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WEST FARMINGTON — Five local storytellers from Western Maine Storytelling and the Western Order of Dedicated Storytellers will share tales, legends and personal stories from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Farmington Grange at 124 Bridge St. 
Curated by Peggy Yocom and entitled “Tales for a Long Winter’s Night,” the program is intended for adults and older children. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. Peggy Yocom of Farmington and Rangeley will tell “Henry Mayeux and the Fight Like to Kill ‘Em All.” A story she learned from logger William Richard of Phillips, it features a strong, dangerous, mysterious logger who worked around Bemis.
Debby Bliss of New Vineyard will tell one of her very favorite stories: “The Inn of the Two Wells.” A story she wrote herself, it takes place at an oasis in North Africa, where a beautiful woman lives in a scented garden.
Judy Loeven of Farmington will tell her version of “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” based on a children’s book by Jon Scieszka. Judy tells this beloved story from a very different perspective.
Jane Woodman will celebrate Farmington, where she was born and raised, with her story “How Farmington’s Early Citizens Got Their Public Parks” about the surprising beginnings of our very special parks: Meetinghouse Park, Bonney Woods and Flint Woods.
Phyllis Blackstone, newly retired from the University of Maine at Farmington, will tell “The Three Best Gifts,” a personal story that offers the three best gifts that can be given on any occasion, can be given over and over again, and can be enjoyed whether one gives or receives them. And, they don’t cost money.
For more information about this event, contact Marion Scharoun of the Farmington Grange at 778-2932 or Peggy Yocom of Western Maine Storytelling at 778-9641. For more information on storytelling and how you can join in, visit westernmainestorytelling.org
