Mission
To affirm our various cultures, nourish the development of emerging and established artists, and promote excellence in the oral traditions.
History
Ten Story Lovers came together in August 1995 for the organizational meeting of what would come to be known far and wide as the Asheville Storytelling Circle.
Every year since 1996, ASC has presented one of the most successful TELLABRATION!s™ in the world. Prior to the outbreak of Covid in 2020 we sold out the 330 seat theatre. With the advent of Covid, the seating capacity has been limited to 250. TELLABRATION!™ is co-hosted by the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and staged at the Folk Art Center on Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville.
In 2005 ASC helped sponsor a Story Tsunami benefit concert which raised over $8,000 for American Red Cross disaster relief efforts in Indonesia after the December 2004 Tsunami. ASC has also presented a number of fund raising benefits for other charitable causes.
ASC tellers perform at dozens of festivals ranging from local to national, as well as for schools, libraries, Elderhostels, conferences, congregations and civic organizations.
ASC members come from diverse backgrounds: chemist, librarian, retired college president, puppeteer, housewife, radio personality, publicist, actor, comedian, and social worker. Some members come only to listen . . . others to hone their craft telling stories which run the gamut of topics, styles, and origins
ASC is a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Contact
CURRENT OFFICERS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Dada Maheshvarananda, President
Donna Catton-Johnson, Vice President of Membership
Carolina Quiroga, Vice President of Events
Kirsten Mitchell, Secretary
Larry Pearlman, Treasurer
Sandra Gudger, Founder and Permanent Board Member