Art Hop: Storytelling Festival - Life in the Mitten

The Seventh Annual Storytelling Festival, featuring stories and songs of Life in the Mitten, kicks off with Art Hop on February 1.

6 p.m.: Robin Nott will share stories and songs from Michigan’s lumbering and Great Lakes lore. Nott, a retired theater director from Gull Lake Schools, has been sharing stories and songs throughout Michigan for years. Hear the Lumberman’s Alphabet, the Great Lakes Fishing Trade, and Pea Soup Shorty.

7 p.m.: Storyteller, singer-songwriter, actress, writer, and educator Allison Downey blends the world of music, storytelling, and theater into a one-woman performance piece. She will share her songs about Michigan and stories of family and life in the Mitten. Frequently featured at The Moth in Ann Arbor, Downey joins the Storytelling Festival kickoff during Art Hop.