SHOALS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL 2023 FAQs
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LOCATION:
The 2022 Shoals Storytelling Festival will be held at Shoals Theatre – 123 N Seminary St. – Florence, AL 35630.
HOW DO I ACCESS AND PRINT MY TICKETS
Here is a link to REPRINT TICKETS: REPRINT TICKETS
FESTIVAL TICKET OPTIONS:
ENTIRE THREE-DAY FESTIVAL – $70
THURSDAY ONLY – $20
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 6:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Emcee 5 min)
1. Walt Aldridge 7:00-7:45 (45 min)
2. Josh Goforth 7:45-8:00 (15 min)
3. Bill Harley 8:00-8:15 (15min)
4. Dolores Hydock 8:15-8:30 (15 min)
5. Sheila Arnold 8:30-8:45 (15 min)
6. Bil Lepp 8:45-9:00 (15 min)
FRIDAY ONE DAY ONLY – $50
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
FRIDAY Morning 8:50-12:00 noon
Melissa Foster 8:50-8:55 Emcee (5 min)
1. Eric Kirkman 8:55 – 9:10 (15 min)
2. Bil Lepp 9:10-9:40 (30 min)
3. Bill Harley 9:40-10:10 (30 min)
4. Sheila Arnold 10:10-10:40 (30 min)
5. BREAK 10:40-10:55 (15 min)
6. Josh Goforth 10:55 – 11:25 (30 min)
7. Dolores Hydock 11:25 – 11:55 (30 min)
LUNCH BREAK 12:00 noon- 2:00 p.m.
Friday Afternoon 2:00-5:00
Melissa Foster 2:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.
1. Dolores Hydock 2:05 – 2:35 (30 min)
2. Josh Goforth 2:35 – 3:05 (30 min)
3. Sheila Arnold 3:05- 3:35 (30 min)
4. BREAK 3:35 – 3:45 (10 min)
5. Bill Harley 3:45 – 4:20 (35 min)
6. Bil Lepp 4:20-4:55 (35 min)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – SUPPER BREAK
Friday Evening 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 6:55 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
1. Bill Harley 7:00 – 7:25 (25 min)
2. Sheila Arnold 7:25 – 7:50 (25 min)
3. Dolores Hydock 7:50 – 8:15 (25 min)
4. Josh Goforth 8:15 – 8:40 (25 min)
5. Bil Lepp 8:40 – 9:05 (25 min)
SATURDAY ONE DAY ONLY – $50
9:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Morning 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Melissa Foster 8:55 – 9:00 Emcee (5 min)
1. Sheila Arnold 9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. (40 min)
2. Bill Lepp 9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. (40 min)
3. BREAK 10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. (15 min)
4. Bill Harley 10:35 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. (40 min)
5. Josh Goforth 11:15 a.m. -11:55 a.m. (40 min
Saturday Afternoon 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 1:55 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
1. Dolores Hydock/Bobby Horton 2:00 p.m.- 3:00 p.m. (1 hr)
2. Josh Goforth 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (30 min)
3. Sheila Arnold 3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (30 min)
4. BREAK 4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. (10 min)
5. Bill Harley 4:10 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. (25 min)
6. Bil Lepp 4:35 p.m. -5:00 p.m. (25 min)
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. SUPPER BREAK
Saturday Evening 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Melissa Foster 6:55 p.m. Emcee (5 min)
1. TOAS (Three on a String) 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m.(40 min)
2. Sean Dietrich 7:55 p.m. – 9:15 p.m. (1 hr 20 min.)
HOTELS:
Hampton Inn & Suites – Florence Downtown – Click to dial 855-605-0317
Hampton Inn & Suites – Florence Midtown – Shoals Storytelling Festival Discount Link – Book Online
Marriott Shoals Hotel & Spa – Book Online
RV PARKS:
McFarland Park – 200 James M Spain Dr. Florence, AL 35630 – Click to dial 256-740-8817
Heritage Acres RV Park – 1770 Neil Morris Rd. Tuscumbia, AL 35674 – Click to dial 256-383-7368
Tuscumbia RV Park – 116 Florida Lane Tuscumbia, AL 35674 – Click to dial 256-383-2363
SHOALS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL
2024 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday night
7-9pm Olio with Josh Goforth, Dolores Hydock, Bil Lepp, Tim Lowry and Kevin Kling
Friday, May 17-
8:55 am – Erick Kirkman – 9:10
9:10 -Kevin Kling – 9:40
9:40-Tim Lowry – 10:10
10:10 – Bil Lepp – 10:40
10:40-10:55 – Break
10:55 – Dolores Hydock – 12:15
12:15 – 2:00 – Lunch
2:05 – Josh Goforth – 3:00
3:00 – 3:35 – Bil Lepp
3:35 – 3:50 - Break
3:50 – 4:15 - Kevin Kling
4:15- 4:45 - Tim Lowry
Dinner 4:45-6:55
Olio – 7-9
Walt Aldridge, Dolores Hydock, Josh Goforth, Kevin Kling, Tim Lowry and Bil Lepp
Saturday, May 18th
9:00- 9:40 – Tim Lowry
9:40-10:20 – Josh Goforth
10:20-10:35 – Break
10:35 – 11:15 – Kevin Kling
11:15 – 12:00 – Bil Lepp
12:00-2 – Lunch
2:00- 3:15 – Dolores Hydock
3:15-3:45 – Josh Goforth
3:45-4 - Break
4:00 4:30 – Tim Lowry
4:30 -5:00 – Kevin Kling
5-7 - Dinner
Olio – 7-9
Kevin Kling, Josh Goforth, Dolores Hydock, Tim Lowry and Bil Lepp
Friday, May 17
Tony Curtis Speaks Italian and All I Can Say is 'I Love You', by Dolores Hydock: Two friends. One year. A VW beetle, three French children, and the White Cliffs of Dover. They all show up in this true story of friendship, feeling foreign, and finding your way home. What if you could meet your 19-year-old self again? "...funny and touching, smart and insightful, personal and universal." -- review in The Birmingham News
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Saturday, May 18
In Her Own Fashion, by Dolores Hydock: Stories of career disasters, celebrity encounters, war, peace, and reckless romance, based on the life of Ninette Griffith, a sassy, ambitious, independent woman who, at age 95, was ready to tell all.