Celebrate the Arts: Delmarva's Best Ghost Stories
Celebrate the Arts: Delmarva's Best Ghost Stories
Join author and storyteller Ed Okonowicz for an evening of spooky tales from the Delmarva Peninsula in this program for those ages 12 and up. The evening will feature folktales and legends in the Old Line State, including Black Aggie, Poe's Gravesite, Fort McHenry, Governor's Bridge, Point Lookout Lighthouse, Baltimore's Phantom, Cellar House, Witch Moll Dyer . . . and many more. Attendees will have a chance to win a copy of one of Mr. Okonowicz’s books.
Ed Okonowicz is the author of more than two dozen books on Delmarva and Maryland folklore, oral history, regional culture, crime and ghost stories. A Delaware native, he presents storytelling programs throughout the Mid-Atlantic region at conventions, libraries, private and public events, and in schools and colleges. As a freelance writer, he wrote feature stories for numerous newspapers and magazines, and was named best local author in the Delaware Today magazine's Readers' Poll in 2005. He retired from the University of Delaware, where he worked as an editor, and for many years he taught courses in folklore, storytelling, talk radio, and feature writing. He continues to write for Stackpole Books, a Pennsylvania publisher, and he presents programs on a wide range of topics throughout the year.
- Date:
- Friday, October 18, 2019 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm Eastern Time
- Location:
- Multi-Purpose Room A, Multi-Purpose Room B
- Library:
- Dover Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Community and Culture