By: Natalie Moser
The Corn Island Storytelling Festival returned from last year’s successful turnout on U of L’s campus. This autumn event was centered in the quad, right outside Ekstrom Library and Bingham Humanities building. At 5:00 children, families and students intermingled as the festivities got underway. All kinds of arts and crafts kept patrons gleefully entertained until the storytelling began at 7:00; activities included pumpkin painting and tombstone decorating. Einstein’s bakery, in the Humanities building, also stayed open late, providing scrumptious fall treats; hot cocoa, hot apple cider and popcorn all found their way into many festival goer’s hands as the perfect addition to the autumn celebration. As the evening switched over, local storytellers took the stage, and the audience was treated to mystifying tall tales and musical fables. An array of talents were displayed and the audience showed their appreciation with a continuous thundering applause. Ashley Paul, an attender of the festival since she was a young girl, expressed her excitement about being at the event, stating: “There’s a lot of nostalgia associated with this event for me”. The event provided, for many, a fun celebration of the season that the whole family could enjoy; good vibes, laughter and amusement filled the air on this autumn evening.
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