Gleaning Facebook: John Schulz on YoungTales

February 14, 2019

Story telling in the public living room

"You come to a point in your life when you really don't care what people think about you, you just care what you think about yourself.” - Evel Knievel

One of the things I admire most about the Rome, Ga. Storytellers organization is their children’s program.

Several of our members are retired teachers, and who better than a retired teacher could teach storytelling? Jane Cunningham, Terrell Shaw, Mary Elena Kirk, and Bob Harris, among others, go to the schools and present storytelling programs in which the students are guided to compose and tell their own stories.

Every year, as part of the Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival, the organization brings in a couple of nationally-known story tellers who accompany the teachers to the schools.

Students from each school who shows the best story telling abilities is then selected to tell their story at the festival. These are referred to as “Young Tales.”

This year’s Festival begins on March 15 at the Rome City Auditorium with stories from two of the best tellers in the nation. The “Young Tales” contest will be held on Saturday, March 16 at the auditorium.

More information to follow. Stay tuned

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- John Schulz

Betty Smith Franklin

love this!

Terrell Shaw
You oughta drive up for the festival, Betty. You will be glad you did. I'll bet Leigh'd put you up. 

Betty Smith Franklin
can't do long drives right now...but would love it.....

Laura L Adams
Named after the late, great Debby Brown 

Maggie Elizabeth Holley
Can anyone go to this ? I so miss hearing your stories from when I was in school.

John Paul Schulz
Maggie, This show starts Friday night, March 15 at the Rome City Auditorium. The children's stories are the next day. Stay tuned
https://bigfibbers.com/1037-2/

Join us for the 243rd Annual Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival - Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival

Join us for the 243rd Annual Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival - Big Fibbers Storytelling Festival

Bill Amos
sorry I cant be there got some great stories bout the thing I seen and tne girls ive loved and swear to god by my tattoo bill.