FLORENCE-Join us May 18-20, 2023 Shoals Storytelling Festival 12th Anniversary located at the Shoals Theatre 123 N Seminary St. in Florence, AL 35630. The festival begins on Thurs from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm. Doors will be open at 6:00 pm Friday hours 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. Doors open at 8:00 am. Saturday Day hours 9:00 am – 9:00 pm. Doors open at 8:00 am.
Festival Tickets:
ENTIRE THREE-DAY FESTIVAL May 18-20, 2023 – $70
THURSDAY ONLY 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – $20
FRIDAY ONE DAY ONLY 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. – $50
SATURDAY ONE DAY ONLY 9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. – $50
SHOALS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
2023 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
THURSDAY 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 6:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Emcee 5 min)
1. Walt Aldridge 7:00-7:45 (45 min)
2. Josh Goforth 7:45-8:00 (15 min)
3. Bill Harley 8:00-8:15 (15min)
4. Dolores Hydock 8:15-8:30 (15 min)
5. Sheila Arnold 8:30-8:45 (15 min)
6. Bil Lepp 8:45-9:00 (15 min)
FRIDAY Morning 8:50-12:00 noon
Melissa Foster 8:50-8:55 Emcee (5 min)
1. Eric Kirkman 8:55 – 9:10 (15 min)
2. Bil Lepp 9:10-9:40 (30 min)
3. Bill Harley 9:40-10:10 (30 min)
4. Sheila Arnold 10:10-10:40 (30 min)
5. BREAK 10:40-10:55 (15 min)
6. Josh Goforth 10:55 – 11:25 (30 min)
7. Dolores Hydock 11:25 – 11:55 (30 min)
LUNCH BREAK 12:00 noon- 2:00 p.m.
Friday Afternoon 2:00-5:00
Melissa Foster 2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
1. Dolores Hydock 2:05 – 2:35 (30 min)
2. Josh Goforth 2:35 – 3:05 (30 min)
3. Sheila Arnold 3:05- 3:35 (30 min)
4. BREAK 3:35 – 3:45 (10 min)
5. Bill Harley 3:45 – 4:20 (35 min)
6. Bil Lepp 4:20-4:55 (35 min)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – SUPPER BREAK
Friday Evening 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 6:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1. Bill Harley 7:00 – 7:25 (25 min)
2. Sheila Arnold 7:25 – 7:50 (25 min)
3. Dolores Hydock 7:50 – 8:15 (25 min)
4. Josh Goforth 8:15 – 8:40 (25 min)
5. Bil Lepp 8:40 – 9:05 (25 min)
Saturday Morning 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Melissa Foster 8:55 – 9:00 Emcee (5 min)
1. Sheila Arnold 9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. (40 min)
2. Bill Lepp 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. (40 min)
3. BREAK 10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. (15 min)
4. Bill Harley 10:35 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (40 min)
5. Josh Goforth 11:15 a.m. -11:55 a.m. (40 min
Saturday Afternoon 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1. Dolores Hydock/Bobby Horton 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. (1 hr)
2. Josh Goforth 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (30 min)
3. Sheila Arnold 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (30 min)
4. BREAK 4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. (10 min)
5. Bill Harley 4:10 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. (25 min)
6. Bil Lepp 4:35 p.m. -5:00 p.m. (25 min)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. SUPPER BREAK
Saturday Evening 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 6:55 p.m. Emcee (5 min)
1. TOAS (Three on a String) 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.(40 min)
2. Sean Dietrich 7:55 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. (1 hr 20 min.)
About the Festival
The Shoals Storytelling Festival, listed as a Top Twenty Events in the Southeast, began in 2011 as the Front Porch Storytelling Festival, was originally hosted on the campus of the University of North Alabama (UNA) in Florence, a city on the banks of the Tennessee River in northwestern Alabama. In 2017, the Festival moved to the historic Shoals Theatre in downtown Florence, and was renamed The Shoals Storytelling Festival, acknowledging its home in “the Shoals,” an area made up of the four cities of Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. The Quad Cities is an area rich in history, stories, and music. It’s the birthplace of Helen Keller and W. C. Handy, and the site of FAME Studios and the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.
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