Storytellers to spin tales in McHenry County
"Once upon a time …" sets the stage for your imagination at the eighth annual Tellebration Celebration hosted by McHenry County Conservation District and McHenry County Storytelling Guild from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road, Crystal Lake.
Bring the family out to listen to tellers from the McHenry County Storytelling Guild.
Featured tellers will include Emmy Award-winning author and storyteller Jim May, along with Andy Talley, Joanne Knack and the tandem storytelling duo Two Voices: Larry and Darlene Newman.
They will entertain you with stories about nature, folklore and tall tales all while being a part of a worldwide event where storytelling enthusiasts bond together in spirit through simultaneous events held at the same time over the same weekend.
The admission fee is one nonperishable food item to help stock the McHenry County area food pantries for the holiday season.
Preregistration is required.
Visit the district's website at www.MCCDistrict.org to view the programs in greater detail or sign up to receive the seasonal magazine Landscapes.
Registration is accepted online, by phone for free programs only, at (815) 479-5779, by mail-in and drop-off at Prairieview Education Center, 2112 Behan Road in Crystal Lake, or drop-off only at Lost Valley Visitor Center, Route 31 and Harts Road in Ringwood.