What’s Halloween without a chilling
ghost story or two?
Wheeling
National Heritage Area’s new series, The Word @ Blue Church, and the West
Virginia Storytelling Guild are preparing an evening of shivery fright with a Halloween
ghost story concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Blue Church, 1206 Byron
St., Wheeling. The major sponsor for the concert is the Wheeling Convention and
Visitors Bureau.
The
concert is the second in the new series, The Word @ Blue Church.
Four
members of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild will present a variety of ghost
stories for adults under the title, “Would You Like to Hear a Scary Story?” The
concert is a joint fundraising event primarily to benefit The Blue Church
renovations, as well as the WVSG ongoing professional development workshops
around the state.
Tickets
are $10 each and will be sold in advance on social media through Eventbrite on
the Wheeling National Heritage Area and The Blue Church sites. Tickets also
will be $10 at the door.
Guests
will enjoy a complementary light hors d’oeuvres buffet. Beverages will be
available.
The storytellers:
photo from weelunk,com |
Rich Knoblich of Marshall County is author of Talking ‘bout the
Relatives. He frequently judges and participates (eight ribbons) in the WV
Liar’s Contest. His writings have been published in various national and
regional magazines. Once the Ghost Host for Steel City Bus Tours paranormal
excursions, he now guides for Oglebay Resort’s Festival of Lights.
Mikalena Zuckett of Charleston has lived most of her life in West
Virginia. Born in Wheeling, she earned a BA from Bethany College in
communications and a MA from WVU in counseling psychology. Mrs. Zuckett is
currently WVSG’s secretary. She has performed a variety of folktales at WVSG’s tent
during the past three Vandalia Gatherings and performed on the Capital
Grounds for WV 150th Celebration. Today Mrs. Zuckett is excited to
share some of the stories she heard growing up, stories about the early days of
Wheeling and Ohio County.
Judi Tarowsky lives in St. Clairsville, Ohio. She tells original tall tales, history
stories, folk tales and Appalachian ghost tales. Judi currently is president of the West
Virginia Storytelling Guild. She holds a graduate certificate in storytelling
from the University of North Texas School of Library Sciences. She received her bachelor of science in
journalism at West Virginia University and she had worked for many years in
Wheeling with The Intelligencer and The News-Register.
Stas Ziolkowski of Pittsburgh has been telling stories for more
than 40 years as a schoolteacher of science, mathematics, and as a planetarium
director. He has years of experience in community and school theaters, acting,
directing, writing, and even some choreography. He moved to the Pittsburgh area
after six years in Arkansas, where he produced the Fairfield Bay Storyfest.
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