Megan's Notes
STONE SOUP STORY TELLING FESTIVAL: APRIL 29-30 IN WOODRUFF
By Megan Heidlberg
Apr. 25, 2011 at 01:00 PM
Friday, April 29 Tellers in Schools- 2 hr assignments/each teller.
2 tellers per school/tandem telling
Noon-1:30pm Senior Luncheon - Lunch and Storytelling with Ellouise Schoettler Hosted at the First Presbyterian Church, 360 East Georgia Street. Pre-registration required. Call 864-476-8770 $10.00
3:00-4:00pm Roundtable Discussion- Woodruff Community Center, 116 South Main Street. Amateurs and professionals discuss the future of storytelling, marketing and media. Free
5:00-6:00pm Music -in the Woodruff Library Reading Garden, 234 East Hayne Street. Hawk Hurst Storyteller-Musician. Free
5:30-6:30pm Stone Soup Supper -Soup, Cornbread, and Dessert- Woodruff Library Reading Garden. $5.00 Donation
6:30-8:30pm Ghost Stories -Woodruff Library Reading Garden- Featured tellers will attempt to scare your socks off! Bring a blanket or chair. Free
Friday and Saturday
Fri noon-5:30 Carolina Foothills Artisan Center-
Sat 10-5 Woodruff City Hall- Exhibition and Sales of Emerging and Established Regional Artists, All Disciplines. Free Admission
Sat 10am-5pm Concessions- Woodruff Library Reading Garden, 234 East Hayne Street. $$
Saturday, April 30 “SPECIAL” ALL DAY TICKET FOR ALL STORYTELLING EVENTS- $10.00 Individual, $20.00 Family; Puppet Workshop, $3.00 Individual
9:00-10:00am Breakfast at the Timrod-232 East Hayne Street. Coffee, Fruit, and Baked Goods. Registration. $$
9:00 Timrod Library- 232 East Hayne Street. Cyclists gather for bike ride to Walnut Grove Plantation and the Price House. $10
Runners gather for the inaugural Kate Barry 5k run. $10 entry- T-Shirt
Saturday, April 30
9:30-10:00am Character Parade- Costumed Marchers down Main Street to the Timrod- Library Parade forms at Patton Square. Free
10:00-10:20am Puppet Show - Storyteller and Puppeteer will perform at the Timrod. Professor Peter Puppet Free
10:00-6:00pm On-Site Registration and Souvenirs- Woodruff City Hall. 231 East Hayne Street
10:30-noon Puppet Workshop- Make Your Own, Woodruff Library, 234 East Hayne Street. Professor Peter Puppet $3.00, Individual,includes materials
10:30-noon Storytelling -Woodruff City Hall Auditorium-Hawk Hurst, Storycrafters $3.00,Individual $5.00,Family
Noon-2:00pm “Eat Local”- Local restaurants serve “Stone Soup Specials”- see map for locations.
12:15-1:45pm Story Swap- Amateurs Youth and Adult Compete for Prizes- Tellers attend Woodruff Community Center, 116 South Main. Free
2:00-3:30pm Storytelling -Woodruff City Hall Auditorium-Chetter Galloway, Ellouise Schoettler, Slash Coleman
$3.00,Individual $5.00,Family
4:00-5:30pm “Stone Soup Specials”-Dining in local Restaurants- see map for locations. Attendees
4:00-5:00pm Teller Dinner
5:30-8:00pm The Grand Finale Concert-All Featured Tellers, Student Tellers, and Competition Winners, Woodruff City Hall Auditorium. $5.00,Individual $10.00,Family
