Story Crossroads: The Newsletter
Volume 7, Issue 1
Traditions in our E-Newsletter
* Story of the Month
* Events
* Story Videos of the Month, created or loved by us
* Cap's Off to You! - people/organization profiles
* Past Celebrations
Commissioned Artwork by Rowan North
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Year-at-a-Glance (click on month or story title for story):
July 2021 - North America - Mexico
August 2021 - South America - Paraguay
September 2021 - Africa - Somalia
October 2021 - Europe - Luxembourg
November 2021 - Asia - Nepal
December 2021 - Australia/Oceania - Fiji
Story of the Month rotates with the six major continents. Our paid memberships delve deeper with three family/classroom activities as well as recipe(s) with the featured culture and country.
Thank you to commissioned articles and e-workbooks from Laura Packer, Sam Payne, Baba the Storyteller, Karl Behling, Linda Gorham, Dr. Joseph Sobol, Karla Huntsman, and Peter Cook. Join us as a Story Crossroads Member today.
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Story Crossroads Academy Launched - Spread the word -
We launched Story Crossroads Academy, online self-led storytelling courses, with special attention to teachers, homeschool groups, and seniors. The first 8-hour course (4 modules - 16 lessons) is free with American Sign Language and open captioning for
increased accessibly.
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Bringing HerStory & History Alive Through the Art of Storytelling
Suzanne Hudson
Saturday, June 5, 2021
9am-10:30am MDT (UTC -6)
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
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View 24 films now to June 15, 2021!
6th Annual Story Crossroads Festival:
The Hybrid
Festival Tickets & Virtual Field Trips
$20 per person/household
$35/class for virtual field trips
$10/homeschooling group
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Finding the Funny: Using Humor in Stories
Steve Daut
Saturday, July 10, 2021
9am-10:30am MDT (UTC -6)
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
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51st House Concert - in-person
Stephen Gashler
Friday, July 16, 2021
7pm-8pm MDT (UTC -6)
Suggested donation $15+/person or $25+/household
House Concert Series
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Saturday, August 7, 2021
9am-10:30am MDT (UTC -6)
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
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Story Videos of the Month
Enjoy two African tales told by Baba Ona through TEDxUF from 2011...but has had almost 40,000 views! The second video features an interview with Suzanne Hudson about her upcoming workshop "Bringing HerStory & History Alive Through the Art of Storytelling" on June 5, 2021.
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If you or someone you know has a story video that you want us to see, then let us know by emailing info@storycrossroads.org.
Celebrating your way of using story
Featuring: Ray Hicks (Posthumously)
Find out more the impact that Ray Hicks has had for and will continue to have for Story Crossroads...and the world. Click link below or on the picture of Ray Hicks.
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A New Sacred Space - Share Memories
Do you know a Story Artist who has passed on and want others to remember them? Memories? Pictures? You can submit names and memories of Story Artists who have passed on through our
online form.
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We celebrated our first hybrid festival on May 10-13, 2021...though many people are still enjoying it now as ticketholders can view to June 15. We will share more details in our July e-newsletter.
We had three virtual days and one "live" day with five sessions at the Murray City Park. We loved having classes from the Parkside Elementary join us during the day. We had many more schools and classes celebrating with us virtually. We had 15 professional story artists and 20 youth and adult community tellers. Enjoy these pictures shared by Winston Jensen (pictures below) while Rachel Hedman shared a couple moments with pictures above. Missed out? You can still order it. See our hybrid festival today: http://www.storycrossroads.org/festival
Thanks to funding from National Endowment for the Arts; Western States Arts Federation; Utah Division of Arts and Museums/Utah Legislature; Utah Humanities; City of Murray; Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) of Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City Arts Council; Clever Octopus, and 80+ businesses and individuals.
Before the festival, we had a wonderful virtual workshop on May 1, 2021 led by Jessica Robinson on "The Art of Crafting a True, Personal Story." Some people were new to developing their personal stories while some had done this for decades yet still gained insight from Jessica.
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Tuesdays, 9am-9:30am MDT (UTC -6)
We have weekly live-streaming of behind-the-scenes of Story Crossroads.
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1st Fridays, Noon-1pm MDT (UTC -6)
Join our informal video chats on Discord about storytelling-related topics. Find archived talking points from past discussions as well as future topics.
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We appreciate the permission from Steve Evans to use his world photojournalist pictures. He as well as other talented people are found on the Honored Artists page.
Through the Non-Profit Rewards Program, Story Crossroads receives materials as well as continuous fundraising through Clever Octopus, which sells discounted art and craft supplies from 2250 South West Temple, South Salt Lake, 84115. After your purchase, you can place tokens in our Story Crossroads jar at
their store location for continuous donations to us. Visit www.cleveroctopus.org for more information.
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