TOOT!! The Toy Train That Saved Christmas
OSCAR BIFF DOWNEYlearned storytelling at his father and maternal grandfather's knee in the Alleghany Highlands of Virginia. Oscar was one of eight Virginia storytellers chosen for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts pilot program Young@Art which was developed to introduce pre-schoolers to the art and sculpture at the museum through storytelling and gallery visits.  Biff teaches storytelling at the Clifton Forge School of the Arts and resides in Clifton Forge, Virginia.BETTY DOWNEY-WISEsister to Biff Downey, lives in Shreveport, Louisiana. She learned storytelling from her father and grandfather as well. Betty owned and operated WiseDesignS, a wedding and event planning business in Shreveport. She also used her creative side in designing the floor plans, decorating the wedding and events she planned.  Betty designed and created theatrical and Mardi Gras costumes, Jockey Racing Silks and many others throughout her career.