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• Table Rock Storytelling Festival ‘25 FOUR Saturday Events

  • Start
    06/21/2025
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    3:00 PM
  • End
    12/06/2025
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • Location
    The Burke County Art Council, 506 S Sterling St., Morganton, NC

  
  

  Table Rock Storytelling Festival

  Exciting announcement! NEW THEATER. NEW FORMAT. The Burke County Arts Council has just opened a wonderful new facility that serves our community in many ways. It not only functions as a gallery, a teaching facility, and an event center but includes a fabulous new theater. To inaugurate this theater, we have a BRAND NEW format for our Table Rock Storytelling Festival ‘25. Four events throughout the year featuring a nationally known storyteller.
  

  The ticket price includes -

  **Meet the Teller reception

  **Afternoon workshop

  **Evening storytelling concert

  June 21 - CONNIE REGAN BLAKE

  September 13 - JOSH GOFORTH

  December 6 - TIM LOWRY

  TICKETS HERE:  https://www.burkearts.org/events/june-storytelling-connie

  location information - The Burke County Art Council, 506 S Sterling St, Morganton, NC 28655. https://www.burkearts.org

  
  

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• Mill Town Yarns @ Bynum Front Porch - “Sing Me a Story”

  • When
    09/13/2025
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    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    950 Bynum Rd, Pittsboro, NC

  
  

  Mill Town Yarns @ BFP - “Sing Me a

  Story”

  • Saturday, September 13, 2025
  • 7:00 PM  8:30 PM
  • Bynum Front Porch (map)

  Saturday September 13 @ 7:00 pm:

  Mill Town Yarns Season 2 opener

  “Sing Me a Story” local celebrity acoustic musician showcase!

  “Every song is a story set to melody — a heartbeat of words that speaks where voices sometimes fall silent.” 

  Free. Donations welcome.

  Featuring a wonderful sampling some of our finest local acoustic singers each delivering a special song that tells a story!  Including Rebecca Newton (Rebecca & the Hightones), David Quick (the Swang Brothers, Mr. Wonderful), Robert Waldrop (The Jivebombers), Tracy Lynn & David Smith of their popular duo, songwriter Britt Wilson, Piedmont bluesman James Shoe, bluegrass musicians Andrew Payseur & John Hardee, versatile musician Jim O’Keefe, and David Levitt (Big Tiny harmonica/uke duo), with special storytelling guest Wayne Poole. 

  Mill Town Yarns monthly performance series includes storytelling, music, and more.

  Experience the magic of storytelling and live performance in our charming former mill village. Each

  month, top storytellers, singer/songwriters, and other performers share their craft within the historic walls

  of the Bynum General Store. Enjoy intimate one-of-a-kind experiences in a unique venue!

  The Bynum Front Porch “Mill Town Yarns” series is recognized by the NC Storytellers Guild as one of

  the state’s premier storytelling hubs.

  The 2025-26 season will feature a mix of professional and local performers. Most shows are free, with a

  hat passed for donations. For high-demand shows, advanced tickets will be available to reserve seats.

  2025-26 Season Lineup (see calendar for more details):

  
  

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• Mill Town Yarns presents Lipbone Redding @ Bynum Front Porch

  • When
    10/11/2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bynum Front Porch, 950 Bynum Road,Bynum, NC

  
  

  Mill Town Yarns presents Lipbone

  Redding @ BFP

  
  

  • Saturday, October 11, 2025
  • 7:00 PM  8:30 PM

  • Bynum Front Porch
  • 950 Bynum RoadBynum, NC 27228 United States (map)

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  Saturday October 11, 7:00-8:30

  Mill Town Yarns performance series presents: 

  Lipbone Redding: Back by popular demand! 

  Nationally-known beloved one-man orchestra/singer/musician/storyteller! 

  Limited seating--advanced tickets will go fast!  Buy $13 tickets

  Lawrence "Lipbone" Redding is an American songwriter, guitarist, singer, composer, performance artist, and voicestrumentalist. He is most noted for his ability to vocally imitate trombones, bass and percussion and incorporate them into live musical performances.  In addition, Redding also uses throat singing, which is one of the oldest forms of music found in a variety of cultures. 

  His shows are all about the stories.  The songs become woven into a dynamic tapestry of storytelling and spoken word.  The music, like a magic carpet ride, invites the traveler aboard.

  Lipbone’s unique talent and life have allowed him access to some amazing experiences, from subway musician to court jester of the elite. Allow him to regale you with entertaining insight and a dancing good time, as only this one-man orchestra can proffer.  Lipbone embodies a cosmic dance as he plays, sings, taps, and makes realistic instrument sounds with nothing more than his lips. It is truly an evening worthy of your attendance. 

  
  

  
  

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• Mill Town Yarns presents the Regional North Carolina Storytellers Showcase @ Bynum Front Porch

  • When
    11/15/2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Bynum Front Porch, 950 Bynum Road,Bynum, NC

  Mill Town Yarns presents the

  Regional North Carolina

  Storytellers Showcase @ BFP

  • Saturday, November 15, 2025
  • 7:00 PM  8:30 PM

  • Bynum Front Porch950 Bynum RoadBynum, NC 27228United States (map)

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  Saturday, November 15, 7:00-8:30 pm

  Mill Town Yarns performance series presents: 

  Regional North Carolina Storytellers Showcase!

  Featuring professional tellers from the North Carolina Storytelling Guild: Ron Jones, Cynthia Brown, Steven Tate, Willa Brigham, Peg Helminski and Robin Kitson

  Free.  Donations welcome.

  “Storytelling is magic. It transforms life into legend, and strangers into kindred spirits.”

  
  

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