Feb 01 2019
Art Hop: Storytelling Festival - Life in the Mitten

Art Hop: Storytelling Festival - Life in the Mitten

Presented by Kalamazoo Valley Museum at Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Stryker Theater

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.

Admission Info

Art Hop is FREE

Phone: 269-373-7990

Email: museumstaff@kvcc.edu

Dates & Times

2019/02/01 - 2019/02/01

Additional time info:

Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Location Info

Kalamazoo Valley Museum - Stryker Theater

230 North Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49003