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An Appalachian Celebration at the
Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Amphitheater
July 11, 7PM
Admission: $5 at the door
It's a fun and folklore-filled family outing as Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont and Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center welcome renowned naturalist and storyteller Doug Elliott to the third annual Appalachian Celebration. Adults and kids of all ages will enjoy this engaging, entertaining performer.
-via dougelliott.com:
Doug Elliott will take us on an unforgettable, multifaceted cultural tour of North America's back country. He performs a lively collection of traditional tales, ancient legends, inspiring stories, folklore and outrageous personal narratives. He flavors them with regional dialects, lively harmonica riffs, fact stranger than fiction, and more than a few belly laughs.
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“Doug Elliott was one of the most engaging storytellers at the National Storytelling Festival. He has a fine ear for dialects encountered on his travels, and has collected delightful stories from around the country. His travel anecdotes and woods lore make the outdoor world come alive for his listeners.”
Brad Jolly, National Storytelling Resource Center |
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Doug Elliott has performed and presented programs at festivals, museums, botanical gardens, nature centers and schools from Canada to the Caribbean. He has been a featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough TN. He has lectured and performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and conducted workshops for the Smithsonian Institution. He has led ranger training sessions for the National Park Service and guided people in the wilderness from down-east Maine to the Florida Everglades.
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