The schedule is subject to change.
Thursday March 11 | Event | Presenters & Emcees |
1:30 –2:30 p.m. | Concert Stories by J. Frank Dobie, a Texas Storyteller | Mary Ann Blue, Donna Ingham, Larry Thompson, Tim Tingle Emcee: Mary Margaret Campbell |
3:00–4:30 p.m. | Workshop 1 Serve 'Em Up Fresh | Ingrid Nixon |
3:00–4:30 p.m. | Workshop 2 | Paul Normandin & Shayne Larango Emcee: Abbie Ryan Randolph |
5:30–7:00 p.m. | Concert Welcome to the Heart of Denton, Texas Storytelling | Donna Washingon, Sam Paye, Heather Forest, Eth-Noh-Tec Emcee: Waynetta Ausmus |
7:30–9:30 p.m. | Ghost Stories Concert | Mark Babino, Rosie Cutrer, Elizabeth Ellis, Bernadette Nason, Carolina Quiroga, Tim Tingle, Donna Washington Emcee: Sue Kuentz |
10:00–11:30 p.m. | Late Night Concert | Sandra Aguirre Magana, Joyce Ormond, Loren Niemi |
Friday March 12 | Event | Presenters & Emcees |
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Workshop 3 Language and Literacy: Closing the Thirty Million Word Gap | Donna Washington Emcee: Vivian Rutherford |
11:00a.m.–Noon | Concert Rising Stars | Shiny Wu, Mike Tomson, Molly Lemmons, Dana Foy Emcee: David Claunch |
12:00–1:00 p.m. | Social Hour with Rising Stars | |
1:30–2:30 p.m. | Meeting TSA Annual Membership Roundup | Moderator: David Claunch, TSA Board President |
3:00–4:30 p.m. | Workshop 4 Before Anything, Witness | Sam Payne Emcee: Kim Lehman |
4:30–5:30 p.m. | Social Hour with Sam Payne | Emcee: Kim Lehman |
6:30–7:00 p.m. | Pre-Concert Music | David Goodroe |
7:00–9:00 p.m. | Concert The Magic of Story | Eth-Noh-Tec, Heather Forest, Donna Washington, Sam Payne |
9:30–11:00 p.m. | Late Night Concert | Sheila Stark Phillips, Fred Peters, Shayne Larango |
Saturday March 13 | Event | Presenters & Emcees |
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Concert Fringe Tales II | David Thompson, Lorene Stillwell, Michael Brundy, and Charlotte Ivy Emcee: Shelby Smith |
9:00–10:30 a.m. | Workshop 5 Stories of Magic from the Ancient World | Barbara Tucker |
10:45 a.m. – Noon | Concert Stories of Hardship and Hope in the Heart of the Pandemic | Ann Marie Newman , Sophie Holder, Hank Roubicek, Sarah Hill, and Dr. Susan R. Bailey Emcee: MaryAnn Blue |
12:00–1:30 p.m. | Concert | Emcees: Loren Niemi and Betsy Mosier |
2:00–3:15 p.m. | Concert Bald-Faced Lies and Other Outlandish Truths | Kevin Cogan, Skip Skipworth, Anne Rutherford, Sandra Aguirre-Magana, Norm Brecke, Libby Tipton, Ingrid Nixon, M.J. Kang, and Oba William King 1st place winner from 2020. Emcee: Sheila Phillips |
3:30–4:15 p.m. | Concert | Eth-Noh-Tec |
4:15–6:00 p.m. | Discussion (live) | |
6:00–7:00 p.m. | Social Hour with Eth-Noh-Tec | Emcee: Jiaan Powers |
6:30–7:00 p.m. | Pre-Concert Music | Joel Hill & Sleepy Creek |
7:00–9:00 p.m. | Concert The Mystery of Story | Heather Forest, Sam Payne, Donna Washington, Eth-Noh-Tec |
9:30–11:00 p.m. | Late Night Concert The Stars at Night: Deep in the Heart of Texas | Rick Davis, John Hale, Waynetta Ausmus, Leslie Ogilvie |
Sunday March 14 | Event | Presenters & Emcees |
10:00–10:45 a.m. | Breakfast Chat | |
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Concert Sacred Tales | Sam Payne, Kathy Culmer, Warren Holleman, Jane McDaniel, Tim Couch |
1:00–2:30 p.m. | Workshop 6 Storytelling and Social Change | Heather Forest |
2:00–3:00 p.m. | Concert Youth Tellers Showcase | Saniyah McGrew, Keren Lee, Rebekah Garcia, Sohan Bhakta, Aashi Bhakta, Gloria Kunnapilly, Emily Ashley |
3:30–5:00 p.m. | Workshop 7 Zooming in on Puppets | Elizabeth Beamon |
5:00–6:00 p.m. | Social Hour with Heather Forest | Emcee: Sally Bates Goodroe |
6:30–7:15 p.m. | TSA Awards Ceremony | |
7:15–7:30 p.m. | It Takes a Village! Appreciation and recognition followed by music with Sam Payne | |
7:30–8:30 p.m. | Closing Concert | Sam Payne, Eth-Noh-Tec, Donna Washington, Heather Forest |