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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Eighth Annual
Hagood Mill Storytelling Festival</span></font></b></strong><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><b><i><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-style:italic'>A
day of family fun coming up on Saturday, October 17</span></font></i></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> The <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Pickens County Museum of Art & History</span></b>
invites you to a special, and free, day of milling, stories, tall tales and
lots of memories<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>at the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Hagood Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center</span></b>.
The Mill will be operating, rain or shine, on <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Saturday,
October 17 </span></b>from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> As part of
the Museum’s <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>“Music in the
Mountains”</span></b> series, the celebration of tradition will continue
on this day at the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>“Eighth Annual
Hagood Mill Storytelling Festival.”</span></b> The hills around the ole
mill will echo with the whispers, howls ‘n hollers of some of the
Southeast’s best storytellers sharing bits about all sorts of folks,
mountain funnies, coastal cultures and places that are wild. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Returning
to again host what has become one of Hagood Mill’s favorite annual events
is storyteller, musician and radio personality, John T. Fowler. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> >From the
rolling hills of upstate South Carolina with family ties to the western North
Carolina mountains,<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> John Fowler’s </span></b>storytelling
is a blast of old-time energy of yesteryear introducing traditional yarns and
folktales from the Carolina region. Those Appalachian family ties run deep in
John, which in turn creates his friendly and energetic personality. He also is
an old-time mountain banjo and harmonica master, and plays several other
traditional instruments, occasionally blending them into his programs.
John’s stories and old-time songs, geared for audiences young and old,
are stepping stones of history and southern culture. John is also a researcher,
collector, preservationist and writer as well as the host of an old time radio
show on NC public radio station WNCW 88.7 FM. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> This
year’s festival features a quintet of talented tellers gracing the
stages, porches and shade trees at the mill. Joining John Fowler will be,
from Florida by way of the Carolina Lowcountry, <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Barb "Yostie" Ashley. Sharon Cooper-Murray</span></b> of Johns
Island will inspire children of every age with her tales of the Gullah people.
Sharing Native American lore will be Columbia’s <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Will <em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;font-style:normal'>Moreau </span></font></i></em>Goins.</span></b> Visiting
from Tennessee, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Saundra Kelley</span></b>
will share her love of the environment with her Earth Stories. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>
Barb “Yostie” Ashley</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is a storytelling-puppeteer from
Pensacola, Florida, serving as an artist-in-residence with the South Carolina Arts
Commission. She has educational degrees from Florida State University and the
University of South Carolina. Yostie is an educational entertainment specialist
in informal drama and has authored several monographs on motivational teaching
ideas. During the summer months her company, the Merry Mariner Puppet
Factory/Kidstown, does daily performances at Coligny Plaza Outdoor Theatre area
in Hilton Head, SC. With the theme, “Play is Her Work,” Yostie is
very enthusiastic about bringing innovative approaches to children’s
literature with puppetry. Yostie recently published a video “Simply
Storytelling with Puppets” which was funded in part by the South Carolina
Arts Commission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Sharon Cooper-Murray</span></b>, a native of South
Carolinian was raised in Florence County. She attended Knoxville College and
the University of Tennessee where she received her B.S. in English &
Speech/Drama. She returned to South Carolina and has resided in Charleston
County since 1977. Sharon says of her arrival to Wadmalaw Island, SC, “It
was the first time I heard the Gullah language, I was fascinated by the tone
and rhythm of this Creole language and that was the beginning of what has
become my life long passion: the Gullah culture; their stories, music, crafts,
food ways, religious folkways... their way of life.” During the late
1980's she, with her husband, started De Gullah Enna Pry which is a heritage
development company. In their efforts to preserve, conserve and develop the
heritage of this indigenous population they have been involved in numerous
activities, including the extensive research of Gullah stories, histories and
lore. During an oral history project conducted in 1992 on Johns and Wadmalaw
Islands Sharon had the opportunity to hear first-hand the stories and tales
from a group of people ranging in age from 78 to 96 years old. She says that
their stories were the catalyst that propelled her into storytelling. Since
then she has been telling tales in a variety of forums including schools,
churches, conferences, family reunions, festivals, craft shows and the list
goes on. Sharon has traveled extensively throughout the East coast of the
United States telling the tales of the Gullah people.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Historic
preservationist, published author, community leader and communications professional,
<em><b><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;
font-style:normal'>Dr. Will Moreau Goins, </span></font></i></b></em><em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:normal'>a d</span></font></i></em>escendant
of Eastern Cherokee, Tuscarora and Cheraw ancestors, is also a folklorist,
cultural presenter, storyteller, chanter-singer, dancer, artist, educator, and
arts administrator. Dr. Goins presently serves as the </span></font><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:normal'>Chief</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Executive
Officer for t<em><i><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-style:
normal'>he </span></font></i></em></span></font><strong><b><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Eastern
Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United Tribes of South Carolina, Inc</span></font></i></b></strong><em><i><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:
normal'>. a.k.a. </span></font></i></em><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>of the </span></font><strong><b><i><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Cherokee
Indian Tribe of South Carolina-ECSIUT, Inc. </span></font></i></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>In 2008, the
</span></font><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:
normal'>South Carolina General Assembly, The South Carolina Arts Commission and
the University of South Carolina's McKissick Museum</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> awarded
the </span></font><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-weight:normal'>2008 Jean Laney Harris Folk Heritage Award</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> to Dr.
Goins to recognize his lifetime achievement in traditional arts. He
has appeared in performances for over 40 Ambassadors, international
dignitaries, and throughout the entire United States, as well as, in France,
Greece, Australia, Italy, Wales, the United Kingdom, and in Turkey. He has
performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington
D.C. in the Nation’s Capital and at the Lincoln Center for the Performing
Arts in New York City. He also has reached out to over 25,000 youth and
students in his outreach to schools annually and is on the </span></font><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-weight:normal'>SC Arts Commission</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <em><i><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Approved Artists Roster</span></font></i></em>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> A native of
Tallahassee, Florida and now living in Tennessee, <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>Saundra Kelley</span></b> is a seventh generation North Floridian. She is
descended from the hardy pioneer folks who farmed their way south from the
Carolina’s to North Florida in the early 1800’s, cracking their
bullwhips to keep the mighty oxen on task. She earned an M.A. in Education with
a Storytelling Concentration from East Tennessee State University in 2007.
Still, the designation Florida Cracker is a badge of honor for native
Floridians and one Saundra Kelley is proud to own. Kelley is noted for her
passion for the environment; her place-based stories called <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Legends of the Wild</span></i> inspire us to
preserve, protect and save our natural and cultural heritage. Kelley’s
traditional folktales and personal narrative reflect her family’s rich
southern storytelling tradition and her own relationship to the earth. She also
collects regional stories and oral histories from all over the southeast.
Kelley is writing her first book, Storytelling in Contemporary
Appalachia/stoking the fire, which is a compendium of the life/work journeys of
fifteen Appalachian storytellers, due for publication in the spring of 2010.
Kelley is the staff writer for the Jonesborough Herald and Tribune and writes a
column for the Wakulla Area Times in Florida under the name The Tennessee
Rambler. She is a performing member of the Jonesborough Storytelling Guild; The
National Storytelling Network; the Florida Storytelling Association and the
Tennessee Writer’s Alliance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Join in the
fun from <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m</span></b>.
for this <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>FREE</span></b> day of tall tales,
whoppers, folklore and good ol’ stories along with the monthly dose of
milling, music and memories. The Hagood Mill hosts a variety of folklife and
traditional arts demonstrations each month, including <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>blacksmithing</span></b>, <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>bowl-digging</span></b>, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>flintknapping</span></b>,
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>moonshining</span></b>, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>quilting</span></b>, <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>spinning</span></b>,
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>weaving</span></b>, <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>woodcarving</span></b> and more! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>
“Music in the Mountains 2009”</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> is sponsored by a
private benefactor. The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in
part by Pickens County, members and friends of the museum and a grant from the
South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National
Endowment for the Arts. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> There
promises to be lots to do and lots of fun! So, head on out, grab a plate of
Barbeque or a couple of hot dogs and enjoy a day at the Mill. Show your support
for the Mill and the Pickens County Museum by joining them at this monthly
Third Saturday event. The Hagood Mill operates, rain or shine, the third
Saturday of every month and is <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>located
just 3 miles north of Pickens or 5 ½ miles south of Cherokee Foothills Scenic
Hwy 11 off SC Hwy 178 at 138 Hagood Mill Road. </span></b>Hagood Mill is <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>open Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00 until 4:00,
</span></b>to tour the buildings and grounds and to visit the Mill Site Gift
Shop.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> For
additional information please contact the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Hagood
Mill Historic Site & Folklife Center</span></b> at <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>(864) 898-2936</span></b> or the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Pickens County Museum</span></b> at <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>(864) 898-5963</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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