BIL LEPP
The much loved Bil Lepp will share one of the incredibly humorous stories from his repertoire, with twists and turns, he'll keep you guessing.
About Bil:
Bil Lepp’s humorous, family friendly tall-tales and stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life. Though a five time champion of the WV Liars’s Contest, Lepp’s stories often contain morsels of truth which present universal themes in clever and witty ways. Audiences all across the country, from grade schools to corporate execs to the Comedy Central’s Hudson stage, have been delighted by Bil’s mirthful tales and delightful insights into everyday life. Bil’s books and audio collections have won awards including the PEN Steven Kroll Award for Children’s Book Writing, Parents’ Choice Gold awards, and awards from the National Parenting Publications Association, and the Public Library Association. Barbara McBride Smith had this to say about Bil, ““Bil Lepp is the Wonder Bra of storytelling. He takes something small and insignificant and pushes it up into something realllly BIG and miiiighty interesting!” www.leppstorytelling.com
INGRID NIXON presents "Excuses, Excuses" and "The Benefit of Beans"
In "Excuses, Excuses," we discover the REAL reason Ingrid missed school back in the sixth grade. And in "The Benefit of Beans," Ingrid discovers the silver lining to a birthday party run amok.
About Ingrid:
Ingrid Nixon is a world-traveling storyteller who whisks listeners away on journeys of the imagination. Exploration nail-biters, tall tales, traditional and personal stories—she tells them all on international expeditions, and at venues around the country, including the National Storytelling Festival. Her creative approaches to story crafting help make ancient tales relevant to modern audiences. All three of Ingrid's recordings have received the Storytelling World Gold Seal for listeners of all ages! Her audio recording, Grimm’s with a Twist, offers deliciously dark stories spiced liberally with humor and pathos. Operation Bouncy Chair, features personal stories about the important things in life: family, love, and coffee. Lost Hearts and Other Creep Stories is perfect for a dark and stormy night. She is a champion liar many times over, a claim that makes her mother both proud and worried. She holds a Masters in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. She currently hails from Southeast Alaska. IngridNixon.com
ROBYN RENNICK presents two stories this evening ...
Scalloping is a great past time in late summer on the St. Joseph Bay, but scallops also share their environment with bigger and less benign denizens of the deep, sharks. Robyn’s first story is of such a shark encounter and how she survived being on the back of a shark.
Robyn goes domestic with her second story. Three women, an impending divorce, a pristine house, a wily squirrel and Lots of wine – what could go wrong. Be a listener and find out.
About Robyn:
Robyn A. Rennick has been telling these since she could talk: “Family Tales, Neighborhood Gossip and Pure Fabrications.” She began to turn them into stories in the 90’s and reading to residents in a retirement center. Then she went to her first Storytelling Festival. “I decided I could never read a story again. I needed to “tell” them.” Many of Robyn’s stories center on staying with her grandmother in Virginia every summer although she has branched out to telling other family tales as well. Where does the family tale stop and the fabrication begin? She’ll never tell but you are sure to enjoy the humor, nostalgia and characters that she brings to life in front of you. Over the years, Robyn has expanded her story subjects to portraying women in the Gospels, stories of WWII veterans, and local stories of her Florida home in Port St. Joe, FL. Robyn is a Floridian and except for 4 years traveling while her father was in the Air Force, she has always lived in the Panhandle of Florida.
STEPHANIE HOLMAN will emcee this night of laughter and fun ...
About Stephanie:
For twenty-nine years, Stephanie has had the joy of telling to children, families, teens and adults. She works full time as a Children’s Librarian and this experience helps her to really know the stages of development, expectations for stories and to tailor her story choices to your event. As a professional storyteller she travels through central and southern Indiana telling at parks, schools, libraries, business meetings and festivals. While she can tell to the very young and adults, her favorite audience is middle and high school.
For teens she enjoys sharing humorous stories, urban legends and scary ghost stories. For early childhood and elementary age she likes to share “cut and tell”, “draw and tell”, puppet or felt stories and tales that call for audience participation. For adults Stephanie specializes in humorous tales, folktales, American tall tales, and historical tales from Indiana. www.storytellingarts.org/stephanie-holman