Annual Storytelling Festival
Published: Fri, Sep. 26, 2008 12:00AM
Modified Fri, Sep. 26, 2008 05:56AM
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closeWhat: Wake County Public Libraries' annual storytelling festival, now in its 26th year, featuring two days of storytelling.
When and where: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Historic Oak View County Park, 4028 Carya Drive, Raleigh; 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday at Marbles Kids Museum, 201 E. Hargett St., downtown Raleigh
Who goes: All ages.
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Take your kids outside this weekend in honor of Take A Child Outside Week, a national event led by the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences, and because it's just a good thing to do. There are at least a dozen or so local events that make it easy to go outside.
They include:
- The Falls Lake Fire Festival at Beaverdam Recreation Area from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, where the public is invited to learn about controlled burns. Call 676-1027 for details;
- Sample Durant Nature Park from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, to try out all that the park off Durant Road in North Raleigh has to offer. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 870-2871.
- Take a Child Outside at Prairie Ridge from 3 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Prarie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife & Learning, 4301 Reedy Creek Rd., Raleigh. All ages welcome for guided walks that begin every 30 minutes and other activities. Free. For information, contact Cathy Fergen at Cathy.Fergen@ncmail.net or 919-733-7450 ext. 671.
- Learn all about Colonial North Carolina from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, at the N.C. Museum of History in downtown Raleigh. The family day is an opportunity to explore North Carolina's past with games, Revolutionary War re-enactors, crafts and other activities. For details, call 807-7900 or go to ncmuseumofhistory.org.
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What to know before you go: The festival's main event is the afternoonlong program at Historic Oak View County Park. It features continuous storytelling on the park's spacious lawn for five hours.
Willa Brigham, host of the TV show "Smart Start Kids," which airs on WRAL-TV on Saturday mornings, is the featured teller. But others also will be there to entertain kids of all ages.
For the hearing-impaired, there will be American Sign Language-interpreted stories from noon to 2 p.m. And tellers will offer some special stories for the youngest listeners. So if you've got young children in tow, be sure to check the program when you get there to find out where they are.
A hay ride shuttle with more storytelling will take you the short distance from the parking lot to the festival. Food will be sold on site, but feel free to bring a picnic, blankets and chairs to spread out and enjoy the stories. The event is free and open to the public. It will take place rain or shine.
If you can't make it Saturday, or don't get enough storytelling then, you can find Brigham performing at Marbles at 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday.
For more information about the storytelling festival, call Wake County Public Libraries at 250-1200 or go to www.wakegov.com/libraries/events/storytelling.
To celebrate its first anniversary Saturday, Marbles also will host the Tar Heel Tale Tellers, a children's literature performance company, at 11 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. They'll appear as part of a daylong series of events that includes crafts, face painting, birthday games and more to celebrate Marbles' first birthday. Those programs are free with admission to the museum.
Go to www.marbleskidsmuseum.com or call 834-4040 for details.
Sarah.Lindenfeld@newsobserver.com or (919) 829-8983
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