Farmstead Arts regrets that the storytelling event with Linda Howe has been canceled for Sunday, Dec. 11 due to illness.  We wish Linda a speedy recovery and will let everyone know when another storytelling event with Linda can be scheduled.  

Stories & Art with Linda Howe Sunday, Dec. 11, 2-4 PM

Master Storyteller Linda Howe will  entertain and inspire children and adults of all ages with her wonderful tales perfectly suited for the holidays at Farmstead Arts, called "Horse and Holiday Tales". The storytelling will include the creation by the participants of a remarkable horse made from recycled materials, which will be kept at the Farmstead "stables".  The cost is $10 for adults and children over 5, and $5 for seniors and children 5 and under The event will take place in the farmhouse at 450 King George Road in Basking Ridge.

Linda Howe of New Providence has over 30 years experience of storytelling, writing, and creating art in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. In New Jersey, she has participated in storytelling at the Great Swamp Halloween event, the Chatham and Warren school districts, the Early Crafts and Trade Museum in Madison, and at the Chatham and Montclair libraries, as well as, a variety of camps in the North East. She is on the faculty at the Yard School at Montclair Museum where she teaches studio courses and an intuitive print-making drawing process called “touch drawing.” In addition, she is a writer, poet, and certified teacher who also enjoys working with seniors at senior centers, nursing homes, and assisted living facilities performing and conducting courses on drawing out the stories of their lives. 

Register using paypal on this site, or send a check, payable to Friends of the KMS Farmstead, to Farmstead Arts, PO Box 155, Basking Ridge, NJ  07920 with a note including your email, address and phone, and the number and type of tickets you are requesting. Confirmations will be sent by email or phone.  Tickets will be sold at the door, based on availability.  A maximum of 40 tickets will be sold.  

The Farmstead Arts farmhouse is wheelchair accessible.  Anyone anticipating the need for additional accessibility services is requested to make a request by sending an e-mail to the farmsteadartscenter@gmail.com at least three weeks in advance.

Funds for these events have been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program Grant administered by The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission.