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‘Liars’ plan Franklin Folk Fest appearance

The Liars Bench, a troupe of award-winning storytellers and musicians, bring “Tall Tales, Mountain Myths, & Flat-Out Lies” to the Franklin Folk Festival from 10 a.m. to noon and from 1-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 21.

The Liars Bench is a traditional Southern Appalachian storytelling, music, poetry, dramatic, and folk arts variety show.

The July 21 performers include storyteller and author Gary Carden, Cherokee storyteller and historian Lloyd Arneach, mountain musicians Paul Agrussi and William Ritter, and storyteller Bob Plott.

The Liars Bench artists will perform in the spacious second floor hall of Peoples on the Square, Main Street at Iotla Street in downtown Franklin.

www.artscouncilofmacon.org or 828.524.7683.

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