Storytelling Festival

February 4, 2012 - 10:00am - 4:00pm

Time:

10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

Location:

The Mariners' Museum

100 Museum Drive

Newport News, VA 23606

Phone: (757) 596-2222

Fax: (757) 591-7320

Cost:

FREE for Members or with Museum admission

Throughout the ages, men and women have used stories to explain the world around them, to teach lessons to their offspring, and to entertain themselves and others. Join nationally recognized storytellers in this fun and educational day of music and storytelling. In honor of Black History Month, emphasis will be on the stories that came over to the Americas with enslaved Africans.

SCHEDULED STORYTELLING
Why We Tell Stories
11:00 A.M - Roper Theater

African-American Stories
11:30 A.M. - Chesapeake Bay Gallery

Mandarin Chinese and Spanish Stories
Presented by Peninsula Lango
12:30 P.M. - Age of Exploration Gallery

Stories of the Civil War
1:30 P.M. - Defending the Seas Gallery

Anansi and Other African Tales
2:30 P.M. - Age of Exploration Gallery

Tales of a Lost Ship
3:30 P.M. - Titanic - Great Hall of Steam

Instrument Making in the Main Lobby
10:00 A.M-1:30 P.M.