Welcome to STORY!
Story City, Iowa
(515) 733-4214, mainstreet@storycity.com

STORY! Festival 2013

September 20,21, and 22

Featured Storytellers:

Eulenspiegel Puppet Theater Company

Lance Mack as Abraham Lincoln

Stephen Trafton’s Living Letters

Come enjoy a weekend full of story telling, workshops, markets, Historical 5k walk/run, and much more!

Please call 515-733-4214 for more information.  Thank you.

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Our STORY!

Once upon a time… Storytellers Michael Cotter and Bev Jackson-Cotter, from Austin Minnesota, were on route to the Iowa State Fair on I-35. They were talking about how much Iowans embrace storytelling and how they would like to help start a Storytelling Festival somewhere in Iowa. They were thinking about places they knew and discussing “where would be the perfect fit” when they drove past Story City. It had to be here!

The Cotters’ went on to the Iowa State Fair and asked other story tellers if they knew anyone from Story City. It wasn’t long before Dick Layman of WHO radio contacted business owner Sue Ernest. Sue reached out to others she knew would be interested in putting together a festival of  this sort.

Story City’s long standing tradition of live theater with Judge Story’s Theatrical Troupe, made a storytelling festival a natural extension of the art scene, already alive and well here in town. So a group of local residents and the storytellers began the hard work of producing a festival. It took a few years of planning, but the creation of a STORY! Board and a local guild, made STORY! Celebrating the Art of Storytelling a reality in 2006.

2012 will be our seventh annual STORY! and we are so proud of the Cotter’s vision becoming a reality, so we can share not only our love of storytelling, but also our love of this wonderful town, with all who come to Celebrate STORY! with us!

 And the STORY! Continues…..

2013 STORY! SCHEDULE

Friday - September 20

Storytellers out in the Community

Story Slam Finals

Dinner and a Story!

Saturday - September 21

Historical 5k Walk/Run

Story Market

Workshops

Long Story with Stephen

Evening Concert

Sunday - September 22

Living Letters at Immanuel

 Please check back with us later for details on our tellers.

About Story City

Story City offers the best of small town life while being only minutes away from Iowa State University. This progressive Main Street Community offers a quality mix of shopping, restaurants, and recreational opportunities. A variety of year-round festivals and events enhance the quality of life and offer a unique glimpse into Story City's history and preservation ethic.

Story City is a thriving business and industrial community with plenty of old world charm. Shoppers from miles around find just what they are looking for in our bustling downtown business district or at the nearby Factory Stores of America outlet mall. Visitors are invited to relax by the pool, enjoy the challenging and beautiful nine-hole golf course or play a rousing game of tennis. Appetites can be satisfied at a wide variety of restaurants, and visitors can choose from modern, quaint, or outdoor accommodations.

For more information please visit our website www.storycity.net

Call or e-mail Story City GCC at    515-733-4214, chamber@storycity.net.

Accommodations

STORY! Stops

2013 Stops are still being planned- check back for updates