Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
*Wednesday, May 19th at 7:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
*Thursday, June 3rd at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
*Tuesday, June 8th at 6:30pm--Bridgerland, Logan and northern UT area
*Wednesday, June 9th at 6:30pm (coaching) and 7:00pm (meeting)--Olympus, SL County
Cost: Open to all, membership is $20.00/person for year
Locations:
*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
*Bridgerland--American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy 89/91 in Wellsville, 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, May 20th
Times: 10:30am and 11:30am
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Springville Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Event: 3rd Annual Youth Tall Tale Contest, K-12
Date: Tuesday, May 25th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Any youth from Kindergarten to High School
Story Length for Youth Teller: Range of 3-10 minutes of an original or classic tall tale
Cost: Free, open to all--general public invited
RSVP: Walk-ins are welcome, though it is preferred to contact Rachel (info below) for slot
Prizes: Winner will receive family pass to Timpanogos Storytelling Festival that occurs every Labor Day weekend ($100 value), while everyone who participates will receive other prizes, goodies, and certificates
Overview: Pioneers and frontiersmen of the 1820-1860 entertained themselves by jumping into the fantastic through a tall tale. Whether hearing about the giant logger Paul Bunyan or the man-cub turned cowboy Pecos Bill, there were always elements of historical or natural truth. The tales reflected the awe and hope that the people had for the vast forests, the magnificent mountains, and the
immense deserts of the West.
Judges will look for the following in your story:
1. Talking to and connecting with the audience
2. Hero shows strength and skills with exaggeration and/or humor
3. Story explains how at least one thing came to be (Ex. Great Salt Lake, Wasatch Mountains, seagulls, etc.)
Location: The Gale Center of History and Culture at 10300 Beckstead Lane in South Jordan, UT
Event: 33rd Annual Scandinavian Heritage Festival
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, May 27th-29th (Storytelling on 28th and 29th)
Times: 5:30pm to 9:00pm on Thursday; 9:00am to 8:00pm on Friday; 7:00am to 9:00pm on Saturday
Featured Tellers: Shirley Bahlmann, Ivo Peterson, Valerie Meade, and Allison Fiscus
Cost: Free except for food or crafts to buy at booths
Location: Most at Snow College Campus at 150 E. College Ave. (100 North) or Pioneer Park (enter at about 50 N. 100 West) in Ephraim, UT
Event: Saga of the Sanpitch Writing & Telling Story/Poetry Contest
In-Person Finals: Saturday, May 29th at 11:00am
Featured Tellers: Any youth or adult who wants to enter/compete
Cost: $10.00 entrance fee as participant
Grand Prize: $250 to winner
Location: Part of Scandinavian Heritage Festival at Snow College Campus at 150 E. College Ave. (100 North) or Pioneer Park (enter at about 50 North 100 West) in Ephraim, UT
Event: Story Camp (Ages 8-12)
Dates: Tuesday-Friday, June 1st-4th
Time: 9:00am-1:00pm each day
Featured Presenters/Tellers: Cherie Davis and Nannette Watts
Cost: $25.00 if from Orem, $100.00 if from outside Orem
Location: Orem Public Library at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Contact: Call Cherie Davis at (801) 318-7197 or Nannette Watts at (801) 362-4411 to register
Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Board Meeting--open to public
Date: Wednesday, June 2nd
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Board Members: Rachel Hedman, Karl Behling, Holly Robison, Nannette Watts, Marcy Skinner, Dr. David Sidwell, Laurie Allen, Julie Barnson, Steffani Raff, Adele Wilson
Agenda Items (main focus): 2011 Guild Documentary, USG/Timpanogos Relationship, World Story Conference as entity of USG
Cost: Free, open to anyone, bring snack or treat if you like
Location: Layton, UT (receive address and directions when RSVP)
Contact/RSVP: Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or usgmemo@gmail.com. You can also go to
Event: "Timp Tellers: A Road Home"
Date: Thursday, June 3rd
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Paige Funk, ToriAnn Perkey, Steffani Raff
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Orem Public Library at 58 N. State St. in Orem, UT
Event: Root and Wing Retreat (Utah Storytelling Guild event)
Host: Timp Tellers in Utah County
Dates: Friday-Saturday, June 11th-12th
Times: All day Friday and Saturday
Featured Presenters: TBA
Featured Topics: How to Write Powerful Biographies, Marketing, and Advanced Story Crafting Skills
Cost: Must due-paying Utah Storytelling Guild member--free if Timp Teller otherwise might have small cost per person (no more than $10.00)
Location: TBA, will be in Utah County
Contact/Website: Call Ginger Parkinson at (801) 491-0627 or email her at gingerparkinson@gmail.com. You can also go to
Event: Ginger Tales for Young Children
Date: Thursday, June 17th
Times: 10:30am and 11:30am
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Springville Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Event: 4th Annual Heber Literary Arts Picnic (Summer Reading Kick-off Party)
Host: Wasatch County Library
Date: Saturday, June 19th
Times: 11:00am-4:00pm with storytelling at 11:45am-Noon,
2:15pm-3:00pm, and 3:30pm-4:00pm
Featured Tellers (in order of telling): Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Karl Behling, Clive Romney, and Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Wasatch County Library at 465 East 1200 South in Heber, UT
Event: "Critter Tunes and Tales", University of Utah Storytelling Course
Dates/Times:
MTWThF--June 21st-June 25th, 2010 from 10:00am-Noon--Bountiful Site
MTWThF--June 21st-June 25th, 2010 from 1:30pm-3:30pm--MBH 104 on SLC Site
Course Number: YEMUS 100, section 1 or section 2
Instructor: Brian Jackson Fetzer
Cost: Tuition of $85.00 + Special Fee of $14.00 for Total $99.00
Age: Course for any age--youth or adult, material learned best to use with 5-7-year-olds
Locations: Bountiful and Salt Lake City sites of University of Utah
Event: "Splash into Stories"
Dates/Times:
Monday, June 21st at 11:30am--Milford Public Library
Monday, June 21st at 1:30pm--Minersville Public Library
Monday, June 21st at 3:30pm--Beaver Public Library
Wednesday, July 14th at 10:45am--Mt. Pleasant Library
Monday, July 19th at 10:30am--Santa Clara Library
Monday, July 19th at 2:00pm (5-11-yr-olds), 3:00pm
(12+-yr-olds)--Springdale Library
Monday, July 19th at 5:00pm--Wasatch County Library in St. George
Tuesday, July 20th at 10:30am and 11:30am--Hurricane Library
Tuesday, July 20th at 2:00pm--Cedar City Library
Tuesday, July 27th at 7:00pm--Pleasant Grove Library
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Locations:
Milford Public Library (Milford City Office Bldg.)--302 S. Main St.
in Milford, UT
Minersville Public Library (LDS Church)--130 W. Main St. in
Minersville, UT
Beaver Public Library--55 W. Center St. in Beaver, UT
Mt. Pleasant Library (Mt. Pleasant Rec. Center)--24 E. Main St. in Mt. Pleasant, UT
Santa Clara Library--1099 Lava Flow Dr. in Santa Clara, UT
Springdale Library--898 Zion Park Blvd. in Springdale, UT
Wasatch County Library--88 W. 100 S. in St. George, UT
Hurricane Library--36 S. 300 W. in Hurricane, UT
Cedar City Library--303 N. 100 E. in Cedar City, UT
Pleasant Grove Library--20 E. Center St. in Pleasant Grove, UT
Event: Lunch Bunch at the Gallivan Center--Storytelling Concerts
Dates/Times:
All storytelling dates from Noon to 1:00pm
Wednesday, June 23rd and Thursday, July 1st--Karl Behling
Wednesday, July 21st--Ginger Parkinson
Tuesday, August 3rd and Tuesday, September 7th--Carol Esterreicher
Featured Tellers: Karl Behling, Ginger Parkinson, Carol
Esterreicher
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: "History Alive--The Wild Wild West"
Date: Wednesday, June 23rd
Time: 3:00pm
Featured Teller: Allison Fiscus as Etta Place
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Kearns Library at 5350 S. 4220 W. in Kearns, UT
Event: 33rd Annual Utah Arts Festival
Dates: Thursday-Sunday, June 24th-June 27th
Time: Noon to 11:00pm each day
Featured Tellers: TBA
Cost: $10.00/adult, $5.00/senior (65+), Free for children 12 and
under, $30.00 for 4-Day Festival Pass, go to website for other rate
deals/discounts
Location: Library Square at 200 East 400 South in Salt Lake City,
UT plus the Festival stretches from 300 East to the City & County
Bldg and from 400 South to 500 South (Storytelling at The Word
Ecstatic--Community Writing Center at SLC Library)
Event: Youth Teller Concert
Date: Saturday, June 26th
Time: 1:00pm
Featured Tellers: 12 Tellers chosen at random from 87 who told for Weber State University Storytelling Festival, part of youth teller
reunion at the park though concert open to all
Cost: Admission--Adults (18+) - $7.00, Seniors (62+) - $6.00,
Students (13-17) - $6.00, Children (2-12) - $5.00, Infants (1 &
under) - FREE
Location: Ogden Eccles Dinosaur Park at 1544 Park Boulevard in
Ogden, UT
Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or info@rachelhedman.com
Event: 24th Annual Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Fair Festival
Dates: Saturday-Sunday, June 26th-27th
Time: Storytelling will be three 30-minute sessions daily
Featured Tellers: Glastonbury Duo--Dave and Carol Sharp from UT
Cost: $9.00 for one-day Adult, $12.00 for two-day Adult, $7.00 for
one-day Senior/Child 5-12, $9.00 for two-day Senior/Child 5-12,
Under 5 are free, $38.00 for two Adults and two 5-12-year olds
Location: Howard Amon Park at one corner east from the George
Washington Way and Lee Blvd. in Richland, WA
Event: "Open the Door: Myths & Monsters"--Workshop
Date: Tuesday, June 29th
Time: 2:00pm
Featured Presenter: Kori Crampton
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Orem Public Library at 58 N. State St. in Orem, UT
Event: Timpanogos Storytelling Retreat
Focus: Turn your stories into picture books that sell
Dates: Monday-Friday, July 5th-9th
Times: All day for each day
Featured Presenter/Teller: Carmen Deedy, award-winning storyteller and author
Cost: Registration is limited, $749 includes all workshop events,
luxury lodging, activities and two meals each day
Although Full: There is a waiting list. You can also expect a
Retreat with Donald Davis from November 1st-5th. Sign-up by September 1st and pay only $698. Add a second person (shared room) for only $575.
Location: Beautiful private home in Sundance area, address given
to those attending
storyteller@orem.org or call (801) 229-7436
Event: Farmington Festival Days with "A Storytelling Evening"
Date: Thursday, July 8th
Time: 6:30pm
Featured Tellers: Janine Nishiguichi, Laurie Allen, Suzanne
Hudson, Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Cultural Arts Center at 120 S. Main St. in Farmington,
UT
Website/Contact: Karl Behling at (801) 390-7163 or
kbstoryteller@gmail.com
Event: Carmen Deedy Storytelling Concert
Date: Friday, July 9th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Carmen Deedy
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Orem Public Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Event: "Arts in Crisis"--Discussion as part of 50-State Tour
Hosts: University of Utah College of Fine Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and Utah Division of Arts & Museums
Date: Thursday, July 15th
Times: 8:30am--check-in, 9:30am-11:00am--Interview with Q&A
Featured Presenters: Michael Kaiser (Kennedy Center), Margaret Hunt (UT Division of Arts & Museums)
Location: Kingsbury Hall at 1395 E. Presidents Circle in Salt Lake City, UT
Event: Ginger Tales for Young Children
Date: Thursday, July 15th
Times: 10:30am and 11:30am
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Springville Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Event: 1st Annual Spring City Storytelling Festival
Host: Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts
Date: Saturday, July 24th
Time: 11:00am-1:00pm
Featured Tellers: TBA--Stories of Sanpete County--Any out-of-town storyteller who is accepted to tell will receive a thank-you gift
of a beautiful frameable print by Lynn Farrar, a.k.a. Sophie
Tip: May want to create story for contest at Scandinavian Heritage
Festival and then reprise in Spring City!
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Private barn TBA in Spring City, UT
Contact: Clive Romney, Executive Director of Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts, at clive@upharts.org
Event: Sunset Tall Tales/Liars Contest
Date: Saturday, July 24th
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Featured Teller Divisions: Youth (age 14 and under), Young Adult (age 14-19), Adult Novice and Adult Experienced
Story Length: No longer than 6 minutes and must be acceptable for family audiences
Prizes: Will be awarded in all Divisions
Teller Cost: Application along with $2.00 entrance fee to be a
teller and can be obtained from city offices at 200 W. 1300 N. in
Sunset, UT
Audience Cost: Free to those who watch, open to all
Location: Central Park at 85 W. 1800 N. in Sunset, UT
Contact: Laurie Allen at (801) 773-7713 or
funnygrandma258@yahoo.com
