Rich Copley: Storytelling at Cave Run, Smash Mouth in Danville, and Studio Players' 'Leading Ladies'

WEKU | By Jonese Franklin

Published September 26, 2014 at 7:35 AM EDT

Fans of storytelling are in for treat as the annual Cave Run Storytelling Festival kicks off Friday in Morehead.

Rich Copley of the Lexington Herald Leader previews it and the weekend's other events. Rich speaks with WEKU's Jonese Franklin.

Events discussed this week:

Cave Run Storytelling Festival

90's band Smash Mouth plays the Norton Center for the Arts

'Leading Ladies' is on stage for a second week at Studio Players

Rich Copley covers arts for the Lexington Herald Leader. Information about this week's events is available in Friday's edition.

You can also see a list of arts and cultural activities when you visit the events calendar.

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