More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival

More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival We are beyond excited to partner with our amazing sponsors this year. This will be the 6th year of More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival.
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This year's event will have craft vendors, food vendors along with our tellers captivating your imagination.

Last but not least, our next Storyteller introduction is Heather Forest! Heather Forest, PhD, is an award-winning storyt...
07/23/2024

Last but not least, our next Storyteller introduction is Heather Forest!

Heather Forest, PhD, is an award-winning storyteller, author and musician. A pioneer in the American storytelling renaissance she has appeared in theatres, schools, literature conferences, and major storytelling festivals throughout the United States and abroad since 1975. A modern day bard, her dynamic fusion of original music, poetry, and the sung and spoken word brings multicultural folktales to life in the imagination of her listeners.



She is a recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award presented by the National Storytelling Network for her performance skill and the 2021 Talking Leaves Award for her contributions to storytelling literature. An author of eight folktale recordings and ten folktale books, her published work has earned an American Library Association Notable Record Award, two Parent's Choice Gold Awards, and three Storytelling World Honor Awards. Her musical monologue EARTHSONG won Best Composer in the 2021 United Solo Festival off Broadway. She views storytelling as both a fine art and a powerful tool for positive social change.

Make sure to come see Heather at More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival on September 20th and 21st in our storybook town.

Watch for our float in the 4th of July parade!
07/04/2024

Watch for our float in the 4th of July parade!

Next up on our lineup we would like to showcase Tim Lowry! Tim Shares: "During a circus performance, Tim was bitten by t...
06/18/2024

Next up on our lineup we would like to showcase Tim Lowry!

Tim Shares: "During a circus performance, Tim was bitten
by the show biz bug at six years of age.
Waiting for his big break, he filled his
childhood with performance opportunities.
Cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a second-grade production of Dickens’ “A Christmas
Carol” Tim later played Jed Clampett in “A
Beverly Hillbillies Christmas.” Demonstrating
that he could raise one eyebrow and thereby
look “wicked” Tim’s Sunday school teacher
cast him as King Herod in the annual
Christmas pageant.

As a young teenager Tim produced puppet
shows for children’s birthday parties. His fee
was $20 per show, but he offered a $5
discount if you could give him a ride because
he was not yet old enough to drive. As an
award-winning high school drama student
Tim toured the East Coast in 1987 with a
Broadway style musical. As a theatre major
in college he studied Shakespeare and
Romantic Opera, but when he took an
elective class in storytelling he found himself.
After graduation, Tim taught English
Language Arts for five years. Drawing on his
love of show business his teaching methods
were often considered “unorthodox and
disruptive.” In 2000 Tim left the classroom to
pursue a career as a professional storyteller.
To date he has shared his “unorthodox and
disruptive” teaching methods with more than
a quarter million children!

In 2012 Tim began touring the National
Storytelling Circuit performing at over fifty
different festivals. Occasionally, Tim provides
workshops for corporate clients such as the
North Carolina County Commissioners,
Dollywood Dream More Resort, Ballad
Health, and Daramic LLC."

We are thrilled to welcome Tim back to the More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival's stage this September 20th and 21st!

We want to share more information about each of our amazing storytellers for More Tales 2024! First up, Adam Booth. We h...
05/21/2024

We want to share more information about each of our amazing storytellers for More Tales 2024! First up, Adam Booth. We have had Adam at More Tales before, and we are so excited to have him back!

"Adam Booth (he/him) is the 2022 West Virginia Folk Artist of the Year, awarded at the Governor’s Arts Awards. Adam blends traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia to create original, forward-thinking story artistry. Adam’s new multidisciplinary program The Heron’s Journey has been selected for the 2024-2025 Mid Atlantic Arts Touring Roster. As a nationally touring artist, his professional telling appearances include premiere storytelling events across the United States, including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the International Storytelling Center, the National Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, the Appalachian Studies Association Conference, the National Storytelling Conference, the National Academy of Medicine, and as a Spoken Word Resident at the Banff Centre (Alberta, Canada). He is a member of the Recording Academy and his recordings have received many national honors, including a Parents’ Choice Gold Award. Adam serves as the inaugural Storyteller-In-Residence at Shepherd University and is the founding artistic director of Speak Story Series, a premier destination for storytelling in concert."

05/07/2024

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We are So excited to announce our lineup for More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival 2024! First up, Adam Booth will b...
04/18/2024

We are So excited to announce our lineup for More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival 2024!

First up, Adam Booth will be gracing our stage again this year. We are excited to welcome him back!

Next, we have Heather Forest all the way from New York! She is new to our festival, but will fit right in.

Last but definitely not least, Tim Lowery! Tim helped us get our amazing festival off the ground in our early years.

We will be posting bios on each teller over the next few weeks. We hope you have saved September 20th and 21st in your calendar! More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival 2024 will be one for the books!

09/17/2023

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Our evening session is getting ready to start! All 4 tellers will be gracing our stage. You don't want to miss this! Plu...
09/16/2023

Our evening session is getting ready to start! All 4 tellers will be gracing our stage. You don't want to miss this!

Plus our food trucks are still here serving food.

09/16/2023

The Barley Shaken String Band just left the stage. All our tellers will be sharing stories 2 more times today.

Hurry over before you miss the rest of More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival !

09/16/2023

Our storytellers don't just tell stories, Paul Strickland, Storyteller is sharing a song as he wraps up his morning stories. He will tell 2 more times today. Come enjoy stories, food and crafts.

Since Wilmore is such a happening place, we have a couple events going on this morning. With that being said, follow the...
09/16/2023

Since Wilmore is such a happening place, we have a couple events going on this morning. With that being said, follow the signs for More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival to get to our festival!

Storyteller Stephen Doc Hollen is currently on stage. Our tellers will share stories all day until 9pm tonight.

See you soon!

Schedule for tomorrow, Saturday September 16th. Don't forget to shop our vendors and eat yummy food at our food trucks!
09/16/2023

Schedule for tomorrow, Saturday September 16th. Don't forget to shop our vendors and eat yummy food at our food trucks!

We wrapped this evening's set of storytellers up, but we have good news!!! Tomorrow all 4 of our amazing storytellers wi...
09/16/2023

We wrapped this evening's set of storytellers up, but we have good news!!! Tomorrow all 4 of our amazing storytellers will be gracing the More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival stage from 10am-9pm. Come out for a few stories or all the stories!

See you tomorrow!!

Tonight is the night!! Ghost tales will start this evening. Come early to enjoy some yummy food from The Local Confectio...
09/15/2023

Tonight is the night!! Ghost tales will start this evening. Come early to enjoy some yummy food from The Local Confectionary and Lily's Pad food truck! Tellers take the stage at 6:30, food will be available to buy before and during story time.

See you soon!!

As the song goes, "Oh what a night!"We feel one Feast goer put it perfectly, "I wish I had not eaten first. The food was...
09/15/2023

As the song goes, "Oh what a night!"

We feel one Feast goer put it perfectly, "I wish I had not eaten first. The food was so good, but I almost lost it all from laughing so hard!"

Our tellers will be back at it tomorrow at 6:30pm. You don't want to miss ghost stories!

Sponsor spotlight!!We are grateful to the City of Wilmore for being a faithful sponsor and supporter every year. Since w...
09/14/2023

Sponsor spotlight!!

We are grateful to the City of Wilmore for being a faithful sponsor and supporter every year. Since we are all about stories, we wanted to share some history about Wilmore.

"Wilmore was established in 1876 by the Cincinnati Southern Railroad as a flag stop with the construction of the nearby High Bridge Railroad trestle on the Kentucky River. The bridge was the highest in the world in 1877, an engineering marvel of its time. The train stop was named Scotts Station for a large land owner near the new railroad track, but a dispute between the owner and the railroad resulted in the name being changed to Wilmore in honor of another land owner. In 1882 a general store was begun and by 1898 there were several businesses in town.

Glass Milling Company opened July 1, 1891, on a site which had been home to other milling operations since 1782. In 1914 the milling operation was moved from Glass Mill Road into Wilmore to be near the railroad. It also operated a “dynamo” which manufactured electrical power for Wilmore until 1925, at which time Kentucky Utilities began supplying electrical current to the community.

While Wilmore has several churches within its city limits, almost all were established prior to the existence of Wilmore and were located in rural areas. The first church building erected in Wilmore was the Presbyterian Church in 1884, which still meets in the same location and structure. The Methodists dedicated their building in 1885. The Christian Church moved to Wilmore in 1889, Cedar Top Baptist in 1897, Mt Freedom Baptist in 1901 and Perkins Chapel AME in 1905.

In the summer of 1890, John Wesley Hughes came to Wilmore looking for a location to establish a religious school. Impressed with the area, he challenged the citizens to raise $1600 within a week and he would return to open such a school. On September 2, 1890, Asbury College (becoming Asbury University in 2010) opened the doors to a two-story frame building, with 11 students and 3 faculty members. In 1923 a graduate department in Theology opened and by 1926 Asbury Theological Seminary was a separate institution, relocating to its current campus in 1939.

In the early years, fires brought destruction and setbacks. On March 18, 1909, Asbury College’s buildings on Main Street were destroyed, resulting in the College moving to its current location. On February 25, 1911, fire swept through the main business district, destroying most businesses. Asbury College experienced another major fire in 1924. Citizens relied on bucket brigades for firefighting but without success. After the 1924 fire, the City purchased a fire truck and organized a fire department. On November 21, 1950, there was another fire on East Main Street which destroyed a two-story frame building housing several businesses. Today many of the East Main Street buildings are unchanged from their construction after the devastating 1911 fire.

By 1896, Wilmore’s public school system enrolled 75 students. Over the next century there would be several school construction projects and related demolitions, all located on the original grounds. Wilmore High School ceased when the county consolidated high schools in 1957 but the elementary school continued. In 2000 a new school was built on land acquired from the old campground site. The old campus became The Early Learning Village and then The Providence School, both part of the Jessamine County school system. One original cut stone building, The Roberts Building constructed in 1939, is still in use at The Providence School and is much treasured by those who attended classes in it over the decades.

The 1990’s brought two major developments to Wilmore: The Thomson-Hood Veterans Center and Wesley Village. The Center, a 285-bed long-term care facility, opened August 25, 1991, the largest facility operated by the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. In June 1995, Wesley Village opened as the first senior living facility in Central Kentucky. Since opening, the Village has added personal care facilities, a senior community center and a memory care facility. These two employers along with the public-school system and the two higher education institutions provide an economic backbone for Wilmore.

In 2013, Wilmore purchased the Wilmore Cemetery which had opened in the early 1900’s and had been in various private ownerships. Today it has a park like atmosphere with a variety of native Kentucky trees and shrubbery, annuals and perennials presenting year-round beauty.

After 125 years of service, the Wilmore Camp Meeting, established by John Wesley Hughes, held its final service on August 1, 2015, at its original location off East Main Street. The campgrounds had also served as the original site for the nationally known Christian music festival known as Ichthus until it relocated to Harrodsburg Road.

After 140 years of existence, Wilmore continues to be a desirable community in which to live and work, offering a small-town experience with world-wide connections."

I am so excited to begin this day. I'll journey to Wilmore, Kentucky for the More Tales More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling...
09/14/2023

I am so excited to begin this day. I'll journey to Wilmore, Kentucky for the More Tales More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival. It begins tonight with the Fibber's Feast with Storyteller Bil Lepp. Then we begin in earnest Friday evening and all day Saturday.

Bil will be joined by Paul Strickland, Laura Packer and yours truly, the ol mountain doctor, Stephen Doc Hollen.

Come see us!

Thanks for spreading the word, Jessamine Journal, about More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival 2023!https://www.jessa...
09/11/2023

Thanks for spreading the word, Jessamine Journal, about More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival 2023!

https://www.jessaminejournal.com/2023/09/11/annual-storytelling-festival-returns-to-wilmore/?fbclid=IwAR1eGdBNVSYXFLjtiNOHquM-zHRwSVPoStZC-hMSrjAAPqL3NKo9fS-vFG4

The More Tales Storytelling Festival in Wilmore will return for its fifth annual storytelling buffet, free of charge and open to the public for all ages. This festival isn’t simply about reading from a book to an audience of people- it’s more like a blast from the past, keeping an age-old tradit...

Sponsor Spotlight!!!DB General Contracting is our official sponsor for our 2nd annual Fibber Feast!In a world where big ...
09/11/2023

Sponsor Spotlight!!!

DB General Contracting is our official sponsor for our 2nd annual Fibber Feast!

In a world where big corporations lose a personal touch and good communication with customers, DB General Contracting excels in these areas and much more!

This small business brings big ideas and plans to the table. Click the link below to learn more and possibly make your dreams a reality.

https://dbgencontracting.com/our-story/

Our board president and professional storyteller, Ed Bryson, told stories to a group of Prime Timers today. More Tales, ...
09/08/2023

Our board president and professional storyteller, Ed Bryson, told stories to a group of Prime Timers today.

More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival is officially a week away! We are looking forward to welcoming you to our storybook town on September 15th and 16th. Ghost tales are Friday night, the 15th at 6:30.

Check out our interview with ABC 36 news! We have a wonderful line up this year, and we are excited to see you soon. Sep...
09/07/2023

Check out our interview with ABC 36 news! We have a wonderful line up this year, and we are excited to see you soon. September 15th and 16th are right around the corner.

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Our Marketing Director had a blast talking about More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival  today. We are almost a week ...
09/06/2023

Our Marketing Director had a blast talking about More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival today.

We are almost a week away! We are excited about seeing you on September 15th and 16th in our storybook town.

Thank you ABC 36 and Raime Cohen for having Anna Bryson and Charla Reed to talk about the upcoming More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival on 9/15-16 and the Jessamine Chalkfest 2023 at the Performance Park in Nicholasville on 9/23. So much fun! Come and join us at these two artsy events only found HERE…. Visit Jessamine!!!

Tickets are selling fast!! Make sure you reserve your seat today.We would like to thank DB General Contracting for hosti...
09/04/2023

Tickets are selling fast!! Make sure you reserve your seat today.

We would like to thank DB General Contracting for hosting our Fibber's Feast. We are grateful for our amazing sponsors. Without them, More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival would not happen.

Click the link in the comments to reserve your ticket before we sell out!

We shared this story last year, and since we LOVE stories, we just had to share it again. It even helps that this story ...
08/28/2023

We shared this story last year, and since we LOVE stories, we just had to share it again. It even helps that this story is about one of our sponsors!

We are delighted to partner with Highbridge Spring Water again this year. Highbridge has been a faithful supporter for many years, and we are grateful for their shared passion of stories.

The founder of Highbridge Spring water was W.R. “Bill” Griffin. He began operations in Wilmore in the early 1980’s. He was told the quarry wouldn’t be much good as a storage company unless he figured out some way of getting rid of that water in the back. Well, it took him a while to figure it out, but we think he came up with a pretty good idea – and we hope you agree.

In 1982 when Highbridge was just getting started it was a family operation. The “girls and Dad” would fill the gallon bottles – back then it was only gallon bottles, nothing else – then load the pickup truck. Daughters Linda and Mary would leave the quarry in High Bridge with the instructions from their Dad, “Don’t come back until you’ve sold all that water.”

It's a great story, so of course we had to share!

This year, our Fibber's Feast will be a night to remember. The amazing and talented Bil Lepp will be sharing some of his...
08/23/2023

This year, our Fibber's Feast will be a night to remember. The amazing and talented Bil Lepp will be sharing some of his favorite stories, that might not be all true haha!

This ticketed event will be on Thursday night, September 14th from 6:15-8. If you would like to purchase a ticket, see the link below. We only have a limited number of tickets, so reserve a spot now if you are interested!

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Our storybook town is so excited to welcome you in a few weeks! Don't forget, Friday night of More Tales, Wilmore Storyt...
08/22/2023

Our storybook town is so excited to welcome you in a few weeks!

Don't forget, Friday night of More Tales, Wilmore Storytelling Festival is ghost tales! Come and enjoy some yummy food and spine tingling tales.

What's your favorite ghost story?

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