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Moonshell Storytelling Festival (Read More)

A family-friendly daylong event filled with song, stories, and fun. Free with Mahoney State Park admission; paid registration required for storytellers’ workshops at Peter Kiewit Lodge. 10:30 am - 4:30 pm Sessions on the main stage with the featured storytellers -- Mama Edie McLoud Armstrong, David Novak, Megan Wells, Maureen Korte -- and youth tellers 12:15 - 2:15 pm Paid workshop with Megan Wells: Riveting Characters 2:30 - 4:30 pm Paid workshop with Edie McLoud Armstrong: Inner Flight Through Storytelling, Music, Silence and Sound 4:45  - 5:45 pm Story Swap - Hosted by OOPS (Omaha Organization for the Purpose of Storytelling) 7 - 8:30 pm Evening stories with the featured storytellers 8:40 - 9:45 pm "Ghosting" with the featured storytellers See the event website for additional detail and updates. Register for the workshops (limited to 15 people each; $40 per workshop or $70 for both) by calling 402.312.4749 or emailing [email protected]

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Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival: storytelling, artist conversations & “The Seat Beside You” (Read More)

Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival is a celebration of culture through world-class music in Omaha and Lincoln. Taking place August 4-6 in Omaha and Lincoln, on August 5 on the UNL City Campus, the music festival features several free humanities events. 10 am - Storytelling Slam Listen to stories of the festival artists, or share your own. 11 am - Artist Roundtable There are always so many stories behind all the music at Crossroads. Hear the artists’ unique perspectives through an in-depth artist roundtable discussion. Ask questions and get to know the artists and where they – and the music that defines them – are really coming from. 1 pm - "The Seat Beside You" Q&A "The Seat Beside You" is a video created to get to know the unique stories behind the more than 40,000 students who make up Lincoln Public Schools. The video will be screening all day, and this Q&A session will provide space and a forum for discussion. For the full schedule of events and tickets for musical performances, visit https://nebraskamusicfest.org/.

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Nebraska Storytelling Festival (Read More)

The Nebraska Storytelling Festival will give ten storytellers a stage to share their stories, understanding that our tales help us understand who we are, celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience, and give meaning to our struggles. Storytellers will come from across Nebraska, and some have international roots in Nigeria and Ukraine.  Their stories can all be considered a slice of life as they’ve observed or lived it. The list of storytellers includes Jenny Okoliko, a Nigerian living in Lincoln and attending UNL; Milan Wall, a North Platte native and long-time resident of Lincoln; Jackie Ostrowicki, an Associate Vice President of the University of Nebraska; and Toni Heimes, who teaches at Southwest High School. Other storytellers include Marcia White, Madison Hager, Craig Larson, Barb Schmidt, Jennifer Pool, and Teiana Symnia. The emcee for the event is D-Wayne Taylor. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased here.

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Moonshell Storytelling Festival (Read More)

A family-friendly daylong event filled with song, stories, and fun. This year's event includes four nationally-recognized storytellers from across the country: Sheila Arnold of Virginia, Al Batt of Minnesota, Jeff Doyle of Michigan, and Ingrid Nixon of Alaska. Free with Mahoney State Park admission; set fee for storytellers' workshops. Workshops will be conducted at the Mahoney State Park Lodge. ​

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