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“You rock!” Cherie was greeted by a child who had just attended her storytelling assembly.
Cherie Davis is an engaging teller who has performed at storytelling festivals and other special events around the West. Cherie works with the youth tellers who perform at Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and has taught storytelling in public schools from elementary school to high school. She has also guest lectured in the university.

Cherie has just released a book of Utah ghost legends titled, Spooks and Saints. She has shared the eerie local lore for more than a decade performing with GhostTours, out of Salt Lake. Now some of those favorite stories are in print.

Performance experience:

    Utah Performing Arts Tour
    Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, featured local performer
    Snake River Storytelling Festival, featured performer
    Weber State University Storytelling Festival, featured performer
    Zion Storytelling Festival, featured performer
    Timpanogos Midwinter Storytelling Conference
    Ghost Tours, Salt Lake City
    Orem Big Read & Orem Reads programs
    Brigham Young University Art Museum
    Cedar City StoryFest
    Brigham City Art Tell
    Red Butte Gardens
    Thanksgiving Point
    And more libraries, schools, special events

Teaching experience:

    Timpanogos Midwinter Storytelling Conference, workshop presenter
    Zion Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter
    Weber State Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter
    Tree House Museum, workshop for educators
    Utah Story Camp
    UVU Noorda Summer Camp
    Murray School District Residencies
    Cascade Elementary, intensive workshop
    Canyon View Residency
    Utah Valley State College, guest lecturer
    Brigham Young University, guest lecturer
    Southern Utah University, guest lecturer
    Timp Tellers Storytelling Chapter, frequent workshop presenter
    Orem Friendship Center
    And many others

Publications:

    Spooks and Saints
    Taleswapper, several articles about storytelling
    TimpFest.org, How to Perform a Story