Update March 9: If you're looking for something to do this weekend, don't forget about this festival.
The schedule is below and if you're not sold, you can hear some soundbites on the ARTworks website and The Island Packet has some video of their columnist, David Lauderdale, and Beaufort Mayor Billy Keyserling participating.
First reporting: The inaugural Beaufort Intergalactic Storytelling Festival and Liars Competition blasts off March 8 to 11.
It's a gathering of those who shoot the breeze with the greatest of ease, of the lying liars and the audiences who laugh with them, including workshops, children’s events, special theater events, concerts, and audience participation activities. Set your phasers to fun, and check out the full schedule. Themes are not limited to sci fi— but will be outta this world and down to earth!
Storytellers beaming in include Dolores Hydock, the headliner from the National Story Telling Festival in Jonesborough TN, Hawk Hurst, co-director of Stories for Life Storytelling Festival and the Piccolo Spoleto Children’s Festival, Ronstadt Generations, members of the musical family dynasty, Natalie Daise star of Nickelodeon's Gullah Gullah Island, John McCutcheon, folksinger and songwriter of "Tender Mercies," and the Lowcountry Story Tellers Guild All-Stars— because in space no one can hear you scream, but in Beaufort SC, everyone wants to hear some good ol' stories.
Friday, March 9th:
| Time | Event | Audience | Location | Cost |
| 10am | Earth, Water, Fire, and Air; Hawk Hurst Performance | Schools/Children/Families | ARTworks | $10 (if school, call us!) |
| 12noon | Made from Scratch; Dolores Hydock Performance | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $15 (adults), $10 (students 13-21), $5 (child 12 and under) |
| 1pm | Street Activities | Family | Tent to ARTworks | Free |
| 2pm | A) A Guide to Musical Storytelling; Hawk Hurst Workshop
B) Most of What I Needed to Know About Storytelling I Learned in Dance Class; Dolores Hydock Workshop |
Storytellers
Storytellers |
ARTworks
ARTworks |
$10
$10 |
| 3 pm | Street Activities | Family | Tent to ARTworks | Free |
| 4 pm | Liars Competition Wildcard | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $5 |
| 6 pm | Mouth to Hand; Natalie Daise Performance | Family | ARTworks | $17 (adults), $12 (students 13-21), $7 (child 12 and under) |
| 8 pm | Ronstadt Generations Concert | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $17 (adults), $12 (students 13-21), $7 (child 12 and under) |
Saturday, March 10th:
| Time | Event | Audience | Location | Cost |
| 10am | A) Storytelling with Puppets; Yostie the Puppeter Workshop
B) The Oral Tradition in Gullah Culture; Natalie Daise Workshop |
Children/Families
Storytellers |
ARTworks
ARTworks |
$7
$10 |
| 12noon | Comeyah Tales; Natalie Daise Performance | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $15 (adults), $10 (students 13-21), $5 (child 12 and under) |
| 1pm | Street Activities | Family | Tent to ARTworks | Free |
| 2pm | A) Ronstadt Generations Family Recipes: Cooking and Storytelling
B) What is Storytelling; Discussion features: John McCutcheon, Natalie Daise, & Dolores Hydock |
Family
Storytellers |
ARTworks
ARTworks |
$10
$10 |
| 3 pm | Street Activities | Family | Tent to ARTworks | Free |
| 4 pm | Liars Competition Finale | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $10 |
| 6 pm | In Her Own Fashion; Dolores Hydock Performance | Family | ARTworks | $17 (adults), $12 (students 13-21), $7 (child 12 under) |
| 8 pm | John McCutcheon Concert | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $17 (adults), $12 (students 13-21), $7 (child 12 and under) |
| 10 pm | Afterhours with the Lowcountry Storytellers Guild | Adults | ARTworks | $10 suggested donation |
Sunday, March 11th:
| Time | Event | Audience | Location | Cost |
| 1pm | Closing Performance; Beaufort Middle School Storytellers, Liars Competition Champions, Special Musical Entertainment | Family | Tent at Beaufort Town Center | $10 |
