Just So Stories Event

This year’s annual Just So Stories event treated more than 300 local elementary school kids to renditions of “How the Elephant Got Its Trunk” and other fabulous Kipling stories. As always, actor Jackson Gillman was a master at transforming Kipling’s characters into living, breathing “live” animals that thoroughly entertained. This event has always been offered free to area elementary schools. Teachers generally anticipate the event, prep their kids, then afterwards ask them to write their own “Just So Story.” We have an album full of their creations.

Jackson also offers an evening performance for adults that includes a sumptuous dessert. This year, the demand for the adult night was so overwhelming that we scheduled two nights to full houses and very satisfied guests. They not only listened to the stories, but had plenty of time for the tour and to browse through Naulakha. The two nights were powerful!