Spring Fling
Spring Fling
April 26, 2011
Entertainment: Andy Offutt Irwin
Some people have inner-kids. Andy Offutt Irwin has an outer-kid. With a manic Silly Putty voice, astonishing mouth noises, and hilarious stories, he is equal parts mischievous schoolboy and the Marx Brothers, peppered with a touch of the Southern balladeer. People are drawn to him like magnets to a refrigerator. And inside, it’s all Mountain Dew and Jolt Cola.
A native of Covington, GA, Andy is a storyteller, humorist, singer, songwriter, musician, whistler, walking menagerie of sound effects and dialects, and so much more; some of his talents are hard to categorize.
In storytelling circles, he is especially known for relating the adventures of his eighty-five-year-old-widowed-newly-minted-physician-aunt, Marguerite Van Camp, a woman who avoids curmudgeonship by keeping her finger on the pulse of… well herself, but also the changing world around her. She steps lively through it, loving as many people as she can.
As a result, many people love Andy. October 2010 marked his fourth time as a Featured Teller at the National Storytelling Festival, and he has been a Teller in Residence at International Storytelling Center five times; he has been a Guest Artist at La Guardia High School of Art, Music, and Performing Arts in New York (The “FAME!” School); and he has been a Keynote Speaker/Performer at the Library of Congress-Virburnum Foundation Conference on Family Literacy.
Andy also does occasional theatrical projects for Oxford College of Emory University where he was Artist in Residence, 1991-2007. (He is now an Artist-in-Just-Passing-Through).
Early in his career, Andy performed with the comedic troupe, SAK Theatre at Walt Disney World, 1984-1989. These days, he tours with the Kandinsky Trio. He tours with Bil Lepp and Kim Weitkamp as the “Uncalled for Tour.” He tours alone.
He does many different educational programs and camps for children, too, where he focuses on literacy, storytelling, music, and taking care of the environment … among other things.
Andy proudly holds a BA in Sociology from Georgia College &/or State University. They handed it to him in 1983.
WORKSHOPS:
Craft Project: Join resident craft expert Lori Fox in making something that you can take home!
Birdhouse: Joel Fox, our Maintenance Director will lead you in building your own birdhouse to take home.
Cooking: John Henry and Linda Fleming- of Emileigh’s Bakery in Oxford- will provide a cooking workshop on desserts. Yum!
David: A Very Interesting Choice- Rev. John Kramer leads a Bible study on David, which delves into God’s choice to use David as God did.
Composting: Brandon Gooch, our Grounds Director, will lead you in a workshop on composting. Covering food, leaf, and worm composting, come to learn how you can use your waste!
The Holy Spirit in Christian Experience – Join retired Methodist pastor Martin Case in a biblical look at the work of the Holy Spirit in people’s lives and in bringing people to Christ.
When: April 26, 2011
Where: Camp Lake Stephens
Time: Registration from 8:30-9:30
Workshops from 10:00-11:00 /11:00-12:00
Lunch at 12:00
Main Event at 1:00
Cost: $25, Registration Deadline, April 25
