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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. |
Murray Storytelling Festival is on March 12th from 11:00am to 4:00pm at the Murray High School. See more details below.
Enjoy the preliminary round of the Utah's Biggest Liar on Saturday, March 19th at the Orem Public Library from 3:00pm-5:00pm. See more details below or go to http://www.timpfest.org.
Come to the launch of the Story Crossroads Festival on April 15th-16th at the Viridian Event Center in West Jordan featuring 50 story artists and 80 community tellers. See more details below or go to http://www.storycrossroads.com.
Also volunteers are welcome to help with the final festival preparations. Click "Get Involved" on the website or email storycrossroads@gmail.com.
See the 8th issue of "Story Crossroads: The Newsletter" that features a story from Italy, a story game to go with the story, a 30-minute story video with David Campbell and the power of the
art, and a "Cap's Off to You" featuring someone who uses story in everyday to work life: Michael Capell. Story Crossroads is a Salt Lake free and open festival launching April 15-16, 2016. Read the newsletter here: |
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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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Monday, March 14, 2016--Deadline to submit registration form/entry fee ($10) for the Utah's Biggest Liar on April 1, 2016 (http://www.timpfest.org) Monday, March 14, 2016 by 5:00pm--Deadline to schedule an open
audition appointment for youth tellers to be considered for the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. These auditions will then be held on Thursday, March 17th. Call the Orem Public Library at (801) 229-7384 or email tdstarr@orem.org.
Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday, March 12, 2016 (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: Davis County Library Spring Read-a-thon (with Storytelling) Date/Time: Friday, March 11, 2016, 6:30pm-8:30pm Cost: Free, open to all Three Locations on the Same Night: South Branch (Bountiful) Library, 725 S. Main St., Bountiful Central Branch (Layton) Library, 155 N. Wasatch Dr., Layton North Branch (Clearfield) Library, 562 S. 1000 E., Clearfield Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Julia Sim Go to the Davis County Library website
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Event: Diving Deeper Storytelling Workshop Retreat with Regi Carpenter Sponsor: Resonance Story Theatre Dates/Times: Saturday, March 12, 2016 OR Monday, March 14, 2016, 10:00am-5:00pm Cost: $75.00/individual or $120.00/couple, send payment to Resonance Story Theatre, 10487 N. Aberdeen Lane, Highland, UT 84003 Featured Teller/Presenter: Regi Carpenter Location: Condo in
Midway, UT (details given once form is completed or calling Nannette Watts at 801-362-4411) Details: Spark your imagination,
strengthen your story structure, learn how emotions enhance your stories, and polish your performing potential. Bring your spouse and discover stories and strength together. Online Registration Form Available, call Nannette Watts at 801-362-4411 to send to you or to answer any questions.
Go to the Resonance Story Theatre website
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Event: Murray Storytelling Festival Sponsors: City of Murray, Murray Public Library Date/Time: Saturday, March 12, 2016, 11:00am-4:00pm (new performance every hour on the hour) Cost: Free, open to all Featured Tellers: Cassie Ashton, Julie Barnson,
Cherie Davis, Carol Esterreicher, Ginger Parkinson, Jan C. Smith, Nannette Watts and top community tellers selected from residencies in schools and community venues Location: Murray High, Little Theater & Choir Room, 5440 S. State, Murray Go to the City of Murray website
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Event: Utah's Biggest Liars--Contest Entries (Youth & Adults) Sponsors: Orem Public Library & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute Dates/Times: Monday, March 14, 2016, Registration & Entry Fees Due Saturday, March 19, 2016,
3:00pm-5:00pm, Preliminary Contest Friday, April 1, 2016, 6:00pm for Youth & 7:00pm for Adults, Liars Finale
Contest Cost: Audiences--Free, open to all, Registrants--$10.00 that can be paid
online Location: Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem Details and Registration: Go to http://www.timpfest.org to register as well as to receive more details on what makes a strong lie for this
contest Go to the Timpanogos Storytelling Institute website
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Event: Showcase of the Around the World: The Tellable, Edible Art Project Sponsors/Partners: Salt Lake City Arts Council, Bad Dog Arts, Glendale Community Learning Center, Utah Storytelling Guild, Story
Crossroads Date/Time: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 5:30pm Cost: Free, open to all Featured Presenters: Youth exhibit the three art skills learned through the "Around the World: The Tellable, Edible Art Project" of storytelling, visual arts, and the culinary art Location: Mountain View Elementary (Auditorium), 1380 Navajo, Salt Lake City, UT Go to the Bad Dog Arts website
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Event: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, March 15, 2016, 7:00pm (usually 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: Conference Room 4 on the 4th Floor, Salt Lake City Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake
City Contact: John Adams at sha8spr1@comcast.net or call (801) 824-4646 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 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: An Evening of Story with Kevin Kling (Moab) Sponsors: Utah Division of Arts and Museums, WESTAF, National Endowment of the Arts, & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute Date/Time: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 Cost: Free, open to all Featured Teller: Kevin
Kling Location: Grand County High School, 608 Fourth E Street,
Moab Go to the Timpanogos Storytelling website
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Event: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, March 17, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm (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: Wayne Kartchner at wkartchner@gmail.com or call (801) 451-5724 www.utahstorytelling.org
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Event: An Evening of Story with Kevin Kling (Orem) Sponsors: Orem Public Library & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute Date/Time: Friday, March 18, 2016 Cost: Free, open to all Featured Teller: Kevin
Kling Location: Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem Go to the Orem Public Library website
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Event: Davis County Photography Exhibit & Reception (with Storytelling) Date/Time: Friday, March 25, 2016, 6:30pm-8:30pm Cost: Free, open to all Location: Headquarters Library, 133 S. Main St., Farmington Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi Go to the Davis County Library website
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Event: Youth Tell Off Sponsor: Cache Valley Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Saturday, April 2, 2016, Time TBA Cost: Free, open to all Featured Tellers: Youth tellers from the training workshops showcase and are then selected to tell at the Cache Valley Storytelling Festival in June 9-11, 2016 Location: Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan Go to the Cache Valley Storytelling Festival website
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Event: Story Blasting In Connection With: Story Crossroads Reason: Have fun telling stories in the neighborhood while letting people know that the Story Crossroads Festival will be free and coming up April 15-16, 2016
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 6, 2016, meet at Viridian Event Center Lobby at 6:00pm and then split as partners to Salt Lake County neighborhoods for door-to-door storytelling Cost: Free, open to all How to Get Involved: Send an email to storycrossroads@gmail.com or call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 to RSVP to be a Story Blaster. You will need at least one 1-minute or 2-minute story to share with people. Starting & Ending Location: Lobby of the Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan, UT Go directly to the Story Blasting page on Story Crossroads website
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Event: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, April 7, 2016, 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 Crossroads Festival Sponsors: Utah Storytelling Guild, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, National Endowment of the Arts, WESTAF, Salt Lake City Arts Council, Nubian Storytellers of Utah Leadership, Utah Humanities & Story Crossroads Dates/Times: Friday, April 15, 2016, 9:00am-Noon and then 7:00pm-9:00pm (Outreaches in Afternoon) Saturday, April 16, 2016, 9:30am-9:00pm Featured Tellers: Christopher Agostino (Agostino Arts), Joseph Sobol, Baba Jamal Koram Professional Story Artists: Carol Esterreicher, Cherie Davis, Chris Dokos Greek Band, Clive Romney, Glastonbury Duo (David & Carol Sharp), David Bullock, Dustin Loehr, Elaine Muray, George McEwan, Ginger Parkinson, Grupo de Danza Nuevas Raices, Holly Robison, Janine Nishiguchi, Joan Effiong, Julie Barnson, Julius Chavez, Karl Behling, Lynn Wing, Mark Gollaher, Nannette Watts, Nino Reyos, Paola Cespedez, Paul Boruff, Richard Hatch, Sam Payne, Stephen
Gashler, Suzanne Hudson, Tausala Performing Arts, Wendy Gourley Plus 80 Community Tellers on Stage (youth, adults,
seniors) Cost: Free, open to all Location: Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan, UT SPANISH HEADSETS AND ASL INTERPRETATIONS FOR EVENING CONCERTS--Full schedule is on the website Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799 Go to the Story Crossroads website
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Event: An Evening of Storytelling with Donald Davis Sponsors: Utah Division of Arts and Museums, National Endowment of the Arts & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute Date/Time: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 Cost: Free, open to all Featured Teller: Donald
Davis Location: Provo Library, 550 N. University Ave., Provo Go to the Timpanogos Storytelling website
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Event: Jordan School District Storytelling Festival (Story Weavers) Date/Time: Wednesday, May 11, 2016, Time TBA Featured Presenters: Youth tellers from the Jordan School District and the previous year top ones will be invited to also tell for the Story Crossroads Festival on April 15-16, 2016 Cost: Free, open to all Location: South Jordan Middle School, 10245 S. 2700 W., South Jordan,
UT Go to the Story Weavers (Jordan) website
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Event: Arts in the Park with Storytelling each Monday Dates (all Noon to 1:00pm, includes free lunch) June 6th-10th, Lorin Park, 769 Canyon Rd., Ogden June
13th-17th, 4th Street Park, 502 Wall Ave., Ogden June 20th-24th, Liberty Park, 751 W. 21st St., Ogden June 27th-July 1st, Monroe Park, 850 30th St., Ogden July 5th-8th, Mt. Ogden Park, 3144 Taylor Ave., Ogden July 11th-15th, West Ogden Park, 751 W. 24th St., Ogden Mondays--Tell It--Storytelling (presented by Rachel Hedman) Tuesdays & Wednesdays--Play It and Make It--Music and Dance Thursdays--Imagine It--Puppetry and Theatre Fridays--Make It--Visual Arts Cost: Free, open to all Contact: Call Kathryn MacKay at (801) 626-6782 Go to the Arts in the Park website
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Event: 3rd Annual Cache Valley Storytelling Festival Dates: Thursday-Saturday, June 9-11, 2016 Thursday-- 5:00pm YarnSpinners Fundraising Dinner & 7:00pm
Pre-Show Friday-- 10:00am-10:00pm Saturday-- 10:00am-9:00pm See full schedule on website at www.cachefest.com Costs: $75.00/person for YarnSpinners Dinner (online only); Free for Thursday night Pre-Show $5.00 online/$7.50 at gate for Friday night show $10.00 online/$15.00 at gate for individual weekend pass $30.00 online/$40.00 at gate for family weekend pass, family up to 6 people Contact: Call Wayne McKay at (435) 770-8420 or email info@cachefest.com Go to the Cache Valley Storytelling Festival website
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Event: Storyteaching Workshop The Storyteaching Workshop is an
annual opportunity for teachers and parents to hone storytelling skills and explore how to apply storytelling to actively engage children in learning. Sponsor: Weber
State University Storytelling Festival Dates: Thursday-Saturday, June 16-18, 2016 Thursday, 8:00am-3:30pm Friday, 8:00am-3:30pm and 7:00pm-8:00pm Saturday, 10:00am-2:00pm Classes will be held in the Hurst Center at Weber State University while the Saturday will be at the Dinosaur
Park in Ogden Featured Teller/Presenter: Lyn Ford Costs: Student Registration, $45 or $65 (after June 10) Graduate Credit, $310 or $330 (after June
10) Regular Registration, $55 or $75 (after June 10) Undergraduate Credit, $300 or $320 (after June 10) Registration Questions: Continuing Education, ce-enrollment@weber.edu or call (801) 626-6600 Storyteaching Workshop
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