ROTARY CLUB TO SPONSOR
\nSTORYTELLING & MUSIC EVENT
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TOWNSEND – Maryville-Alcoa Rotary Club will host the third annual “S ummer Storytelling and Music” celebration on Saturday\, Sept. 15\, at 6 p. m.\, at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend.
\nTh e celebration is made possible through funding by the Tennessee Arts Commi ssion\, by members of the Alcoa and Maryville Rotary Clubs\, and by Alcoa Walmart. Presenters include Lloyd Arneach\, Randy McGinnis and Elizabeth R ose.
\nLloyd Arneach is an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Ch erokee Indians and was born and reared on the Cherokee Reservation in Cher okee\, NC. He learned his first legends from two storytelling uncles on th e reservation and presents his stories in a style that is humorous\, infor mative and extremely moving. Lloyd’s stories
\nrange from the ‘old s tories’ of the Cherokee to contemporary stories collected that include cre ation stories and
\nstories from behind the scenes of the film “Danc es with Wolves.” In addition to telling stories\, he lectures on Cheroke e history and culture in schools\, universities\, libraries\, museums\, hi storical societies\, and civic groups.
\nRandy McGinnis is a Cheroke e born into the Deer Clan and currently lives in Knoxville with his wife M arsha. A popular performer and teacher at the Heritage Center\, he favors the songs he heard as a small boy. He founded the Smoky Mountain Flute Cir cleinTownsend\,TN\, is founder of Echota Technologies in Alcoa\, and has b een recognized by the State of Tennessee as Small Business Owner of the Ye ar. He has also received recognition from the award-winning and nationally known Native American flautist R. Carlos Nakai for his promotion\, preser vation and education of the Native American Flute.
\nElizabeth Rose\ , in addition to being a professional storyteller\, is principal of Cherok ee Middle School in Kingston\,Tennessee. She serves as the Executive Direc tor of the National Youth Storytelling Showcase and is the
\nstate l iaison forTennessee in the national Storytelling Network. She provides wor kshops for teachers on teaching children to tell\, on storytelling in the classroom\, on presentation skills\, and on teaching strategies and best p ractices. She also does workshops for adults and children\, including mini ng family stories\, folklore\, and storytelling as a performance art.
\nTickets are $5 and available at Alcoa Wal-Mart and the HeritageCenter in Townsend. Children under 10 and GSMHC members are free. Food and soft drinks by Wal-Mart will be available for purchase on-site.
\nThe Her itage Center is located between the Townsend traffic light and the nation al park entrance\, on Scenic Highway 73.
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