{"id":45442,"date":"2025-01-30T15:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=45442"},"modified":"2025-01-30T15:15:01","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T21:15:01","slug":"texas-storytelling-festival-welcomes-the-deaf-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/01\/30\/texas-storytelling-festival-welcomes-the-deaf-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Storytelling Festival Welcomes the Deaf Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"45443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/01\/30\/texas-storytelling-festival-welcomes-the-deaf-community\/ai-c6a10806-f01e-44e5-ac97-5da7b37b2eee_\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?fit=529%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"529,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;~ai-c6a10806-f01e-44e5-ac97-5da7b37b2eee_&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1734441018&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;~ai-c6a10806-f01e-44e5-ac97-5da7b37b2eee_&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"~ai-c6a10806-f01e-44e5-ac97-5da7b37b2eee_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;~ai-c6a10806-f01e-44e5-ac97-5da7b37b2eee_&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?fit=529%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-45443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?resize=529%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?w=529&amp;ssl=1 529w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?resize=198%2C300&amp;ssl=1 198w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?resize=260%2C393&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TSF-4x7-Texas-Monthly-Ad-V1.jpg?resize=160%2C242&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ASL Invite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jWX7R2Mb4D4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jWX7R2Mb4D4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the 40th annual Texas Storytelling Festival featuring over 10 hours of storytelling with ASL interpreters live at the Denton Civic Center on March 6-9, 2025 in Denton, Texas. Recommended for ages 10 and up.<\/p>\n<p>This year we have Deaf storyteller Steve C. Baldwin, Ph.D., who will be telling on Sunday March 9th at 9: 30 am. He is a retired educator who has taught in five states, including 17 years at the Texas School for the Deaf. An award-winning writer, Steve authored Pictures in the Air: The Story of the National Theatre of the Deaf, I and II; wrote 30 produced plays, three documentaries and numerous articles; and serves as a community advocate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>All events free of charge for our Deaf community members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join us and experience the power of stories!<\/p>\n<p><strong>ASL Interpreted Events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Thursday, March 6, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:00 pm &#8211; Ghost Stories<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 7, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:00 am &#8211; Celebrating 40 Years of Storytelling in Texas<\/p>\n<p>10:45 am &#8211; Featured Tellers<\/p>\n<p>7:30 pm &#8211; Featured Tellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, March 8, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>7:30 pm &#8211; Featured Tellers<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday, March 9, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>9:30 am &#8211; Sacred Tales<\/p>\n<p>11:15 am &#8211; Featured Tellers Concert<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASL Invite: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jWX7R2Mb4D4 It\u2019s the 40th annual Texas Storytelling Festival featuring over 10 hours of storytelling with ASL interpreters live at the Denton Civic Center on March 6-9, 2025 in Denton, Texas. Recommended for ages 10 and up. This year&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-p\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/01\/30\/texas-storytelling-festival-welcomes-the-deaf-community\/\">Read more &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[20876,12498,24416,604,24589],"class_list":["post-45442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-deaf-news","tag-denton-civic-center","tag-national-theatre-of-the-deaf","tag-steve-c-baldwin","tag-texas-school-for-the-deaf","tag-texas-storytelling-festival"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p752R-bOW","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45458,"url":"https:\/\/deafnetwork.com\/wordpress\/blog\/2025\/02\/06\/deaf-storyteller-steve-c-baldwin-at-texas-storytelling-festival-3-9-25\/","url_meta":{"origin":45442,"position":0},"title":"Deaf storyteller Steve C. 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Thursday, March 7, 2024 Haunting Reflections -Ghost Stories (Free admission) 7:00 pm \u2013 9:00 pm Friday, March 8, 2024 Featured Tellers Concerts 10:45 am \u2013 12:15 pm and 7:30 pm \u2013 9:30 pm Saturday, March 9, 2024 Featured Tellers Concerts 10:45 am \u2013 12:15 pm and 7:30 pm \u2013 9:30 pm Sunday, March 10, 2024 Sacred Stories (Free admission) 9:30 am \u2013 11:00 am Featured Tellers Concert 11:15 am \u2013 12:15 pm Festival schedule, information, and registration information can be found at https:\/\/tejasstorytelling.com\/festival Events with American Sign Language Interpreters Joel Hill and Libby Street American Sign Language students from Tarrant County College will be available to greet you, answer any questions, and welcome you about 30 minutes before each ASL interpreted storytelling event. 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