Mountain Makins Festival 2025

Mountain Makins Festival

It was great to be back with Catherine to produce the Storytelling for the Mountain Makins Festival. 2025

Rogersville Review

The award-winning Mountain Makins Festival at historic Rose Center in Morristown is a weekend folklife festival. The festival honors the …

Blue Ridge Storytelling Summit

Join us for the 2nd Annual Blue Ridge Storytelling at the Center for Pioneer Life! Experience a day filled with captivating tales from renowned storytellers, each bringing their unique flair and years of experience. Don’t miss out on this family-friendly …

Mountain Makins Festival 2024

October 26-27, 2024

Mountain Makins Festival

Catherine and I are excited to be back to produce the storytelling at Mountain Makins 2024

The award-winning Mountain Makins Festival at historic Rose Center in Morristown is a weekend folklife festival. The festival honors the rich …

Mountain Makins Festival 2023

Mountain Makins Festival

October 28-29, 2023:

Catherine and I are excited to be producing the storytelling at Mountain Makins.

The award-winning Mountain Makins Festival at historic Rose Center in Morristown is a weekend folk life festival. The festival honors the rich traditions of …

Retired!

Wallace Shealy Emcee
Wallace Shealy

In retirement it takes a while to get around to things. I have gradually closed or transitioned my business sites and now I’m reworking my personal sites, slowly. This site had nothing but a brief coming soon html …

Bonnie Kate Theater presents Come as You Are

It’s been a rough year with many of our family and friends coping with loss and loneliness due to the COVID pandemic…but next Saturday is a time to celebrate. The Bonnie Kate Theater will present the show ”Come As You Are” …

Virtual Stories N More

In 2020 from the last live performance of Stories N More at the International Storytelling Center for more than a year I developed, produced and directed 31 90 minute episodes of Stories N More. The Guild has been regularly performing …

Jonesborough Storytelling Festival has rich history

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. — Whenever I’m down in Jonesborough, Tennessee, I have my own story to tell about storytelling.

Here, at the National Storytelling Festival, always held on the first weekend of October, I have met the late and legendary mountain …

Christopher Taylor Cabin

Thank you to the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild for sharing stories throughout the summer in the Christopher Taylor House! Tellers today included Gary McConnell, Marjorie Shaefer, Wallace Shealy
Catherine Serota, and Betty Ann Polaha. – Heritage Alliance.…

JSG Graveyard Tales Emcee

Jonesborough Storytellers Guild
Graveyard Tales
Graveyard Tales – Rocky Mount
Wallace Shealy Emcee
Master of Scare-a-monies

It was my privilege to be invited to Emcee the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild’s Graveyard Tale at Rocky Mount. Linda, Delanna, Madge and Molly made my job easy by telling scary stories. Thanks …

Jonesborough Storytellers Guild at ISC

My first appearance at International Storytelling Center Theater with the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild. I told the Big Game. Thanks Bruce for making a spot.

Hendo Story at Center for Art and Inspiration Emcee

Back at the Center for Art and Inspiration to Emcee the Hendo Story Club. Catherine told along with 10 or so others. Thanks EDM for the invite. We will be back in August when Catherine and i switch roles.…

Jack and Friends

ASC-Spring19

It was great to Emcee Asheville Storytelling Circle Spring Event. The kids from Owen did a great job. And I got a new to me Jack Tale, “My Name’s Jack” or Jack and the Northwest Wind.…

Wedding

Just in case you missed the news today was my wedding day. Catherine was beautiful and the day was perfect. Most people had given up betting that I would get married.…

Hendo Story at Center for Art and Inspiration

Got invited to tell at the inaugural Hendo Story Club at the Center for Art and Inspiration in Hendersonville. Nice venue, good audience and tellers. I’ll be back in June to Emcee.…

North Buncombe Middle School

North Buncombe Middle
North Buncombe Middle School

Had a blast lying to the youth at North Buncombe Middle during a break from End of Year Test.…

Asheville Downtown Association – Downtown After 5

Downtown After Five - BackStage
Downtown After Five – Backstage

One more  Downtown After 5 produced by the Asheville Downtown Association the 3rd Friday in September. It is going be an awesome show to close the season. Then on to Oktoberfest and the Holiday Parade. …

National Storytelling Festival – Jonesborough, TN

Ray Hicks National Storytelling Festival
Ray Hicks
National Storytelling Festival
Photo by Festival Photographer

Alice just called and I’ll be headed back to volunteer in Jonesborough for the 43 edition of the National Storytelling Festival. I wasn’t there in year one with Connie, Ray and …

Pisgah Dude Ranch — Candler, NC

Thanks to Barbara Freeman and folks at Pisgah Dude Ranch. I got to spend a rainy evening in the study telling stories in front of the fireplace. I had planned to head into town for Okie Dokie BBQ, some of …

Stories on Asheville Front Porch 2015

Stories on Asheville's Front Porch
Wallace Shealy - Stories on Asheville's Front Porch Candid
Wallace Shealy – Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch
Stories on Asheville's Front Porch Audience
Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch Audience

It was great to be invited back for another season of Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch in the Rino Courtyard at Dianna Wortham Theater, Pack Place. …

Magic Castle Houdini Séance

Magic-Castle-Houdini-Seance
Magic-Castle-Houdini-Seance

It was a great night to play to host to this group of a dozen Real Estate Pro’s from the NC Mountains MLS, Charlotte Regional REALTOR Association and CoreLogic. Life membership has its privileges. Dinner was amazing with a …

Music and Mud

Music and Mud
Music and Mud Festival

A talented group of storytellers will be spinning yarns at Music and Mud: A Heritage, Pottery and Music Festival on April 10-11 at the Newton-Conover Auditorium including: Wallace Shealy: Winner 2010 Bold-Faced Liar Showdown

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc Catholic Church, Asheville, NC

It was a blessing to opening at Joan of Arc’s Storytelling event.…

Smith-McDowell House Storytelling

Smith McDowell House Museum
Smith McDowell House Museum
Hillbilly

Thanks to everyone at Smith-McDowell House, I had a great time stretching the truth on the porch. 

ASHEVILLE – The Asheville History Center will present a storytelling event with Wallace Shealy from 4-6 p.m. Saturday on …

Jongo Java

Jongo Java

It was great to be in Hendersonville with Zane and Pete to tell at Jongo Java. Thanks Zane for the invite to your part of North Carolina.…

Christ School

Christ School Asheville, NC
Christ School Asheville, NC

Enjoyed talking to the young men of Christ School this morning about Social Media and reputation. It was a pleasure to speak to the guys. My thanks to Ms. Gina Drew for making the connections as …

Asheville TELLABRATION!™ 2013

Folk Art Center
Folk Art Center
On stage at the
Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway

I am so excited for the chance to stretch the truth Sunday November 24th 4pm at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway …

Christmas Tales at Swannanoa FBC

Swannanoa First Baptist Church
Swannanoa First Baptist Church

Looking forward to sharing a mix of holiday and other stories some biblical and others just fun at First Baptist Swannanoa December 7th. Might even invite the jolly old feller himself to set his part in …

Toe River Storytelling Festival

Toe River Storytelling Festival
Toe River Storytelling Festival

It was great to be invited to be a regional teller at the 2013 edition of the Toe River Storytelling Festival.…

Feed and Seed

Having emcee and appeared at Feed and Seed several times before it is great to be invited back as a featured teller on May 19th at 3pm. Come out and hear me stretch the truth all out of proportion or …

Shealy Elected President

No not of The United States, that would be a lie. No cherry tree involved in this deal. Although rumor has has it he offered bribes if anyone would run against him. In-spite of his propensity to stretch the truth, …

Asheville Tellabration!™ 2012

Folk Art Center - Blue Ridge Parkway
Folk Art Center – Blue Ridge Parkway

It was amazing to be the emcee for Asheville and the worlds premier storytelling weekend Tellabration!™ at the Folk Art Center. It was great to share the stage with Donna Washington, Vixi Jil …

Do Tell Storyfest 2012

Do Tell Hendersonville, NC
Do Tell Hendersonville, NC

Hendersonville’s Premier Storytelling Festival Do Tell moved to Flat Rock Theater Downtown for its 3rd season. The performances were superb. I was privileged to step in to emcee the Sunday show featuring Candler Willis and Elana …

Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch 2012

It was indeed an honor to be invited to share the Shoe Story and introduce the amazing Michael Reno Harrell at the closing performance of Stories on Asheville’s Front Porch. We enjoyed telling in outdoor space which adjoins Diana Worthan …

Feed and Seed – Celtic Stories for Saint Patrick’s Day

The second edition of Stories at Feed and Seed featured three ladies telling their best Celtic Stories and a foil. It was my honor to play host to three of Western North Carolina’s most amazing Celtic Storytellers; Elana Diana Miller, …

Weaverville 4th Party 2010

No telling what yarns I’ll spin on the 4th at Weaverville 4th Party
-fireworks 9:15 on North Buncombe High Athletic Fields! Music, Food, and other stuff too.…

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