"It is obvious that Kim is dedicated to the art and expansion of storytelling, and she is superb at it. Ebullient, thoughtful, poised and prepared, she is a professional in every sense of the word.  
Am I dealing in hyperbole? Absolutely not."



Best known for her original Pitscreek stories, Kim will charm the audience with her warm storytelling style that volleys back and forth between stand-up comedy and heart felt story weaving.  As one reporter put it, "With compete fluidity she took us from heartwarming childhood stories into the outrageous world of the impossible. It was a hilarious take off and a wild ride". A festival mc stated, "
Best known for her skills in laying down a whopper of tale,
Kim combines humor, original childhood stories and just a touch of fertilizer to create stories that can compete with the best of them."


::Kim Weitkamp::

::Bio::

Written by Diane Pelegro

Kim Weitkamp has been using stories for over 15 years in her work with youth. She has been a guest speaker and storyteller at camps, retreats, libraries, schools, organizations and festivals throughout the East Coast.  A sought after public speaker during her years of youth advocacy, she lovingly earned the nickname, 'Story Lady' from the kids she worked with. After  overseeing various programs in five states she retired from youth work three years ago at the young age of 38.

At that time Kim decided to take her love of humor and storytelling to a new level and so far, she has succeeded. Her impressive performance list as a newcomer includes the historic Lyric Theater in Virginia, the Northeast Storytelling Festival, The Storytelling Festival of the Carolinas, The Smoky Mountains Festival in Pigeon Forge TN,  The Colonial Williamsburg Storytelling Festival and many others.  She holds residencies at Barnes & Noble, the Montgomery County Museum and the Lewis Miller Art Center. She currently serves as President of the Virginia Storytelling Alliance and is the Virginia State rep for the National Youth Storytelling Showcase
 

Kim has written and performed vignettes and stories for the PARfm Radio Network morning show which has a 4 state listening audience. She has penned numerous children’s stories but is most noted for her original and humorous Pitscreek Series, which has resulted in two CD projects.
 

Kim is the founder of the Wrinkles Project, a nationwide program that helps raise awareness of the treasure we have in our elder community and their life stories.

Kim’s first CD, “This Ain’t Bull It’s Fertilizer” was her freshman release. Her new CD, "Kim Weitkamp LIVE"  shows her growth as an artist and writer.  The material is smoothly written taking the listener from homespun stories into the land of the outrageous and the impossible. Her telling style has a confidence to it and her comedic timing is flawless.

This year, 2007, Kim has added the dynamic of singing to her performances. This has brought an added depth and appeal to her show, taking the audience through a range of emotion…but always ending in laughter.


::what people are saying::
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You are phenomenally talented ---and you really like people and can connect.
And you do this all in a very clean way; which is hard to do with present-day humor...frankly I never laughed so hard in my life.

-J Yeager, Virginia Tech University

Just wanted you to know that we so enjoyed your storytelling. You held the attention of all the children and we are more than happy to have you back this summer!
S. Burton, Pulaski Library

Kim's reputation preceeded her. The turnout far exceeded out expectations! The residents learned so much from her workshops, they were inspired to start documenting and telling their life stories. Her 'Pitscreek' stories were a big hit as well. We will definitely be having her back again soon.
H.Hayslette, Homewood Theraputic Activities




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