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Workshop Leader Workshops for Teachers - teach children to tell, storytelling in the classroom, presentation skills, teaching strategies and best practices... Workshops for Adults and Children - mining family stories, folklore, storytelling as a performance art.
Performing Artist Elizabeth shares stories woven with wit, humor, and expressive enthusiasm. She has the ability to mesmerize her listeners, transporting them through her image-laden tales of other times and cultures. She has thrilled children and adults alike with her vivacious storytelling in classrooms, festivals, and conferences around the country. She is truly captivating in voice and presentation!
NYSS Director The goal of the NYSS is to encourage every classroom in America to discover (or rediscover) the beauty and value of storytelling and story performance. All who work with young tellers should keep this goal in mind during all of the training and telling procedures.

Performing Artist

Elizabeth shares stories woven with wit, humor, and expressive enthusiasm. She has the ability to mesmerize her listeners, transporting them through her image-laden tales of other times and cultures. She has thrilled children and adults alike with her vivacious storytelling in classrooms, festivals, and conferences around the country. She is truly captivating in voice and presentation!


Listed are some of the venues in which Elizabeth has been featured:

* 24th St. Louis Storytelling Festival, St. Louis, MO
* Ocoee Storytelling Festival, Cleveland, TN
* Historic Haunted Rugby, Rugby, TN
* Smoky Mountain Reading Council
* Big South Fork “A Haunting in the Hills” Storytelling Festival
* The Swag, Friends of the Smokies, Waynesville, NC
* Tennessee Tech Literature Conference, Cookeville, TN
* Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival, Pigeon Forge, TN
* Tellebration at the Laurel Theater, Knoxville, TN.
* Tellebration, Pigeon Forge, TN
* Pigeon Forge Forth of July Celebration
* Buckhorn Inn, Friends of Tremont, Gatlinburg, TN
* National Storytelling Conference, Bellingham, WA
* Spring Celebration at Coker Creek, Coker Creek, TN
* Tanasi Girl Scout Camp
* Old Timer’s Festival, Townsend, TN
* TAPPS Storytelling Conference and Festival, Nashville,TN
* Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC
* Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, TN
* Great Smoky Mountain Institute at Tremont, Townsend, TN
* Cumberland Gap Storytelling Festival, Tazewell, TN
* and several school, library, and organization appearances.

DVD Now On Sale

Whippoorwill DVD - video version - $18.00 plus $3.00 shipping

Whippoorwill CD - audio version - $12.00 plus $3.00 shipping

Whippoorwill DVD and CD - value pack - $25.00 plus free shipping

Just email Elizabeth and let her know what you want. She'll ship it and trust that you'll to send her a check after you receive the DVD or CD!