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SUMMARY:2026 Old North State Story Telling Festival: Sensory Friendly Sho
 wcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our two-day festival to experience the power of l
 ive storytelling. Acclaimed storytellers will present hours of stories a
 nd music to entertain and warm your heart. Four Showcase performances on
  Friday and Saturday. FULL EVENT tickets also available. SENSORY FRIENDL
 Y Showcase on Saturday morning. Sensory-Friendly: This performance will 
 welcome up to 75 guests\, allowing extra space and a calmer environment.
  The theater will remain gently lit rather than fully dark\, and sound l
 evels will be slightly softer to create a more comfortable experience. A
  designated break area will also be available\, where the performance wi
 ll be streamed on a TV\, so no one misses a moment. This showcase is des
 igned to be movement-friendly and relaxed. Audience members are welcome 
 to wiggle\, shift\, and express themselves without the expectation of co
 mplete silence. The stories will be short\, accompanied by visual aids a
 nd interaction with the storytellers. All performances are family-friend
 ly. MO REYNOLDS tells stories that spark imagination and start conversat
 ions. Since her breakout on the Exchange Place stage at the National Sto
 rytelling Festival in 2022\, she has returned to the National twice and 
 won over audiences at festivals across the country. Braiding folk tales 
 with personal narrative\, Mo brings reflection\, laughter\, and insight 
 in equal measure. Known online as “Miss Mo Storyteller\,” she travels th
 e world through story — a new tale every week\, a new country every mont
 h. REV. ROBERT B. JONES\, SR. is a renaissance man: a professional music
 ian for over forty years\, an ordained Baptist pastor for more than twen
 ty\, and a nationally recognized storyteller for over fifteen — and he b
 rings all three to the stage at once. An award-winning player of guitar\
 , harmonica\, mandolin\, banjo\, fiddle\, and ukulele\, he was named a l
 eading blues educator by the National Blues Foundation and is a Kresge A
 rts Fellow and Michigan Heritage Award recipient. At the heart of his wo
 rk: our cultural diversity tells a story worth celebrating. CHARLOTTE BL
 AKE-ALSTON For more than thirty years\, Charlotte Blake-Alston has carri
 ed the stories of African and African American oral tradition from the K
 ennedy Center and the Smithsonian to festivals on four continents — acco
 mpanied by djembe\, mbira\, and the 21- stringed kora. The first storyte
 ller ever to perform with The Philadelphia Orchestra\, she is now its Of
 ficial Storyteller\, Narrator and Host\, and hosted Carnegie Hall’s Fami
 ly Concert Series for seventeen seasons. Her honors include a Pew Fellow
 ship and the Zora Neale Hurston Award\, the highest given by the Nationa
 l Association of Black Storytellers. ANDY RUSSELL grew up in North Carol
 ina in a family full of natural storytellers\, and it shows — his tales 
 of grandparents\, cane-pole fishing\, and music with friends land with w
 armth and a songwriter’s ear for a good line\, honed during his years in
  Nashville. Reigning StorySlam Champion of Six Feet Apart Productions\, 
 he has appeared at the Georgia Mountain\, Stone Soup\, and Cracker story
 telling festivals\, with featured spots at Suncoast and Florida Storytel
 ling still to come. He lives in Ocala with his dog and a three-legged ca
 t. website: https://www.oldnorthstatestorytellingfestival.com/ For TICKE
 T information\, including Will Call & Mobile tickets\, please click here
 . For PARKING and ACCESSIBILITY information\, please click here. BOX OFF
 ICE hours are: Wed-Sat\, 12 pm to 6 pm\; Sun\, 1 pm to 5 pm\; and 1 hour
  prior to showtime. All Sales Final – No Refunds\n\nTickets: https://www
 .etix.com/ticket/p/92179497/2026-old-north-state-story-telling-festivals
 ensory-friendly-showcase-cary-the-cary-theater?partner_id=100\n\nhttps:/
 /findlocal.community/event/ddeef223-0f9d-408c-aecf-f69d91913f79
LOCATION:The Cary Theater\, 122 E. Chatham St\, Cary\, NC 27511
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/ddeef223-0f9d-408c-aecf-f69d91913f7
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