Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival
southern ohio storytelling festival annual storytelling festival held thursday saturday labor day chillicothe ohio local regional nationally known storyteller invited perform favorite story thousand school child storytelling enthusiast board community volunteer localregional storyteller make c nonprofit organization responsible organizing overseeing festival history storytelling southern ohio extends back native american shawnee mingo tribe inhabited southern ohio maintained history story passed generation generation pioneer established community area brought story ancestor even created traveler helped along underground railroad encouraged one another story hope passed southern ohio area bill mckell local storyteller business leader visited national storytelling festival later regional storytelling festival kentucky family festival ohio area bill mckell spearheaded committee local volunteer storytelling organization developed plan secured grant donation hold first southern ohio storytelling festival chillicothe historic firstcapital ohio various venue used year addition historic majestic theatre accommodate thousand school child attend festival location included stevenson center library bennett hall auditorium shoemaker center gymnasium ohio universitychillicothe branch tent pump house art gallery yoctangee park east main street ja smith middle school auditorium local school librariesgymnasiumsauditoriums tent courtyard majestic theatre festival festival begin thursday evening meet storyteller reception open public includes concert preview festival storyteller thousand student participate day friday student around state ohio also participate videoconferencing network provided south central ohio computer association ghost story added held friday evening historic majestic theatre past performer include bill harley carmen agra deedy donald davis elizabeth elli connie reganblake sheila kay adam bobby norfolk bil lepp antonio rocha len cabral kate long lyn ford kevin cordi bill harley andy offutt irwin jim flanagan participant encouraged share story open microphone saturday schedule southern ohio storytelling festival chillicothe ohio usa storytelling festival list link storytelling festival national storytelling network usa interview bill mckell founder southern ohio storytelling festival building storytelling festival ground