Trips are
scheduled for:
*Wednesday,
April 12, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kirtland
Library; 9267 Chillicothe Rd., Kirtland, Ohio. The Program is FREE
and open to the public. For more information, call the library at (440)
256-READ.
*Wednesday,
April 26, 2023 members of Divinity Lutheran Church in Parma will
have a private tour.
*Tuesday,
June 13, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Euclid
Public Library; 631 East 222nd Street, Euclid, Ohio. The program
is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the library
at (216) 261-5300 X 5163.
*Wednesday,
September 20, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at the Willowick
Public Library; Willowick Public Library; 263
E 305th Street; Willowick, Ohio. The
program is FREE and open to the public. For more information, call the
library at 440-943-4151.
To order
a special tour for your group, e-mail our Travel
Agent. Books will be available for purchase at the events and can
also be ordered
in advance with Arcadia Press.
*Monday, March 20, 2023;
6:00 p.m.: TRAIL
MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY will be presented by the Waterford
Public Library at 49 Rope Ferry Rd. in Waterford Connecticut. Our
Emmy-nominated documentary will be open to the public at no charge.
For more information about the presentation, call the library at 860-444-5805.
*March
24 - 26, 2023 Women's
Storytelling Festival, Fairfax City, Virginia:
EVE artistic
Director, Bette Lou Higgins will take part in the Women's Storytelling
Festival to tell the story of Grandma Gatewood as one of 7 contestants
on Saturday, March 25 at 4:30pm. The festival and the contest will be
held in person and on zoom. We need YOUR vote to win the contest and
you can vote whether you attend live or on-line. Watch this space for
more information as it becomes available. A
press release is available here. Complete in-person and virtual
ticket information is below:
The Womens
Storytelling Festival, hosted by Better Said Than Done, will take place
March 24 - 26, 2023, in-person at The Old Town Hall, 3999 University
Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. The festival will also be live-streamed online.
Showcasing a wide range of storytelling styles, the 2023 festival features
14 storytellers performing in-person, 5 storytellers performing in a
virtual-only showcase, and 7 storytellers competing in the Peoples
Choice Storytelling Contest, in-person and online. All ticket holders,
whether in-person or virtual, will be able to watch the festival videos
for one month after the festival concludes. For
schedules, other details, and tickets, visit the website.
Ticket Pricing:
For $40, the Virtual Festival Pass gives you access to all 15 plus
hours of storytelling live-streamed from the venue, and also for one
month after. So if you miss any of it live, you have time to catch
up.
$60 gets you the In-Person Festival Pass. You can attend all programs
from March 24 - 26 in-person, and you also receive the links to watch
all of the recordings for one month after.
Both give you access to vote in the People's Choice Storytelling show
while it's happening live. However, if voting is your priority, you
can purchase a virtual concert only ticket for $29
*Saturday, April 1,
2023: Members
of the Martha Pipkin Chapter of the DAR will enjoy a presentation of
NEXT
STOP, FREEDOM!
*Friday, April 14, 2023;
7:00 p.m.: Hear
the songs and stories of the Great Depression when Foster Brown joins
Bette Lou Higgins to present FROM
A CRASH TO A BANG at the Brecksville
Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio. Tickets
are $5.00/person. For more information and tickets, call the park at
440-526-1012 or email
them. This program will be repeated for the residents of Pioneer
Ridge in North Ridgeville on Tuesday, April 18th.
*Thursday, April 20,
2023; 2:00 p.m.: Find
out why YOU CAN'T
PLAY BALL IN A SKIRT! when Bette Lou Higgins presents this storytelling
program at the "Tea & Talk" at the Wood
County Museum; 13660 County Home Road; Bowling Green, Ohio 43402.
Alta Weiss who played professional baseball on a MEN's team in the early
1900s found this out the hard way! Hear her story and enjoy a tea luncheon
at the museum. The
program and luncheon are open to the public and included in the
ticket price. For complete information, call the museum at 419-352-0967.
*Friday, June 2, 2023;
7:00 p.m.: See
the Emmy-nominated documentary, TRAIL
MAGIC: THE GRANDMA GATEWOOD STORY at the Brecksville
Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio. Besides
the film screening, Foster Brown (who narrated and sang in the film)
will perform Appalachian Music prior to the screening and he and Bette
Lou Higgins will hold a Q & A afterward. Tickets are $5.00/person.
For more information and tickets, call the park at 440-526-1012 or email
them.
*Wednesday, October
25, 2023; 7:00 p.m.: Ohio
Ghost Stories will get you in the spirit at the Fairview
Park Library at 21255 Lorain Rd. in Fairview Hts., Ohio. Come hear
some spooky historical stories and legends. The program is FREE and
open to the public. For more information, call the library at 440-333-4700.
*Friday, November 10,
2023; 7:00 p.m.: November
is the worst month on the Great Lakes and Foster Brown and Bette Lou
Higgins will tell you why with songs and stories of ships that went
down during that trecherous month. They'll present GALES
OF NOVEMBER at the Brecksville
Nature Center, 9000 Chippewa Creek Dr. in Brecksville, Ohio -- don't
worry, it'll be nice and cozy in the building!Tickets are $5.00/person.
For more information and tickets, call the park at 440-526-1012 or email
them.
Visit often to see
what other performances are coming up. To receive notices of upcoming
events, send us an e-mail with a request
to be added to our e-mail list.
To arrange for a
performance for your group, send us an e-mail.
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