29th Annual Mariposa Storytelling Festival
in Mariposa & Yosemite National Park
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 11, 12, & 13, 2016
This year’s Annual Mariposa Storytelling Festival will feature many talented artists. The Sierra Sun Times will feature each storyteller leading up to the festival. Check back regularly for more information about each of this year’s featured guests.
Charlotte Blake Alston
Charlotte Blake Alston, Storyteller, Librettist, Poet and Author Returns to the Mariposa Storytelling Festival
![Charlotte Blake Alston by Deborah Boardman](/sierrasuntimes/images/2016/february/Charlotte-Blake-Alston-by-Deborah-Boardman.jpg)
Ms. Alston has produced and directed many orchestral works, associated herself with several major orchestras, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Boston Symphony. Her clear, musical voice has provided the narratives for both the charming Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens, and Scherezade by Rimsky-Korsakov. Charlotte has been featured at Storytelling Festivals across the nation and around the world, as well as several TV documentaries including Plenty of Good Women Dancers, the Peddie School, Safe Harbor and Crosstown.
For tickets and brochure information call the Mariposa Arts Council (209) 966-3155 or toll free (800) 903-9936.
To order tickets online and download a brochure, or learn more about our six featured storytellers, visit our website at: MariposaArtsCouncil.org and us on Facebook at: facebook.com/mariposastorytelling.
Please note that tickets for the Yosemite Concert MUST be pre-purchased. Additionally, we are extending our early bird special discount for online orders until February 19, 2016.
The Mariposa County Arts Council is funded in part by Mariposa County, the California Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The MARIPOSA COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, INC. is an incorporated not-for- profit organization, created to promote and support all forms of the cultural arts, for all ages, throughout Mariposa County.
Please note that tickets for the Yosemite Concert MUST be pre-purchased. Additionally, we are extending our early bird special discount for online orders until February 19, 2016.
The Mariposa County Arts Council is funded in part by Mariposa County, the California Arts Council, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The MARIPOSA COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, INC. is an incorporated not-for- profit organization, created to promote and support all forms of the cultural arts, for all ages, throughout Mariposa County.
For more information about Charlotte Blake Alston visit her website at: CharlotteBlakeAlston.com.