Dates: Thursday-Saturday, September 2nd-4th
Times: Thursday = 10:00am to about 9:00pm (workshops and evening concert), Friday = 9:00am to about 10:00pm (concerts all day and night), Saturday = 9:00am to about 10:00pm (concerts all day and night)
Featured National Tellers: Eshu Bumpus, Elizabeth Ellis, Lyn Ford, Dolores Hydock, Andy Offutt Irwin, Bil Lepp, Motoko, Jennifer Munro, Debi Richan, Antonio Sacre, Ed Stivender, Tim Tingle, Kim Weitkamp
Cost: Start from $8.00 (evening concert) to $40.00 (full festival w/o workshops) to $120.00 for family
Locations: Mt. Timpanogos Park in Orem, UT--Handicap parking and a drop-off/pick-up area available at the Mt. Timpanogos Park entrance. For continuous shuttle service to the Park, please park at one of the following locations: 810 E. 600 N.--Orem, 766 E. 1200 N.--Orem, 4775 N. 300 W.--Provo (across Riverwoods Shopping Center). Please allow approximately 15 minutes for shuttle service depending on lines and traffic. Evening concerts will be at the SCERA Shell and at the Mt. Timpanogos Park.
Event: "Meet n' Mingle" Utah Storytelling Guild--open to all
Date: Saturday, September 4th
Time: 9:00am-9:45am with free light refreshment
Cost: Admission into Timpanogos Storytelling Festival (USG members receive 20% off)
Location: Bonneville Tent, Timpanogos Storytelling Festival at Mt. Timpanogos Park in Orem, UT
Event: Lunch Bunch at the Gallivan Center--Storytelling Concert
Time: Noon-1:00pm
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Gallivan Center at 239 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City,
just west of the bridge in a grassy area with tables and chairs for lunch goers
Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
*Wednesday, September 8th at 6:30pm (coaching) and 7:00pm (meeting)--Olympus, SL County
*Thursday, September 9th at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
*Tuesday, September 14th at 6:30pm--Bridgerland, Logan/northern UT
*Wednesday, September 15th at 7:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
Cost: Meetings free and open to all, yearly membership is $20.00/person and $25.00/family
Locations:
*Olympus--Story Room in SLC Library at 210 East 400 South in Salt Lake City, UT
*Timp Tellers--Orem Public Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
*Bridgerland--American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy 89/91 in Wellsville, UT
*Ben Lomond--Weber County Library at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
Event: Auditions for Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Live Audition Date: Saturday, September 11th, 2010
Time: Starting at 11:00am
Festival Dates: Tuesday-Thursday, February 22nd-24th, 2011
Looking For: Adults, college students, bilingual tellers, and youth/parent tandems
Other Options: If unable to attend Live Audition, then could submit application and story by Internet or by Mail requirements: Application, picture, 8-minute story
Location: Weber County Library Auditorium at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
Contact: Email story@weber.edu with any questions or comments or call Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 (could reserve slot)
Event: Ginger Tales for Young Children
Date: Thursday, September 16th
Times: 10:30am & 11:30am
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Spanish Fork Library at 49 S. Main St. in Spanish Fork, UT
Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Board Meeting--open to all!
Date: Tuesday, September 21st
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Agenda Items: 2011 Guild Film, USG/WSU Relationship, Youth Chapter Logistics, Curriculum for Chapters
Cost: Free, open to anyone, bring snack/treat if you like
Location: Layton, UT (address/directions when RSVP)
Contact/RSVP: Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or usgmemo@gmail.com
Event: VernalUTAH's Indian Summer Storytelling Festival
Dates: Thursday-Friday, September 23rd-24th
Times:
Thursday-6:30pm for Dinner/Story Theatre "The Fine Beauty of the Island" with Patrick Ball
Friday-6:00pm--Bedtime Stories and 8:00pm--A Grand Night of Tales
Featured National Tellers: Patrick Ball, Beth Horner, Willy Claflin
Costs:
Thursday-$25.00/person
Friday 6pm-$2.00/person
Friday 8pm-FREE
Locations:
Thursday--Uintah High School's Little Theater at 1880 W. 500 N. in Vernal, UT
Friday Bedtime and Grand Night--Vernal Middle School at 721 W. 100 S. in Vernal, UT
Event: Storytelling with Janine
Date: Monday, September 27th
Time: 2:00pm-2:50pm
Featured Teller: Janine Nishiguchi
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Legacy House Assisted Living at 79 E. Center St. in Bountiful, UT
Contact: Call the location at (801) 294-2925
Event: Ginger's Spooky Tales
Dates/Times:
Monday, September 27th at 4:00pm--Taylorsville Library
Tuesday, October 5th at 4:00pm--Kearns Library
Monday, October 18th at 7:00pm--Holladay Library
Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00pm--Smith Library
Thursday, October 28th at 11:00am (Preschool), 3:15pm (Grade School ages), and 7:00pm (Teen to Adults)--Beaver City Library
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Locations:
Taylorsville Library at 4870 S. 2700 W. in Salt Lake City, UT
Kearns Library at 5350 S. 4220 W. in Kearns, UT
Holladay Library at 2150 E. Murray-Holladay Rd in Holladay, UT
Smith Library at 810 E. 3300 S. in Salt Lake City, UT
Beaver City Library at 55 W. Center St. in Beaver, UT
Event: Spooky Stories in the Cemetery
Date: Friday, October 8th
Time: 6:00pm
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Ephraim City Park Cemetery at 600 N. Main St. in Ephraim, UT
Event: Utah Youth Storytelling Showcase
Auditions Connected With: National Youth Storytelling Showcase
Date: Tuesday, October 12th
Time: Starting at 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Any youth from Kindergarten to High School who
wishes to make it to Tennessee for the National Youth Storytelling
Showcase, top 5 from Utah will be forwarded to TN and judged for
second time
Story Length for Youth Teller: Range of 5-10 minutes
Cost: Free, open to all--general public invited whether or not you
have youth auditioning
Location: The Gale Center of History and Culture at 10300
Beckstead Lane in South Jordan, UT
Contact/Website: Call Rachel Hedman, state representative, at
(801) 870-5799 or email at info@rachelhedman.com. Go to
details.
***Live Audition is preferred, though video tape and/or DVD could be submitted if RECEIVED by mail Monday, October 11th. Mail submission to Rachel Hedman at PO Box 160631, Clearfield, UT 84016. Make sure forms are included.
Event: Ginger Tales for Young Children
Date: Thursday, October 21st
Times: 10:30am & 11:30am
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Springville City Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Event: 2010 Salt Lake Freedom Film and Storytelling Festival
Date: Saturday, October 23rd
Times:
7:30am-9:00am--"To Film a Storyteller"; 9:00am-10:00am-"Rainbows of Stone"; 10:00am-11:30am-"Ghostly Guardians"; 11:30am-12:30pm-"Sherlock Holmes"; 1:00pm-2:00pm-"Dog Tales"; 2:00pm-2:30pm-"The Snowman"; 2:30pm-3:30pm-"Good Times"; 3:30pm-4:30pm-"The Pi Song Phenomenon"; 4:30pm-5:30pm-"Sherlock Holmes"; 5:30pm-6:30pm-"To Weave a Tale and a Tune Upon the Wind";
7:00pm-8:00pm-Jasper VonKarloff and the "Don't Get Funny with a Mummy Show"; 8:00pm-9:00pm-"Alive!-from the Crossroads of the West"; 9:00pm-10:30pm-"Ghostly Guardians"
Featured Tellers: Brian Fetzer Jackson, Carol Esterreicher, Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Holly Robison
Cost: Morning, Afternoon, and Evening sessions available for $5.00/adult and $3.00/child per session
Location: Historic Fort Douglas Post Theater at 245 S. Fort Douglas Blvd. in Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Brian Jackson Fetzer at (801) 532-2766
Event: 4th Annual Kanab Heritage Storytelling Festival
Date: Saturday, October 23rd
Times:
10:00am-2:00pm (Kanab tours by costumed re-enactors)
3:00pm-7:00pm (old time entertainment--storytelling, music, etc.)
5:30pm (catered dinner)
Featured Tellers: TBA
Cost: Tickets sold at local business outlets after Saturday, Sept. 15th, 2010 and limited number prior to the historic home tour and during festival
Locations:
Tours--Kane County Tourist Visitor Center at 78 S. 100 E. in Kanab
Festival--Jacob Hamblin City Park at 500 N. 100 E. in Kanab
Contact: For info or tickets, email Tom Carter at carmar94@yahoo.com or kanetrav@kaneutah.com
