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If you know of 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. |
Call for Youth Tellers: Tuesday, May 6th starting at 6:00pm is the Youth Tall Tale Contest for the State held at the Gale Center of History and Culture in South Jordan. The Grand winner receives a family pass to the
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival for Labor Day Weekend (valued at $130). Contact Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or at info@rachelhedman.com for more details. --------------- Every Sunday at 8:30am, listen to the KPCW "The Story Mine" radio show hosted by David Bullock and Cathy Barker. More details and listen at http://www.kpcw.org. Every Monday-Saturday at Noon and rebroadcasts, listen to the BYU Radio-a Sirius Satellite radio 143-"The Apple Seed" hosted by Sam Payne. More details and listen at http://www.byuradio.org. |
Event: Story Fiesta and Children's Festival (stories focus on South America and North America) Date/Time: Thursday, April 24th, 6:00pm Featured Teller: Rachel Hedman Cost: Free, open to all Location: Weber County Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden Event: Story Concert presented by Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday, April 26th, 7:00pm Featured Tellers: Utah
Storytelling Guild members--Wayne Kartchner, Gary Hansen, Bob Aders, Stephen & Teresa Gashler, Tom Carter Cost: $5.00/person Location: The Historic St. George Opera House, 200 N. Main St., St. George Contact: Angie Mason at angie.mason@sgcity.org Event: Randel McGee, storyteller and paper-cutting artist Date/Time: Tuesday, April 29th, 7:00pm Featured Teller: Randel McGee
(a.k.a. Hans Christian Andersen) Cost: Free, open to all Location: Samuel R. Knight Santa Clara Historical Museum (basement town hall), 2603 Santa Clara Drive, Santa Clara Event: The Story of Scheherazade Dates/Times: Wednesday-Thursday, April 30th-May 1st, 7:30pm-9:00pm Featured Musicians: Utah
Valley Symphony Featured Teller: Charlotte Blake Alston Cost: $10.00-$12.00/ticket Location: Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center St., Provo Event: Mountain West Arts Conference Date/Time: Thursday, May 1st, 2014 Keynote: Doug Borwick, author of "Engaging Matters," a blog for
ArtsJournal and author/editor of Building Communities, Not Audiences: The Future of the Arts in the US Special Note: Timpanogos Storytelling Institute will receive 2014 Governor's Award for Art Organization Cost: $65.00/student, $95.00/person (includes Governor's Awards Luncheon) Location: Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 W 3100 S, West Valley City Event: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, May 1st, 7:00pm (usually 1st Thursday of the month) Cost: Free, open to
all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family Location: Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem Event: Nephitellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, May 1st, 7:00pm (usually 1st Thursday of the month) Cost: Free, open to
all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family Location: Nephi Public Library, 21 W. 100 N., Nephi Event: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday, May 3rd, morning (usually 1st Saturday of the month) Cost: Free, open to
all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family Location: Shaffer House Bakery, 1045 N. Main St., Suite A, Logan Event: 7th Annual Youth Tall Tale Contest Date/Time: Tuesday, May 6th, 6:00pm-7:30pm Featured Tellers: Any youth from Kindergarten to High
School Story Length for Youth Teller: 3-10 minutes of an original or classic tall tale Cost: Free, open to all--general public invited Prizes: Winner will receive family pass to Timpanogos Storytelling Festival that occurs every Labor Day weekend ($120 value) while everyone who participates will receive 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-- * Talking to and connecting with the audience * Hero shows strength and skills with exaggeration and/or humor * Story explains how at least one thing came to be (Ex. Great Salt Lake, Wasatch Mountains, seagulls, etc.) Location: Gale Center of History and Culture, 10300 S. Beckstead Ln., South Jordan Contact: Call (801)
870-5799 or email info@rachelhedman.com to reserve a time slot or ask questions with Rachel Hedman. Go to http://www.galecenter.org. Event: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, May 8th, 7:00pm-8:30pm (usually 2nd Thursday of the month) Cost: Free, open to all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family Location: Stewart Gallery, Kaysville Library, 44 N. Main St., Kaysville Event: "Telling Centerville's Story" (every 2nd Tuesday of month) Date/Time: Tuesday, May 13th, 6:30pm-8:00pm (next one June 10th) Featured Tellers:
George McEwan, Karl Behling, Wayne Kartchner Cost: Free, open to all Location: Thomas Whitaker Museum, 168 N. Main St., Centerville Event: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, May 21st, 7:00pm (usually 3rd Wednesday of the month) Cost: Free, open to
all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family Location: Murray Library, 166 E. 5300 S., Murray Event: Scandinavian Heritage Festival Dates/Times: Thursday-Saturday, May 22nd-24th (Memorial Day Weekend), Thurs.-7:00pm; Fri.-9:00am-8:00pm; Sat.-6:00am-4:00pm Storytelling Times, different tellers each half hour: Friday--Constant from Noon to 3:30pm; Saturday--Constant from Noon to 4:00pm Featured Tellers: Ivo Peterson, Andrew Clark, Shirley Bahlmann, Michael Bahlmann Location: Mostly Snow College campus and Pioneer Park, 50 N. 100 W.,
Ephraim Cost: Free except for booths and food at event Event: Arts in the Park (Storytelling every Monday) Sponsor: Weber State University Times: Noon-1:00pm Themes for Days: Monday, Tell It--Storytelling Tuesday and Wednesday, Play It & Make It--Music & Dance Thursday, Imagine It--Puppets and Theatre Friday, Make It--Visual Arts Featured Teller for Mondays: Rachel Hedman Dates/Locations: June 2-6, Lorin Farr Park, 769 Canyon Rd., Ogden June 9-13, Liberty Park, 751 21st St., Ogden June 16-20, Monroe Park, 850 30th St., Ogden June 23-27, Mt. Ogden Park, 3144 Taylor Ave., Ogden June 30-July 3 (no activity on July
4), Jaycee Park, 2465 Fillmore Ave., Ogden July 8-12, West Ogden Park, 751 24th St., Ogden Cost: Free, open to all Event: 1st Annual Cache Valley Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Thursday-Saturday, June 5th-7th Featured Tellers: Karl Behling, Joe Herrington,
Michael Bennett, Teresa Clark, Debi Richan, Clive Romney, Mark Gollaher, Dovie Thomason, Omar & Lori Hansen, Nannette Watts Cost: Tickets requests can be received after May 2nd, available for purchase at North Logan City Offices, Lee's Marketplace in Smithfield, Macey's in Providence, at the festival itself Location: Elk Ridge Park, 1100 East 2500 North, North Logan City, UT Event: 1st Annual Story Teaching Symposium Theme: Practical Applications to Connect Oral Story and Inquiry in Today's Classrooms Sponsor: Weber State
University Storytelling Festival Dates/Times: Thursday-Saturday, June 12th-14th, 2014 Featured Presenters: Jane Stenson, Rachel Hedman Registration/Cost: Register April 15th-June 2nd for $125.00, Late registration for $145.00, earns undergraduate credit, graduate credit, and/or professional development Location: Weber State University, 3848 Harrison Blvd.,
Ogden Event: 5th Annual Youth Teller Reunion Sponsor: Weber State University Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Saturday, June 14th, 2014, 10:00am-2:00pm
(1:00pm youth concert open for all) Reunion Details: For any youth who have ever performed for the WSU Storytelling Festival of the past 18 years as well as their families Cost: Admission into Dinosaur Park, group rate may be available,
contact Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or email info@rachelhedman.com Location: Dinosaur Park, 1544 Park Blvd., Ogden Contact: Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or email info@rachelhedman.com. Go to http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/h Rachel
Hedman. Go to http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/. Event: The Fool of the World and other Story Music Sponsor: City of Orem Date/Time: Monday, June 23rd, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Musicians: Aspen Winds, woodwind quintet Featured Teller: Rachel Hedman Cost: Free, open to all Location: City Center Park, 300 E. Center St.-100 North, Orem Event: Utah Arts Festival Dates/Times: Thursday-Sunday, June 26-29, Noon to late each day Featured Artists: TBA Pre-Festival Ticket Purchase: $8.00/individual ticket (saves $2.00 off Thurs. and $4.00 off Fri.-Sun.); $30.00/4-day pass (saves $16.00); $160.00 per set of 20 tickets (saves $4.00 per ticket) Location: City Center Park, 300 E. Center St.-100 North,
Orem Event: National Storytelling Conference Theme: Fire & Light Dates/Times: Thursday-Sunday, July 24th-27th, 2014 Featured Utah Presenters: Karla Huntsman, Steffani Raff Cost: If paid in full by May 15th--$330.00 for NSN members; $255.00 for Senior or Student; $430.00 for non-NSN members; $355.00 for non-NSN members Senior or Student National Storytelling Network Membership: Only $60.00/year or 5% off if current dues-paying Utah Storytelling Guild member Location: Hilton Phoenix/Mesa Hotel, 1011 West Holmes Ave., Mesa, AZ |
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