Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
timpanogos storytelling festival take place weekend labor day end summer lehi utah festival draw combined attendance people year making one largest storytelling festival united state festival typically last two day invite professional storyteller throughout united state addition daytime performance friday saturday typically themed public performance evening look who talking bedtime story favorite story laughing night karen jackman ashton president friend orem public library looking project promote community involvement library ashton volunteering library year presenting storytime preschooler helping childrens library program saw advertisement national storytelling festival tennessee decided attend gather idea story program orem library went national festival expecting find lady telling story child library instead found thousand adult crowding tent listening dynamic performer relating tale history culture folk family life well magical story “what ” entire town jonesborough population mobilized accommodate people annually attend threeday festival ashton recognized storytelling festival idea searching friend launched first timpanogos storytelling festival eight month ashton presented idea ashton family opened home community set performance area property persuaded neighbor three eastern storyteller national fame local talent including james arrington marvin payne gaye beeson performed two day news festival spread rapidly second year friend expanded hour festival planned additional evening performance scera theater borrowed another field fourth performance tent invited school group friday morning performance five best storyteller nation program audition held determine successful regional teller acoustic musician performed intermission throughout day supplementing performance storyteller fiddle banjo harmonica spoon timpanogos storytelling festival grown year—in audience size prestige attendance annual festival event total festival recognized throughout national storytelling world standard setter festival organizer received national medium attention award storytelling event organizer around nation attend timpanogos festival training timpanogos storytelling festival garnered reputation great talent featured also scenic setting terrific audience extraordinary community support excellence organization national storytelling network honored ashton leadership award recognition exemplary leadership significant contribution community storytelling year utah storytelling guild spawned festival supporting festival received national storytelling network service award janet low festival coordinator awarded service award debi richan festival vicepresident received national award festival opened new mt timpanogos park provo canyon designed city orem annual festival park allows festival growth continue larger performance tent timpanogos storytelling festival supported volunteer work donation individual community group american legion kiwanis golden kiwanis youth group student club boy scout girl scout utah storytelling guild festival moved location thanksgiving point ashton garden virtual festival held covid pandemic th festival take place september timpanogos storytelling festival official website