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The 11th
Annual Clearfield Storytelling Festival celebrates professional and community tellers alike on Saturday, January 28th at 7:00pm at the Clearfield Community Arts Center. See details below.
Enjoy house concerts geared for teens and older through the Story Crossroads house
concert fundraising series such as the one coming up on Friday, February 17th featuring the Hatch Academy of Magic & Music (Deceptionist Richard Hatch, Violinist Rosemary Kimura Hatch, Pianist Jonathan Hatch) at the Tobin Home in Ogden, UT. Go to http://www.storycrossroads.com under "Events" and the "House Concert Fundraising Series." Or go
directly here: https://storycrossroads.com/calendar/house-concert-fundraising-series/. These can happen anywhere in the state.
Enjoy free storytelling residencies for youth and adults through the Murray Storytelling Festival and Story Crossroads. Several start in January-March 2017. See details below.
See the 12th issue of "Story Crossroads: The Newsletter" that
features a story from Chile, a story game to go with the story, a story video of the month (part of Teaching Story Video Series), and a "Cap's Off to You" featuring a person who uses story in everyday to work life: Billie Jones. 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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Event: 11th Annual Clearfield City Storytelling Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, January 28, 2017, 7:00pm
Cost: Free, open to all
Featured Tellers: Alan Griffin, Lynn Wing, Dan & Annie Eastmond (Harvest Home), Gary Hansen, Wayne Kartchner, Karl Behling and youth and community tellers
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: Murray Storytelling Residency for Adults
Sponsors/Partners: City of Murray, Murray Public Library (part of Murray Storytelling Festival)
Dates/Times: Mondays & Thursdays, January 23, 26, 30 & February 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20 from Noon-2:00pm and then with Judging on February 23 at Noon
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 with flier on this residency
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Event: Storytelling Residencies through Murray Storytelling Festival (Youth & Adults) Locations/Dates/Times: Murray Library (Grades 2-12 and Adults-age
groups separated where needed), Jan. 21, 28 & Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25, Judging March 4, all from 1:00pm-3:00pm Grant Elementary (Grades 2-6), Jan. 30 & Feb. 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 23, Judging March 3 Twin Peaks Elementary (Grades 2-6), Feb. 21, 22, 24, 27 & March 1, Judging March 3, 3:45pm-4:45pm on M-Th, 1:30pm-2:30pm on F Featured Presenters: Cherie Davis, Lora Schmidt,
Suzanne Hudson, Jan C. Smith, Carol Esterreicher, Ginger Parkinson, Cassie Ashton, Nannette Watts Location Addresses: Murray Library, 166 E. 5300 S., Murray, UT Grant Elementary, 662 W. Bulldog Cir., Murray, UT Twin Peaks Elementary, 5325 S. 1045 E., Murray, UT Cost: Free, open to all (see residency for specific grades/ages) Registration: Email mkirk@murray.utah.gov with name and workshop location. Formal registration forms with a liability release statement must be completed at the first session. Details: Participants are encouraged to bring a story (3-7 minutes) to the first workshop but help will be provided for those who need assistance in finding a story. Finalists will be chosen for the city-wide festival held on March 18. Murray will be selecting finalists from our city festival to participate in the 2nd Annual county festival, Story Crossroads, in April 2017. Please note that the Murray Boys/Girls
Club is also having a residency but a parent is required to attend with the child for all sessions. Email mkirk@murray.utah.gov for more details. Go directly to Murray Storytelling Festival website with Residency flier (2016-2017)
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Event: Free 8-hour Adult-Focused Storytelling Residency
Sponsors: Riverton Senior Center, Taylorsville 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
Locations/Dates/Times: Riverton Senior Center, 12914 S. Redwood Rd., Riverton, UT--Wednesdays, January 11, 18, 25 & February 1, 2017 from 1:00pm-3:00pm Taylorsville Senior Center, 4743 S. Plymouth View Dr., Taylorsville, UT--Wednesdays/Mondays, February 22, 27 & March 1, 6, 2017 from
5:30pm-7:30pm
Featured Presenters: Robyn Bishop,Judy Stanger
Cost: Free, open to adults aged 18-201
Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799 or RSVP at the interested location by calling Riverton Senior Center at (385) 468-3040 or by calling Taylorsville Senior Center at (385) 468-3370
Go to the Residencies page on the Story Crossroads website
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Event: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, February 2, 2017, 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: Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 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: Douglas Dickson at libertysmasterstoryteller@gmail.com or call (801) 430-3881
Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Cache Valley Story Swap (monthly open mic) Date/Time: Thursday, February 9,
2017 (usually on 2nd Thursday though sometimes other days) Cost: Free, open to all Location: Bonneville Room in Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan Contact: Call Jason Cornelius at (435) 716-9143 or email him at jason.cornelius@loganutah.org Go directly to the Cache Valley Story Swap page on Logan Library website
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Event: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday,
February 11, 2017, 10:30am (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 Checketts at LASTredDragon@yahoo.com or call (435) 760-0412. Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, February 16, 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: 12th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert Date/Time: Friday, February 17, 2017, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Tellers/Theme: Hatch
Academy of Magic & Music with Deceptionist Richard Hatch, Violinist Rosemary Kimura Hatch, Pianist Jonathan Hatch--best for teens and adults An Enchanted Evening: Magic, Music & Stories from India, China, Japan
& Beyond
Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, though any teen or adult welcome, Books/CDs also available for purchase Location: Tobin Home, 2064 East 6075 South, Ogden, UT RSVP: Call/text Shanna Tobin at (801) 547-5656 or email shannatobin@usa.net or call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or 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: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, February 21, 2017, 7:00pm (usually the 3rd Tuesday of the month) Cost: Free, open to all--bring potluck dish to share and perhaps a story for the season, feel free to bring
family 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 on 4th Floor, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT Contact: John Adams at sha8spr1@comcast.net or call (801) 824-4646 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: 21st Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Dates/Times: Monday-Wednesday, February 27-28 & March 1, 2017, 10:00am to Noon on Monday and 9:30am to Noon for Tuesday-Wednesday 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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Event: Weber State University SLAM with theme "Control"
Sponsors: WSU Storytelling Festival, Weber State University Student Association
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, Noon-1:00pm
Host: Bill Wight
Tellers: YOU! Anyone aged 18+ whose name is drawn to tell a 5-minute or less story on the theme
"Control"
Cost: Free, open to all (prizes for top tellers)
Location: Weber State University, Student Union Building, Wildcat Theater
Go to the WSU Storytelling Festival website
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Event: Weber State University Storytelling Festival Fundraiser Dinner
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2017, 6:30pm-9:00pm
Featured Tellers: Antonio Sacre, Sam Payne, Bil Lepp, Kim
Weitkamp
Cost: $60.00/plate or $500.00/table (seats 8 people)
Location: Timbermine Restaurant and Steakhouse, 1701 Park Blvd., Ogden
Contact: Call Jackie Shafer at (801) 626-7515 or email
jackieshafer@weber.edu to reserve your seat and/or table though no reservations are made past February 14, 2017
Go to the WSU Storytelling Festival website
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Event: Free 8-hour Multi-Generations Storytelling Residency
Sponsors: River's Bend Senior Center, Story Crossroads
Purpose: After learning storytelling for four 2-hour sessions once a week, the youth (aged 8+) and adults will be performance-ready. Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 20-21, 2017
Location/Dates/Times: River's Bend Senior Center, --1300 West 300 North, Salt Lake City
Tuesdays & Thursdays, March 7, 9, 14, 16 from 6:00pm-8:00pm
Presenter: Rachel Hedman
Cost: Free, open to youth and adults aged 8-201 (youth must come with at least one adult)
Contact: Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799 though to RSVP is to call the River's Bend Senior Center at (385) 468-3015
Go to the Residencies page on the Story Crossroads website
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Event: 4th Annual Murray Storytelling Festival
Date/Time: Saturday, March 18, 2017, 11:00am-4:00pm
Featured Tellers: Youth & Adult Community Tellers selected from residencies held December 2016-early March
2017 plus the professional storytellers--Cherie Davis, Lora Schmidt, Suzanne Hudson, Jan C. Smith, Carol Esterreicher, Ginger Parkinson, Cassie Ashton, Nannette Watts
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Murray High School (Little Theater
and Choir rooms), 5440 S. State Street, Murray, UT
Go to the Murray Storytelling Festival website (showing residencies now)
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Event: Story Weavers Festival-Canyons School District
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 5:30pm-6:45pm (K-2nd grades) & 7:00pm-8:15pm (3rd-5th grades)
Featured Tellers: Top youth tellers from the
Canyons School District, top ones will then be invited to the Story Crossroads Festival
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Canyons School District Administrative Building (East), 9361 South 300 East, Sandy,
UT
Go to the Story Weavers website
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Event: Fillmore Storytelling Festival (Inaugural Year)
Dates/Times: Thursday-Friday, March 23-24, 2017, times TBA
Featured Tellers: Professional storytellers and top youth tellers of the area
TBA
Cost: TBA Location: Fillmore, UT (specific location TBA)
Go to the Fillmore Territorial Statehouse website
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Event: 2nd Annual Story Crossroads Festival
Sponsors: Utah Storytelling Guild, National Endowment for the Arts, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, Nubian Storytellers of Utah Leadership (NSOUL), Western States Arts Federation
(WESTAF)
Dates/Times: Thursday-Friday, April 20-21, 9:00am-Noon & 7:00pm-9:00pm on Thursday and then 9:00am-9:00pm on Friday
Featured Tellers: Mara Menzies, Oba William King, Sean Buvala
Story Artists: Alan Griffin, Charlotte Starks, Cooper Braun, Denise Valentine, Jan C. Smith, Janine Nishiguchi, Joan Effiong, Karl Behling, Laurie Allen, Loren Niemi, Lynn Wing, Rachel Ann Harding, Ripple Tales, Ted Erekson, Virginia Rasmussen
Cost: $1.00/student or senior & $3.00/adult--covers for all parts of the
Festival Location: Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan, UT
Go to the Story Crossroads website
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