for a Christian teen group at 7:00pm.
June 21: Storytelling at Nitro Library, 1:00pm
June 21-23: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Coordinating the Oral Traditions tent and more.
June 22: Storytelling for private event at Toyota Plant, Buffalo, WV
June 24-30: Taking lap dulcimer class at Allegheny Echoes! Yay!
June 27: Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV, at 10:30am and Lost Creek Library at 1pm: Summer Reading Program presentations.
July 3: Storytelling in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle for Morgan County Library
July 6: Storytelling at the Ravenswood Library in my home county, 10:00 am
July 9: Storytelling at Summersville Library and Richwood Library in central WV
July 10: Storytelling for Moundsville and Benwood libraries in Marshall County
July 12: Storytelling for the Riverside and Marmet libraries in Kanawha County. 10:30 am at Marmet, 6:00pm at Riverside, with some time to explore in between.
July 13: Storytelling at the Ripley library in my home county.
July 16: Storytelling for Paden City Library ar 10am and the Sistersville Library at noon
July 17: Vienna Public Library storytelling program (Western Tails) at 10:30 am
July 19: Traveling south to tell stories at the Logan Area Public Library, 1:00 pm.
July 23: Traveling north to Cameron Library for a 1:00 pm program, then on to Mannington for a 6:00pm program.
July 26: Storytelling for Summer Reading programs in New Haven and Point Pleasant, WV
August 5-11: Augusta Heritage Old-Time Week, Elkins, WV: Teaching Appalachian Storytelling for a full week!
September 8: Ghost storytelling at the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival. Evening concert. See http://www.sostoryfest.com/friday.html for festival details. It's an all-star line-up!
September 12: Storytelling for my uncle's assisted living facility folks.
September 14: Ghost Stories, Mason County, WV Library, for the Mothman Festival weekend! Time TBA
September 14-15: Meigs Sternwheel Fest, Pomeroy, OH. Storytelling for the festival.
September 15: Chickens in the Road Annual Retreat, Camp Sheppard, Gandeeville, WV. Storytelling for the attendees of the CITR's second homesteading skills retreat. See details at www.chickensintheroad.com
September 22: Appalachian program at the Gaslight Theater in Sistersville, WV.
September 28: WV Storytelling Guild Storytelling Festival, Prickett's Fort State Park, Fairmont, WV.
September 29: Athens County (OH) Public Library Open House; Appalachian storytelling. 11 am
October 1: Ripley Middle School, full day storytelling for 8th grade students.
October 1: Road Scholars presentation, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, 7pm.
October 10-11: WV Library Association; 2 sessions--storytelling and how to plan and promote a library writing contest.
October 13: Appalachian Story Sampler, Morgantown (WV) Library. 11am. Free and open to the public.
October 14: West Virginia Book Festival. Coordinating the storytelling programming for the festival.
October 16-18: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV. For schools only.
October 19: Full day of storytelling at Dixie Elementary School.
October 20: Ghost Stories Concert, Sistersville, WV, at the Gaslight Theater.5 storytellers, guaranteed spooky stories and songs, and a good time for everyone. Call 304-652-1707 for more information.
October 24: Full day of storytelling at an alternative high school in Clarksburg, WV
October 25: storytelling at my uncle's assisted living center
October 27: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. Featuring children's stories by the WV Storytelling Guild. 4:00 pm at the MountainLair.
October 30: storytelling at Cottageville elementary school.
November 3: Annual writing contest program, Ripley Library, 6:00pm
November 16: presentation for students at Shepherd University's Appalachian Storytelling class.
November 16: house concert in Bristow, VA with Ellouise Schoettler
November 18: Private event, Martinsburg, WV
December 2: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Campus Martius Museum, Marietta. Time TBA
December 6: Christmas stories and songs at my uncle's assisted living center.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Paden City (WV) Library, 11:00am.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come sing along with us! Sistersville (WV) Library, 2:00pm.
December 15: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Ripley (WV) Library, 6:00pm.
2011
January 22: Picture Book Writing Workshop, Taylor Books, Charleston, WV. As a student :); maybe I'll do something with all the ones I've written.
March 18-20: VASA Gathering, Harrisonburg, VA. Teaching my workshop Sung Tale to Told Tale. See http://www.vastory.org/ for details.
April 28: Presentation for retired teachers, Cedar Lakes. Private event.
May 14: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. See http://www.tracwv.org/ for details.
May 28: Vandalia, WV State Capitol grounds. Onstage performance and working at the WV Storytelling Guild tent.
June 10-12: West Virginia Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Details TBA
June 11: Princeton, WV Street Fair! Storytelling on the street. Time TBA
June 14: Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue 10am. Call 304-372-5343 for details.
June 15: Jackson County Library, Ravenswood, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1pm. Call 304-273-5343 for details.
June 16: Moundsville-Marshall Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Moundsville, WV Summer Reading Kickoff, 11:00am.
June 16: Benwood-McMechen Public Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Benwood, WV, 1:00pm
June 17-18: West Virginia Folk State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Singing Tent and Oral Traditions Tent. See http://www.wvfolkfestival.org/ for more information.
June 19-24: Allegheny Echoes, Marlinton, WV. For fun and for learning new things!
June 25th: WV Writers Table, Charleston, WV, in front of Taylor Books. Come add to our story--11am-5pm.
June 27: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV: Storytelling in the Park. 7:00pm
June 28: Paden City Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue, 11:00am
July 7: Meigs County Public Library, Pomeroy, OH- Around the World With Granny Sue; time TBA
July 7: Athens County Public Library, Athens, OH-Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA
July 11: Sistersville Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue. 12 noon.
July 11: Pleasants County Public Library, St. Mary's, WV- Around the World With Granny Sue, 2:00pm
July 13: Gilmer County Public Library, Glenville, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue
July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ripley: Asian Adventure, 10am
July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ravenswood: asian Adventure, 1pm
July 16: Tygart Lake State Park, storytelling in the park. 7:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for information.
July 18: Hundred Public LIbrary, Hundred, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue, 10:00 am
July 18: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1:00pm
July 18: Mannington Public Library, Mannington, WV: Around the World With Granny Sue, 7pm
July 20: School Librarians Conference, Barbour County, WV: Storytelling in Schools.
July 21: Morgan County Public Library, Berkeley Springs, WV: Asian Adventure, 10am
July 21: The Ice House Theatre, Berkeley Springs, WV: West Virginia Ghost Stories and Ballads. 6:00pm.
July 25: Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue. Time TBA.
July 29: Gaslight Theatre, Sistersville: Tales Tall, Tales True, Tales Just Downright Funny. 7:00pm.
August 6-7: Inland Waterways Festival, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, OH. Storytelling on the river!
August 22: Elderhostel storytelling Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Private event.
September 9: Chillicothe, Ohio: Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival: Ghost stories! 9:30pm.
September 18: Point Pleasant, WV: Mothman Festival Ghost Stories! State Theater, 2:00pm
October 12-13: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV.
October 14: Alban Elementary School Appalachian Heritage Fair. Private school event.
October 15: Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV. Ghost Stories! Granny Sue and Jason Burns. 7pm at the library.
October 18: Main Library, Charleston WV: Things that Go Bump in the Night: Ghostly Tales for Little Ones. 6:00pm.
October 22-23: WV Book Festival, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. Attending for the fun of it for the first time now that I'm retired.
October 29: Storytelling for Kanawha County libraries: 10:30 am-Dunbar Library; 12:00 noon-Clendenin Library; 2:30pm Cross Lanes Library. Ghost stories galore! Cross Lanes-ghost stories for little ones; Clendenin-ghost stories for little ones; Dunbar-ghost stories for grades 3 through adult.
November 5: Writing Contest Reception and Storytelling, Ripley Public Library, Ripley, WV. 6pm at the library.
November 5: WV Education Association Professional Development Conference, Charleston Marriott, Charleston, WV: Storytelling in the Classroom presentations to WVEA members.
November 10: Salem Elementary School, Salem, WV. All day private school event.
November 18: Hosting Open Mic Evening at the Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV. 7-9 pm at the library. First in a monthly series. Acoustic instruments and spoken word performances. Call 304-372-5861 for more information.
November 19: Tellabration! Middleport, OH. Call Donna Wilson at 740-992-7830 for more information.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Listen, relax and sing along with us. 6:00pm at the Riverside Library, Belle, WV. Call 304-949-2400 for more information.
December 10: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays, Ripley Public Library, Ripley, WV. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Listen, relax and sing along with us.6:00 pm at the library. Call 304-372-5343 for more information.
December 15: Private event
December 21: Highland Park Elementary School, Columbus, OH: school performance
