

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Groundhog Day Tales with Jim May
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: Woodstock’s favorite storyteller is back for more family friendly tales.

Jim May is waiting for the groundhog. How about you? Come hear Jim’s stories celebrating the groundhog's arrival at Home State Bank on Saturday, January 31st at 10 am.

Jim May is an Emmy Award-winning storyteller and writer. His collection of stories, THE FARM ON NIPPERSINK CREEK, won a best book award from the Public Librarian Association. He is cofounder of the Illinois Storytelling Festival and for 20 years it’s artistic director. He was inducted into the National Storytelling “Circle of Excellence” (Hall Of Fame) in the year 2000.

He has toured the U.S. and Europe, presenting at schools, storytelling and folk festivals, as an artist/author in residence at schools and universities, and in nonprofit and corporate venues emphasizing the role of myth, story, and culture in the personal, family and community context.

Chicagoans know him from his appearances on WGN’s Roy Leonard Show and from the Studs Terkel radio show on WFMT-FM. He received a 1989 Chicago Emmy award for a WTTW-Channel 11 production of his original story, “A Bell For Shorty.”
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/woodstock/groundhog-day-tales-with-jim-may/200029454592642
- **Event Categories**: art, festivals, literary-art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 14

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029454592642?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=woodstock-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Woodstock
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Home State Bank
- **lat**: 42.31409
- **long**: -88.44838
- **full address**: Home State Bank, 124 S Johnson St, Woodstock, IL 60098-3210, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Woodstock Groundhog Days (https://allevents.in/org/woodstock-groundhog-days/20901564)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 10:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Home State Bank, 124 S Johnson St, Woodstock, IL 60098-3210, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Woodstock Groundhog Days
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, festivals, literary-art, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Groundhog Day Tales with Jim May ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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