TaleSpin is designed to showcase storytellers from various walks of life with themes that include youth stories, cultural stories, humorous stories, historical stories and more.
This event will appeal to all ages with a variety of professional storytellers and themes to connect generations and cultures and to convey history, traditions and lessons for living.
On Thursday night, May 8, a kickoff event featuring six national storytellers will be held at the historic Tivoli Theatre. On Friday and Saturday, May 9 & 10, downtown Chattanooga's Coolidge Park will be the centerpiece for the festival, with telling occurring under festival tents throughout the day followed by a "Nightcap Session" on Friday and ghost stories under the night sky on Saturday evening.
Sunday, May 11, will feature a special Mother's Day Storytelling Cruise on the Southern Belle Riverboat.
National tellers scheduled for the TaleSpin Festival include Judith Black, Kevin Kling, Bill Harley, Queen Nur, Syd Lieberman and Kathryn Windham.
Tickets for the event, merchandise from featured storytellers, a variety of resource materials and event memorabilia will be available for purchase on Thursday evening at the Tivoli Theatre and throughout the event at Coolidge Park in the Festival Marketplace.
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