Author Joan Didion said -“We tell ourselves stories in order to live.”
That includes tales of all kinds - Fairytales, Folktales, Tall-tales – to nourish our imagination and maybe teach us important life lessons.
Join our radio audience as High Plains Public Radio presents “TALES from HPPR”, a limited series Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from May 16-27 at 7:45 AM and 5:44 PM also available on our website at hppr.org.
Tune-in Wednesday, May 11 at 11 AM to hear Dr. Monica Hart, WTAMU and High Plains Morning Host, Jenny Inzerillo discuss the importance of “tales” and this limited series – “TALES from HPPR”.
The series is sponsored by Amarillo National Bank in celebration of the Arts Committee’s Fairy Tales & Folklore: Discover the Magic May 2022 – April 2023.
VISIT AMARILLO.COM to learn about other events during the year-long Amarillo Presents Fairy Tales & Folklore: Discover the Magic May 2022-April 2023.
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Friday, May 27: The Golden Fish, a Fairy Tale told by Haven Jock, Amarillo Public Library Youth Services, Amarillo, Texas. -
Wednesday, May 25: Old Blue, a Legend from the Texas Panhandle told by Michael Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture, Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -
Monday, May 23: Windwagon Smith, a Tall Tale told by Rebel Mahieu, Art Instructor at Colby Community College, Colby, Kansas and HPPR Board of Directors Member -
Friday, May 20: La Llorona, The Weeping Woman, a Mexican Folk Tale told by Helen Burton, Amarillo Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Advisory Committee and Amarillo Area Foundation Board Member. -
Wednesday, May 18: Turkey Girl, 7:45 AM and 5:44 PM, a Zuni Folk Tale told by Deana Craighead, Curator of Art, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, Texas -
Monday, May 16: Hansel and Gretel, 7:45 AM and 5:44 PM, a Fairy Tale told by Eric Barry, Chairman, City of Amarillo, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Arts Committee, Texas
