Postponed
We are saddened to announce that the 2020 Storytelling Festival has been postponed for this year. BUT we are thrilled that our new date is JULY 23, 24, 2021 and all our performers have agreed to come! Please put the … Continue reading →
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Celtic Stories Canceled
Saturday night’s Celtic Stories and Song at the Pump House is canceled. Our featured teller, Yvonne Healy, had her plane from Denver postponed and she could not make other arrangements. She was also concerned because Denver, like many large cities, … Continue reading →
Festival Kids’ Performances–FREE!
The Festival committee is proud to announce that the July 25th 11-2:30 programs geared toward children will be FREE! So bring the kids and enjoy storyteller Bil Lepp, musician Hans Mayer, juggler Doug the Jug plus children’s activities. No better … Continue reading →
Upcoming Events
Celtic Stories and Song: The Bluff Country Tales Spinners will be joined by Irish Teller Yvonne Healy and musician Ariane Lydon on March 14 at the Pump House. The show starts at 7:30. Tickets are available at http://www.thepumphouse.org Our next … Continue reading →
Winter Storytelling Traditions
Another article about storytelling in the winter is now on our new page, Winter Storytelling Traditions. Be sure to read this interesting article.
Local Tellers at the Pump House
The La Crosse County Historical Society is presenting an ‘indoor’ version of the 2019 Silent City Cemetery Tour at the Pump House on Thursday, Dec. 5. Five members of the Bluff Country Tale Spinners, Jill Pein, Tom Williams, Richard Frost, … Continue reading →
A Great Tellebration
Our Tellebration on Nov. 14 was a big success. Our featured tellers, Debra Morningstar and Kay Weeden, were wonderful as were the members of the Bluff Country Tale Spinners. Marge wrote that new tellers Mary Cepek and Amy Jo Vonarsdall … Continue reading →
Tellebration
The La Crosse Storytelling Festival will host their first Tellebration on Nov. 14 at the Pump House. Tellebrations are held around the world in November to celebrate story. The theme will be Stories from Around the World and will feature … Continue reading →
Ghoulies in the Coulies
Members of the Bluff Country Tale Spinners will be sharing scary stories at Norskedalen’s Ghoulies in the Coulies on October 24, 25, and 26. Look for information at http://www.norskedalen.org. … Continue reading →
Legends and Legacies
Our annual fund raiser will be at 5:30, Sept. 5 at the La Crosse County Historical Society building on the corner of King and West Ave. Join us for appetizers, wine, coffee, and historical stories told by local tellers Richard … Continue reading →