# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center continues its annual Conversations with Storytellers Series at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, with Dr. Nanci Tolson.

A proud product of the Detroit Public Schools, Dr. Nancy D. Tolson received her Masters and PhD from the University of Iowa, researching the history and development of Black children’s literature. 
She has been a Ford Fellow, a NEH facilitator, as well as a Fulbright scholar/lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (Ghana) while conducting research on West African folklore. For three years, Tolson was an Illinois Humanities’ “Road Scholar” storytelling throughout the state. 
She is the author of Black Children’s Literature Got de Blues: The Creativity of Black Writers and Illustrators (2008) and Tales of Africa (1998). She is a commissioner for the Columbia Museum of Art, as well as an active docent there.  More of Nancy’s critical and creative work can be found in various academic journals and books. 

Tickets are $10 for community members, $7 for seniors 65+, and $5 for students. Children 12 and under may attend free of charge. 

Tickets may be purchased in advance and can be purchased at the door of each performance. Reduced price $50/$40/$30 series passes are also available. Refreshments are available for purchase.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/waynesville/conversations-with-storytellers-dr-nancy-tolson/200030532720100
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Waynesville
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 450 Pigeon St, Waynesville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28786
- **lat**: 35.48351
- **long**: -82.98373
- **full address**: 450 Pigeon St, Waynesville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28786

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson being held?
  - **A:** Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson takes place on Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 13 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm at 450 Pigeon St, Waynesville, NC, United States, North Carolina 28786.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson?
  - **A:** Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson is organized by Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Waynesville, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Conversations with Storytellers - Dr. Nancy Tolson sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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