Garner Storytelling Festival

The eighth annual Garner Storytelling Festival was held Saturday, March 12, 2011, at North Garner Middle School (720 Powell Drive, Garner) with about 1100 attending the morning educator workshop and the afternoon storytelling festival for the entire family featuring 99 Garner school students in the afternoon. During the preceding days, the professionals presented sessions and workshops in the schools and at SER for over 2300 people. The annual Saturday events, the sessions at SER Library, and having the professional artists in the schools the prior week are presented by the media specialists of the eleven GEF schools with organizational and financial support from the Garner Educational Foundation and the Wake County Public Library—SE Regional Branch.

A special thanks to our 2011 primary donors, Fred & Doris Huebner of McDonalds, for their sponsorship.  Thanks also go to other community entities that provided support:  Chick-fil-A, The Garner Citizen, Barnes & Noble—Cary Store, and Cottman Transmission.

Mark your calendar for March 10, 2012, for the ninth annual Garner Storytelling Festival!  Details will be available in Fall 2011.

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