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This is Kim’s first appearance at Lower Brandywine. A commanding presence with a beautiful singing voice and impeccable comedic timing, Kim’s perfectly-woven, heartwarming childhood stories can quickly careen off into the hilariously outrageous.
Although she has used stories extensively in her work for over 15 years, Kim is relatively new to the storytelling stage. In just a short time she has built an impressive performance list including the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem, Utah, the Exchange Stage in Jonesborough TN, the historic Lyric Theater in Virginia, the Northeast Storytelling Festival, the Storytelling Festival of the Carolinas, The Smoky Mountains Festival in Pigeon Forge TN, The Colonial Williamsburg Storytelling Festival and many others. She holds residencies at the Montgomery County Museum, the JuneBug Center for Storied Arts and the Lewis Miller Art Center
The Virginia Storytelling Alliance is currently blessed to have Kim serve as president,and she is the Virginia State rep for the National Youth Storytelling Showcase. She is also a commissioned performer for the Virginia Commission of the Arts.
Kim has written and performed vignettes and stories for the PARfm Radio Network morning show which has a three-state listening audience. She has penned numerous children’s stories but is most noted for her original and humorous Pitscreek Series, which has resulted in two CD projects.
Kim is the founder of the Wrinkles Project, a nationwide program that helps raise awareness of the treasure we have within our 'seasoned citizens' and the stories that they have to share.
Kim’s first CD, “This Ain’t Bull It’s Fertilizer” was her freshman release. Her new self titled CD, shows her growth as an artist and writer. The stories are solid and well written and her telling style is casual and warm. The collection is a beautiful example of storytelling at its best.
Earlier this year, Kim took her show on the road with fellow Lower Brandywine Tellers Bil Lepp and Andy Offutt Irwin. This ‘Uncalled For Tour’ amused audiences in six cities across the USA. Unofficially that makes us the seventh city, where what is ‘Uncalled For’ reaches ‘Unheard Of.’
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