Saturday, August 26

8 am – Food Vendor Open

9 am - Yoga - Taught by Certified Yoga Instructor Velma. This will be held outdoors, weather-permitting. Bring a mat if you are able!

Open to all abilities and ages

9 am - Chad Elliott: Wilderman’s Treetop Tales - Music for the Young and Young-At-Heart – Pavilion

Chad Elliott is a man of MANY talents. One of them we just learned about is entertaining the young ones with music and stories. This was a HUGE hit with kids AND adults alike last year! While adults are allowed, we ask that you save the good seats for the youngest among us. 

10 am - Sarah Morris: The Steady Beat Of It: Finding rhythms and practice to sustain our creative spirit

In the flow, writer’s block, on a roll, in a rut…the highs and lows of creative living can feel thrilling, and/or tiring.  Fostering and committing to a practice - whether daily, weekly, or seasonally - can offer a solid foundation to weather well the natural waxing and waning of inspiration or spark.  Join Sarah Morris for a conversation around rituals, habits, systems that serve and nourish our creative work.

10 am - Craft Activity

We have a fun and fest-themed craft activity for kids AND grown-ups! You can also pick up a nature scavenger hunt to do with your kiddos!

11 am - Food Vendor Open

11 am - 12:30 pm - Vance Gilbert: Songwriting through the Eyes of Performance

A great song does not by itself get heard. It needs to be performed so that a producer, publisher, record exec, and most importantly your fans can be part of it’s full impact. It’s a “collision course” Vance offers where performance and songwriting are inextricably intertwined  entities. Here’s your chance to pick up and hone some skills that will make your song and it’s presentation shine. Everything from keeping time, arrangement of the song, what key, “getting the guitar out of the way”, the cliché police, posture, vocal stuff, even how to approach the stage and plug in the guitar will be examined one-on-one, on the mic, in a safe and supportive “open mic-ish” atmosphere.

1 pm - Guitar Round Table

Some of us are singers who were forced to learn the guitar. Some of us are guitar players who learned to sing. Then there are those of us who can’t even tap our heads and rub our bellies at the same time. Regardless of your skills, we’ll save you a seat. Let’s share some stories about how we found our way with a guitar, or what amazes us. We want to hear your stories too. 

2:00 pm - Songwriting Panel with Fest Artists

The songwriting process seems very mystical. You’ve got questions, and a panel of Fest musicians will make up answers. Where does your inspiration come from? How do you know when a song is finished? I’ve got this phrase in my head, is it a chorus or a verse? 

3:15 pm - Open Mic Stage

New this year! If you are a singer/songwriter and would like an opportunity to perform a song or maybe two for some of the Storyhill Fest audience, you are in luck! Email manager@storyhill.com to sign up!  

***Schedule, locations, and workshops schedule to change***

Feeling like you want something different for your Saturday? Here are some other ideas for you: bring a mountain bike and helmet to explore the miles of trails, find a spot to hang your hammock and soak up the sun or a good book, relax on the swings overlooking the lake, book a round of golf at Ruttgers, visit one of the many local breweries, enjoy the beach and waterfront (at your own risk, no lifeguards, keep an eye on the kiddos), visit the Cuyuna Rec Area (mountain biking, kayak, paddleboard, scuba diving) only 11 miles away, or just park yourself at one of the picnic tables and share stories with your new friends. A great local resource is www.cuyuna.com.

4 pm – Food vendor open
4 pm - Molly Maher Kicks off Saturday’s Music Lineup
5 pm – Scott Cook
6 pm - Humbird
7 pm – Vance Gilbert
8:10 pm – Storyhill
10:15 pm – Campfire