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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. |
Enjoy house concerts geared for teens and older through the Story Crossroads house concert fundraising series for one of these coming up Friday, November
11th. Go to http://www.storycrossroads.com under "Events" and then "House Concert Fundraising Series" for details or how to be a host yourself (more details below). These can happen anywhere in the
state.
Check out the "Deadline" section below for a ton of audition and application opportunities to be part of wonderful events. For example, Monday, November 14th is the deadline of the Youth Patriotic Storytelling Contest.
See the 11th issue of "Story Crossroads: The Newsletter" that features a story from First Nations Canada, a story game to go with the story, two story videos, and a "Cap's Off to You" featuring two people who use story in everyday to work life: Annie and Dan Eastmond. Read the newsletter here: http://archive.aweber.com/storytellingadv/8_b1e/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 12, 2016--Deadline to submit workshop proposals for the 2017 National Storytelling Conference, June 29-July 2 in Kansas City, MO, go to http://www.storynet.org
Saturday, November 12, 2016--Deadline to enter Fringe Lottery (55-minute of whatever program you want to do) that is part of the 2017 National Storytelling Conference, go to http://www.storynet.org/conference/fringe.html for more details
Monday, November 14, 2016--Deadline for online application for youth (K-12th grade) Patriotic
Storytelling Contest with 3-5-minute stories that is put on by America's Freedom Festival in Provo and partnered by Timpanogos Storytelling Institute, go to http://www.freedomfestival.org/event/patriotic-storytelling-contest/ for
more details Saturday, December 31, 2016--Deadline to submit workshop or performance proposals for the 2017 Timpanogos Storytelling Concerence (September 6-7), go to http://www.timpfest.org/events/timpanogos-storytelling-conference-2016 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: 9th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert Date/Time: Friday, November 11, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Teller: Laurie Allen: "From
Sea to Shining Sea: Freedom Stories for the Quest of Freedom"--best for teens and adults Host: Hokanson Home Suggested Donation: $10.00+/person, though any teen or adult
welcome, CDs also available for purchase Location: Hokanson Home, 3005 West 820 North, Provo, UT RSVP: Call Mary Hokanson at (801) 373-2628 or email yarnicity@gmail.com Details: Refreshments served Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see www.storycrossroads.com, can also donate online whether or not you can attend) Go directly to House Concert webpage on Story Crossroads site
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Event: Salt Lake Freedom Film and Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Saturday, November 12, 2016, 9:30am-10:30pm Featured Teller/Filmmaker: Brian Jackson Fetzer Live Performance: Evening Session--"Joy to the World!" with
Brian Jackson Fetzer and Jay Brian Ballard, Christmas concert and sing-a-long from 7:30pm-8:30pm Films (order to be shown): "Songbirds of the Crossroads"; "Persuasion"; "The
Pi Song Phenomenon"; "The Blue Carbuncle, A Sherlock Holmes Mystery"; "The Unfolding"; "A Rocky Mountain Celebration--Celebrating the Nobility in Liberty"; "Ghostly Guardians"; "Christmas Lights"; "The Snowman"; "The Cokeville Miracle" Cost: $5.00/adult per session and $3.00/child per session (morning, afternoon, and evening sessions) Location: Historic Fort Douglas Post Theater, campus of University of Utah, 245 S. Fort Douglas Blvd., Salt Lake City, UT Contact and Information: Call Brian Jackson Fetzer at (801) 532-2766 Go to the Festival website to see schedule in detail
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Event: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday,
November 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. Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, November 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 C (below), Salt Lake City Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City--room sometimes changes though always at this Library Contact:
John Adams at sha8spr1@comcast.net or call (801) 824-4646 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, November 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 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: An Evening of Storytelling by Bil Lepp Sponsors: National Endowment for the Arts, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Timpanogos Storytelling Institute Date/Time: Thursday, November 17, 2016, 7:00pm Cost: Free, open to all though will need free ticket(s) due to limited space Location: Provo City Library, 550 N. University Ave., Provo, UT Go to free tickets page for Bil Lepp concert
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Event: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, December 1, 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., Orem Contact: Paige Funk at paigefunk@gmail.com or call (801) 762-7613 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: 10th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert Date/Time: Thursday, December 8, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Teller: Lynn Wing: "Over
the Hill and Through the Woods: Growing Up in the 50s and 60s"--best for teens and adults Host: TBD, your chance to host! Email storycrossroads@gmail.com with
request Suggested Donation: $10.00+/person, though any teen or adult welcome, Books/CDs also available for purchase Location: TBD, your chance to host! Email storycrossroads@gmail.com with request RSVP: Email storycrossroads@gmail.com Details: Refreshments served Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads
Festival remains strong (see www.storycrossroads.com, can also donate online whether or not you can attend) Go directly to House Concert webpage on Story Crossroads site
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Event: Story Train at the Ogden's Christmas Village Dates/Times (each train ride lasts about 10-15 minutes): Saturday, December 10, 2016,
5:00pm-9:00pm Saturday, December 17, 2016, 5:00pm-9:00pm
Featured Tellers: Utah Storytelling Guild members
Cost: Free, open to all--tips are welcomed
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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. The train picks people up at 353 25th Street in front of the Ogden Amphitheater.
Go to the Christmas Village website
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Event: Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, December 14, 2016, 7:00pm (usually 2nd 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: Southwest Branch Library, 2039 W. 4000 S., Roy Contact: Alan Griffin at agriffin5@yahoo.com or call (801) 731-1695 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Murray Storytelling Residency for Adults
Sponsors/Partners: City of Murray, Murray Public Library
Dates/Times: January-February, 2017, TBA
Featured Teller/Presenter: Carol Esterreicher
Cost: Free, open to all adults
Location: Murray Heritage Center, #10 East 6150 South, Murray Note: A premier county festival, Story Crossroads, is held April 2017 at the Salt Lake
County Viridian Event Center. Murray will be selecting up to 15 finalists from the city festival to participate in this new event.
Go to the City of Murray website
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Event: Free 8-hour Adult/Senior-Focused Storytelling Residency
Sponsor: Riverton Senior Center, Story Crossroads
Purpose: After learning storytelling for four 2-hour sessions once a week, the adults will be performance-ready. Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 20-21, 2017
Location/Date/Time: Riverton Senior Center, 12914 S. Redwood Rd., Riverton, UT--Wednesdays, January 11th, 18th, 25th & February 1st, 2017 from 1:00pm-3:00pm Taylorsville Senior Center, 4743 S. Plymouth View Dr., Taylorsville, UT--dates/times TBA
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Locations with Dates/Times TBA
Featured Presenter: Robyn Bishop
Cost: Free, open to adults and seniors
Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799
Go to the Story Crossroads website
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Event: 11th Annual Clearfield City Storytelling Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, January 28, 2017, 7:00pm
Cost: Free, open to all
Featured Tellers: Youth, Community, and Professional Storytellers TBA (contact Laurie Allen if you want to be one of these tellers, see contact info below)
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: 21st Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Dates/Times: Monday-Wednesday, February 22-24, 2016, 9:30am to Noon each day with afternoon campus workshops or outreach concerts (such as the Story Slam, Symposium with Donald Davis, and Senior Center concerts), and evening
concerts
Featured Tellers: Antonio Sacre, Kim Weitkamp, Bil Lepp, Sam Payne, Omar & Lori Hansen Associate Tellers: Karl Behling, Steffani Raff, Clive Romney
Treasured Tellers: Virginia Rasmussen, Phyllis J.
Savage Utah/Regional Tellers: Laurie Allen, Kristen Clay, Cherie Davis, Suzanne Decaria, Anne & Dan Eastmond, Joan Effiong, Carol Esterreicher, Stephen Gashler, Wendy Gourley, Rachel Hedman, Suzanne Hudson, George McEwan, Jean Andra Miller, Janine Nishiguchi, Ginger Parkinson, Tamra Pratt, Holly Robison, David & Carol Sharp, Rene' Sheets, Jan C. Smith, Nannette Watts, Lynn Wing
Cost: Free, open to all (only cost for those who wish to attend the Storytelling Festival Dinner at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Feb. 28th)
Locations: Monday-Tuesday--Eccles Conference Center (Peery's Egyptian Theatre), 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden Wednesday--Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 W., Layton
Go to the WSU Storytelling Festival website
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