The Whitewater Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will be hosting the Whitewater Storytelling Festival.
In its second year, the festival will be held Friday through Sunday, Sept. 23-25, in various locations throughout the Whitewater community.
According to information released by the chamber, the event is a celebration of the art of storytelling, featuring the talents of local, regional and national storytellers.
The event is a collaborative effort, described in the release as “harnessing the talents, skills and resources of multiple organizations and individuals in the Whitewater community.”
As of Sunday, the chamber’s website notes that a schedule of activities associated with the event will be coming soon.
A link to learn more is here: https://www.whitewaterchamber.com/whitewater-storytelling-festival/.
According to the release, this year’s event will be supported, in part, through use of a Joint Effort Marketing (JEM) Grant from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism.
The three-year grant offers an opportunity for the chamber and its partners to “highlight Whitewater’s robust arts community” and, building upon last year’s beginning, grow the festival into a larger event.
The event is sponsored by Generac Power Systems, Inc.
A story about last year’s event is here: https://fortatkinsononline.com/whitewater-storytelling-festival-enjoyed-success-organizers-say/.
Knitting workshop available
In conjunction with the storytelling festival, the Whitewater Arts Alliance will be hosting a knitting workshop, Saturday, Sept. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Whitewater Cultural Arts Center, 402 W. Main St., Whitewater.
The workshop will be led by Jen Webber, who, according to a news release supplied by the alliance, is a professional from New Orleans, where she manages The Quarter Stitch Yarn and Needlepoint Boutique.
The workshop will feature a discussion about hand-knit patterns and the stories they tell, and participants will knit a pair of fingerless gloves designed specifically for the workshop.
Those interested in participating in the workshop must sign up by Sept. 10. The one-day workshop costs $50 for Whitewater Arts Alliance members and $60 for members of the general public. Kits, sold optionally, including yarn only, cost $16. Kits including yarn and needles cost $27.
For more information about the workshop, visit: https://www.whitewaterarts.org/handson-yarns-workshop-2022.
Online registration can also be found on the Whitewater Arts Alliance’s webpage: https://www.whitewaterarts.org/shop/hands-on-yarns-registration-form-2022.
Registrants are welcome to mail in cash/checks to: Whitewater Arts Alliance, P.O. Box 311, Whitewater, WI 53190, according to the release.
Event-goers listen to children’s stories as told by Coral Conant Giles. The storyteller was a participant in last year’s storytelling festival. File photo/contributed/Tom Ganser.
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