Storytellers Carol Moore and M.J. Kang, who were both part of the Exchange Place for the 50th Anniversary of the National Storytelling Festival, bring a variety of personal stories featuring ways we give, receive, take, find and surround ourselves with people, places, and things we love. With a style that is comedic, conversational, and authentic, Carol […]
“Hometown Stories” featuring Bob SanderBob Sander was the only child of Frances and Theo Sander. He grew up in the small town of Beech Grove, just south of Indianapolis in the 1950s and 60s. His German great aunt (Tante) would sometimes call him “Snickelfritz,” as did his father. It’s a German (Pennsylvania Dutch) word for […]
“Six-Triple Eight” is the incredible story of the first and only Army Corps battalion of all African-American women allowed to serve in Europe during WWII. The battalion was recently awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for their outstanding achievements. For more than 30 years, Charlotte Blake Alston has graced stages in venues throughout North American and […]
Storytelling Arts of Indiana is proud to welcome back award-winning master storyteller/musician, historian and visionary Rev. Robert Jones for its annual fundraiser, “Talk of the Town.” The Rev. Jones will explore the impact of the blues on American music through stories and songs. American music has an amazingly eclectic mix of styles drawn from the […]
Storytelling Arts of Indiana is proud to welcome back award-winning master storyteller/musician, historian and visionary Rev. Robert Jones for its annual fundraiser, “Talk of the Town.” The Rev. Jones will explore the impact of the blues on American music through stories and songs. American music has an amazingly eclectic mix of styles drawn from the […]
A.J. Foyt vs. Parnelli Jones, Mel Lewis and Roger Brown and a red-white-and-blue basketball, water balloons, flashlight tag, book reports, and fresh cider from the Lilly Orchard, Bobby Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Vietnam War…Come visit Bill Harley’s mythical landscape of coming of age on the northside of Indianapolis in the 1960s. […]
Join Mara the Storyteller as she celebrates the rich mythology, legends and folklore from both her Scottish and African dual heritage. Be prepared for journeys of wonder and mystery. Discover the stories that have shaped her view of the world. From the misty highlands of Scotland to the sunbaked savannas of Africa, Mara weaves tales […]
