From staff reports
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Moth, the international storytelling phenomena he founded, the seventh annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival will host a program of music and stories created by bestselling novelist and Georgia native George Dawes Green.
A similar program in Savannah sold out quickly, with standing room only.
Since its launch in Green’s Brooklyn apartment 25 years ago, The Moth has presented thousands of stories and performances renowned for the great range of human experiences these evenings showcase. The Moth has become an international sensation, now conducting open-mic storytelling competitions in 28 cities; The Moth Podcast is currently downloaded more than 100 million times a year; and the Peabody Award-winning Moth Radio Hour is heard on 575 National Public Radio stations nationwide.
Four local storytellers will present their stories along with Green and a professional Moth host, Jon Goode, an Emmy-nominated author, poet, and playwright from Atlanta.
In addition, presenters will include novelist and former Conroy student at Beaufort High School, Valerie Sayers; acclaimed St. Helena teacher and memoirist Lynn Bryant; author and former local news anchor Teresa Bruce; and Jean Rebecca, Program Director of Raise Up Beaufort and founder of Stand for Haiti.
The evening will also include music by Scott Gibbs and the Beaufort Mass Choir, a performance by Peter Zumuka and Steve Faulkner of Alibis, and will end with celebratory party including cake and libations.
WANT TO GO?
Who: Novelist and Georgia native George Dawes Green
What: Moth-inspired storytelling event at seventh annual Pat Conroy Literary Festival
When: 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29
Where: USCB Center for the Arts
Tickets: $25 per person, $10 student discount. Price includes refreshments and afterparty. Visit https://bit.ly/3Vj0MJf to register.
