The 13th annual Lone Star Storytelling Festival will be held this Friday and Saturday at the Frisco Public Library.

More than 8,000 attendees will come from Texas and neighboring states for two days and nights of family fun featuring award-winning storytellers, concerts, puppet shows, folk arts and crafts, and more stories ever told in one setting, leaving listeners spellbound.

This year’s guests are nationally recognized storytellers David Novak and Barbara McBride-Smith.

2016 Complete Schedule:

FRIDAY:

8:00pm – 9:30pm Favorite Stories—$10

Suitable for adults and children 10 and up

Lone Star Storytellers David Novak and Barbara McBride-Smith

SATURDAY:

10:00am – 11:00am Good Morning Stories—$5

Suitable for young children

Lone Star Storytellers David Novak, and Barbara McBride-Smith

11:00am – 11:30am Autographs & Merchandise-Signing—Free

Lone Star Storytellers David Novak and Barbara McBride-Smith

1:00pm – 2:30pm Master Class – David Novak—$20

“Massaging the Story and Exercising the Listener”: This highly interactive class is intended for advanced storytellers. David Novak teaches exercises to challenge thinking and interpretive skills to use when composing stories for performance.

3:00pm – 4:30pm Master Class- Barbara McBride-Smith—$20

“Getting the Ending Right”:Learn how to wrap up your tales in such a way that no questions are left unanswered and listeners can’t wait to hear your next story.

5:00pm – 6:00pm Afternoon Stories—$5

Suitable for adults and children 10 and up

Lone Star Storytellers David Novak and Barbara McBride-Smith

6:00pm – 6:30pm Autographs & Merchandise-Signing—Free

Lone Star Storytellers David Novak and Barbara McBride-Smith

8:00pm – 9:30pm Laughing Night—$10

Suitable for adults and children 10 and up

Lone Star Storytellers David Novak and Barbara McBride-Smith

Tickets can be purchased online before the festival and at the Frisco Public Library before or during the festival.

Hope to see you there, Titans!