National Award Winning Storyteller, Mary Hamilton's storytelling presentation will involve themes of "dread, deception, death, and dismemberment -- such are the ingredients of tales that have fed Kentucky nightmares for generations.

Hamilton, a Kentucky Arts Council Teaching Artist, trains others in the art of storytelling, and is the creator of several storytelling albums.

Hamilton is a member of the Kentucky Storytelling Association and the National Storytelling Network.

In 2009, the National Storytelling Network honored Mary with a Circle of Excellence Oracle Award, presented to artists recognized by their peers to be master storytellers who set the standards for excellence and have demonstrated, over a significant period of time, a commitment and dedication to the art of storytelling.

This program is co-sponsored by Kentucky Humanities. Kentucky Humanities is a nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities

All programs are free & open to the public