Tampa Storytelling Festival Upcoming Festival

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Storytelling Festival

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27th Annual
Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival

FRIDAY, April 13, 2007 - Approximately 7:45 pm
Featured nationally known storyteller
David Novak
will tell during intermission at the
FREE Friday Extra Concert Series
Lowry Park Bandshell

Lowry Park Bandshell is located at the corner of Sligh Avenue and North Boulevard. Exit I-275 at Sligh Avenue exit. Go west on Sligh for approximately 1 mile to North Boulevard. Just past North Boulevard off of Sligh Avenue is a sign for Zoo parking. This is free parking and also serves the Bandshell. Turn right into the parking lot. The Lowry Park Bandshell is on your right.

SATURDAY, April 14, 2007 - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
FREE FESTIVAL DAY!
Rain or Shine!
David Novak Concerts:
9:30 am & 1:30 pm
Middleton High School
4801 22nd Street
Tampa, FL

Middleton High School is located on 22nd Street between Hillsborough Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard.

FROM THE NORTH: Take I-275 South to Hillsborough Avenue exit. Turn left at the end of the exit ramp onto Hillsborough Avenue. Travel approximately 1 mile to 22nd Street. Turn right onto 22nd Street. Middleton High School is located on the left at the corner of 22nd Street and Osborne.

FROM THE SOUTH AND EAST: Take I-275 North through downtown Tampa to Martin Luther King Boulevard exit. Turn right at the end of the exit ramp onto Martin Luther King Boulevard. Travel approximately 1 mile to 22nd Street. Turn left onto 22nd Street Pass Farley Middle School. Middleton High School is located on the left at the corner of 22nd Street and Osborne.

IF TRAVELING FROM ORLANDO, TAKE I-4 TO I-275 NORTH. Exit at Martin Luther King Boulevard. Turn Right. Travel approximately 1 mile to 22nd Street. Turn left onto 22nd Street. Pass Farley Middle School. Middleton High School is located on the left at the corner of 22nd Street and Osborne.

SUNDAY, April 15, 2007 at 1:30 pm
FREE Storytelling Workshop by featured nationally known storyteller
David Novak
John F. Germany Main Library
900 North Ashley Drive, Tampa, FL

Pre-registration is recommended, space is limited

Take I-275 toward downtown Tampa. Exit at Exit 44. Follow signs for Ashley Drive. The John Germany Main Library is on your right approximately 2 blocks after the split of Tampa and Ashley Streets.

There is a parking garage (fee required) on the right JUST PAST THE LIBRARY. Turn right into the parking garage. Once parked, go to the elevator and follow the signs to the Main Library. Once inside the Main Library, ask for directions to the Auditorium.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

ADMISSION	FREE!
PRODUCED BY	Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival Committee Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System City of Tampa Parks & Recreation Department and Creative Arts Theater Hillsborough County Parks, Recreation, and Conservation Dept School District of Hillsborough County Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners Tampa City Council Arts Council of Hillsborough County
FEATURED STORYTELLER 2007	David Novak , nationally known author and storyteller from Ocracoke, North Carolina will perform at Opening Ceremonies.
AND MORE!	OPENING ACT: To Be Announced OVER 400 CHILDREN between the ages of 5 and 18 years who have been determined to be Festival Quality Storytellers ADULT Professional Storytellers from around the region MULTICULTURAL STORYTELLING BALLADEER: To Be Announced PUPPET PERFORMANCES: To Be Announced STORYTELLING CHARACTERS who meet and greet you will be featured in a parade and will share their stories SWAPPING CORNER: Everyone is invited to tell their favorite story MOTHER GOOSE CORNER: Lynn Shenefield, of Oviedo, FL, tells stories and shares nursery rhymes for our younger audiences.
VENDORS	BOOK FAIR: browse through or purchase storytelling collections and other storytelling resource materials CELEBRITY CORNER: personally autographed materials by the featured storytellers FOOD CONCESSIONS
OTHER FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS	DRESS? Casual. FOOD? Bring a picnic or buy your lunch. WORKSHOPS? Pre-registration is recommended for FREE workshops. WHAT ABOUT MY LITTLE ONES? We love your preschoolers and there is so much for the whole family to enjoy. If your little one is restless or distracting, please take your child out of the performance area.

Do you have a question? Need more information? Contact us at: info@tampastory.org

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