Continuing to bring excellent spoken word entertainment to Asheville, David Joe Miller Presents “MOUNTAIN STORIES” with nationally acclaimed storyteller and musician Adam Booth.
Adam Booth. Photo courtesy of David Joe Miller Presents
Booth will present “MOUNTAIN STORIES” at Buffalo Nickel, 747 Haywood Road in West Asheville, on Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m. He’ll be joined by Asheville’s very own Vixi Jil Glenn for an evening of stories and music. The show is presented in a dinner theater-type atmosphere, so please call 828-575-2844 to make dinner reservations. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door or $12 online at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/adam-booth-tickets-26520342057. Dinner is not included with price of tickets. Booth’s web site is http://www.adam-booth.com/.
Adam has appeared at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn., which is also known as the “Carnegie Hall of Storytelling”. He’s been featured as a Teller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center and has won the West Virginia Liars Contest on four occasions. His stories and recordings have been honored with two Parents Choice Silver Honor Awards and three Storytelling World Awards. His original voice, both humorous and touching, has been influenced by generations of diverse storytellers from West Virginia and Appalachia.
Vixi Jil Glenn is an Asheville treasure and has been telling stories all her life. She’s a native of the area and is a member of the Asheville Storytelling Circle and the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild. She’s active in the non-profit, Vanishing Wheelchair organization and tells Jack Tales, Appalachian tales and fairly tales all across the region.
Vixi Jil Glenn. Photo courtesy of David Joe Miller Presents
David Joe Miller Presents brings spoken word entertainment to several Asheville venues every month. Executive producer, David Joe Miller, chooses to join nationally and internationally known spoken word artists with local and regional artists at his shows. David Joe, a professional storyteller since 1989, once opened for Grammy winner David Holt at the Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival in Tennessee and immediately saw the positive affects of being heard alongside a nationally known talent. He pays that forward now in hopes of helping other local and regional storytellers and poets achieve the same success.
On Thursday, August 18, David Joe Miller Presents will feature Adam Booth in a story writing workshop at the Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative at Lenoir-Rhyne University on Montford Ave. in Asheville. The workshop, “Mining The Fools Gold,” will teach participants how to write Tall Tales using personal stories and personal experiences. This event is sponsored in part by The Thomas Wolfe Center for Narrative and The Asheville Storytelling Circle. Fee is $35 at the door or online at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/mining-the-fools-gold-with-adam-booth-tickets-26520525606. Workshop takes place on the 3rd floor in room 316 at 36 Montford Ave. from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Registration is required if you are planning to pay at the door. Please contact davidjoetells@yahoo.com for registration and more information.
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