8th Annual Starburst Storytellers' Festival

The Friends of the Anderson County Library, in cooperation with Anderson University, will present its 8th Annual Starburst Storytellers' Festival Oct. 14-18 at the Anderson County Library, 300 N. McDuffie St.

Andy Offutt Irwin opens the festival on Sunday at 3 p.m. Weeknight performances begin at 6:30 p.m. and feature Lynn Ruehlmann with "Mischief and Other Matters: Adventures of a Daydreamy Child" on Monday, members of the Clemson Area Storytellers' Guild on Tuesday, Linda Goodman with "Memories of a Former Kid" on Wednesday, and a rousing, good-time evening with Oba William King on Thursday, the library's Family Night. All tellers are multiple award-winning performers; Andy Ofutt Irwin and Linda Goodman arrive in Anderson straight from their performances at the prestigious National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. All performances are free!

For information, contact Community Services Coordinator Marybeth Evans at 260-4500, ext. 107 or mevans@andersonlibrary.org.

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