Elizabeth Rose enthusiastically tells a story about a pony tail using third-grader Emma Evans, 8, as a prop while at Waterville Community Elementary School on Wednesday. Rose was at the school promoting “Ocoee Fest”, a storytelling festival presented by the Cleveland Storytellers Guild.IF YOU GOWhat: Ocoee Story Fest.When: 7 tonight.Where: Museum Center at Five Points, 200 E. Inman St., Cleveland, Tenn.Admission: $5 per person, $15 maximum per family.Phone: 423-479-7887.Email: tellone@bellsouth.net.Website: http://tntellers.org.
Elizabeth Rose, a professional storyteller with 18 years’ experience, will entertain during tonight’s Ocoee Story Fest in Cleveland, Tenn.
The family event, which begins at 7 p.m. in the Museum Center at Five Points, is sponsored by the Cleveland Storytelling Guild.
Rose, who is principal of Cherokee Middle School in Kingston, Tenn., was introduced to storytelling by her family while growing up in Etowah.
“I’m the first self-proclaimed professional in the family, but my grandmother and my dad are both great storytellers,” she said in a telephone interview.