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Weber State University
Storytelling Festival 2025 Schedule

FEB 24 – FEB 26

Let the Magic Begin!

MONDAY
FEB 24


Weber State University Ogden Campus
Shepherd Union Building
(Ballrooms | Wildcat Theater)
 
 
 


Early Bird Stories
9:30 - 10:20 am


  • Ballroom A
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Laurie Allen
  • Bil Lepp

  • Ballroom B
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Deb Escalante
  • Kim Weitkamp

  • Ballroom C
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Rachel Hedman
  • Sam Payne

  • Wildcat Theater
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Nanette Guest-Watts
  • Kim Weitkamp


Morning Magic
10:30 - 11:20 am


  • Ballroom A
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Ginger Parkinson
  • Kim Weitkamp

  • Ballroom B
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Wayne Kartchner
  • Bil Lepp

  • Ballroom C
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Lori Foote
  • Lyn Ford

  • Wildcat Theater
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Paige Funk
  • Antonio Sacre


Tales to Remember
11:30 am - 12:20 pm


  • Ballroom A
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Sam Payne
  • Lyn Ford

wizard illustration


School Outreach

Davis School District

Ginger Parkinson
Nannette Guest-Watts
Bil Lepp  


Mountain Green Middle School
(Morgan School District)

Page Funk
Rachel Hedman
Karla Huntsman
Trishelle Duncan


Charter/Homeschool Co-op

Karl Behling
Mike Brian


Golden Tales
Especially for Seniors

2:00 pm
Pleasant Valley Library

5568 S Adams Ave
Washington Terrace

Youth Teller
Jeff Driggs
Bob Olson
Lori Foote


2:00 pm
Weber North Branch Library

475 E 2600 N
North Ogden

Youth Teller
Kristen Clay
Kim Weitkamp


Family Literacy Night
5:30 pm

Treehouse Museum

Downtown Ogden

Antonio Sacre


Family Fun Night
7:00 - 8:30 pm

WSU Ogden Campus

Union Bldg. Ballrooms

Sam Payne (Emcee)
Lyn Ford
Kim Weitkamp
Bil Lepp
Antonio Sacre

TUESDAY
FEB 25


Weber State University Ogden Campus
Shepherd Union Building
(Sky Room | Ballroom C | Wildcat Theater)

Browning Center (Austad Theater)
 


Early Bird Stories
9:30 - 10:20 am


  • Sky Room
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Jan Smith
  • Lyn Ford

  • Austad Theatre
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Karla Huntsman
  • Antonio Sacre
  • ‌ 
    Ballroom C
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Mike Brian
  • Kim Weitkamp

  • Wildcat Theater
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Ginger Parkinson
  • Sam Payne


Morning Magic
10:30 - 11:20 am


  • Sky Room
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Cherie Davis
  • Antonio Sacre

  • Austad Theatre
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Kristen Clay
  • Kim Weitkamp

  • Ballroom C
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Stephanie Rollheiser
  • Bil Lepp

  • Wildcat Theater
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Elizabeth Atkinson
  • Lyn Ford


Tales to Remember
11:30 am - 12:20 pm


  • Sky Room
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
    Sam Payne
  • Bil Lepp


Storytelling Symposium
1:30 pm


  • Wildcat Theater
  • Connecting with the Land through Story, Song, and Dance
  • featuring
  • Darren Parry & Carl Moore


School Outreach

Davis School District

Jan Smith
Kristen Clay
Lyn Ford


Ogden School District

Elizabeth Atkinson
Karla Huntsman
Kim Weitkamp


Weber School District

Cherie Davis
Melva Gifford
Antonio Sacre


Charter/Homeschool Co-op

Karl Behling
Bob Olson


Golden Tales
Especially for Seniors

4:00 pm
Weber County Main Library

2464 Jefferson Ave
Ogden

Stephanie Rollheiser
Ginger Parkinson
Bil Lepp

boy lion illustration

 


Storytelling Festival Dinner
6:00 - 8:00 pm

Timbermine Steakhouse

1701 Park Blvd, Ogden, UT
By reservation only

Sam Payne (Emcee)
Antonio Sacre
Bil Lepp
Lyn Ford
Kim Weitkamp

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WEDNESDAY
FEB 26


Weber State University Ogden Campus
Shepherd Union Building
(Ballrooms | Wildcat Theater)
 
 
 


Early Bird Stories
9:30 - 10:20 am


  • Ballroom A
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Madeline R
  • Bil Lepp

  • Ballroom B
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Harvest Home
  • Lyn Ford

  • Ballroom C
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Regional Teller
  • Antonio Sacre

  • Wildcat Theater
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Stephanie Raff
  • Sam Payne


Morning Magic
10:30 - 11:20 am


  • Ballroom A
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Billie Griffin
  • Kim Weitkamp

  • Ballroom B
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • MarKanDan
  • Bil Lepp

  • Ballroom C
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Annie Eastmond
  • Lyn Ford

  • Wildcat Theater
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Alan Griffin
  • Antonio Sacre


Tales to Remember
11:30 am - 12:20 pm


  • Ballroom A
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Youth Teller
  • Sam Payne
  • Kim Weitkamp


black bird illustration


School Outreach

Davis School District

Harvest Home
MarKanDan
Antonio Sacre


Ogden School District

Steffani Raff
Madeline R
Bil Lepp


Weber District

Melva Gifford
Cassie Ashton
Kim Weitkamp


Homeschool Co-op/Charter

Alan & Billie Griffin


Golden Tales
Especially for Seniors

2:00 pm
Ogden Valley Library

131 S 7400 E
Huntsville

Jeff Driggs
Karl Behling
Lyn Ford


2:00 pm
Weber Southwest Branch Library

2039 W 4000 S
Roy

Tellers TBA

 

 


Festival Finale
7:00 - 8:30 pm

WSU Davis Campus

Stewart Center Bldg. Ballroom
2750 University Park Blvd., Layton

Sam Payne (Emcee)
Lyn Ford
Kim Weitkamp
Bil Lepp


Weber State University, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, ensures equal access to all university functions, activities, and programs for individuals with disabilities. Please contact Vincent Bates at vincentbates@weber.edu at least one week prior to this event to request accommodations in relation to a disability.