White Mountain Storytelling Festival
September 2019
** Stay tuned for information on next year's White Mountain Storytelling Festival **
Plymouth State University
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264
Produced by New Hampshire Storytelling Alliance
Download the event poster.
Costs for the festival are:
- Full festival: $25 non-NHSA member / $20 NHSA member
- Thursday, evening single event: $5 adult
- Saturday, daytime single event: $5 adult
- Saturday, daytime only: $15 adult
- Saturday, evening concert: $10 all ages
Free for children under 12. PSU students can attend free with ID.
Register online to reserve your spot for the White Mountain Storytelling Festival and to purchase tickets for the event.
For more information, contact Lauretta Phillips at events@nhstorytelling.org or Phone: (603) 735-5965
2018 Featured Teller - Sheila Arnold Jones
Sheila Arnold currently resides in Hampton, VA. She is the CEO and Lead Performer of History’s Alive! and her major focus is performing, managing and marketing this flourishing business.
Through History’s Alive! Sheila has given over 600 presentations for schools, churches, professional organizations and museums in 26 states.
In addition, she contracts with Colonial Williamsburg Foundation to present Historic Character Interpretation and teach teachers at their Summer Teachers Institute. Sheila has twice been one of the featured “regional” Storytellers at the Colonial Williamsburg Storytelling Festival.
She often uses her creative talents to do creative writing and/or drama workshops with children and teens, and has been called on to be a motivational speaker for high school students and young adults on many occasions.
Learn more about Ms. Sheila on her website.
2018 Schedule of Events
Thursday, September 13th
6:30 to 8:30pm - Story Slam
Place: Merrill Place Conference Center
Friday, September 14th
7:30pm - Ghost Stories
Many hair raising stories and many tellers.
Place: The green in the center of campus if weather allows, or perhaps the church or Merrill
Saturday, September 15th - Events All Day
10am - Children’s Concert
Place: Merrill
10am - New Hampshire Talkers
Place: Merrill (wall up to divide the room for these two)
11:15 am to 12:30pm - Raising Our Voices
Place: Merrill (open wall if audience is big enough to necessitate)
Noon Break
2:30pm – 3:30pm - Featured Teller Family Concert
Teller: Sheila Arnold Jones
Place: Merrill
4pm to 5:15pm - Family Concert
Place: Merrill
7:30pm – 9:00pm - Featured Teller Evening Concert
Teller: Sheila Arnold Jones
Place: Merrill
Sunday, September 16
9:00am to 11:00am - Sacred Stories
Place: Merrill
Lodging for the White Mountain Storytelling Festival
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Econo Lodge 304 Main Street (US Rt3) Plymouth, NH 03264 (603) 536-2330 General Manager: Roy Patel GM.NH046@Choicehotels.com |
Two queen beds. With 10% discount:
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Pilgrim Inn & Cottages 307 US-3 Plymouth, NH 03264 (603) 536-1319 Reservations (800) 216-1900 www.pilgriminnnh.com Cottage Prices similar but vary by size. Large cottage sleeps 8+ $299 per night |
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Fairfield Inn & Suites (Marriott) |
Discounts won’t apply after Sept 1.
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Register Online for the White Mountain Storytelling Festival
Register online to reserve your spot for the White Mountain Storytelling Festival and to purchase tickets for the event.
For more information, contact Lauretta Phillips at events@nhstorytelling.org or Phone: (603) 735-5965
