Upcoming Events
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International Storytelling Center
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Storytelling Online! Winter Series: Donald Davis
TN, United StatesThe man in the bow tie is back! As one of the most beloved storytellers in the country, Donald Davis has spent decades regaling audiences of all ages with his warm and funny tales about his family and coming of age in the American South. Filmed in our Jonesborough theater, Donald's new concert will debut
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Storytelling Online! Twin Poets.
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesAl Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha learned about the power of words when they were just six years old. Like a lot of kids, the twin brothers constantly bickered. When their mother handed them a pen and paper so they could write about their feelings instead of shouting at each other, something clicked. Now known professionally
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Storytelling Live!
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesThe stage has been polished, our seats are turned down, and the doors to the auditorium are wide open. Very soon ISC's ticket takers will welcome you back into our Jonesborough theater to hear the very first storyteller in residence of the season. It's time to check out the lineup and get some concerts on your social
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International Storytelling Center: Minton Sparks Workshop
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States07/21/22 Minton Sparks Workshop 9:30-11:30 am $30.00 DESCRIPTION Minton Sparks Thursday, July 21 · 9:30 – 11:30 am · Origin Stories · $30 Every one of us has a story about who we are. Some are wildly inspiring; other times, they are the very things that hold us back. This writing workshop will take you
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Origami Adventure Workshop and Performance
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States08/13/22 Motoko Dworkin Workshop 10-11:30 am $10.00 Motoko – Saturday, August 13 · 10 – 11:30 am · Origami Adventure · $10 A native of Osaka, Japan, storyteller and teaching artist, Motoko, has appeared in venues across the country, including on PBS’ Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. Visit Motoko's WebsiteAll ticket sales are final.
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Ghost Stories
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesA beloved and long-standing Festival tradition, two nights of fright await you in these open-air ghost story concerts, featuring a different collection of haunting tales each night. Acclaimed storytellers Simon Brooks and Lyn Ford join other featured tellers on the stage on both Friday and Saturday. Join us on Friday, October 7 from 8 -
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“Naughty or Nice?” A Holiday Variety Show featuring Bil Lepp, Regi Carpenter, and Andy Offutt Irwin
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States"Naughty or Nice?" A Holiday Variety Show featuring Bil Lepp, Regi Carpenter, and Andy Offutt Irwin December 15-17 · 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. New year, new stories, new trio! Bil Lepp and Andy Offutt Irwin welcome Regi Carpenter into the fold for a new seasonal variety show filled with music, original stories, and more.
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Storytelling Live! Kick-Off: Bill Lepp
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States04/27/23 Bil Lepp Season Opener Kick off the Storytelling Live! season in hilarious style with these concerts full of both Bil’s greatest hits and new stories. “Lepp is a side-splittingly funny man.” – The Smithsonian Center for Folk Life All ticket sales are final.
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Jonesborough: Storytelling Live!
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesStorytelling Live Launch Celebrates 20 Seasons (Jonesborough, Tenn.) — Spring is storytelling season in Tennessee’s oldest town. Storytelling Live, the International Storytelling Center’s visionary performer-in-residence program, brings a new teller to Jonesborough each week for daily matinee concerts and other service-based performances in the wider community. The lineup for the program’s milestone 20 th season
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Jonesborough: Main Street Brews & Tunes
International Storytelling Center 116 W. Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United StatesCraft brews, live music and food returns for the 8th season of Main Street Brews & Tunes every Sunday from June 4 to September 24 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the International Storytelling Center Plaza. Food and brews will begin being served at 4 p.m. and live music starts at 5 p.m. Brews & Tunes will not take place on Sunday, July 2 due to the Jonesborough
