The summit and festival is called “The Hybrid” because you can attend workshops and concerts in person, online, or both.
For our YouTube Stream on Thursday, May 16 at 9am MDT, go HERE (open to all)
Summit & Festival Ticket Prices*
| Ticket Type | Early Bird Price (Before May 1, 2024) | Standard Price (May 2, 2024 and onward) |
|---|---|---|
| Household | $25 | $35 |
| Class | $30 | $45 |
| Homeschool group | $10 | $15 |
*Tickets may be used for in-person and/or virtual attendance.
2024 Featured Tellers
Peter Cook (Deaf/ASL Story Artist from IL), Laura Deal (CO) plus Jan C. Smith, Mark Gollaher, Melva Gifford, Richard Hatch, Mary Louise Hughes, Paige Funk, Steffani Raff, Franque Bains, April Johnson, Ramona Lucius with Hands-On Folktales
2024 Featured Professors & Experts
“Language of Story: Spanish” presented by Tomás Hidalgo Nava, PhD, Professor from Brigham Young University – Trilingual Experience (English/Spanish/ASL)
“Telling Trauma: From Therapy to Advocacy” presented by Nancy Donoval, Professor from East Tennessee State University
“The Power of Story in The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison” presented by Adam Bradley, Professor from UCLA
Hybrid 5-hour workshop (in-person, virtual-live, or enjoy recording)—
Beyond Prose: Using Poetry and Metaphor to Enrich Your Storytelling and Strengthen Your Recall taught by Laura Deal
2024 Keynote & State of the Art Presenters
Be inspired as Peter Cook, internationally reputed Deaf performing artist, shares thoughts to expand your horizons and views of storytelling.
We feature three community members each year as part of the State of the Art addresses. They each have roughly 15 minutes to talk about the past, present, and future of storytelling for their cultures. For 2024, we have the following: S. Floyd Mori (Japanese-American); Mike Korologos (Greek); David Yauney (Peruvian).
Virtual Field Trip
Whether you’re involved with a school, homeschool or another organization such as a senior center, you can signup for a virtual field trip. Public and private schools as well as homeschool.
In-Person Field Trip
If you are in the Salt Lake County, Utah area, then you can come to our in-person days on Monday and Tuesday, May 13-14, 2024. You fill out the same registration as virtual field trips though indicate your intention to come and have seats ready.
Besides the 2024 dates, when will field trips be for 2025?
Our 2025 dates for the 10th Summit & Festival will be on Tuesday, May 6 (in-person, Murray City Park, Murray, Utah) and Wednesday, May 7 (virtual). Both kinds of field trips have access to the recordings of all sessions up to June 15, 2025.
General Schedule
