by timpfest | Jun 4, 2020
For over twenty years Regi Carpenter has been utilizing the power of stories to motivate, inspire, energize and focus individuals in corporate, academic and non-profit settings. Her keynotes uplift people as they are reminded of the tremendous impact each individual has within an organization. Regi’s keynotes are noted for their insight, humor and effectiveness.
Regi is the recipient of many awards, including Storytelling World, Parent’s Choice, and Parents’ Guide to Children’s Media Award. Her stories have been featured on Sirius Radio, Apple Seed Radio, The Moth, and NPR. Her story Snap! is a winner of the Boston StorySlam. Snap! is the true tale of her severe mental illness as a teenager and her journey back to reality. Her memoir, “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Dinner: stories of a seared childhood” is “an unexpected gift that leaves us longing for more.” Booklist Review
Regi is also the founder of Stories with Spirit, a creative initiative dedicated to bringing songs of joy and stories of hope to grieving children and the people who love and care for them in homes, hospices, and hospitals.
by Timpanogos | Jul 9, 2019
Pippa White tells true stories, most of them from history. She has stories about Orphan Train Riders, Ellis Island Immigrants, World War II Resistance Fighters, pioneers, reformers, nurses, journalists, and new this year, a program called “72 Years to Women’s Suffrage”, to honor the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote. She has performed in over 30 states, in performing arts centers, theaters, colleges and universities, at conferences, museums, and storytelling festivals! She has performed twice before at Timpanogos, and last year was a featured New Voice at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. She is delighted to be part of this year’s Timpanogos Festival.
by Timpanogos | Jul 9, 2019
“If we are talking Rock ‘n Roll, Tina Turner was a national treasure; country has Dolly Parton, and in the world of storytelling we have Kim Weitkamp.” – Steve Perry from Highway 89 SiriusXM
Kim grew up as the red headed middle child of exhausted parents. Her childhood adventures were shaped by TV’s Sanford & Son, All in the Family, and M.A.S.H. . . . plus the old worn out fairy tale collection she read over and over. Add to that her father’s love of Johnny Cash and old time radio shows being played throughout the house and the dye was cast. One review stated, “Kim is a master at seamlessly building bridges from story, to song, to story. Like all good storytellers, she evokes both laughter and tears, but her impeccable timing and dead-on anticipation of her listeners’ needs place her at the pinnacle of her craft. Then, she pulls her guitar out and you think, where did that come from, that milk and honey voice?” Kim travels the continent full time performing at theaters and at festivals. She is the recipient of the Blue Ridge Excellence in the Arts Award, the Toastmasters International Leadership in Communication Award, and 7 Storytelling World Awards.
by Timpanogos | Jul 9, 2019
Dovie is an award-winning storyteller, recording artist, and author, recognized internationally for her ability to take her listeners back to the timeless place that she first visited as a child—hearing old Indian stories from her Kiowa Apache and Lakota relatives. Dovie establishes a rapport and bond with audiences of all ages, creating a climate where laughter, learning, and respect come together. She gently dispels false images of the First Nations People of North America, replacing them with traditional stories.
by Timpanogos | Jul 9, 2019
Ed Stivender has been touring his one-man-show since 1980. In reviews of his work, Ed has been called “the Robin Williams of storytelling” by the Miami Herald and “a Catholic Garrison Keillor” by Kirkus Review. Since 1977, when he left his day job as a high school teacher in Connecticut and turned to storytelling full-time, Ed has fabulated his way around the globe–appearing in schools, churches, coffeehouses and theaters, as well as at major storytelling festivals. He has been a featured performer at the National Storytelling Festival, the Cape Clear Island International Storytelling Festival in Ireland, Graz Festival, Austria and the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The National Storytelling Association inducted Ed into its Circle of Excellence in 1996. Ed is the author or two books of tales: Raised Catholic, Can You Tell? and Still Catholic After All These Fears. He has also released several recordings of his performances.
