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Backporch Storytellers
Charleston, SC
843-860-4999
Alexis Reeder ajreeder@bellsouth.net
http://www.backporchstorytellers.com
Backporch Storytellers is a non-profit organization serving as a support group for adult storytellers and listeners. It is a resource group for people interested in oral literature. The mission of the organization is to preserve and perpetuate the ancient art of Storytelling, and to preserve the multi-cultural stories of the Old South, which includes Sea Island and Gullah tales and stories. Backporch Storytellers operate mainly out of Charleston, SC. Membership includes storytellers from throughout the Lowcountry. Stories are performed everywhere!
Friends of the Anderson County Library
Website: www.andersonlibrary.org
The Friends of the Anderson County Library has sponsored the week-long Starburst Storytellers Festival each year since 2001, in cooperation with Anderson University. It features nationally and regionally recognized tellers and over 30,000 school children have been entertained over the past decade. Please check their website for updates on the festival.
Greenville Storyteller's Guild
Contact Monty Tucker, (864) 298-0201
Other contact. Eva Marie Lowry, (864) 244-7370 or email lowrypema70@charter.net.
We invite the general public to come and join us at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 7 Shannon Dr., Greenville, SC 29615 (corner of Edwards Road and Shannon Drive), every third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Come to participate in the joy of telling stories or be a listener. Informal and relaxed setting. All welcome.
Lowcountry Storytellers Guild
Beaufort. Contact: Cora Newcomb, (843) 597-2434 or email: coranewcomb1@gmail.com
Peace-Pass It On.org
www.peace-passiton.org
The organization provides storytelling, anti-bullying programs, and materials for students in elementary schools.
Stone Soup Storytelling Institute
Karyn Page-Davies, Chair
PO Box 171
Woodruff, SC 29388
864-476-8770
Support literacy, communication and diversity- come to the Stone Soup Storytelling Festival, The Official Storytelling Festival of South Carolina. Downtown, Woodruff, SC each April. Soup and Story, Storytelling, Ghost Stories, Storytelling Workshops, Amateur Story Slam Competition, Lunch and Laugh, 5K and Cycling , Local Artisans. Many free events. For more information on the schedule, tickets, entry forms and lodging, contact us at www.stonesoupsc.com or on Facebook at Stone Soup Storytelling Festival or call the Woodruff Library (864-476-8770). Follow us on Facebook for updates.
Storytelling and Arts Center of the Southeast, Inc. (SACS)
31 South Main Street
Laurinburg, SC 28352
(910) 277-3599
manager@storyartscenter.org
www.storyartscenter.org
The Storytelling and Arts Center of the Southeast, Inc. (SACS) preserves and enriches performing, literary and visual arts for children and adults through education, performances, research, workshops, professional development, and writing. As a catalyst for community and economic development in Scotland County, the Storytelling and Arts Center of the Southeast stimulates sustainable tourism, grows business, creates and maintains jobs, and promotes Scotland County as a tourist retirement destination by advancing artistic excellence and cultural activities. SACS assists artists, arts and cultural entities in providing programs and activities that benefit the community.
SACS presents the annual Storytelling Festival of Carolina the third weekend in October featuring the best storytellers in the nation, workshops, the Ghostly Gala and soooo much more! In addition, the third weekend in January is the Bold-faced Liars' Showdown, where storytellers across the southeast compete for the best liar awards and cash prizes. The third Monday night of each month, the Story Spinners Guild meets, attracting tellers from 2 and 3 hours away ... the best in coaching, critiquing and comraderie. check our website for other activities and programs.
Tellers of Two Cities Guild
Central Savannah River Area. Contact: Bob Linsenmayer, (864) 391-2130 or email: rlinsenmayer@infoave.net
A storytelling troupe, formed in 1987, with members from Augusta GA, Aiken SC and nearby towns. The Tellers of Two Cities is a Guild of the South Carolina Storytelling Network and Cluster Group of the Southern Order of Storytellers (GA).