Storytelling Weekend - June 25

The featured tellers at this year’s event are Willy Claflin, world music percussion band The Batamba Collective, Mother Lode Storytelling Guild tellers Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon, and chautauquan Larry Lippmann as “Hank Monk”. The weekend also features early afternoon shows specifically for families and children, an open mic storytelling concert and a storytelling group Carson Valley Memories led by Nancy Raven.

Sunday, June 25 starts at 1:00pm with a Children's Interactive Concert with Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon. This concert features stories, songs, and interactive play, ending with an audience participation melodrama.

At 3:30pm Nancy Raven will lead a local group of tellers sharing their own Carson Valley Memories.

Both early afternoon sessions are free of charge.

At 5:30pm the evening concerts begin with local chautauquan Larry Lippmann portraying famous stagecoach driver "Hank Monk". Lippmann returns to the Dangberg stage telling wild and hilarious tales of one of the fastest "whips" in the West.

At 6:30pm Linda Kennedy and Joan McCammon headline the second evening of this two day event.

Kennedy has been telling stories for almost thirty years, and has told to audiences of all ages in schools, libraries, festivals, community organizations, and more. She is also a member of Foothill Storytelling Guild, Sacramento Storytelling Guild, and National Storytelling Network, and for the past seven years has been the emcee for the Open Telling Concert at the Sierra Storytelling Festival.

McCammon has been telling stories in a variety of settings for the past twenty years. She began in Santa Clarita, CA, by portraying historical figures in the American Association of University Women’s “Women in History” program. She has lead school field trips as an outdoor educator and storyteller, and has been a school librarian. She is a founding member of the Foothill Storytelling Guild.

Entrance to the two evening concerts on Saturday and Sunday, June 24 and 25, is $5 for adults, free for 16 and younger and members of the Friends of Dangberg Home Ranch.

The full Dangberg Summer Festival event schedule is available at, dangberghomeranch.org.

This is an outdoor event and guests should bring their own seating. Dogs should be left at home. Soft drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. The park is located at 1450 Hwy 88, ¼ mile north of the Carson Valley Veterinary Hospital.

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