April 11, 2011

4th annual Storytelling Festival

The 4th annual Storytelling Festival kicked off Friday, April 8, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau and will continue through Sunday, April 10. This year's storytellers include Bil Lepp, Willy Claflin, Elizabeth Ellis, Rev. Robert Jones, Kathleen Brinkmann and Linda Dust.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Willy Claflin tells a tale during the final day of the 4th annual Storytelling Festival on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Spectators listen to a story by Elizabeth Ellis during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Brittany Revelle applauds after a story by Elizabeth Ellis during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Elizabeth Ellis tells a tale during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Spectators enjoy the warm weather as they listen to Elizabeth Ellis speak during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Kathleen Brinkmann tells a story during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The audience applauds after a performance by Sister Bernice Jones and Rev. Robert Jones during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Linda Dust performs during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com St. Paul Lutheran fifth-graders Anthony Koback, left, and Russ Parrish laugh during a story by Bil Lepp during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Bil Lepp spins a tale during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Linda Dust performs during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The audience reacts to a story by Willy Claflin during the final day of the 4th annual Storytelling Festival on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Beth Revelle, Karen Crout and Wilma Whitworth, from left, react to a story by Bil Lepp during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Linda Dust performs during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Fourth graders from Clippard Elementary School interact as they listen to a story by Linda Dust during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Bil Lepp spins a tale during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com St. Paul Lutheran fifth-graders Ben Krewson, left, and Carson Barnes laugh during a story by Bil Lepp during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, April 8, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rev. Robert Jones tells a story during the final day of the 4th annual Storytelling Festival on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sam Sednek, left, and Beth Vredenburg laugh during a story by Willy Claflin during the final day of the 4th annual Storytelling Festival on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Storyteller Willy Claflin performs during the final day of the 4th annual Storytelling Festival on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rev. Robert Jones tells a story during the final day of the 4th annual Storytelling Festival on Sunday, April 10, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Sister Bernice Jones and Rev. Robert Jones perform during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Charles and Shirley McCracken laugh during a story by Kathleen Brinkmann during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com The storytelling tent near the River Campus is shaded by the trees during the 4th annual Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau on Saturday, April 9, 2011.

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The 4th annual Storytelling Festival kicked off Friday, April 8, 2011, in downtown Cape Girardeau and will continue through Sunday, April 10. This year's storytellers include Bil Lepp, Willy Claflin, Elizabeth Ellis, Rev. Robert Jones, Kathleen Brinkmann and Linda Dust.

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