TimpChat Blog
Simon Brooks—Raised on Stories, Ancient Hills, and Castles
It's no wonder British storyteller Simon Brooks has been telling stories since childhood—he was often taken to the places where those stories began: ancient hills, standing stones, and castles. A master storyteller, Brooks tells folktales and historical tales along...
Festival is Live and Online Again this Year
LEHI—This year’s storytelling festival—the 2022 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival—welcomes Ed Stivender as its Master of Ceremonies, along with live audiences, new tellers, and popular favorites. Stivender, described by some as the “Robin Williams” of storytelling,...
The Olympics and the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
What did you love most about the 2020 Olympics? While it’s thrilling to watch the close wins and cheer for your team, it’s the stories we remember most. We love hearing the stories of overcoming personal trials and hardships, stories of triumph in spite of family and...
Andy Offutt Irwin
Andy Offutt Irwin really likes to tell his fictional stories involving his 85-year-old, widowed, aunt, Marguerite VanCamp, a newly minted physician. He talks with humor and candor about aging and growth, even amongst the aged. Since he is from Georgia, he also likes...
Sheila Arnold
Sheila Arnold took a leap of faith “with a trampoline in place” when she decided to try storytelling as a career. She was a single mom with a young son when her parents offered her financial support and a safety net if she wanted to give it a serious go. They took...
Rev. Robert Jones
Robert Jones, also known and ordained the Reverend Robert Jones, was invited to be a storyteller at the 2020 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, It turned out to be a virtual festival only but he still found it to be a highlight...
Donald Davis
Donald Davis—who has become an icon of storytelling at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and who is a master at taking listeners to the North Carolina mountains to laugh at stories about spilled syrup, broken bones, “doobies,” and pink lotion rubbed all over the...
Subscribe For Timpfest
Event Updates!
We respect your privacy and do not tolerate spam and will never sell, rent, lease
or give away your information (name, address, email, etc.) to any third party.