Celebrate Tellebration! Do you love sharing family history with others? Love local lore and want to tell some tall tales? Are you a long-time Weston or Fairfield County resident who has interesting stories to tell? Then join the Weston History & Culture Center and storyteller, Arnie Pritchard of The Connecticut Storytelling Center on Sunday, November 17, 2024 at 2pm at the Weston History & Culture Center for the “Weston Stories and Local Lore Storytelling Event”. It’s an interactive afternoon of storytelling in celebration of Tellebration – a storytelling phenomenon, made up of dozens of storytelling happenings all over the world.
This event is FREE and open to the public. If you would like to share stories or just come and listen, we ask that you register in advance here: https://westoncthistory.org.
Walk-ins are also welcome. Event takes place at 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT.
Gather with community members and storyteller, Arnie Pritchard, for an afternoon of engaging storytelling and sharing. Arnie will kick-off the event by telling a few family stories of his own relating to the WWII letters written by his father, which he recently discovered. Then attendees will be guided and encouraged to share their own stories. Come prepared with a story to tell or be inspired at the event. Family stories, local lore, Weston stories or reminiscences of growing up in the Fairfield County area are encouraged! Stories must be 5 minutes or less in length.
A full listing of Tellabration sites in Connecticut with dates and times can be found at: http://www.connstorycenter.org and clicking on “Tellabration” or by calling The Connecticut Storytelling Center at 860-934-8165.
About storyteller Arnie Pritchard: Arnie Pritchard has performed at the CT Storytelling Festival and the annual convention of Northeast Storytelling. He tells folktales from diverse cultures, as well as literary and personal stories illuminating the American past with humor and insight.
About the Connecticut Storytelling Center: The Connecticut Storytelling Center strives to provide the means for people of all ages to experience stories as a means of expression and communication, as a tool for thinking, reflecting, teaching and learning, and as a catalyst for change. Learn more at: https://www.connstorycenter.org.
About Weston History & Culture Center: The Weston Historical Society D/B/A The Weston History and Culture Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. WHCC would like to thank its benefactors: the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust and the Twenty-Seven Foundation. It would also like to thank its annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank, KMS Team at Compass, and Pullman & Comley. For more information and to donate, visit www.WestonCTHistory.org or email: info@westoncthistory.org or call: 203-226-1804.
