Please join us for “Supper & Stories by Master Story Tellers” on Wednesday, July 24th, at 6 -8 pm. We start with supper at 6 pm and then Storytelling at 6:30 pm. Our storyteller in July will Jim May.

Jim May was born in Spring Grove, Illinois, where his ancestors first settled in the 1840s. He was raised in this small German-Catholic farming community, and his stories resonate with the rural voices of the Illinois prairie. His relatives spent time "visiting" and telling stories as an integral part of daily life–weaving the community's social fabric.

As an Emmy award-winning storyteller and author, Jim seeks to reestablish live storytelling as an art form, ideal not only for entertainment and education but also for the grounding and healing that is needed in complex, modern times.

For centuries, telling and listening to stories has been a way for people to enjoy and cherish one another's company. When I tell a story, I try to entertain and delight but also to capture, for a few moments, the kind of direct, soul-to-soul communication that we have all experienced at some time in our lives under the 'spell' of a story, either in the listening or the telling.

Jim May's stories have taken him across the United States and Europe. He has told at schools, corporations, professional groups, and festivals across the land. 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."

We hope you will return for dinner with us and hear stories from Master Storytellers. Don't miss great opportunities! This program is provided by the Outreach Committee of the Federated Church of Wauconda.