The nationally acclaimed Azalea Storytelling Festival kicks off this evening.
This year’s participants are new to the Azalea stage at LaGrange College’s Callaway Auditorium - Willy Claflin, MaryGay Ducey, Dan Keding and Lynette Ford.
Hogansville native Carol Cain returns as master of ceremonies.
The festival begins at 5:30 p.m. today with registration, followed by storytelling at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s event begin at 9 a.m. with registration, with the first storytelling concert at 10 a.m., followed by concerts at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The final day of the festival will be Sunday, beginning with coffee and doughnuts at 8:30 a.m., followed by sacred storytelling and music at 9:30 and 10:50 a.m.
Tickets are $35 for adults and $20 for students for the full festival, $15 for adults and $10 for students for today, $30 for adults and $15 for all day Saturday, $10 for adults and $5 for students for Saturday morning or afternoon or evening. Admission is free Sunday. LaGrange College students will be admitted free.
For ticket reservations, questions or to request a brochure, call Lafayette Society for Performing Arts at (706) 882-9909 or go to www.lagrange.edu/azalea.






