Make way for FROGS! The St. Marys Storytelling Festival, “Once Upon a Thames” is coming the first weekend in June. The festival has changed dates this year, moving from September, to June 5 & 6, but it’s still located in the same place, picturesque Milt Dunnell Field (the Flats) on the Thames River in St Marys.
The theme this year is Frogs. Frog stories appear in almost every culture in the world; there will be frog stories, frog songs, frog masks, frog games, frog folktales and hopefully some real frogs too! Visitors will also have an opportunity to hear two VERY different versions of the classic tale, The Frog Prince.
Friday from 7 to 8:30pm is the Family Concert in the big tent featuring froggy storytelling, and music by Erick Traplin.
First thing Saturday morning, two Tellers will be at the downtown Farmer’s Market; and from 2:00 to 4:30 at the Flats visitors can hear ongoing storytelling in the large tent, tell their own tales at a story swap, sign up for a session in the environmental tent to learn more about real frogs, make hop-a-long origami frogs and participate in frog crafts and games.
Saturday evening, from 8 to 10pm, the Frog Concert, featuring lots more froggy storytelling, and music by the Michael Earnie Taylor Orchestra, will be held in the big tent on the Flats.
Admission to the evening events and the “Frog Festival” on Saturday afternoon is by donation.
Please visit the website www.stmarysstorytelling.org or call Nancy Vermond at
519-284-2698 for more information
Plan to visit the St Marys Horticultural Society’s huge plant sale, Saturday morning at the Flats.
