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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. |
Several deadlines approach for storytelling festivals from Story Crossroads to Clinton to Clearfield. See details below.
See the latest Story Crossroads newsletter by clicking here. This Volume 4, Issue 2 that includes a Story Video of the Month with National Youth Storytelling, a story from
Peru and a story game to go with it, and Cap's Off to You to Jerri and Katie Hurley - Mother/Daughter Duo. |
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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 April/May 2019. For more info, contact Cami Shoemaker at (801) 768-7361 or email c.shoemaker@hutchingsmuseum.education.
Saturday, December 1, 2018--will always be December 1st each year from now on-- Deadline to be considered a professional story artist for the 4th Annual Story Crossroads Festival on May 15, 2019. Go here for more details and the application: https://storycrossroads.com/get-involved/be-a-story-artist-for-the-main-stage-event/. Must be a professional for at least three years and have a video sample to submit or share web link to video. Repeat applicants only need to email
storycrossroads@gmail.com and provide any updates, if any.
Saturday, December 15, 2018-- Deadline to submit online application to be considered a storyteller for the Clinton Storytelling Festival on January 11, 2019 from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Storytellers are volunteers and can be professional or community--including youth. Go to the Clinton City website for more details. You can also email clintonartsboard@gmail.com.
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.
Thursday, January 10, 2019-- Deadline to submit application to be considered a storyteller for the Clearfield Storytelling Festival on January 26, 2019 from 7:00pm-9:00pm. Storytellers are volunteers and can be professional or community--including
youth. Email Laurie Allen at funnygrandma258@yahoo.com and she can direct you to the application also available on the Clearfield City website.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019--
Go to the Story Crossroads website for this newsletter's archive
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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: "Lord, Get Me Out Of This Alive"--Tales of Rescue Sam shares heartwarming stories from his family and his life. Join us for tales and tunes that follow people through darkness of despair and into light and hope. Sam Payne has brought his stories and songs to concert halls in Canada, Bulgaria, Tokyo, and from coast to coast in the United States. He hosts “The Apple Seed: Tellers and Stories,” a national radio show broadcasting daily on BYU Radio. 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: A Night of Stories - 8th House Concert Date/Time: Saturday, November 17, 2018 Featured Tellers: Ginger Parkinson, Jan C. Smith, and Paige Funk--this series typically has any mixture of the
following tellers--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: Lehi, UT--RSVP to receive exact address by calling/texting Paige Funk at (801) 762-7613. Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild site for each of the featured tellers
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Event: Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Tuesday, November 20, 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: A Night of Stories - 9th House Concert
Date/Time: Friday, November 30, 2018
Featured
Tellers: This series typically has any mixture of the following tellers--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: Saratoga Springs, UT--RSVP to receive exact address by calling/texting Steffani Raff at (801) 796-6110.
Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild site for each of the featured tellers
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Event: 6th Utah Winter Faire with Storytelling
Dates/Times: Friday-Sunday, November 30-December 2, 2018; Fri.-4:00pm-9:00pm; Sat.-Noon-8:00pm; Sun.-Noon-6:00pm----Storytelling times are at 5:00pm on Friday (Stage--Building 2),
1:30pm on Saturday (Stage--Buildilng 2)
Featured Teller: Julie Barnson
Cost: $8.00/person if tickets paid for online, $12.00/person at the door, $15.00/person for weekend if tickets paid for online, $20.00/person for weekend at the
door
Location: Legacy Events Center, 151 South 1100 West, Farmington, UT
Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild site for each of the featured tellers
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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: Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, December 6, 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: Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Saturday,
December 8, 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: An Evening of Stories with Donald Davis
In Connection With: POPS program for schools and partnered between Salt Lake City Library System and Timpanogos Storytelling Institute
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018, 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Donald Davis
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: The City Library Auditorium, 210 East 400 South, Salt
Lake City, UT Go to the Salt Lake City Library website
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Event: Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Wednesday, December 12, 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: "Big Night: stories of momentous occasions and nights you'll never forget"--The Bee True Stories from the Hive!, competitive storytelling for ages 21+ (partly to content, partly to drinks available)
Date: Thursday, December 13, 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 "Big Night: stories of momentous occasions and nights you'll never forget" without
notes
Cost: $15.00/person, must be aged 21 or older, go to http://thebeeslc.org to purchase tickets, tickets on sale by November 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: 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 besides other story-related
items 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: Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild Date/Time: Thursday, December 20, 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: 33rd Story Crossroads Fundraising House Date/Time: Friday, January 4, 2019, 7:00pm-8:30pm Featured Story Artists: Omar and Lori
Hansen Theme: Tales for a Winter's Night Omar and Lori will share tandem tales, personal stories, and Omar’s original music, hoping to warm you up on a cold winter’s night. And since it’s the 10th day of Christmas, as we head toward
Epiphany, there’s still much to celebrate. Maybe there will even be some Lords a Leaping.
Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and
adults Location: Hedman Home, 4835 W. Sunset Park Lane, West Jordan, UT 84081
RSVP: Call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com
Details: Refreshments served and books and CDs will be available to purchase besides other story-related items 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: 13th Annual Clearfield Storytelling Festival Date/Time: Saturday, January 26, 2019, 7:00pm-9:00pm Featured Story Artists: Several professional and community
tellers (including youth)--to be considered you need to complete application and email no later than January 10, 2019 to funnygrandma258@yahoo.com or find application on Clearfield City website Cost: Free, open to all Location: Clearfield Community Arts Center, 140 E. Center Street, Clearfield, UT Go to online listing of Clearfield Storytelling Festival
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