STORYTELLING DINNER
“Oh, NO, not ‘The Duck Story’ ”:
Storyteller Andy Davis returns to the
Corner House
Thursday, March 8th
Thursday evening, March 8th ,
White Mountain storyteller Andy
Davis will be telling tales in
front of the hearth at the
Corner House Inn in Ctr.
Sandwich.
Andy
will be the featured performer
at the Corner House’s
Storytelling Dinner program,
which begins at 6:30 pm.
Davis has entertained audiences
as far east as Paris, as far
south as Bamako, and as far west
as San Diego, and is a regular
performer at libraries, schools,
coffeehouses, open mics, and
senior centers in the Mount
Washington Valley. His varied
repertoire includes tales of
youthful indiscretion and
footloose adventure,
multicultural folktales and
tales of folk background with an
original twist.
Davis’s Corner House appearance
will include “The Duck Story,”
which he calls “the nearly-true
story that got me started.”
“For years I told it at every
opportunity, to family,
friends, and strangers waiting
for the bus.” Davis said. “There
came a day when, at a party, I
stood up and opened my mouth and
everyone winced and cried out
‘Oh, NO, not ‘The Duck Story!’
That was the moment when I
finally branched out and become
a real storyteller.”
Among other things, Davis will
also tell an offering for St.
Patrick’s Day.
“Andy’s stories are unique,
witty, and totally captivating,”
said Michael Parent, the 1999
recipient of the National
Storytelling Network’s Circle of
Excellence Award. “His material
is personal and, thank goodness,
never self-conscious. He
combines a warm, easy manner
with a commanding,
straightforward delivery. He is
a storyteller with brains and
heart.”
Davis lives with his wife and
young daughter in Albany, in the
shadow of Mt. Chocorua, where
they direct the World Fellowship
Center, an educational family
camp and retreat center devoted
to peace and social justice. He
is a member of the League for
the Advancement of New England
Storytelling (LANES) and the The
Mountain Storytellers Guild.
Storytelling dinners are held
every Thursday evening, 6:30 PM,
at the Corner House in Center
Sandwich, from late October
through May. The cost is $16.95
per person, plus tax and
gratuity. For more information
and reservations contact the
Corner House Inn at 284-6219, or
on-line at
info@cornerhouseinn.com.
