The 20th Annual "Haunting in the Hills" Storytelling Festival is scheduled for Saturday, September 15, 2012.

The featured tellers for 2012 will be Lyn Ford, Bobby Norfolk, Sherry Norfolk, Gene Tagaban and Faye Wooden.  Local schools will have an opportunity to see these tellers in action during the week leading up to the event.  Approximately nine thousand students had the opportunity to experience the art of storytelling during this festival in 2011.

In addition to storytelling there will usually be other activities throughout the day.  Traditional craft classes are taught from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.  Classes offered include chicken scratch embroidery, basket making, soap carving, wood carving, pioneer skills, needle felting, candle wick embroidery and dulcimer classes.  Sign up for craft classes will be done the day of the event.  Class sizes are limited so arrive early and plan to take the opportunity to learn a new skill or craft.

Children young and old will enjoy the Old Timey Toys display.  Several activities will be planned just for children.  We encourage parents to supervise youngsters while they participate in activities. 

Mountain dulcimer music will be performed by the Knoxville Area Dulcimer Club throughout the day.  An hour-long dulcimer concert will be held under the big tent at 5:00 p.m.  An additional hour-long performance of old time music by the Backporch Pickers will be at 6:30 p.m.

The main storytelling event begins at 8:00 p.m. and continues until 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time.  Stories get progressively more scary as the evening goes on. 

Everyone is invited to attend the Storytelling Festival event to enjoy traditional crafts, music and stories. Come plan to have fun all day!