FARMINGTON — Five local storytellers from Western Maine Storytelling and the Western Order of Dedicated Storytellers will share tales, legends and personal stories from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Farmington Grange, 124 Bridge St./Route 43, West Farmington.

The event, “Tales for a Long Winter’s Night,” is curated by Peggy Yocom. It’s intended for adults and older children. It’s free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

Yocom of Farmington and Rangeley will tell “Henry Mayeux and the Fight Like to Kill ’Em All.” A story she learned from logger William Richard of Phillips, it features a strong, dangerous, mysterious logger who worked around Bemis.

Debby Bliss of New Vineyard will tell one of her very favorite stories,“The Inn of the Two Wells.” A story she wrote herself, it takes place at an oasis in North Africa, where a beautiful woman lives in a scented garden.

Judy Loeven of Farmington will tell her version of “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs,” based on a children’s book by Jon Scieszka. She tells this beloved story from a very different perspective.

Jane Woodman will celebrate Farmington, where she was born and raised, with her story “How Farmington’s Early Citizens Got Their Public Parks” about the surprising beginnings of Meetinghouse Park, Bonney Woods and Flint Woods.

Phyllis Blackstone, newly retired from the University of Maine at Farmington, will tell “The Three Best Gifts.” This is a personal story that offers the three best gifts that can be given on any occasion, over and over again, and enjoyed whether one gives or receives them. The gifts don’t cost money.

FMI: 207-778-2932, 207-778-9641, westernmainestorytelling.org.