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-Semi-monthly email list for story lovers and story listeners-
-compliments of the Utah Storytelling Guild-
Welcome Message & Opportunities
If you know any events open to the public, then send to the Utah Storytelling Guild at usgmemo@gmail.com. Rachel Hedman is this email's coordinator. Submit events by the 1st and 15th of the month.
With Halloween around the corner, there are plenty of ghost tours from Salt Lake City to Ogden to Logan as well as spooky stories at various venues. See these details below.
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-
Utah Storytelling Guild
Or individual meetings are listed amongst events below.
Event Listings
Event: Ogden and Salt Lake Ghost Tours
Dates/Times: Mostly Fri.-Sat. with a Thurs. and Wed., 18-20, 26-27, 29-31 plus Nov. 2-3; 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 9:00pm, 9:30pm tours (call to confirm)
Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers: Laurie Allen, Julie Barnson, Kristen Clay, Cherie Davis, Cassie Ashton, Nannette Watts, Nancy Wold, Thomas Manning, Karen Kagie, Judy Rutherford
Cost: Ranges from $12.00-$18.00 with group rates and other possible discounts
Locations--Tours last 1.5 to 2 hrs:
Starting place for Ogden tours--parking lot north of Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden
Starting place for Salt Lake tours--behind Rio Grande Bldg, 300 S 500 W, Salt Lake City
Event: Daniel Bishop, the Storyteller presents "Boo! Stories to Make You Jump and Grin" for kids & "Haunting Tales" for older crowd
Date/Times: Thurs. Oct. 18th, 2:00pm--Kid Concert and 7:00pm--Older Crowd Concert
Featured Teller: Daniel Bishop, the Storyteller
Location: Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan
Event: Youth Teller Group-free-Salt Lake (ages 8-18)
Sponsor: Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Thurs. Oct. 18th, 7:00pm (monthly)
Adult Leaders--always 2: Julie Barnson and Holly Robison
Cost: Free, open to kids aged 8-18, permissions form to complete by guardian
Location: Murray Library, 166 E. 5300 South, Murray
Contact: Julie-- julie.barnson@gmail.com
Event: Giant Pumpkin Parties with storytelling
Dates/Times: Fridays-Oct. 19th, 26th, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Location: Provo Towne Mall by Dillards, 1200 Towne Center Blvd., Provo
Cost: Free, open to all
Event: Downtown Logan Ghost Tour
Fundraiser for: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild and Logan Downtown Alliance
Dates/Times: Fridays-Saturdays, Oct. 19-20, 26-27, 7:00pm-8:30pm & 8:30pm-10:00pm
Ghost Tellers: David Sidwell, Leah Adkins, Richard Hatch, and more!
Cost: $7.00/person, or group rates of $5.00/person with 18+ people
Locations:
Starting place for Logan tours--Cache County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Logan
Contact: Email David Sidwell at dr.davidsidwell@gmail.com for more details or interest in being a ghost teller or volunteer
Event: Freedom Film and Storytelling Festival
Date/Time: Sat. Oct. 20th, all day and then Sat. Nov. 10th, all day
Featured Tellers: Brian Jackson Fetzer, Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Holly Robison
Oct. 20th Live Performances:
8:00am-9:00am--To Film a Storyteller, watch how filming a live performance is done
12:30pm-1:00pm--Mia Love with "The Power of Education-My Story"
7:00pm--"Don't Get Funny with a Mummy Show"
Oct. 20th Film Schedule:
9:00am-10:30am--Ghostly Guardians
10:30am-11:00am--Sherlock's Poems
Noon-12:30pm--American Dreams, They Said Couldn't Be Done
1:00pm-2:00pm--The Pi Song Phenomenon
2:00pm-3:00pm--To Save the Titanic
3:00pm-4:30pm--Celebrating the Nobility in Liberty
4:30pm-6:00pm--The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad
6:30pm-7:00pm--Spooky News
8:00pm-9:30pm--Ghostly Guardians
9:30pm-11:00pm--The Spiral Staircase
Location: Fort Douglas Post Theatre, 245 Fort Douglas Blvd., Salt Lake City
Cost: $5.00/adult per session, $3.00/child per session (morning, afternoon, and evening sessions)
Event: Family Halloween Storytelling Spook-Tacular (Centerville)
Sponsor: Davis County Library System
Date/Time: Mon. Oct 22nd, 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Marilyn Getts, Brad Maurer, Carolyn Myers
Location: Centerville Branch Library, 45 S 400 W, Centerville
Event: Family Halloween Storytelling Spook-Tacular (Kaysville)
Sponsor: Davis County Library System
Date/Time: Mon. Oct 22nd, 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Christie Jensen
Location: Kaysville Branch Library, 44 N. Main St., Kaysville
Event: Youth Teller Group-free-Ogden (ages 8-18)
Sponsor: Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Wed. Oct. 24th, 6:00pm (monthly)
Adult Leaders--always 2: Debra Francis and Karl Behling
Cost: Free, open to kids aged 8-18, permissions form to complete by guardian
Location: Pleasant Valley Library, 5568 South 500 East, Ogden
Contact: Debra-- debrafrancis@netzero.net
Event: Ben Lomond Chapter Meeting-Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Wed. Oct. 24th, 7:00pm
Location:
Pleasant Valley Library, 5568 South 500 East, Ogden
Cost: Free, open to 8-yr-olds+-adults
Yearly Utah Storytelling Guild Membership:
$20.00/individual or $30.00/family
(all 8-yr-olds+ in same household)
Contact: Jean Andra Miller at jamandr2m@gmail.com
Event: Family Halloween Storytelling Spook-Tacular (Syracuse)
Sponsor: Davis County Library System
Date/Time: Thurs. Oct 25th, 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Leslie McEwan
Location: Syracuse/Northwest Branch Library, 1875 S 2000 W, Syracuse
Event: Matine'e Enchante'e: Magic and Music at the Mansion
Date/Time: Sat. Oct. 27th, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Featured Deceptionist/Teller: Richard Hatch
Featured Musicians: Rosemary Hatch-violinist, Shannon Lee-pianist
Location: The Thatcher Young Mansion, 35 W. 100 S., Logan
(435) 932-0017 or email richard@hatchacademy.com
Event: "Chase Your Tale" 5K Center for Story Fundraiser
Date/Time: Sat. Oct. 27th, 9:00am
Details: Children's Mile followed by 5K, proceeds help Center for Story
Location: Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem
Cost: Registration form available online (see websites)
Adult-$15.00, Child under 12-$8.00, Children's Mile for ages 5-12-$8.00
Event: Family Halloween Storytelling Spook-Tacular (Farmington)
Sponsor: Davis County Library System
Date/Time: Mon. Oct 29th, 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Laurel Pedersen
Location: Headquarters Library, 133 S. Main St., Farmington
Event: Hollow Eve with Edgar Poe
Date/Time: Tues. Oct. 30th, 7:00pm
Featured Teller/Poet: Alex Caldiero
Location: Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem
Cost: Free, open to all
Event: Family Halloween Storytelling Spook-Tacular (Clearfield)
Sponsor: Davis County Library System
Date/Time: Tues. Oct 30th, 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman, Suzanne Lyday, Josh Johnson, Christie Jensen, Tanya Madill
Location: North Branch Library, 562 S 1000 E, Clearfield
Event: Timp Tellers Chapter Meeting-Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Thurs. Nov. 1st (1st Thursdays)
Location: Orem Public Library, 58 S. State St., Orem
Cost: Free, open to 8-yr-olds+-adults
Yearly Utah Storytelling Guild Membership: $20.00/individual or $30.00/family(all 8-yr-olds+ in same household)
Contact: Ginger Parkinson at gingerparkinson@gmail.com
Event: Make Your Story Count! Personal History Conference
Sponsor: Utah Chapter of the Association of Personal Historians
Date/Time: Fri.-Sat. Nov. 2-3, 8:00am-5:00pm each day
Keynotes: Mary O'Brien Tyrrell and Dawn Thurston
Location: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W. 3100 S., West Valley City
Cost: $130.00 for both days, $70.00 for Friday only, $85.00 for Saturday only--register by Oct. 24th and receive buy one and another half off
Event: Bridgerland Chapter Meeting-Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Sat. Nov. 3rd, 9:00am (1st Saturdays)
Location: Rotates with restaurants around Main Street, L ogan Cost: Free, open to 8-yr-olds+-adults--buy own dinner
Yearly Utah Storytelling Guild Membership: $20.00/individual or $30.00/family(all 8-yr-olds+ in same household)Contact: Leah Adkins at LASTredDragon@yahoo.com or (435) 760-0412
Event: Farmington Bay Chapter Meeting-Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Thurs. Nov. 8th, 7:00pm--coaching, 7:30pm--meeting (2nd Thursdays)
Location: Kaysville Branch Library, 44 N. Main St., KaysvilleCost: Free, open to 8-yr-olds+-adults
Yearly Utah Storytelling Guild Membership: $20.00/individual or $30.00/family(all 8-yr-olds+ in same household)
Contact: Janine Nishiguchi at janinethestoryteller@yahoo.com
Event: Donald Davis Retreat--spots available
Sponsor: Timpanogos Storytelling Institute
Dates/Times: Sun.-Fri. for Nov. 11th-16th
National Teller/Presenter: Donald Davis
Cost: $700/retreat includes 2 meals/day for 5-day retreat and free admission to any of the Thanksgiving Point attractions. Bring a friend and each of you only pays $600 each.
Location: Thanksgiving Point, 3003 N. Thanksgiving Way, Lehi
Event: Olympus Chapter Meeting-Utah Storytelling Guild
Date/Time: Wed. Nov. 14th, 7:00pm-8:30pm (2nd Wednesdays)
Location: Story Room, Salt Lake City Library, 210 E. 400 S., SLC
Cost: Free, open to 8-yr-olds+-adults
Yearly Utah Storytelling Guild Membership: $20.00/individual or $30.00/family(all 8-yr-olds+ in same household)
Contact: Joanna Huffaker at jo2day@gmail.com
Event: StorySwap, Utah's celebration of Tellabration! event
Sponsor: Utah Storytelling Guild
Dates/Times: Fri.-Sat., Nov. 16th-17th
Fri.--All day telling stories in Utah County schools
Fri.--Night--concert
Sat.--All day--workshops, concerts, open mics
Co-Chairs: George McEwan and April Johnson
Featured Tellers/Presenters: TBA
Location: Foothill Elementary School, 921 North 1240 East, Orem
Cost: Free, donations accepted and merchandise available for purchase including Utah Storytelling Guild's CD, volume 2
Event: A Family Christmas Concert
Sponsor: Timpanogos Storytelling Institute
Date/Time: Wed.-Thurs. Nov. 28-29, 7:30pm
National Storyteller: Kevin Kling
Symphony: Utah Valley Symphony
Location: Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo
Cost: $12.00/person, $10.00/student or senior
Event: Gingerbread Storytelling Day at Kneaders
Date/Time: Mon. Dec. 3rd, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Featured Tellers: Utah Storytelling Guild with 1-2 professional tellers for each of the 16 Kneaders Bakery & Cafe in Utah to promote gingerbread cookies
Locations:
1. 1990 N. State St., Orem
2. 295 West 1230 North, Provo
3. 742 E. Ft. Union Blvd., Midvale
4. 962 South Jordan Prkwy, South Jordan
5. 5083 West 13400 South, Riverton
6. 1384 E. State Road 92 (Highland Hwy), Lehi
7. 7713 S. Jordan Landing Blvd., West Jordan
8. 1476 W. New Park Blvd., Suite 110, Park City
9. 177 East 13800 South, Draper
10. 1050 North 500 East, North Salt Lake
11. 480 W. Antelope Dr., Layton
12. 1484 N. Redwood Rd., Saratoga Springs
13. 4833 Edgewood Dr., Suite 200, Provo
14. 1020 S. Main St., Heber
15. 28 S. State St., Suite 235, Salt Lake City
16. 1953 Washington Blvd., Ogden
Cost: Free, open to all, though may want to buy some gingerbread
Event: Seasonal Stories with Idlewild and Pat Leary
Date/Time: Sat. Dec. 15th, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Featured Tellers/Musicians: Dave & Carol Sharp
Puppeteer: Pat Leary
Featured Stories/Songs: The Fairy Tinker, Birdie Soup, King Halvar's Cat
Location: Chapman Library, 577 S 900 W, Salt Lake City
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