The Pizza Shack Arcadia Oklahoma will be hosting the inaugural Pizza Shack Arcadia Oklahoma Storytelling Series; Session One on Sunday, November 10 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at the A Stage West in the Pizza Shack located at 210 East Highway 66 in Arcadia, Oklahoma.

This first session will feature eight storytellers with compelling real-life stories of travel, Route 66, and journeys of the road. The Pizza Shack sits 20 feet from Route 66 and sees scores of travelers, tourists, and road warriors daily from across the nation and the world.  And now on November 10, a day to hear Oklahomans tell their stories of travels on the Mother Road and around the globe. Each story will be from seven to ten minutes with this fine lineup of storytellers: 

·         Nick Waters; In-Character Storyteller from the Territory Tellers

·         Kliff Davis; Radio Talk Show Host and Personality

·         Madi Franklin; Viticulture & Enology Coordinator at Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry

·         Ace Greenwood (Chickasaw); Cultural Ambassador at the First Americans Museum

·         Derrick Ott; Art Lover, a Teller of Tales, and Cultivator of Creativity

·         Shelley Zumwalt; Retired Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation Department

·         Special Guest Storyteller to be announced

·         Pastor Allen Threatt and Edward Threatt; Threatt Filling Station on Route 66

Presentation of the event and introductions will be by Bob Protexter who writes stories, travels the world through baseball, and is the Head Pizzaiolo and Chief Pizza Officer at the Pizza Shack Arcadia Oklahoma.

Hostess for the event will be Yeliz Turkdil, University of Oklahoma Nursing Student and Miss Norman and finalist of the Miss Oklahoma USA pageant.

This event will be recorded by Dennis Spielman, a creative and enthusiastic storyteller who is a film producer, director, and cinematographer.  He is the author of the 16th Phoenix Universe Stories.  More @spielventure

Horses will be present as one of the original sources of travel, accompanied by local cowboy Don Vallier.

This event is family friendly and is Free of Charge.