ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times

DATE: Thursday, April 17, 1997               TAG: 9704170028
SECTION: QUICK LOOK               PAGE: 3    EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: NANCY GLEINER 

STORYTELLERS SPIN THEIR YARNS AT THE BRAMBLETON CENTER

C. Keith Young talked his way into a college degree. Literally. He has a master's degree from East Tennessee State University in Reading Skills and Story Arts - storytelling - and he's coming to the Third Annual Blue Ridge Storytelling Festival at The Brambleton Center in Roanoke on Saturday.

Other storytellers include Otterwoman, who specializes in Cherokee tales told in the Standard Language Hand Signs, the basis for American Sign Language; and Lex Hairston, telling hair-raising tales of life on the fast track as he portrays the life of Wendell Scott, the first black NASCAR driver. And there are many others.

The Students Tellers Competition invites kids from grades three to 12 to try their hands (and mouths) at storytelling. Local teen-ager Jennifer Carter, Southeastern U.S. champion for the National Storytelling Youth Olympics will share her talent.

The fun goes from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 3738 Brambleton Ave., across from Cave Spring Corners shopping center. Call 362-5338 for more info.

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ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  C. Keith Young, who has a college degree in 
          storytelling, is one of the tellers at the Third Annual Blue Ridge 
          Storytelling Festival.