posted May 6, 2008
Tickets are on sale now for the 2008 TaleSpin storytelling festival hosted by the Chattanooga Downtown Partnership Thursday through Sunday in downtown Chattanooga.
The TaleSpin Festival features national and regional tellers from all walks of life with stories of adventure, mystery and southern humor. National tellers scheduled for this year include Judith Black, Kevin Kling, Bill Harley, Queen Nur, Syd Lieberman and Kathryn Windham. Regional tellers Jim Pfitzer, Mama Koku, Blessid Ogedegbe, and Noah Lepp will also be featured.
A showcase of six national tellers will be held Thursday beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the historic Tivoli Theatre. The event will continue on Friday at Coolidge Park with a full schedule of storytelling under big white tents from 5-9 p.m., followed by a special Nightfall Session under the night sky from 9:30-11 p.m. Saturday will include a full day of telling at Coolidge Park beginning at 11 a.m., and traditional music will entertain between the storytelling sessions. The very popular Ghost Stories will conclude the entertainment from 9:30-11 p.m. Celebrate Mom on Sunday with a special Mother's Day storytelling breakfast cruise aboard the Southern Belle Riverboat at 9 a.m.
Attendees of the TaleSpin Festival, as well as the general public, can enjoy the food court and Festival Marketplace, which will house merchandise from featured storytellers, a variety of resource materials and event memorabilia. Tickets are not necessary to enjoy the food, music or Marketplace.
TaleSpin Festival is sponsored by the Fletcher Bright Company, McKay Used Books & CD's, Publix Charities, Chattanooga Coca-Cola Bottling, Sunny 92.3 and Comcast. For tickets and a detailed schedule, visit www.downtownchattanooga.org
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