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Adam Booth – Appalachian Storyteller

February 4 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

$15,
A headshot of Adam Booth. He is posing against a white background with colorful graffiti being thrown in front of him.
Join us at 3 p.m. on February 4 in OHIO Southern’s Bowman Auditorium for a performance by Appalachian Storyteller Adam Booth.
Tickets are $15 and available at the door. Admission is free for students.
Adam Booth is the 2022 West Virginia Folk Artist of the Year, awarded at the Governor’s Arts Awards. Adam blends traditional mountain folklore, music, and an awareness of contemporary Appalachia to create original, forward-thinking story artistry. Adam’s new multidisciplinary program The Heron’s Journey has been selected for the 2024-2025 Mid Atlantic Arts Touring Roster. As a nationally touring artist, his professional telling appearances include premiere storytelling events across the United States, including the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, the International Storytelling Center, the National Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, the Appalachian Studies Association Conference, the National Storytelling Conference, the National Academy of Medicine, and as a Spoken Word Resident at the Banff Centre (Alberta, Canada). He is a member of the Recording Academy and his recordings have received many national honors, including a Parents’ Choice Gold Award. Adam serves as the inaugural Storyteller-In-Residence at Shepherd University and is the founding artistic director of Speak Story Series, a premier destination for storytelling in concert.

Details

Date:
February 4
Time:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
$15,
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/7196838037033483

Organizer

Ironton Council for the Arts
Phone
740-646-4057
Email
christine.hunt2@yahoo.com
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Venue

Ohio University Southern Bowman Auditorium
1804 Liberty Ave.
Ironton, 45638 United States
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Phone
533-4541
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