Connie is telling stories at The Hans Christian Andersen statue this summer in New York City’s Central Park on Saturday July 12, 2025. Schedule to be posted here: The Hans Christian Anderson Story Center.
National Storytelling Network Conference July 17-20, 2026
Mark your calendar and plan to attend National Storytelling Network 2025 Conference – July 17-20, 2025 at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA (outside Atlanta.) Each year NSN strives to bring together storytellers from every corner of the world to participate in an annual conference with a wide variety of work-shops, education sessions, performances, and networking opportunities. A full-conference ticket is available for NSN members at only $249 until the May 31 early-bird deadline. All full-conference tickets will also include access to the live-streamed and recorded virtual ticket.
Connie is among the featured national tellers on Friday evening including Carmen Agra Deedy, Lyn Ford, Bill Harley, and Rev. Robert Jones with Adam Booth as emcee. Saturday morning, July 19 at 9:00 am she is also performing “A Legend in Overalls: Storytelling in the Footsteps of Ray Hicks”. You can view the weekend’s full schedule here.
It’s time for the 98th Mountain Dance and Folk Festival® – the nation’s oldest continuously operating folk festival. One of Connie’s favorite Folk festivals and she encourages you to catch one of the shows. Connie is performing on Saturday, August 2nd this year.
Connie has performed there numerous times over the years and she and her cousin, Barbara Freeman were awarded PERFORMER OF THE YEAR. The festival is a celebration of the Southern Appalachians with musicians, dancers, and storytellers who are preserving the traditions of these Mountains. The traditions involve not only the hand-clapping, toe-tapping rhythms of Bluegrass, the style and stories of century-old ballads, the high energy of clogging, the elegance of Big Circle Mountain Smooth Dance, the fun and entertainment of storytelling, but also include an awareness of the hardships and trials that have brought us to this place and time. More information at: https://folkheritage.org/asheville-events/mountain-dance-and-folk-festival/ and https://folkheritage.org/
Blue Ridge Music Trails is hosting a storytelling concert funded by the Jazz Foundation of America. They are providing support to artists in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. Connie is sharing the stage with Josh Goforth, Sheila Kay Adams, and Michael Reno Harrel. Laura Boosinger will be the emcee. This afternoon storytelling event at the Historic Earle Theatre in Mount Airy, NC will kick off Mayberry Days.