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NewsApril 3, 2009

2nd Annual Storytelling Festival

The second annual Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival featured eight storytellers in two tents downtown and one at the River Campus.

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KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Andy Offutt Irwin entertains Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival guests with several southern characters Saturday morning, April 4, 2009, in the Drury performance tent.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Andy Offutt Irwin entertains Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival guests with several southern characters Saturday morning, April 4, 2009, in the Drury performance tent.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith of Tulsa Okla., impersonates Delilah, the girlfriend of Sampson while telling the Bible story of Sampson Friday at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith of Tulsa Okla., impersonates Delilah, the girlfriend of Sampson while telling the Bible story of Sampson Friday at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith Tulsa Okla., captivates the crowd impersonating Sampson while telling the Bible story of Sampson Friday at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith Tulsa Okla., captivates the crowd impersonating Sampson while telling the Bible story of Sampson Friday at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com The crowd jumps for a t-shirt at the Storytelling Festival Friday afternoon.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com The crowd jumps for a t-shirt at the Storytelling Festival Friday afternoon.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bobby Norfolk adds visual emphasis as he spins a tale Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bobby Norfolk adds visual emphasis as he spins a tale Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Joyce Slater weaves a tale of a big bird Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Joyce Slater weaves a tale of a big bird Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Kim Weitkamp tells a tale of catfish noodling Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Kim Weitkamp tells a tale of catfish noodling Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Students file into buses along Spanish Street following a session of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival Friday morning, April 3, 2009.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Students file into buses along Spanish Street following a session of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival Friday morning, April 3, 2009.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer performs Friday morning, April 3, 2009, for the opening day of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer performs Friday morning, April 3, 2009, for the opening day of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Andy Offutt Irwin's well-worn guitar case sits next to a blowing tent Saturday, April 4, 2009, during the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Andy Offutt Irwin's well-worn guitar case sits next to a blowing tent Saturday, April 4, 2009, during the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer sings about the skin we live in Friday, April 3, 2009, for the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer sings about the skin we live in Friday, April 3, 2009, for the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer speaks Friday, April 3, 2009, for the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer speaks Friday, April 3, 2009, for the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer sings about the skin we live in Friday, April 3, 2009, for the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer sings about the skin we live in Friday, April 3, 2009, for the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com A large crowd claps as Rosie Cutrer exits the Drury Hotels/Drury Southwest Performance Tent Friday morning, April 3, 2009, on the opening day of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
KIT DOYLE ~ kdoyle@semissourian.com A large crowd claps as Rosie Cutrer exits the Drury Hotels/Drury Southwest Performance Tent Friday morning, April 3, 2009, on the opening day of the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith Tulsa Okla., impersonates Sampson while telling the Bible story of Sampson Friday at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Storyteller Barbara McBride-Smith Tulsa Okla., impersonates Sampson while telling the Bible story of Sampson Friday at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com David Woeltje of Cape Girardeau, left, listens to the story of Sampson told by Barbara McBride-Smith with his son Adam, 11, and wife Julie Friday at the second annual Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com David Woeltje of Cape Girardeau, left, listens to the story of Sampson told by Barbara McBride-Smith with his son Adam, 11, and wife Julie Friday at the second annual Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Sue Hinkel, of St. Louis, tells the story of Jed and his 100 dollar bill in front of a crowd Friday afternoon at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Sue Hinkel, of St. Louis, tells the story of Jed and his 100 dollar bill in front of a crowd Friday afternoon at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Sue Hinkel, of St. Louis, tells the story the Chinese Emperor Chin in front of a crowd Friday afternoon at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Sue Hinkel, of St. Louis, tells the story the Chinese Emperor Chin in front of a crowd Friday afternoon at the Storytelling Festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ Southeast Missourian Mary Fansler listens to the story of Sampson with her husband, Carl, Friday at the second annual Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. The Fanslers traveled from Brillion, Wis., for the festival.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ Southeast Missourian Mary Fansler listens to the story of Sampson with her husband, Carl, Friday at the second annual Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. The Fanslers traveled from Brillion, Wis., for the festival.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bobby Norfolk tells a story about a woman and her cat at the Storytelling Festival Saturday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bobby Norfolk tells a story about a woman and her cat at the Storytelling Festival Saturday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Andy Offutt Irwin tells a story with tongue in cheek at the Storytelling Festival Saturday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Andy Offutt Irwin tells a story with tongue in cheek at the Storytelling Festival Saturday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer sings a Scottish folk song, "Donald, Where's Your Trousers?" at the Storytelling Festival Saturday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Rosie Cutrer sings a Scottish folk song, "Donald, Where's Your Trousers?" at the Storytelling Festival Saturday.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Joyce Slater commands the audience Saturday at the Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Joyce Slater commands the audience Saturday at the Storytelling Festival in downtown Cape Girardeau.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bil Lepp tells about the Bluffalo during the Storytelling Festival Friday night in the Southern Convenience Stores tent on the grounds of the River Campus.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Bil Lepp tells about the Bluffalo during the Storytelling Festival Friday night in the Southern Convenience Stores tent on the grounds of the River Campus.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Barbara McBride-Smith tells a story of her childhood Friday night in the Southern Convenience Stores performance tent at the River Campus.
FRED LYNCH ~ flynch@semissourian.com Barbara McBride-Smith tells a story of her childhood Friday night in the Southern Convenience Stores performance tent at the River Campus.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Megan Prado, left, and her sister Rebecca Prado listen to the Bible story about Sampson at the tent on Broadway and Spanish Streets at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. The sisters attended the event with their friend Katlyn Phillips, not pictured, as a reward for completing reading assignments at their school in Hot Springs, Mo.
ELIZABETH DODD ~ edodd@semissourian.com Megan Prado, left, and her sister Rebecca Prado listen to the Bible story about Sampson at the tent on Broadway and Spanish Streets at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. The sisters attended the event with their friend Katlyn Phillips, not pictured, as a reward for completing reading assignments at their school in Hot Springs, Mo.
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