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If you know of any storytelling or story-related events open to the public, then send to Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com. |
Shonaleigh is unable to come to the United States after all so the performances and workshop related to her coming are changed. We hope this will be
rescheduled for 2019. This also means that the 30th Story Crossroads House Concert will be on Friday, October 12th featuring Nannette Watts and Cassie Ashton with "Haunted Salt Lake" and change in location to Highland. Details below or here: https://storycrossroads.com/calendar/house-concert-fundraising-series/
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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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Ongoing- The Hutchings Museum is looking for volunteer storytellers to do historical and many other genres year-round with emphasis on October 2018 and April/May 2019. For more info, contact Cami Shoemaker at (801) 768-7361 or email c.shoemaker@hutchingsmuseum.education.
Friday, October 12, 2018-- Pay your entry fee of $10.00 and the online form by Friday, October 12, 2018 before the Preliminary The Hauntings Contest through Timpanogos Storytelling. The performances are Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 2:00pm-5:00pm at the Orem Public Library. Go here for more details: https://timpfest.org/events/2018-hauntings-contest/ Thursday, November 1, 2018-- Monday, December 31, 2018-- Deadline to submit application to be considered a workshop presenter for the 2019 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in September. Go to http://timpfest.org under "Events" for more
details.
Go to the Story Crossroads website for this newsletter's archive
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Event: 29th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert Date/Time: Friday, September 28, 2018, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Story Artist: Wenlock Duane Free Theme: Weird Relatives: Real Stories that
May Be True All of us have relatives who do strange things. Some of the stories may change your mind about how weird your relatives are. Wenlock Duane Free is the first generation of his family not to work in the gold mines. His father, uncles, grandfather, etc. all worked in the mining business.
Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults Location: Gashler Home, 1834 Nevada Ave., Provo, UT 84606 Outdoors with indoor option so dress appropriately (RSVP for attendance and/or directions) RSVP: Call/text Teresa Gashler at (385) 217-9880 or email
storycrossroads@gmail.com Details: Refreshments served Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see http://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: A Night of Stories - 7th House Concert Date/Time: Saturday, September 29, 2018 Featured Tellers: Any mixture of the following--varies each time--Ginger
Parkinson, Steffani Raff, Cassie Ashton, Paige Funk, Jan C. Smith, Lynn Wing Cost: Free yet tip jar available, geared for teens and adults
Location: Draper, UT--Usually Salt Lake or Utah County location, Rotates so inquire and/or RSVP to receive exact address by calling/texting Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568. Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website for each of the featured tellers
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Event: Storytelling Teacher Workshop Sponsored by: Weber State University Storytelling
Festival Date/Time: Wednesday, October 3, 2018, 4:00pm-5:30pm Featured Presenter/Teller: Nannette
Watts Cost: Free, open to anyone who wants to teach youth tellers, register through Valorie Griffin at vgriffin@dsdmail.com or calling (801) 402-5131 -- also on Certified Educators Register in Midas #43293 Location: South Weber Elementary Library, 1285 Lester Drive, Ogden, UT Go to the WSU Storytelling Festival website
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Event: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, October 4, 2018, 7:00pm 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: Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568 or email gingerparkinson@gmail.com Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Park City Ghost Tours Dates/Times: Every night in October at 8:00pm, show up and go from there Cost: $20.00/adult, $10.00/child (ages 16 and under), Groups of 10 or more and get 10% discount if paid as one, Private tours for groups of 20 or more and get 20% discount if paid as one, Tickets purchased from guide at the start of the tour Location/Parking: FREE parking is available on Swede Alley, one block to the East (or Left of Historic Main Street as you are going up Historic Main Street). Pull into the three tiered concrete parking structure called China Bridge Garage at least 30-minutes prior to the start of the tour. Walk one block to 415 Main Street (directly across the street from 412 Bistro Restaurant) to the bronze statue of the miner, where the PCGT Guide in costume will greet you.
Please meet the guide at least 15 minutes prior to the Tour departure which is on the hour. (Winter Hours 7:00 p.m./ Summer Hours 8:00 p.m.) The Guide takes cash or credit at the spot. Dress appropriately for the weather. Park City Ghost Tours is an outdoor walking tour so please wear suitable clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
Contact: Call (435) 615-7673 or
email info@parkcityghosttours.com
Go to the Park City Ghost Tours website
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Event: Ogden & Salt Lake City Ghost Tours Dates: Fridays-Saturdays of October 2018, starting October 5th
Times: Ranges from 5:00pm-9:00pm depending on the night (see website at http://www.storytours.com)
Ogden Ghost Tour
Guides/Tellers: Laurie Allen, Karen Kagie
Salt Lake Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers: Kristen Clay, Gayle Hasler Cook, Nannette Watts, Cherie Davis
Cost: Prices range from $15.00-$20.00 but booking online at http://www.storytours.com
gives a $2.00 discount off the regular price or if you like them on Facebook--Groups may also book private shows anytime
PICK-UP!--Locations: Starting place for Ogden bus tours--Pick up at Rainbow Garden's main entrance (1851 Valley Drive,
Ogden, UT) Starting places for Ogden walking tours-- Eerie East tours begin in front of the Courtyard Plaza area south of Egyptian Theatre near the clock tower, 2415 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah Wicked West tours begin Pearl Milk Tea Club, 110 25th Street, Ogden, Utah
Starting place for Salt Lake bus tours--Pick up in front of Clark Planetarium (110 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT) Starting places for SLC walking tours-- Whiskey Street Tours begin on Main Street east stairs at Frank E. Moss U.S. Courthouse, 350 South Main Street, SLC, Utah City Cemetery Tours begin on Cemetery Center and Grand Avenue within the cemetery. Enter the cemetery from 4th Avenue on the cemetery’s Center street and drive north to Grand Avenue - 990 East 4th Avenue, SLC, Utah
Notes on Locations--It's best to book online and
get exact information on where to meet. Walking tours have slightly different starting locations than bus tours and not all tours are available each night.
Contact: Call (801) 888-8551 to reserve spot(s)
Go to the Ogden & Salt Lake City Ghost Tours website
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Event: Logan Historic Downtown Ghost Tours Dates/Times:
Fridays-Saturdays of October 2018 starting October 6th, 7:00pm-9:00pm--please arrive at least 15 minutes before the tour starts Logan Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers: Members of the Utah Storytelling
Guild, mainly from Logan/Cache Valley area as well as Green Wolf Productions Cost: $10.00/person, http://www.logandowntown.org Location: Start at Bullen Center-3rd Floor, 43 S. Main St., Logan (free
parking) Go to the Logan Historic Ghost Tours website
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Event: Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, October 10, 2018, 7:00pm (usually 2nd Wednesdays) 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: Main Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, UT, downstairs Room B Contact: Douglas Dickson at libertystoryteller@gmail.com Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: "Aging"--The Bee True Stories from the Hive!, competitive storytelling for ages 21+ (partly to content, partly to drinks available)
Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018, Doors open at 6:00pm, stories start at 7:00pm and lasts towards 10:00pm, done each month on 2nd
Thursdays
Featured Tellers: Ten storytellers picked at random from a hat has five minutes each to tell a true story on the theme of the night "Aging" without notes
Cost: $18.00/person, must be aged 21 or older, go to http://thebeeslc.org to purchase tickets, tickets on sale by September 27th at 10:00am
Location: Metro Music Hall, 615 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT Go to The Bee website
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Event: Museum by Lamp Light (with Storytelling)
Date: Friday, October 12, 2018, 6:00pm-8:00pm
Featured Tellers: TBA, likely by storytellers through Utah Storytelling
Guild
Cost: Admission to Museum of $4.00/adult and $3.00/child
Location: Hutchings Museum, 55 N. Center St., Lehi, UT Go to Hutchings Museum website
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Event: 30th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert with special thanks to Resonance Story Theatre Date/Time: Friday, October 12, 2018, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Story Artists: Nannette Watts and Cassie Ashton - also two of the four authors of the Book "Haunted Salt Lake City" Theme: Haunted Salt Lake City - Concert followed by Book Signings Uncovering ghost stories in Salt Lake City leads to a spooky mixture of legend, lore and local history. A young female apparition likes to surprise guests of the McCune Mansion by leaping from a mirror. Believed to be stationed at Fort Douglas, a Civil War vet named Clem still teases female visitors. And nuns of the Sisters of the Holy Cross still visit patients in the hospital they
established.
Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults CHANGE OF LOCATION: Watts Home-10487 N. Aberdeen Lane, Highland, UT (RSVP for attendance and/or directions) RSVP: Call/text Nannette Watts at (801) 362-4411 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com Details: Refreshments served and the book "Haunted Salt Lake" written by Nannette Watts, Cassie Ashton, Kristen Clay and Laurie Allen will be available to purchase Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see http://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: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday,
October 13, 10:30am 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, Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan, UT Contact: Leah Checketts at (435) 760-0412 or email LASTredDragon@gmail.com Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Storytelling Seminar on Campus Sponsored by: WSU Storytelling Festival Dates/Times:
Session 1--Monday, October 15, 2018, 8:30am-10:20am OR 11:30am-1:20pm Session 2--Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 7:30am-9:20am OR 2:30pm-4:30pm Then Possible Participant
Performance on Tuesday, October 16th Evening Featured Presenter/Teller: Karl Behling Cost: Free, though limited space so best to contact Patricia at (801) 626-7515 Location: Education Building, Moench Room, Weber State University Campus, Ogden, UT Go directly to Storytelling Seminar with Karl Behling webpage
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Event: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 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: 4th Floor, Salt Lake City Downtown Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT Contact: Annie Eastmond at annieeastmond@gmail.com or call/text (801)
859-9601 Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, October 18, 2018, 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: Darrell Mangum at dinutah@gmail.com Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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Event: A Night of Stories - 8th House Concert Date/Time: Saturday, October 13, 2018 (usually 2nd Saturday of the month) Featured
Tellers: Any mixture of the following--varies each time--Ginger Parkinson, Steffani Raff, Cassie Ashton, Paige Funk, Jan C. Smith, Lynn Wing Cost: Free yet tip jar available, geared for teens and adults
Location: TBA, UT--Usually Salt Lake or Utah County location, Rotates so inquire and/or RSVP to receive exact address by calling/texting Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568. Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website for each of the featured tellers
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Event: Hauntings Contest
Dates/Times: Saturday, October 13, 2018, 2:00pm-5:00pm, Hauntings Preliminary Contest
(Deadline to enter by Friday, October 12, 2018) Monday, October 29, 2018, 7:00pm, Hauntings Finale Contest
Featured Tellers: Could be you...anyone aged 12+ may apply and then be selected to tell at the Preliminary and possibly the
Finale Contest
Cost: $10.00 Entry Fee for those wanting to compete, the Finale Concert is Free to attend, Watching the Preliminary and/or Finale Contests are free and recommended for those aged 12 and older
Location: Orem Public
Library, 58 N. State Street, Orem, UT
Contact: April Johnson, call/text (801) 473-9066 or email aprildj8@gmail.com Go directly to the Hauntings page on Timpanogos website
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Event: Randel McGee and Groark Date/Time: Monday, October 15, 2018, 11:00am
Featured Tellers: Randel McGee and Groark
Cost: Free with Admission into Treehouse Museum
Location: Treehouse Museum, 347 22nd Street, Ogden,
UT
Go to Randel McGee's (and Groark's) website
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Event: Hauntings, series of ghostly and scary stories Dates/Times: Fridays, Saturday and Tuesday--October 19, 20, 26 and 30, 2018,
8:00pm-9:30pm Featured Tellers: Omar and Lori Hansen
Cost: $10.00/person, order tickets online here: https://www.wasatchtheatre.org/box-office
Location: Wasatch Theatre Company (WTC) in the Gateway Mall, 124 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT
Go to Wasatch Theatre Company box office webpage
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Event: Spooktacular Stories, spooky stories for the family--through Davis County Library System Dates: Monday, October 22, 2018, 7:00pm, South Branch Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 7:00pm,
Kaysville Branch Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 7:00pm, Centerville Branch
Monday, October 29, 2018, 7:00pm, Headquarters Monday, October 29, 2018, 7:00pm, Central
Branch
Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 7:00pm, North Branch Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Laurel Pedersen, Sara Cox, Melissa Lindsay, Jon Sears, Shauna Coy, Suzanne Jeppesen Cost: Free, open to
all Locations: South Branch Library, 725 S. Main St., Bountiful, UT Kaysville Branch Library, 215 N Fairfield Rd., Kaysville, UT Centerville Branch Library, 45 South 400 West, Centerville, UT
Headquarters, 133 S. Main St., Farmington, UT
Central Branch Library, 155 N. Wasatch Dr., Layton, UT
North Branch, 562 South 1000
East, Clearfield, UT
Go to the Davis County Library website
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Event: Tunnel Tales - Fall...Not for the Faint of Heart In Connection With: Cache Storytelling - Family Entertainment Dates: Friday-Saturday, October 26-27, 7:00pm-9:00pm Featured Tellers:
TBA Cost: At Gate--$10.00/person or $8.00/person for group of 6 or more; Online--$8.00/person or
$6.00/person for group of 6 or more Location: Logan's Central Park Tunnels, Center Street and 2nd East, Logan, UT Details: There’s a roof (road) overhead, chairs are provided and the parks restrooms may or may not be open at this time of year. But, the tunnel is open at both ends and this is Cache Valley. So, it would behoove you to dress appropriately and come prepared for the prevailing temperatures
and conditions. Contact: Call Wayne McKay at (435) 770-8420 or go to the website linked below Go directly to the Tunnel Tales - Fall page on the Cache Storytelling website
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Event: 23rd Annual StorySwap, Utah's celebration of the National Tellabration! Sponsored By: Utah Storytelling
Guild Date/Time: Saturday, November 10, 2018, 9:00am-3:00pm Featured Tellers/Presenters: Utah Storytelling Guild members with special guest Steffani Raff Cost: Free, open to all of all ages (potluck lunch) Location: Jordan Villas Clubhouse, 9339 S. Jordan Villa Dr., West Jordan, UT Questions/Comments: StorySwap Coordinator is Jan C. Smith and you can reach her by calling (801) 541-8331 or emailing janstories@gmail.com
Go to StorySwap webpage on Utah Storytelling Guild site (2017 info, to be updated)
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Event: Veterans Day Presentation: The Flying Tigers of World War II
Date: Monday, November 12, 2018, 4:00pm-4:30pm
Featured Teller: Jim Luter
Cost: Veterans and Active Military are FREE, All others pay Admission to Museum of $4.00/adult and $3.00/child
Location: Hutchings Museum, 55 N. Center St., Lehi, UT Go to Hutchings Museum website
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Event: 31st Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert Date/Time: Friday, November 16, 2018, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Story Artist: Sam
Payne Theme: TBA Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults Location: Hurley Home-143 West
5900 South, Murray, UT (RSVP for attendance and/or directions) RSVP: Call/text Jerri Hurley at (801) 915-2344 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com Details: Refreshments served Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see http://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: The Utah War: A Soldier's Perspective
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018, 4:00pm-4:35pm
Featured Teller: Charles Mood, State Park Ranger and Storyteller (told in military period
uniform)
Cost: Admission to Museum of $4.00/adult and $3.00/child
Location: Hutchings Museum, 55 N. Center St., Lehi, UT Go to Hutchings Museum website
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Event: 32nd Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert with special thanks to Resonance Story Theatre Date/Time: Friday, December 14, 2018, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Story Artists: Nannette Watts Theme: 'Tis the Season Stories Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults Location:
Hughes Home, 1683 East 6550 South, Salt Lake City, UT
RSVP: Call/text Mary Louise Hughes at (801) 403-7438 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com
Details: Refreshments served and
the book "Haunted Salt Lake" written by Nannette Watts, Cassie Ashton, Kristen Clay and Laurie Allen will be available to purchase Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains
strong (see http://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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