Kansas Storytelling Festival

Saturday, Apr 27, 2024 at 8:00am

Various Venues in Downs
784-454-3808

Schedule:

8:00 AM
United Methodist Church
Breakfast "Good Morning! Good Food!" (additional admission)

10:00-10:45 AM
Memorial Hall
Bil Lepp -"That Aint the Whole Plan"

Depot (Workshop)
Dino O’Dell -"How to Teach Earthlings; Music, Stories and Movement"

Christian Church
Kim Weitkamp Gum -"Don’t Blame Me I Was Left Unsupervised"

Senior Center
Anne Rutherford -"Tales From the Heart"

11:00-11:45 AM
Memorial Hall (Legends)
Frederick J. Hulaniski
Jesse & Sarah Hendricks
Luan Warner

Depot
Anne Rutherford -"3 Lies and Some Truth"

Christian Church
Dino O’Dell -"Out of the World: Music and Stories from Space"

Senior Center
Andy Offutt Irwin -"Ike’s Train"

2:00-2:45 PM
Memorial Hall
Dino O’Dell -"Life on Earth: Dragonflies, Dinosaurs and Dalmations"

Depot (Workshop)
Kim Weitkamp Gum -"Golden Rules of Storytelling"
Bring a story idea to the workshop. Drama, adventure, hilarious, poignan. This workshop is 40% teaching, 40% group exercises, and 10% group Q&A.

Christian Church
Andy Offutt Irwin -"Perpetual Calendar"

Senior Center
Bil Lepp -"Chaos Doesn’t Happen On Its Own"

3:00-3:45 PM
Memorial Hall (Master Storytellers) Sam Seymore, Mike Nyhoff, Kenneth Lee, Allen DeBey, and Keyta Kelly improvise on your ideas

Depot (Workshop)
Andy Offutt Irwin -"Humor, Wit, Storytelling, and Connection for Deep Enduring Learning"

Christian Church
Anne Rutherford -"Wild West Adventures"

Senior Center
Kim Weitkamp Gum -"Oldies But Goodies"

4:00-4:45 PM
Memorial Hall (Swappin Ground) An open-mic opportunity for you to tell your story.

5:00-6:30 PM
Senior Center
Supper with the Storytellers (additional admission)

7:00 PM - Grand Finale
Memorial Hall
Kim Weitkamp Gum, Bil Lepp and Andy Offutt Irwin Admission with All Performance button or $5

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