Double Feature of tellers on Sunday, August 25th
Fort Hunter, NY – Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is excited to welcome Kate Dudding and Andy Davis to perform on Sunday, August 25th for the 2024 Not Just for Kids Storytelling series. For over 30 years, the Erie Canal historic site has offered evenings of amazing tellers, sharing fascinating tales old and new. This year, the site offers two Sunday evenings of stories starting at 6pm outside of the Visitor Center, 129 Schoharie Street in Fort Hunter.
Peace Stories
Kate Dudding will open the evening of tales with “Peace Stories.” She will offer warm stories about the kindness of strangers, some ways she’s found personal peace, and an account about a path to world peace. Performing since 1995, this award-winning storyteller from Clifton Park, NY has been sharing entertaining, heartwarming, and memorable stories. She specializes in true stories about real people who made a difference. Dudding tells at venues in Northeastern USA, including The Clearwater Festival, First Night Saratoga, and The Norman Rockwell Museum. Many of her five CDs received national awards. She won the 2010 National Storytelling Conference story slam in Los Angeles.
The Sweater
Andy Davis will perform, “The Sweater,” which is a multi-layered story casserole that blends personal narrative, New England and North American history, and Scottish folklore. Along the way, we reflect on the human (and canine) search for meaning and belonging. Expect 19th century farm life, sled dogs, the Yukon gold rush, apple tree pruning, prodigious snows, frigid temperatures, and an international love story which revolves around…a sweater.
Davis got his start as a storyteller telling comic tales by candlelight in Mexican refugee camps 30 years ago. His current work weaves together personal narrative, folklore, and grassroots history. He is particularly interested in the timeless human search for meaning and belonging, and in how the stories we give our attention toward can help us place ourselves in our time and on the land. He lives with his wife and beagle in a little house he built himself in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
These are free events open to the public. Bring a lawn chair and dress for the weather.
For more information about programs at Schoharie Crossing, please contact the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit our NYS Parks webpage. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation oversees more than 250 individual state parks, historic sites, golf courses, boat launches and recreational trails, which are visited by 78 million people annually. For more information on any of these recreation areas, call 518-474-0456 or visit www.nysparks.com, connect on Facebook, or follow-on Twitter.
