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Semi-monthly email list for story lovers
Welcome Message & Opportunities
If you know any events that are open to the public, then please email me. Deadline to submit is every 1st and 15th of the month.
As this service to send events is free, you may feel in a giving mood to donate. You can send donations to Rachel Hedman at PO Box 160631, Clearfield, UT 84016 or go to her website and donate through PayPal any amount--none too small--on her homepage at http://www.rachelhedman.com. Thanks!
October 19, 2010 will be story auditions for the Haunted Tales event on October 25, 2010. Stories need to be geared for 10-year-olds and younger. More info at http://www.murray.utah.gov or in this email.
November 1, 2010 will be the first day that applications/auditions will be accepted for the June 2011 Utah Arts Festival. See http://www.uaf.org.
For those on Facebook, the Utah Storytelling Guild is a group on it. You can also follow announcements from the guild on Twitter through utstoryguild.
Until we tell again,
Rachel Hedman
Professional Storyteller
Utah Storytelling Guild President
Tel: (801) 870-5799
Email: info@rachelhedman.com
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Event Listings
Event: Haunted Tales Auditions
Date: Tuesday, October 19th
Time: 6:00pm
Wanted Tellers: Kids 8+ to Adults who reside in Murray
Chosen Tellers: Will perform at Haunted Tales on Monday, October 25, 2010
Story Details: Gear story for 10-year-olds and younger
Cost: Free
Location: Murray Parks and Recreation Office at 202 E. Murray Park Ave. in Murray, UT
Event: Ogden and Salt Lake Ghost Tours
Dates: Tuesdays-Saturdays, October 19th-31st
Times: Tuesday-Thursday tours are at 7:00pm and 9:00pm; Friday & Saturday tours are at 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, and 9:00pm
Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers: Laurie Allen, Julie Barnson, Kristen Clay, Cherie Davis, Cassie Howard, Tom Manning, Janine Nishiguchi, Holly Robison, Nannette Watts, Nancy Wold
Cost: Opening weekend all seats are Children's price of $12.00, full list of price details on website
Locations:
Tours last about 1.5-2 hours
Starting place for Ogden--parking lot north of the Union Station at 2501 Wall Ave. in Ogden, UT
Starting place for Salt Lake--behind the Rio Grande Bldg. at 300 S. 500 W. in Salt Lake City, UT
Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
*Wednesday, October 20th at 6:30pm--Bridgerland, Logan/northern UT
*Wednesday, October 20th at 7:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
*Thursday, November 4th at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
*Wednesday, November 10th at 6:30pm (coaching) and 7:00pm (meeting)--Olympus, SL County
Cost: Meetings free and open to all, yearly membership is $20.00/person and $25.00/family
Locations:
*Bridgerland--Summerfest Office at 69 E. 100 S. in Logan, UT
*Ben Lomond--Weber County Library at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
*Timp Tellers--Orem Public Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
*Olympus--Story Room in SLC Library at 210 East 400 South in Salt Lake City, UT
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: Garden After Dark--Haunted Holidays Around the World
Dates: Thursdays-Saturdays and Monday, October 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 28th, 29th, and 30th
Times: Each night 6:00pm-9:00pm
Featured Tellers: Ginger Parkinson (21st), Carol Esterreicher (22nd), Suzanne Hudson (23rd), Julie Barnson (25th), Holly Robison (28th), Rachel Hedman (29th), and Jan C. Smith (30th)
Cost: $6.00/member, $8.00/non-members, Free the 1st day for members
Location: Red Butte Garden at 300 Wakara Way in Salt Lake City
Event: "The Spirit Survives: The American Indian Boarding School Experience"
Date: Friday, October 22nd
Time: 6:00pm
Featured National Teller: Dovie Thomason (Kiowa, Apache, Lakota)
Cost: Free, geared for middle school and older ages
Location: East High School at 840 S. 1300 E. in SLC, 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-10:30am-"Ghostly Guardians"; 10:30am-11:00am-"Sherlock Holmes and the Ghost of the Great Salt Lake"; 11:00am-Noon-"Sherlock Holmes-Speckled Band"; 1:00pm-1:30pm-"The Snowman"; 1:30pm-2:30pm-"Utah Serenade"; 2:30pm-3:30pm-"Good Times"; 3:30pm-4:30pm-"The Pi Song Phenomenon"; 4:30pm-5:30pm-"Sherlock Holmes-Norwood Builder"; 5:30pm-6:30pm-"The Snowman";
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"
Live Performances: 7:30am-9:00am; 10:30am-11:00am; 7:00pm-8:00pm
Films: All other times
Featured Tellers: Brian Fetzer Jackson, Julie Barnson, 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 the University of Utah, 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: Tom Carter, Mel Heaton, Vicky Hooper
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
Event: Haunted Tales
Date: Monday, October 25th
Time: 6:00pm-9:00pm (6pm--pumpkin carving contest, 7pm--literary and storytelling festival)
Featured Tellers: Community tellers (kids and/or adults) chosen from auditions
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Murray Park Pavilion #5 at 296 E. Murray Park Ave. (middle of park) in Murray, UT
Event: Spooktacular Storytelling--Headquarters
Host: Davis County Library System
Date: Monday, October 25th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Laurel Pedersen, Trudi Cooper
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Headquarters Branch at 38 S. 100 E. in Farmington, UT
Event: Spooktacular Storytelling--Kaysville
Host: Davis County Library System
Date: Tuesday, October 26th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Becca Nielsen, Brooke Kowalczik, Nanci Olsen
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Kaysville Branch at 44 N. Main St. in Kaysville, UT
Event: Spooktacular Storytelling--Centerville
Host: Davis County Library System
Date: Tuesday, October 26th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Carolyn Myers, Brad Maurer, Marilyn Getts
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Centerville Branch at 45 S. 400 W. in Centerville, UT
Event: Ginger's Spooky Tales
Dates/Times:
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:
Smith Library at 810 E. 3300 S. in Salt Lake City, UT
Beaver City Library at 55 W. Center St. in Beaver, UT
Event: Ghost Stories by Julie
Date: Thursday, October 28th
Time: 4:00pm
Featured Teller: Julie Barnson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Ten Thousand Villages at 1941 S. 1100 E. in SLC, UT
Event: Spooktacular Storytelling--Syracuse/Northwest
Host: Davis County Library System
Date: Thursday, October 28th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman, Nikki Casey
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Syracuse/Northwest Branch at 1875 S. 2000 W. in Syracuse, UT
Event: "Storytelling in Song"--1st of "Storytelling in the Arts" Series
Host: Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts (Quarterly Breakfast Social)
Date: Saturday, October 30th
Time: 9:00am-10:30am
Featured Presenters/Musicians: Marvin Payne, Sam Payne, Cherie Call, Mike McClellan
Moderator/Emcee: Ron Simpson and Clive Romney
Cost: Free to UPHA members, $5.00/person for anyone else to cover for breakfast costs
Location: Heritage School Inc. Loveland Performing Arts Center at 5600 N. Heritage School Dr. in Provo, UT
Event: Owl Prowl and Ghostly Stories
Host: The Nature Conservancy
Date: Saturday, October 30th
Time: 5:30pm
Featured Teller: Karl Behling
Cost: Limited to the first 50 adults who sign up, Free (though $5.00/person suggested donation)
Location: Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve at 3200 W. Gentile St. in Layton, UT
Event: StorySwap, connected with national Tellabration! events
Host: Utah Storytelling Guild
Dates: Friday-Saturday, November 19th-20th
Times: Friday afternoon (telling in schools); Friday story concert at 7:00pm; Saturday workshops and story swaps from 9:00am-4:00pm
Featured Tellers/Presenters: TBA, contact Dr. David Sidwell at dr.davidsidwell@gmail.com to be considered or see schedule at website
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy. 89-91 in Wellsville, UT
Event: "Year of the Adopted Family" story performance/workshop (Storytelling Masters)--RSVP required
Date: Saturday, November 20th
Time: 7:00pm-9:30pm
Featured Teller/Presenter: Rachel Hedman
Who Is Invited: Adoptive couples--Celebrate National Adoption Month by giving the gift of story to your adopted child--no matter the age!
Cost: Free, though limited seating and RSVP required
Location: Weber State University, Shepherd Union Bldg., Room 312 in Ogden, UT
Adoptive Couples Will Receive:
* Dessert
* Free story performance geared for adoptive couples
* Book with 12 adoption folktales
* Workbook on how to share stories with your child (tots to teens)
* Gift bag with goodies for dates/entertainment
What to Expect:
The night consists of performance, workshop, and hands-on activities. Before the event, a background survey and consent form will be completed as this is part of a Storytelling Masters thesis. Couples will email a paragraph once a week for 7 weeks on the impact, if any, on their parenting. Confidentiality will be maintained for the written responses.
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