A South Louisville treasure, The Little Loomhouse, is presenting the 5
th annual
Spin-A-Yarn Storytelling
Festival on Saturday, June 1, 2013 from 11:00 AM -3:00
PM.
Presenting
storytelling from several talented Kentuckiana residents including Dawne Gee
of WAVE 3 News, this family-friendly
festival also includes bluegrass music from The Shuttle Winders, weaving
and spinning demonstrations, a blacksmith, and historic cabin tours.
The first 200 visitors to the Spin-A-Yarn
Storytelling
Festival will receive a free Little Loomhouse t-shirt. General
Admission is $2.00 per person. Seniors 65 and older will be admitted
for
$1.00, and children six and under are free.
Food and drinks will be available for purchase. All proceeds benefit
The Little Loomhouse.
There will be free parking behind DeSales High School at 425 West Kenwood Drive and free TARC
Trolley transportation between DeSales and The Little Loomhouse.
Please be advised that the Little Loomhouse is
in a rustic setting on a steep hill.
Access to the storytelling area is via a sloped gravel pathway.
About The Little Loomhouse: Home of the Happy Birthday Song and founded in 1939 by
Master Weaver Lou Tate Bousman, The Little Loomhouse is one of the few
organizations devoted to keeping the ancient art of handweaving and its history
alive.
Since 1979, it has been operated by the nonprofit Lou Tate
Foundation, Inc. The Little Loomhouse
consists of three restored, century-old, board and batten cabins listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, and is designated as a Kentucky State
Historic Site, and a Louisville Landmark.
Volunteers provide tours, demonstrations, classes and
special programs on spinning and weaving to persons of all ages.
