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Joe Manchin III, Governor

Frank Jezioro, Director

News Release : May 12, 2005

Hoy Murphy , Public Information Officer (304) 558-3380 hoymurphy@wvdnr.gov

Contact: Kim McHenry , Parks and Recreation Section (304) 558- 2764 parks@westvirginia.com

West Virginia State Parks Presents Summer Performer Series

West Virginia State Parks is proud to present the 2005 Summer Performers Series scheduled at various park locations. Performers for this summer include the environmental magic of Garry Boothe; storytelling by Susanna “Granny Sue” Holstein , Mick Souter and Mountain Echoes; variety entertainer Tom King; champion liar Bil Lepp; Lou Maiuri's traditional Appalachian dance; Three River Avian Center 's Birds of Prey Education Program; and historical interpreter Doug Wood. Admission to all performances is free.

• Garry Boothe, magician and children's entertainer, performs magic and balloon artistry with a twist. Boothe started in magic in the late 1980s and was then asked to speak to numerous schools and camps about environmental and recycling issues. He found that he could hold children's attention and still give a good message by using simple magic.

• Susanna “Granny Sue” Holstein brings Appalachian stories as well as folktales and tall tales to her performance. This participatory style of storytelling is sure to entertain both children and adults.

• Mountain Echoes will entertain park guests with West Virginia stories and Appalachian tales. June Riffle and Joanne Dadisman will captivate all ages with their tales of the Mountain State.

• Mick Souter combines music and storytelling in a celebration of West Virginia 's history. Guests will be able to experience the past as he recounts the background of WV from the Indians to today.

• Variety entertainer Tom King will display his skills in the art of clowning, comedy magic and balloon sculpturing. This internationally known entertainer brings years of experience as he presents an educational program.

• A winner of the West Virginia Liars Contest , Bil Lepp, tells tall tales written by himself and his brother. His outrageous stories about Buck-dog, fishing, politics, trains, the rodeo and many others will have the audience roaring with laughter.

• Traditional Appalachian dance and modern line dancing instruction will be lead by Lou Maiuri. He is the director and founder of Appalachian county cloggers and is known throughout the country for his line dancing and teaching abilities. He has won many awards in competition, including three national championships in his age division. Maiuri has years of experience as a mountain style square dancer, caller and dance instructor.

• Three River Avian Center 's Birds of Prey Education Program features live birds of prey native to West Virginia . A variety of live raptors including hawks and owls will be on display. The program will cover the habitat, diet and behavior of each bird presented, the most common causes of injury to each species and the laws protecting these special birds.

• Doug Wood will bring history alive as he port ray s a Cherokee war captain who traveled in this area during the French and Indian War.

The following is a complete schedule for the summer performers for 2005. Call 1-800-CALL WVA or the individual park for a schedule of times the program will be presented at each park.

Garry Boothe	June 12-Camp Creek State Park
June 17-Kumbrabow State Forest	June 18-Moncove Lake State Park
June 24- Twin Falls Resort State Park	June 25-Watters Smith State Park
June 29-Pipestem Resort State Park	June 30- Bluestone State Park
July 2- Babcock State Park	July 8-Cedar Creek State Park
July 9–Panther State Forest	July 21-Watoga State Park
July 22-Seneca State Forest	July 23-Greenbrier State Forest
July 26-Lost River State Park	July 27-Cacapon Resort State Park
August 3-Canaan Valley Resort State Park	August 4-Blackwater Falls State Park
August 5-Holly River State Park	August 11-North Bend State Park
August 26- Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area

Granny Sue	June 18- Twin Falls Resort State Park
July 1- Moncove State Park	July 7- Blackwater Falls State Park
July 9- Beech Fork State Park	July 14-Bluestone State Park
July 15-Pipestem Resort State Park	July 28-Greenbrier State Forest
July 29-Watoga State Park	July 30-Camp Creek State Park
August 5-Cedar Creek State Park	August 6-Kumbrabow State Forest
August 10-Canaan Valley Resort State Park	August 11-Blackwater Falls State Park
August 27-Cass Scenic Railroad State Park	September 2-North Bend State Park

Mountain Echoes	May 29- Watters Smith State Park
June 4-Camp Creek State Park	June 11-Kumbrabow State Forest
June17-Watoga State Park	June 18-Greenbrier State Forest
June 24- Beech Fork State Park	July 2- Tygart Lake State Park
July 8- Twin Falls Resort State Park	July 12- Lost River State Park
July 13-Cacapon Resort State Park	July 21-Blackwater Falls State Park
July 23-North Bend State Park	August 12-Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area

Mick Souter	May 30- Holly River State Park
May 30-Kumbrabow State Forest	June 9- Cabwaylingo State Forest
June 17-Seneca State Park	June 18-Kumbrabow State Forest
June 23- Pipestem Resort State Park	June 24- Bluestone State Park
June 25- Twin Falls Resort State Park	July 1- Greenbrier State Forest
July 2- Watoga State Park	July 8-North Bend State Park
July 9-Watters Smith State Park	July 14-Greenbrier State Forest
July 22-Cedar Creek State Park	July 28-Canaan Valley Resort State Park
July 29-Blackwater Falls State Park	August 19-Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area
August 26-Camp Creek State Park	August 27- Beech Fork State Park

Tom King	June 10- Beech Fork State Park
June 17- Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area	June 18-Camp Creek State Park
June 27-North Bend State Park	June 29-Canaan Valley Resort State Park
June 30-Blackwater Falls State Park	July 9- Twin Falls Resort State Park
July 15-Tygart Lake State Park	July 21-Pipestem Resort State Park
July 22-Bluestone State Park	July 28-Watoga State Park
July 29-Greenbrier State Forest

Bil Lepp	June 17-North Bend State Park
June18-Babcock State Park	June 22-Lost River State Park
June 23-Cacapon Resort State Park	June 24-Cedar Creek State Park
June 30-Prickett's Fort State Park	July 1- Twin Falls Resort State Park
July 13-Canaan Valley Resort State Park	July 14-Blackwater Falls State Park
July 22-Holly River State Park	July 23-Kumbrabow State Forest
July 28-Pipestem Resort State Park	July 29-Bluestone State Park
July 30- Beech Fork State Park	August 5-Seneca State Forest
August 6-Watoga State Park	August 11-Tygart Lake State Park
August 20- Camp Creek State Park

Lou Maiuri	June 10-Cedar Creek State Park
July 9-Holly River State Park	July 15-Bluestone State Park
July 16-Camp Creek State Park	July 30-Kumbrabow State Forest
August 3-Lost River State Park	August 4-Cacapon Resort State Park
August 6-North Bend State Park	August 10- Watoga State Park
August 17-Canaan Valley Resort State Park	August 18-Blackwater Falls State Park
August 20- Beech Fork State Park	August 27-Cass Scenic Railroad State Park

Three River Avian Center	May 27- Beech Fork State Park
June 11-Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park	June 12-Tomlinson Run State Park
June 25-Lost River State Park	June 25- Cacapon Resort State Park
June 29-Prickett's Fort State Park	June 29-Tygart Lake State Park
July 7-Bluestone State Park	July 8-Greenbrier State Forest
July 15- Twin Falls Resort State Park	July 22-Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area
July 23-Seneca State Forest	July 29-Panther State Forest
August 5-Watoga State Park	August 12-Babcock State Park
August 13-Camp Creek State Park	August 19-North Bend State Park
August 20-Kumbrabow State Forest	August 20-Holly River State Park
August 24-Canaan Valley Resort State Park	August 25-Blackwater Falls State Park
September 2- Cedar Creek State Park

Doug Wood	May 28- Coopers Rock State Forest
May 29- Watters Smith State Park	June 10-North Bend State Park
June 11-Cedar Creek State Park	June 25-Greenbrier State Forest
July 1- Beech Fork State Park	July 8-Seneca State Forest
July 9-Watoga State Park	July 12-Kumbrabow State Forest
July 14- Pipestem Resort State Park	July 15-Panther State Forest
July 16-Panther State Forest	July 23-Cacapon Resort State Park

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