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The Jonesborough Main Street board will have a Regular Meeting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at the Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone St, Jonesborough, TN 37659.

Meeting Agenda: https://www.jonesboroughtn.org/wp-content/uploads/AGENDA-Sept-2026-Main-Street-Jonesborough-Board-Meeting.pdf

Mitch Capel, who often performs as “Gran’daddy Junebug,” is a seasoned storyteller, recording artist, published author, and poet. Mitch first began writing and performing skits at the age of 12, and has delighted audiences throughout the U.S. with his warmth, wit, and compelling storytelling style since 1985. Considered the “national interpreter” of the poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar’s work, Capel has been featured at venues across the country, including the DuSable Black History Museum, The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-15-09-19-mitch-capel-245/

Mitch Capel, who often performs as “Gran’daddy Junebug,” is a seasoned storyteller, recording artist, published author, and poet. Mitch first began writing and performing skits at the age of 12, and has delighted audiences throughout the U.S. with his warmth, wit, and compelling storytelling style since 1985. Considered the “national interpreter” of the poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar’s work, Capel has been featured at venues across the country, including the DuSable Black History Museum, The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-15-09-19-mitch-capel-245/

Mitch Capel, who often performs as “Gran’daddy Junebug,” is a seasoned storyteller, recording artist, published author, and poet. Mitch first began writing and performing skits at the age of 12, and has delighted audiences throughout the U.S. with his warmth, wit, and compelling storytelling style since 1985. Considered the “national interpreter” of the poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar’s work, Capel has been featured at venues across the country, including the DuSable Black History Museum, The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-15-09-19-mitch-capel-245/

Mitch Capel, who often performs as “Gran’daddy Junebug,” is a seasoned storyteller, recording artist, published author, and poet. Mitch first began writing and performing skits at the age of 12, and has delighted audiences throughout the U.S. with his warmth, wit, and compelling storytelling style since 1985. Considered the “national interpreter” of the poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar’s work, Capel has been featured at venues across the country, including the DuSable Black History Museum, The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-15-09-19-mitch-capel-245/

Mitch Capel, who often performs as “Gran’daddy Junebug,” is a seasoned storyteller, recording artist, published author, and poet. Mitch first began writing and performing skits at the age of 12, and has delighted audiences throughout the U.S. with his warmth, wit, and compelling storytelling style since 1985. Considered the “national interpreter” of the poet laureate Paul Laurence Dunbar’s work, Capel has been featured at venues across the country, including the DuSable Black History Museum, The Kennedy Center, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama.

Get tickets here https://store.storytellingcenter.net/storytelling-live-09-15-09-19-mitch-capel-245/

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students or seniors, and $5 for children. Tickets can be bought in advance at hhttps://townofjonesborough.thundertix.com/events/266337

The 5pm show is a more gentle-spooky and all ages show, featuring tellers Sarah Binger, Betty Ann Polaha, Tina Parlier, and Emily Katt.
The 7pm show is intended for ages 12 and up, and ramps up the scare factor with tellers Zach Smith, Linda Poland, Emily Katt, and Catherine Yael Serota.