October 5, 2025 1:30 PM - 2:15 PM

Telling Tales Festival

Royal Botanical Gardens

Main Stage (All Ages)

Age / Grade 0-3 / Early Years 4-6 / Kindergarten 6-8 / Grades 1-3 9-12 / Grades 4-6 12-14 / Grades 7-8 14+ / Grades 9+

Join us on the Main Stage for an inspiring and heartwarming performance with Tia McGraff—an engaging children’s author, podcast host, and multi-award-winning singer-songwriter who has been captivating audiences around the world with her live event, Songs’n’Tails.

Tia will be joined by her partner, award-winning songwriter Tommy Parham, as the duo performs original songs including Two Wolves, Go Your Own Way, Crazy Beautiful, and more.Audiences will also be treated to a special reading from Tia’s middle-grade book, Jake The Road Dawg—the true story of their adopted Husky’s journey from a Nashville animal shelter to a life on the road. This touching tale encourages kids to “find the song in your heart” and reminds us all of the power of love, music, and second chances.