Sweet Tree Arts continues their tradition of bringing the richness of storytelling to the community with renowned tellers Willy and Dovie, Local Tellers and a THEME of “TOGETHER”.
This annual Fundraiser for Sweet Tree will be a feast of stories for all. Event is 12+ or by adult discretion. There are usually some adult themes shared through story.
Meet Wlly: Willy Claflin, is a ” one-man storytelling festival.” Winner of multiple awards, he has told tales in 42 states, and as far away as Indonesia. His work spans historical sagas, ballads, intergalactic yarns and moose-adventures in the Maine backwoods.Abducted by aliens but now safely returned to earth,
Meet Dovie: Dovie Thomason imagines herself as a river, fed by many streams: Lakota, Apache, and Scot Traveller ancestry, urban Chicago, rural Texas and international travels, the Internet and Indigenous elders, family teachings, kitchen table wisdom, and university classrooms — and draws on those contrasts and cultures. in her work.