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His
toric
Marip
osa &
Yo
sem
ite N
ati
on
al P
ark
Mee
t o
ur
26th
Fes
tiva
l Sto
ryte
llers
Don
ald
Dav
is (N
C) w
as
born
in a
n A
ppal
achi
an m
ount
ain
wor
ld ri
ch in
sto
ries.
“I d
idn’
t le
arn
stor
ies,
I ju
st a
bsor
bed
them
,” h
e sa
ys a
s he
reco
unts
gr
owin
g up
hea
ring
gent
le fa
iry
tale
s, s
illy
Jack
tale
s, s
cary
m
ount
ain
lore
, anc
ient
folk
tale
s,
and
nour
ishi
ng tr
ue-to
-life
st
orie
s of
his
ow
n ne
ighb
ors
and
kin.
A fa
vorit
e m
aste
r sto
ryte
ller a
t fes
tival
s ac
ross
th
e na
tion,
Don
ald
is m
akin
g hi
s fif
th a
ppea
ranc
e in
M
arip
osa.
Ang
ela
Lloy
d (C
A) O
ne
of th
e m
ost u
niqu
e pe
rfor
mer
s on
the
stor
ytel
ling
circ
uit t
oday
, sh
e ha
s be
en fe
atur
ed a
t the
N
atio
nal S
tory
telli
ng F
estiv
al a
nd
regu
larly
app
ears
at f
estiv
als
and
thea
tres
acr
oss
the
U.S
. H
er
perf
orm
ance
s ar
e a
whi
msi
cal
brai
d of
sto
ry, s
ong
and
poet
ry
play
ed o
n w
ashb
oard
, aut
ohar
p,
guita
r, sp
oon
and
bell.
Ang
ela’
s st
orie
s ar
e ad
vent
ures
in
to h
er a
maz
ing
wor
ld o
f peo
ple
and
plac
es, a
nd th
ose
who
jum
p ab
oard
for t
he tr
ip a
re a
lway
s de
light
ed.
Patr
ick
Bal
l (C
A) i
s on
e of
th
e pr
emie
r Cel
tic h
arp
play
ers
in th
e w
orld
and
a c
aptiv
atin
g sp
oken
wor
d ar
tist.
In p
layi
ng
the
anci
ent,
lege
ndar
y br
ass-
stru
ng h
arp
of Ir
elan
d w
ith it
s cr
ysta
lline
, bel
l-lik
e vo
ice,
and
in
per
form
ing
mar
velo
us ta
les
of
wit
and
ench
antm
ent,
he n
ot o
nly
brin
gs n
ew li
fe to
two
cher
ishe
d tr
aditi
ons,
but
ble
nds
them
in c
once
rt to
cre
ate
“a ri
chly
th
eatr
ical
and
hau
ntin
gly
beau
tiful
per
form
ance
.”
Laur
a Pe
rshi
n R
ayno
r (M
I) ha
s be
en fe
atur
ed a
t the
C
eleb
ratio
n of
Lig
ht, T
impa
-no
gos,
Col
onia
l Will
iam
sbur
g an
d N
atio
nal S
tory
telli
ng
fest
ival
s. A
Chi
ldre
n’s
Libr
aria
n,
Laur
a br
ings
to li
fe th
e co
lorf
ul
cast
of c
hara
cter
s fr
om h
er
uniq
ue a
nd lo
ving
fam
ily. H
er
Gra
ndm
a D
inah
, who
live
d to
be
105
year
s ol
d, ra
ised
her
on
the
tale
s of
the
Old
Cou
ntry
, pr
ovid
ing
Laur
a w
ith a
land
scap
e fo
r her
ow
n st
orie
s, to
ld
in a
n an
imat
ed a
nd in
timat
e st
yle.
Lyn
Ford
(O
H) i
s an
aw
ard
win
ning
sto
ryte
ller w
ho s
hare
s fo
lkta
le a
dapt
atio
ns, s
pook
y ta
les
and
orig
inal
sto
ries
from
he
r fam
ily’s
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an
mul
ticul
tura
l her
itage
. Her
“H
ome
Frie
d Ta
les”
are
sea
sone
d w
ith
hum
or a
nd h
eart
; des
sert
is h
er
spec
ial g
ift o
f joy
. Whe
n sh
e is
no
t tel
ling
acro
ss th
e U
.S.,
Lyn
is a
sto
ry a
rtis
t with
the
Col
umbu
s A
rts
Cou
ncil
and
a Th
urbe
r Hou
se m
ento
r for
you
ng a
utho
rs.
Dav
id N
ovak
(NC
) has
be
en a
feat
ured
telle
r at t
he
Nat
iona
l Sto
ryte
lling
Fes
tival
an
d fe
stiv
als
acro
ss th
e co
untr
y an
d in
tern
atio
nally
from
Hon
g K
ong
to th
e C
zech
Rep
ublic
. A
form
er M
aste
r Sto
ryte
ller
for t
he D
isne
y In
stitu
te a
t Wal
t D
isne
y W
orld
, Dav
id c
reat
es
uniq
ue e
xper
ienc
es to
ent
erta
in
imag
inat
ions
, eng
age
emot
ion
and
disc
over
com
mon
gr
ound
. “In
him
, The
Bro
ther
s G
rimm
and
Car
l Jun
g m
eet
Mon
ty P
ytho
n.”
Bringing you
the Best Storytellingevery 2nd weekend in March!
REGISTRATION FORM26th Mariposa Storytelling Festival Sr. (62+) Performances: General Child/Student Total ( Group Rates available) Admission MCAC Members
NEW LOCATION!5009 Hwy. 140, Mariposa CA 95338-2134Telephone: (209) 966-3155email: [email protected] Please visit our new Treetop Gallery
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Special 2 Day Festival Pass
Fri Opening & All Sat Events Only(does not include Yosemite Concert)
#___ @ $74 #___ @ $58
All Saturday Daytime Events Pass
9:00 am-4:20 pm Only #___ @ $36 #___ @ $28
Friday, March 9: 7:00 - 9:30 pmOpening Performances #___@ $28 #___ @ $22
Saturday, March 10:
9:00 am Events10:20 am Events11:40 am Events
#___ @ $9#___ @ $9#___ @ $9
#___ @ $7#___ @ $7#___ @ $7
2:00 pm Children’s Story Concert Doors open at 1:30 pm
All Adults
$4Children FREE
w/adult, max.4
2:00 pm Tales For Those A Bit Older #___@ $9 #___@ $7
3:20 pm Mother Lode Revue #___@ $10 #___@ $8
3:20 pm Nuggets & Gems #___@ $10 #___@ $8
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Mariposa Finale Performances #___@ $28 #___@ $22
Sunday, March 11: 2:30 - 4:30 pmFestival Finale Performancesin Yosemite National Park
#___@ $16 #___@ $12
Back Stage Party, Meet Our Tellers Friday, March 8, immediately following the
Opening Performances. Lite refreshments.
#___@ $10 #___@ $10
Friday, March 8, 2013: Our 26th Celebration Begins!Enjoy the old fashioned comfort of a real story, well told...
7:00–9:30 pm Opening Performances: Patrick Ball, Donald Davis, Lyn Ford, Angela Lloyd, David Novak & Laura Pershin Raynor take the stage to bring you their awesome presentations of Irish ballads, personal stories, global and American folktales and imaginary adventures to fascinating places. Doors open at 6:30. Auditorium, Mariposa County High School
Saturday, March 9, 2013: Mariposa County High School 9:00 –10:00 am Patrick Ball—Auditorium 9:00 –10:00 am Angela Lloyd & David Novak—High School Library10:20 –11:20 am Donald Davis—Auditorium 10:20 –11:20 am Laura Pershin Raynor—High School Library11:40 –12:40 pm Lyn Ford—Auditorium11:40 –12:40 pm Angela Lloyd – High School Library
12:50 – 1:45 pm Lunch Break & Story Swap – High School Library Story Swap sign-ups @ 8:40 am Information table.
2:00 – 3:00 pm Children’s Story Concert – David Novak – Auditorium – ASL Doors open 1:30 pm. 2:00 – 3:00 pm Tales For Those A Bit Older – Lyn Ford & Laura Pershin Raynor – High School Library 3:20 – 4:20 pm Mother Lode Revue – Patrick Ball & Donald Davis – Auditorium 3:20 – 4:20 pm Nuggets & Gems! – High School Library Lyn, Angela, David & Laura with some of their favorite tales for a lazy afternoon.Dinner Break
7:00 – 9:30 pm Mariposa Finale Performances: New and delightful tales from our six featured storytellers as the curtain falls on stories in our historic town. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Auditorium
The Festival Continues in...Yosemite National ParkSunday, March 10, 2013 in the Park Service Auditorium2:30–4:30 pm A Sunday Afternoon with Patrick, Donald, Lyn, Angela, David & Laura as they present their final storytelling perfor- mances for the Grand Finale of our amazing 26th Festival!
Our 27th Storytelling Festival will be, March 7– 9, 2014. Be sure to mark your calendars!
All Friday & Saturday Events are held at Mariposa County High School (go east on 8th Street from Hwy. 140/49N). The historic Gold Rush town of Mariposa is located 36 miles east of Merced on Hwys. 140/49N, three hours from the Bay Area and five hours from Los Angeles. Festival continues with Sunday’s Storytelling in Yosemite: Park Service Auditorium, Yosemite National Park, 50 minutes from the town of Mariposa. For more information: [email protected] Policy: The Mariposa County Arts Council must receive a written cancellation on or before February 22, 2013 for a refund. Our mailing address is: P.O. Box 2134, Mariposa, CA 95338. A $20 refund processing fee will be retained. No refunds after February 22, 2013.
Order your tickets early! Our evening shows typically sell-out several weeks before the festival. Call about USD Graduate Credit for Festival Attendance.
All Festival sites are handicapped accessible. Check the Schedule for performances with ASL interpretation for the hearing impaired.
Festival Performances: Audience members arriving after the start of evening storytelling theatre events will be seated during a break in the performance. The Festival is recommended for ages 8–98. Children’s Concert, Saturday at 2:00 pm.
Lodging: Contact Mariposa County Visitors Center at (866)-425-3366 or visit www.homeofyosemite.com. RV parking available at the fairgrounds (209) 966-2432.
U.S. National Parks charge an entrance fee per vehicle to help with maintenance in each park. The 2013 entrance fee for YNP is $20 per vehicle, valid for seven days. Seniors can obtain a life-time vehicle Senior Pass for a one-time charge of $10.
Back Stage Party - Meet Our Storytellers! Friday, March 8, immediately following the Opening Performances . Light refreshments served. $10—tickets are limited.
Mariposa Rotary Club
Children’s Concert - Madeline & Elliott Taft
Mariposa County Friends of the Library
Foster True Value
Mariposa Family Medicine
Starchman & Bryant, Attorneys At Law
Sue Overstreet
Silver Fox Vineyard
Happy Burger Diner
Mariposa Subway
Jacque Meriam
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Adams
River Rock Inn & Deli Cafe
Petunia’s Place
Soroptimist of Mariposa
Savoury’s Restaurant
Mariposa Rotary