BiGFiSH FOLKLiFE
A folklife community who share God’s love through stories of salt and light
New Concord, OH
About
- To bring together artists and audiences in a cultural exchange of folklife stories.
- To provide retreat, education, and worship opportunities for and by artists.
We define “folklife” as the everyday stories of ordinary people.
Storytelling, in its broadest sense, may include a variety of media and genre (e.g. traditional storytelling, writing, performance, visual arts, music, dance, etc.)
StoryFest 2019
We now have added a special benefit performance of Journey to Long Nose on Friday, August 30, at 7pm!
Check us out on the July 23 1019 episode of Talk of the Town with Jeremy Scott!
Come join us for Story, Music, Food, Arts Fair, Farmer's Market, and so much more on September 1, 2019!
WE STILL HAVE OPEN SPACES FOR ARTISTS! If you're an artist who wants to have a booth at the Arts Fair, please contact us with this link! We would love to have you!
All events are free to the public at the New Concord Elementary School Pavilion. Look for for the Big Tent!
Keep checking-in to see updates to the schedule!
8:30am-9:30am Yoga in the Park with Leah Shirer
10am-11am Worship in the Park hosted by Bloomfield Presbyterian Church with guest Kim Weitkamp
11:30am - 7:30pm Food Trucks open (Pucky's Pit Stop, Pitabilities, and Ed-Dee's Dog Wagon)
Noon-2pm Children's Entertainment, Games, Local Music, and so much more!
- Dance Express
- Local Singer Alaina Williams
- Irish Fiddler Julia Sprague
- Open Spikeball by Chapman's Coffee
2pm-3pm Barefoot McCoy
3pm-6pm Storytelling/Whoppers (w/ Gary Buchanan) Contest, followed by Open Story, Song, & Spoken Word.
- Registration begins at Noon at the Welcome Booth OR follow this link to contact us!
7pm-8pm National Storyteller Kim Weitkamp CHECK OUT THIS CLIP OF KIM'S STORY "Penny Candy Love"
“If we are talking Rock ‘n Roll, Tina Turner was a national treasure; country has Dolly Parton and in the world of storytelling we have Kim Weitkamp.” Steve Perry from Highway 89- SiriusXM
8pm-9pm Musician/Singer Eli Branham with surprise guests!
WE ARE STILL ACCEPTING SPONSORSHIPS! If you would like to donate to the StoryFest, please follow this link and make a donation to the Big Fish Folklife Pass Through Fund, hosted by Muskingum County Community Foundation. Please indicate in the "Donation in honor of..." tab the memo "StoryFest."
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Blog
Tells the story of the first best play the author watched as a girl, how it evoked an awareness of the fleeting beauty of life that is echoed by Ohio artist Nora Daniel in the oil painting Cup and Tomatoes
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Inspiration from Fringe Theater Festival artists, featuring Kafka, The Musical
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Inspiration from the prophet-comic Jonah, not to mention the Whale
Read MoreGone Fishing
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Events & Performances
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Upcoming Events and Performances
Friday, August 30, 2019 at 7pm
Read a review of the show by DC Metro Theatre Arts in Washington DC!
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2019 from 8:30am to 9pm
BFFs
BiGFiSH Friends
Check out some amazing Artists!
Big Fish Friends
Storyteller Kim Weitkamp 
Folksinger Barefoot McCoy
Singer Song Writer Mitch McVicke
Photographer Julie Keirle 
Publications
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Publications
Have you ever wondered what it was like- not knowing what comes next, or what God is doing and why? What does life with the risen Lord mean? Inspired by the New Testament Gospel of Luke, "Remember How He Told You" is a new drama of the Resurrection story from R.R. Pollock. Amidst political upheaval, five Jewish women journey to anoint the body of the crucified Yeshua (Jesus of Nazareth) for burial and uncover a mysterious, new world.
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Please follow the link bellow to make a tax-deductible donation to support our ministry!
Big Fish Folklife Fund
