Fall is a time of harvest and sharing, and members of the TaleTellers of East Tennessee State University have been harvesting stories and songs of the fall season. The group will share this bounty with listeners in “LEGENDS of the FALL” next Thursday (Sept. 25) at 8 p.m. at the Acoustic Coffeehouse, 415 W. Walnut St.
This event is part of the ongoing series of storytelling programs at the Acoustic Coffeehouse presented by the TaleTellers, a group of faculty and students from ETSU’s Master’s Degree Program in Storytelling, the only one of its kind in the United States.
Featured tellers will include David Claunch, Valerie Menard, Marjorie Shafer and Dr. Joseph Sobol.
Claunch returned to school to study storytelling after 21 years in the construction industry.
He is well-known in the guise of Dilly Dally, a motorcycle-riding clown.
Menard came to ETSU from Nashville, where she was a professional photographer. She has also worked as a freelance storyteller, mime and teacher.
Shafer has lived much of her life in Detroit, where she is well-known for her performances in the character of Mother Goose. She loves to share rhymes and riddles with children, but she also “carries a cornucopia of more adult storytelling fare.”
Sobol, director of the ETSU Storytelling Program, is a widely traveled and accomplished storyteller, musician, folklorist and author. He will contribute some hearty sing-alongs, as well as tunes on his cittern.
This program is intended for adults, but children over 10 are welcome if accompanied by adults.
For more information or special assistance for those with disabilities, contact Claunch at 439-7606 or storytel@etsu.edu.

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