Janel Behm, of the Tamiami Tale Tellers Guild, and Walt Belcher, with The Storytellers of Old Tampa Bay, traveled to Woodruff, S.C., in April to participate in the state’s Stone Soup Festival. Janel was one of the featured tellers. Walt was one of the “new voices,” and he also competed in a Liar’s Contest. Janel, …
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After a two-year hiatus, storytelling returns to the Windsor Rose Tea Room in Mt. Dora beginning Tuesday, June 14. Florida Storytelling Association member Cheryl Floyd, of Deland, will share her stories at 1 p.m. that day. Cheryl taps into her Louisiana roots to share personal tales, folktales and stories of transformation with audiences of all …
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Storytelling has long been a part of folk festivals in Florida and one of the longest running events in the state is held twice yearly at the Barberville Pioneer Settlement near Deland, Fl. Storytellers have been spinning their tales at the Barberville Jamboree for more than 25 years, says Florida storyteller Mary Lee Sweet, who along with …
Jerry Smith Jerry Smith will be remembered for his warmth, his humor, and his stories. A longtime member of the Florida Storytelling Association and the Storytellers of Central Florida, Jerry passed away on April 8 in due to complications from pulmonary fibrosis and a recent bout Covid. He had recently served on the board of …
By Josie Fliger Josie, who attended the 2022 Florida Storytelling Festival, is president/CEO of Elder Care Services, Inc., Leon County’s lead aging services non-profit. To live a great story is to be open to new experiences, places, and friendships. I was lucky enough to find all three of those things at my first visit to …
Jalea told a story about when she was seven years old and she was allowed to pump gas for the very first time. Oh, she was excited, feeling like a grown-up at the service station gas pump. She said she was nervous; Her hands were sweating when she got distracted. Gasoline went everywhere. On the …
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The Florida Storytelling Festival was a success again this year!!! We braved the coldest weekend in four years to share our stories at the 38th annual Florida Storytelling Festival in Mt. Dora on the last weekend in January. Musician/storyteller Josh Goforth entertained with his tales and music of the Appalachia. Cooper Braun took us into …
Down by The Lakeside Again Florida Storytelling Festival Returns After a year when just about every storytelling session was virtual, the Florida Storytelling Festival returns in January 2022 with live and in-person events at Mt. Dora’s historic Lakeside Inn. Once again storytellers and fans of storytelling will gather under the big tent on the shore …
Holiday Greetings: We are blessed with two holiday stories filled with memories from two of our seasoned Florida tellers: Katie Green, who lives in Dunedin, and Cheryl Floyd, who lives in Deland: Making Memories By Cheryl Floyd “With the holidays coming, I was thinking of my childhood and all of these wonderful memories came flooding …
THE ORLANDO STORY CLUB: STILL GOING STRONG As we slowly emerge from the COVID days of virtual storytelling, this month’s blog checks in with the long-running Orlando Story Club which held an in-person November slam on the 3rd and is gearing up for the year-end “Slam Championship” on Dec. 8. Launched in 2014, the Orlando …
