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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. |
Last chance to reserve your spot in the "Diving Deeper: Finding Your Voice and Identity in Personal Stories" storytelling retreat with Regi Carpenter on Saturday, November 14, 2015 from 9:00am-5:00pm in Midway, Utah.
See details below. Contact Nannette Watts at (801) 362-4411 or email nannette.watts@gmail.com.
Join in the international celebration of story through Tellabration! on Saturday, November 21, 2015 from 1:00pm-3:00pm at the
Kaysville Library. This time is always the weekend before Thanksgiving. See details below.
See the 5th issue of "Story Crossroads: The Newsletter" that features an Australian story,
a story game to go with the story, story video on the importance of grandparents and stories, and a "Cap's Off to You" featuring someone who uses story in everyday to work life: Lisa Whatcott. Story Crossroads is a Salt Lake free and open festival launching April 15-16, 2016. Read the newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/storytellingadv/HlsJn/h/Story_Crossroads_The.htm |
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Storytelling Radio Shows Broadcasting from Utah |
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Every Sunday at 8:30am, listen to the KPCW "The Story Mine" radio show hosted by David Bullock and Cathy Barker. Listen at www.kpcw.org
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Every Monday through Saturday at Noon (and rebroadcasts), listen to the BYU Radio--a Sirius Satellite radio 143--"The Apple Seed" storytelling radio show hosted by Sam Payne. Listen at www.byuradio.org
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Saturday, November 14, 2015--Deadline to enter drawing of 55-minute Fringe performance spots at the National Storytelling Conference (http://www.storynet.org/conference/fringe/html) Wednesday, November 18,
2015--Deadline to submit workshop or showcase proposals for National Storytelling Conference (http://www.storynet.org/conference) Thursday, December 31, 2015--Deadline to submit workshop or performance proposals for Timpanogos Storytelling Conference (http://www.timpfest.org) Friday, January 29, 2016--Deadline to submit online application to be considered as part of the Utah Arts Festival in June (http://uaf.org/applications/literary-arts-application)
Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Diving Deeper: Finding Your Voice and Identity in Personal Stories Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 9:00am-5:00pm Featured Teller/Presenter: Regi Carpenter
Cost: $75.00/person (lunch included with cost) and write check to "Resonance" Details: Explore the crafting and performance of personal stories for growth and community. Strengthen you imagination, story
structures, emotional impact and performance skills. Regi is the recipient of the JJ Reneaux Emerging Artist Award, a Leonard Bernstein Teaching Fellowship Award, the Parent's Choice Gold Award, the Parents' Guide to Children's Media Award and the Storytelling World Award. Her performance piece Snap! won the 2012 Boston StorySlam. Snap! is a featured "Listen Story" on The Moth website. She has been featured twice at the National
Storytelling Festival. Location: 1029 Zermatt Drive #4, Midway, UT 84049 Contact: Nannette Watts at (801) 362-4411 or email nannette.watts@gmail.com. Go to the Resonance Story Theatre website
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Event: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday, November 14, 2015, 10:00am (usually 2nd Saturday of the month) Cost: Free, open to all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page Location: Old Ephraim Room in Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan Contact: Leah Adkins at LASTredDragon@yahoo,com or call (435) 760-0412. www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 7:00pm-8:30pm (possible story coaching at 6:30pm before official meeting if RSVP to Kira, contact info below, usually meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month) Cost: Free, open to all USG Membership:
$30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page Location: Salt Lake City Library (Conference Room E, go toward Children's area and in hallway before entering that Children's area), 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City Contact: Kira Larkin at kira.d.larkin@gmail.com or call (801) 898-5472 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2015, 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, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page Location: Weber County Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden Contact: Alan Griffin at agriffin5@yahoo.com or call (801) 731-1695 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Tellabration, international celebration of story Host: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday, November 21, 2015, 1:00pm-3:00pm Featured Tellers: Open mic with guest professional storytellers of the Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah
Storytelling Guild
Emcee: Andrea Ayers
Cost: Free, open to all Location:
Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Rd., Kaysville Contact: Andrea Ayers at anditells@hotmail.com or call (406) 697-4489 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, December 3, 2015, 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, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page Location:
Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Ogden Contact: Paige Funk at paigefunk@gmail.com or call (801) 762-7613 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Story Train at the Ogden's Christmas Village Dates/Times (each train ride lasts about 25 minutes): Friday, December 4, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, December 5, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Monday, December 7, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Friday, December 11, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, December 12, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Monday, December 14, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Friday, December 18, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, December 19, 2015,
6:00pm-8:00pm Monday, December 21, 2015, 6:00pm-8:00pm Featured Tellers: Utah Storytelling Guild members including Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Kathleen Lund, Mitch Nelson, Karl Behling, Laurie Allen, and many more Cost: Free, open to all Location: The Story Train will do a short loop around Ogden's Christmas Village, down 25th Street, over to the Junction and back to the
Village. Contact: Stacey Olsen at (801) 629-8214 or email StaceyOlsen@ogdencity.org Go to the Christmas Village website
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Event: A Cache Valley Christmas Sponsors: The Cache Valley Storytelling Institute & The Friends of the Logan Library Date/Time: Friday, December 4, 2015, 7:00pm Featured Tellers: Wayne & Katie McKay, Ted Erekson Other Performing Artists: One Voice (TECS Concert Choir) Cost: $10.00/person Location: Mount Logan Middle School Auditorium, 875 N. 200 E.,
Logan Go to the Cache Valley Storytelling Festival website
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Event: Donald Davis: Stories for a Holiday Season Date/Time: Monday, December 7, 2015, 7:00pm Featured Teller: Donald Davis Cost: $15.00/person of any age (Thanksgiving Point members receive 10% off), tickets on sale starting now, Purchase tickets using link below. You must have a valid login to purchase tickets online. To purchase tickets over the phone call (801) 768-2300. Service fees apply
for all phone orders. Location: Garden Room, Thanksgiving Point Gardens, 3003 Thanksgiving Way, Lehi, UT Go to order tickets online
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Event: Christmas in the Rotunda Date/Time: Monday, December 7, 2015, 7:00pm Featured Teller: Rachel Hedman Cost: Free, open to all (art exhibit and awards for elementary and junior high plus the public with storytelling from 7:00pm-7:30pm) Location: American Fork Library--community room, 64 South 100 East, American Fork Go to the American Fork Library website
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Event: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, December 10, 2015, 7:00pm-8:30pm (last 2nd Thursday meeting, January 2016 and beyond will have meetings every 3rd Thursday of the month) Cost: Free, open to all USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page Location: Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Rd., Kaysville Contact: Andrea Ayers at anditells@hotmail.com or call (406) 697-4489 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Timpanogos Storytellers Concert Series: Ring Around the Rose Series with Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center Date/Time: Saturday, December 12, 2015, 11:00am-Noon Featured Tellers: Steffani Raff and another professional storyteller Cost: $5.00/person aged 3 years or older; younger than 2
years old are free but may need a free ticket Location: Black Box Theater, Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 West 300 South, Salt Lake
City Contact: Call (801) 355-ARTS (2787) Go to Direct Link to Order Tickets
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Event: Six Kick-Off Events (30-minute performance followed by 1-hour crash course in storytelling) Sponsor: Story Crossroads Reason for Kick-Off: Celebrate before the six free 8-hour storytelling residencies are offered to families, teens, and seniors Six Locations with Two Happening on Same Day/Time:
Monday, January 11, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm Herriman Library, 5380 W. Herriman Main St., Herriman OR Whitmore Library, 2197 Fort Union Blvd., Salt Lake City
Wednesday, January 13, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm Riverton Library, 12877 S. 1830 W., Riverton OR Sandy Library, 10100 S. Petunia Way (1405 East), Sandy
Thursday, January 14, 2016, 7:00pm Magna Library, 2675 S. 8950 W., Magna OR Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1835 W., West Jordan
Featured Tellers/Presenters: Wayne McKay, Ted Erekson, David Bullock, John Adams, Jessie McKinney Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or (801) 870-5799 Go to the Story Crossroads website
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Event: 12th Annual Farmington Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Saturday, January 16, 2016, Noon-3:00pm Featured Tellers: Karl Behling, Eric Ayers, Gary Hansen, Red Howard, and other Professional Storytellers TBA Schedule: Noon-2:00pm--Four Story Rooms with Following
Themes: Things that Soar Just So...(Pourquoi and Creation Stories) Imaginary Kingdoms Fun &
Frolic Noon-1:00pm--Make and Take Story Craft 1:00pm-2:00pm--Interactive Story Games 2:00pm-3:00pm--Grand Story Concert in Ballroom Cost: $1.00/person, includes Free, open to all Location: Farmington Community Arts Center, 120 S. Main St., Farmington Contact: Karl Behling at kbstoryteller@gmail.com or
(801) 390-7163 Go to the Farmington City website
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Event: Three Free 8-hour Family-Focused Storytelling Residencies Sponsor: Story Crossroads Purpose: After learning storytelling for two 4-hour Saturdays, the family members will be performance-ready. Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 15-16, 2016 Locations/Dates/Times: Herriman Library, 5380 W. Herriman Main St., Herriman Saturdays, January 16 & 23, 2016 from
1:00pm-5:00pm
Sandy Library, 10100 S. Petunia Way (1405 East), Sandy
Saturdays, January 30 & February 6, 2016 from 1:00pm-5:00pm
Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1835 W., West Jordan
Saturdays, February 13 & 20, 2016 from 1:00pm-5:00pm
Featured Presenters: Wayne McKay, John Adams, Jessie McKinney Cost: Free, open to all (children 7 or under are invited to do activities in another room of the library while older siblings and parents learn the art of storytelling) Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or
call (801) 870-5799 Go to the Story Crossroads website
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Event: Free 8-hour Senior-Focused Storytelling Residency Sponsor: Story Crossroads Purpose: After learning storytelling for two 4-hour Saturdays, the family members will be performance-ready. Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 15-16, 2016 Location/Dates/Times: Whitmore Library, 2197 Fort Union Blvd., Salt Lake City Saturdays, January 16 & 23, 2016 from
1:00pm-5:00pm
Featured Presenter: David Bullock Cost: Free, open to seniors Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799 Go to the Story Crossroads website
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Event: 10th Annual Clearfield Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Saturday, January 23, 2016 Cost: Free, open to all Featured Tellers: Youth,
Community, and Professional Storytellers TBA Location: Clearfield Community Arts Center, 140 E. Center St.,
Clearfield Contact: Laurie Allen at funnygrandma258@yahoo.com or call (801) 773-7713 Go to the Clearfield City website
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Event: Bil Lepp at the Viridian Sponsors: Salt Lake County Library Services & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute Date/Time: Monday, January 25, 2016 Cost: Free, open to
all Featured Teller: Bil Lepp Location: Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1825 W., West Jordan Go to the Viridian Event Center website
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Event: Two Free 8-hour Teen-Focused Storytelling Residencies Sponsor: Story Crossroads Purpose: After learning storytelling for two 4-hour Saturdays, the tweens/teens will be performance-ready. Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 15-16, 2016 Locations/Dates/Times: Riverton Library, 12877 S. 1830 W., Riverton Saturdays, January 30 & February 6, 2016 from
1:00pm-5:00pm
Magna Library, 2675 S. 8950 W., Magna
Saturdays, February 13 & 20, 2016 from 1:00pm-5:00pm
Featured Presenters: Ted Erekson, Jessie McKinney Cost: Free, open to tweens/teens Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799 Go to the Story Crossroads website
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