Free performances by Adam Booth, an award-winning storyteller, educator, and musician

On Saturday, Dec.14 at 10 a.m. in the Coolidge Theatre at the Deane Center for the Performing Arts at 104 Main Street in Wellsboro, Booth will tell stories appropriate for children and their parents. "I will choose stories at the time of the event based on the audience. The stories will be traditional Appalachian stories and will likely include wonder tales and journey tales," he said.

"The people present on Dec.14 will be asked to participate, sometimes by providing sounds or repeating phrases in the stories, or depending on the tale, volunteer to play a role within the story. Or I might play music in a story and ask the participants to sing."

He is a member of the Recording Academy and his recordings have received multiple national honors, including a Parents’ Choice Gold Award. Booth serves as the inaugural Storyteller-In-Residence at Shepherd University and is the founding artistic director of Speak Story Series, a premier destination for storytelling in concert.