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BELLINGHAM – Donald Davis, one of the nation’s most prolific, popular and acclaimed storytellers, will perform at several events at Western Washington University between Thursday, Nov. 17 and Saturday, Nov. 19. Davis will be featured in the WWU’s Performing Arts Center (PAC) Series with performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 17 and 18, in the Old Main Theatre. Tickets cost from $8 to $14 and are available through the WWU Box Office, (360) 650-6146 or online at www.tickets.wwu.edu. The Box Office is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are also available at Village Books and the Community Food Co-op, and at the theater beginning an hour before each performance. With a range from hilarious to sublime, Davis captivates his audiences with tales from his Appalachian childhood, absurd stories of his Uncle Frank and insightful visions of small town community. Davis is scheduled for several events while in Bellingham. · Storytelling for children: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at the PAC Mainstage Theatre (free, reservations required.) · Workshop on Davis’ book, “Writing as a Second Language: From Experience to Story to Prose”: 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in Fraser Hall 3 (free, open to the public.) · PAC Series performance: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 in Old Main Theatre (tickets $8-14). · Storytelling for children: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18 in PAC Concert Hal (free, reservations required.) · PAC Series performance: 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 18 in Old Main Theatre (tickets $8-14). · Workshop for storytellers: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 at Fairhaven Library, 1117 – 12th St., Bellingham. For registration information, including price, phone the Bellingham Storytellers Guild at (360) 714-9631. · Tellabration! A Worldwide Storytelling Event: celebrating National Storytellers Week with Bellingham’s premier annual showcase of storytellers, featuring Donald Davis as well as young and local storytellers at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 in Western’s PAC Concert Hall (tickets $4 students, $7 general admission; available via WWU Box Office and Village Books, 1200 – 11th St., Bellingham.) Davis’ three-day residency is sponsored by WWU’s College of Fine and Performing Arts, Woodring College of Education, Village Books and the Bellingham Storytellers Guild. Free parking is available in the south campus C lots and a free shuttle runs between lot 12A near Fairhaven College and the Performing Arts Center for PAC Series events. Patrons who purchase event tickets in advance may also purchase a permit for $2 to park in lot 14G during the event. More information about Donald Davis, as well as all other PAC Series performances, is available at http://pacseries.wwu.edu/. For disability accommodations, contact the Western Box Office (360) 650-6146. For a parking permit or information, please stop at the south campus Visitor Center, open from 7:15 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays. There is a $2 hourly charge for parking from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. No permit is required in (south campus) gravel C lots between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, or on weekends. There is a $1 an hour charge for parking after 5 p.m. and on weekends in designated lots, which have blue machines that accept cash, coins, or credit/debit cards. There is no additional charge in these lots for those displaying a valid parking pass or a Viking XPress bus pass after 7 p.m., with the exception of lot 6V (Viking Union) where payment is required at all times. Parking meters at various campus locations cost $2 an hour, 24 hours/7 days. Faculty are reminded that reserved parking spaces are available for their use after hours and weekends with a valid parking permit or bus pass, as posted in lots 10G, 17G and Parks Hall. |
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