Join us as we cozy together to conjure stories of seasons and holidays past. Renowned local storyteller Chuck Fink will host a cozy winter evening of stories with humor, pathos, and joy. It'll be an evening of connection and inspiration you'll long remember.
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Chuck began telling stories as soon as he could talk, although he learned the true craft for performance by taking a class on Personal Storytelling at OLLI in 2012.
Chuck tells personal stories filled with comedy, drama, and most of all hope.
He teaches classes on personal storytelling for performance at OLLI and The Weaverville Community Center.
Chuck is past president of The Asheville Storytelling Circle, and a member of The North Carolina Storytelling Guild, The National Storytelling Network and other regional storytelling groups.
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Donna Catton-Johnson has regaled family and young audiences for decades with fairy tales, myths, and legends. She has told stories at schools, libraries, churches, assisted living facilities, festivals, parks, and public gardens.
More recently, she has developed her own personal narratives as well. Donna is currently the VP of Membership for Asheville Storytelling Circle and a member of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild.
Donna is an award- winning actress and served as a director in many theater productions. She is a professional mime.
Donna especially enjoyed her 18 years acting in Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at the M.B. House of Blues. She has worked on TV and short films.
She has served on the board of directors for four arts organizations, including a division of Toastmasters International.
Donna lives in Mills River, NC, with her husband, David, and two cats.
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If you ever been to the Weaverville Library, you probably met our 1st teller. Jill Totman has lived in Weaverville since 1983.
She retired in 2019 after 35 years of service at the Weaverville Library where she learned storytelling.
She continues to perform monthly storytelling sessions with the children of Weaverville Primary School. Jill feels privileged to have been able to pass that tradition on to the children of Weaverville over the years and hopes to continue passing on folktales to adults and children for many years to come.
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A creative writer and performer since the elementary years, they have a life-long love for the interplay between artist and audience, and the conversation that occurs in that connection; the questions of what it is to be alive and to be human.
