Gleaning Facebook: Big Fibbers (Five Posts)

Sheila and I have had a delightful evening visiting with our guests from St. Louis, Bobby and Sherry Norfolk --- and bright and early in the morning (Monday) Bobby and I will head out to Anna K Davie Elementary while Sherry rides with Bob Harris out to West Central Elementary, and our week of storytelling in the schools begins. You grown ups get to join the fun Friday night at the Parker Center. Don't miss this opportunity.

Opening Night

Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival

Friday, March 16, 2018

Charles Parker Center

Rome Georgia

David Matheny Is there a fee for Friday's Show?

Terrell Shaw The ticket for the weekend is $35, ($25 advance reservation) or $15 for Friday or Saturday evening, $10 for Saturday at 5pm.

Rick Johnson Are those children in store for a treat this week! 

Terrell Shaw And the grown-ups this weekend!

Sherry Norfolk We're having fun in Rome-- fantastic hosts, great audiences!! Looking firward to the rest of the week

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Here is our 2018 Big Fibber... and eleven runners-up. Just don't know which is which yet. Y'all come find out.

The contestants hail from Lawrenceville, Rome, Loganville, Roswell, LaGrange, Dahlonega, and Ballground in Georgia, and Hayesville, NC, Bristol, TN, and Silver Bay, NY.

242nd Annual Big Fibbers Contest

Saturday, March 17, 2018, 8 p.m.

Charles Parker Center

Rome, Georgia

This'll be a hoot!

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The Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival grew out of the Big Fibbers Contest, a tall tale competition, but the festival includes much more! Storytelling workshops, personal story performances, a children's storytelling competition, and on Saturday afternoon come enjoy these true stories told by outstanding performers Chetter Galloway, Kirsten Mitchell, Helen Keefer, and Delmas Franklin. Don't miss "Nothing But the Truth" at Big Fibbers.

March 17, 2018, 5 p.m.

Charles Parker Center

Rome, GA

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"My all time favorite festival! Wonderful folks, great family atmosphere and fantastic stories. The secret weapon that sets this festival apart is the children tellers; talk about great entertainment. Mark your calendar." - Leslie Rainey Shelley

Above Walter Freeman regales the audience with a tale of a vegetable garden that gets out of hand. He won! Walter is the reigning Big Fibber who will defend his title on St. Patrick's Day against the blarney of eleven other fibbers! Don't miss it!

The 242nd annual Big Fibbers Contest

March 17, 2018, 8 p.m.

The Charles Parker Center

Rome, Georgia

The Big Fibbers Contest is on the second night of the three-day Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival --- Much more than tall tales! Check out the schedule at

www.bigfibbers.com