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Storytelling and Chautauqua
Chautauqua
All of these Chautauqua performances are highly recommended:
Daniel Boone - The First Kentuckian
Jemima Boone - Life on the Frontier
Madeleine McDowell Breckinridge - Votes for Women
Mary Carson Breckinridge - Call the Midwife
William Wells Brown - How I Got My Name
Henry Clay - Divided We Stand
Lilley Cornett - A Voice for the Forest
Charlotte Dupuy - Suing for Freedom
John G. Fee - Abolition...Amen!
Roscoe Tarleton Goose - Kentucky Derby Winner
Sue Grafton - Kentucky's Most Famous ABCs
Nancy Green - Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake Queen
Justice John Marshall Harlan - The Great Dissenter
Aunt Molly Jackson - Pistol Packin' Woman
Grandpa Jones - Country Musician and Comic
Abraham Lincoln - Attorney at Law
Alice Lloyd - Stay On, Stranger
Dr. Ephraim McDowell - Frontier Surgeon
Madame Mentelle - Educating Young Women
Jean Ritchie - Damsel with a Dulcimer
Adolph Rupp - The Coach
Harland 'Colonel' Sanders - Hard Work, Luck, and Perseverance
Mary Settles - The Last Shaker at Pleasant Hill
Colonel Charles Young - Bridge Builder
Kentucky Humanities is an official partner with Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
"We have hosted several characters from Gleam and Glow Princesses over the past few years. All of their performers are amazing to work with and so talented! They stay in character the whole time and make each moment special with the kids. We had them for themed party type events as a meet and greet and as a part of our summer kick off to interact with the kids. They are punctual and have always come prepared. The details in the costumes, hair, and makeup are very impressive. Kids love them, and will go right up to give them a hug or say hello." -Kinsey Hisle, Boyle County Public Library
Gleam and Glow
Jolly Man Stories /
Ray Mendenhall
Versailles, KY / Woodford
"I have watched Ray perform in front of an all age audience who he kept captivated with his liar's tells and yarns. I am sure he would do well with an all children's audience, I have just not viewed that. He is very good with character voices and accents and describing the scene and circumstances." -Julie Grannis Carroll, Rowen County Public Library
Thomas Freese
"We hope to have Thomas back! He did a Spooky Stories storytelling in October. He did a video for our website and facebook page about our summer camp. We all had at so much fun at summer camp and he did a fantastic job. He taught: Story blocks, Origami, Storytelling and Music. The kids loved him and his class. We have all his books for our patrons to checkout and they enjoy them, especially in the Fall." -Theresa Jones, Hart County Public Library
Storytelling and Chautauqua
Chautauqua
All of these Chautauqua performers are highly recommended.
Daniel Boone - The First Kentuckian
Jemima Boone - Life on the Frontier
Madeleine McDowell Breckinridge - Votes for Women
Mary Carson Breckinridge - Call the Midwife
William Wells Brown - How I Got My Name
Henry Clay - Divided We Stand
Lilley Cornett - A Voice for the Forest
Charlotte Dupuy - Suing for Freedom
John G. Fee - Abolition...Amen!
Roscoe Tarleton Goose - Kentucky Derby Winner
Sue Grafton - Kentucky's Most Famous ABCs
Nancy Green - Being Aunt Jemima, the Pancake Queen
Justice John Marshall Harlan - The Great Dissenter
Aunt Molly Jackson - Pistol Packin' Woman
Grandpa Jones - Country Musician and Comic
Abraham Lincoln - Attorney at Law
Alice Lloyd - Stay On, Stranger
Dr. Ephraim McDowell - Frontier Surgeon
Madame Mentelle - Educating Young Women
Jean Ritchie - Damsel with a Dulcimer
Adolph Rupp - The Coach
Harland 'Colonel' Sanders - Hard Work, Luck, and Perseverance
Mary Settles - The Last Shaker at Pleasant Hill
Colonel Charles Young - Bridge Builder
Kentucky Humanities is an official partner with Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
"We have hosted several characters from Gleam and Glow Princesses over the past few years. All of their performers are amazing to work with and so talented! They stay in character the whole time and make each moment special with the kids. We had them for themed party type events as a meet and greet and as a part of our summer kick off to interact with the kids. They are punctual and have always come prepared. The details in the costumes, hair, and makeup are very impressive. Kids love them, and will go right up to give them a hug or say hello." -Kinsey Hisle, Boyle County Public Library
Gleam and Glow
John Buckland/Heroes4Higher
"John Buckland, a.k.a. West Virginia Batman has talked to many of our kids and they love him." -Randall Reno, Floyd County Public Library
Jolly Man Stories /
Ray Mendenhall
Versailles, KY
"I have watched Ray perform in front of an all age audience who he kept captivated with his liar's tells and yarns. I am sure he would do well with an all children's audience, I have just not viewed that. He is very good with character voices and accents and describing the scene and circumstances." -Julie Grannis Carroll, Rowen County Public Library
Logan Burris
"Logan has done a fantastic job doing storytelling at two events we have held here at the Madison County Public Library, for youth and adults." -Caleb Dunaway, Madison County Public Library
Email: loganburris58@gmail.com
Letcher County, KY
"We hope to have Thomas back! He did a Spooky Stories storytelling in October. He did a video for our website and facebook page about our summer camp. We all had at so much fun at summer camp and he did a fantastic job. He taught: Story blocks, Origami, Storytelling and Music. The kids loved him and his class. We have all his books for our patrons to checkout and they enjoy them, especially in the Fall." -Theresa Jones, Hart County Public Library