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If you know of any storytelling or story-related events open to the public, then send to Rachel Hedman at info@storycrossroads.org.
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This email list will temporarily feature "stay at home" or "limited-sized" storytelling events and resources.
Many in-person events are postponed or cancelled. Please call, email, or check websites for updates.
Story Crossroads has Twitter (www.twitter.com/StoryCrossroads) and Instagram (www.instagram.com/StoryCrossroads). See the latest Story Crossroads newsletter by clicking here. This Volume 5, Issue 5 that includes three Story Videos of the Month with a story shared in American Sign Language by Peter Cook called "The Lizard Tale," an ASL/closed captioning announcement about Story
Crossroads Spectacular, and a promotion on "The Big Why Panel: Historical Storytelling meets Humanities." Included in the newsletter is also a story "Two Boys & Two Ropes" from Korea, a story game to go with it, and Cap's Off to Kathy Palermo, and Much More.
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Every Monday through Friday from 6:00pm-8:00pm, on Sirius XM 143 and locally on 107.9 FM--"The Apple Seed" storytelling radio show hosted by Sam Payne.
Listen at www.byuradio.org
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Now!--Open Call for Youth Tellers for TGIF Virtual Storytelling Festival
If you have youth that might be interested (and with parent's permission) like to participate in one of the TGIF Virtual Storytelling Festivals, please forward to Sheila Arnold the names through sheilaarnold39@aol.com.
April 1, 2021 - Open Call for Youth Tellers for Story Crossroads
Applications and video links are due to be considered as part of the 33 youth spots in connection with the 6th Annual Story Crossroads Festival on May 12, 2021. Youth must have worked on the story a minimum of six hours as this is not a typical audition and values the progress and practice with the story. Go here for more
details: https://storycrossroads.org/be-a-youth-teller-open-call/. You can also call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799.
Go to the Story Crossroads website for this newsletter's archive
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Event: San Francisco Free Folk Festival - Storytelling
In connection with: Storytelling Association of California
Date/Time: Saturday, June 13, 2020, 4:00pm-6:00pm MDT/ 3:00pm-5:00pm PDT
Story Artists, the pairings:
Personal Story – Traditional Story – Theme
Sharon Elwell – Sara Armstrong – “The trouble with love”
Rick Roberts – Liz Nichols – “Taboo”
Kay DeMartini – Tim Ereneta – “It’s you, not me”
Brandon Spars – Dana Sherry – “Mentors”
Details: Paired storytelling! We have found some of the best storytellers in the Bay Area in each of the different genres: personal and traditional storytelling. A traditional teller of a folktale or myth or legend will be paired with a personal storyteller (a la the Moth). The two tellers have selected a theme that each will use to develop their
story.
Live on Zoom on Festival Day! Pre-registration required. Register for the storytelling program at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIldu-rrD0oG9E2p6_tN89PobsQztKln8_A
Go to the San Francisco Folk Festival website
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Event: Transformation: The Blue Bowl & The Black Queen & Hans the Hunchback
Date/Time: Saturday, June 13, 2020, 7:00pm-8:30pm MDT
Story Artists: Stories with Spirit--Rachel Ann Harding and Cooper Braun
Details: These are strange and dark times. And sometimes we need to face the darkness. Stories tell us dragons can be beaten, and light brought to the darkness.
Join us wherever you are, from the comfort of your own home, as we walk into the dark woods and out the other side. In this strange time we need gravity as well as levity.
This show is rated PG-13, so please be advised.
The Blue Bowl - A king's world is turned upside down as he finds himself living the life (and inhabiting the body) of a peasant girl.
The Black Queen - Once upon a time there was a girl who was ugly, stupid, lazy, and poor . . . So begins the story of a simple girl who falls in love with the pharaoh’s son. To what ends will we go to change who we are? At what price? For what profits a woman if she gains the whole world but loses her soul?
Hans the Hunchback - Han's, a simple gardener, is cast adrift with the Princess and her illegitimate son. A tale of the heroism and magic of simple kindness. Of chosen family and what truly matters.
This show is a Pay What It's Worth , Pay What You Can event based on your experience of the show. When the show is done we ask that you pay what you felt the hour of art was worth. If you feel the need to pay before the show, there will be links to do so in your confirmation email.
Register in advance for this Zoom performance
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Zoom.
Go directly to the Registration of Transformation by Stories with Spirit
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Proper-Distanced Live Event
Event: Mormon Pioneer Heritage Festival, in connection with Kanab's Sesquicentennial
Date/Time: Sunday, June 14, 2020, 6:00pm-9:00pm MDT
Union Story Road Project: "Pioneers and Indians--The Real Story" includes 11 stories and original songs, multi-media presentation
Submit short video of your ancestor's stories:
We also invite you to be a part of the Festival by submitting a short video of one of your
own ancestor’s stories which, with your permission, can be integrated into the live
performance. For information on how to submit your story (in advance), please contact
Bob Morphis at bobm@upharts.org.
Location: Kanab Center, 26 North 100 East, Kanab, UT
Wear masks and be properly-distanced
Contact/Questions/Comments: Free, open to all
Contact/Questions/Comments:
Clive Romney – clive@upharts.org – 801-706-1997
Bob Morphis – bobm@upharts.org –909-519-3188
Go directly to the Registration of Transformation by Stories with Spirit
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Event: Artful Story: A Multi-Art Event, family-friendly virtual storytelling festival with storytellers from around the world
Date/Time: Friday, June 19, 2020, 5:00pm-7:00pm MDT or 7:00pm-9:00pm EDT
Details:
It's an evening of artists' sharing stories with the theme being “Resilience” through Zoom Webinar and livestreamed on Facebook.
The event is organized by Sheila Arnold, Teaching Artist and Mount Vernon Research Fellow
Story Artists Include:
Megan Wells, storyteller
Elijah Vanaver - juggling and video editing
Nina Lesiga -PechuaKucha storyteller
Letitcia Pizzino - musician and storyteller
Nathan Richardson-spoken word poet
Philip Bullock -opera singer
Darith Klibanow - visual artist
Register/receive ticket here: https://artfulstory.eventcombo.com/
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Cost/Details: Sliding Scale, Free to $50 with suggested $15+, open to all
Contact: Email sheilaarnold39@aol.com with questions
Go directly to the Registration of Artful Story: A Multi-Art Event
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Event: "The Big Why Panel - Historical Storytelling meets Humanities"
90-minute VIRTUAL panel
In Connection With: Story Crossroads Spectacular, funding from Utah Humanities
Date/Time: Saturday, June 20, 2020, 9:00am-10:30am Mountain Daylight Time
/10:00am-11:30am CDT/ 11:00am-12:30pm EDT/ 8:00am-9:30am PDT/ 8:30pm-10:00pm Indian Standard Time
Panelists: Dr. Caroliese Frink Reed, Sheila Arnold, Darci Tucker, Brian "Fox" Ellis
Cost/Details: Free, open to all though geared for teens and adults - people submit questions ahead of time to info@storycrossroads.org OR in the moment by comment on one of the three Platforms, register to virtually attend by clicking here
Historical storytelling and presentations were part of a movement starting in the 1870s, not long after the Civil War when the nation was divided. People needed a way to connect and be unified again by seeing and hearing people’s stories that may or may not share the same views. We would then compare to how popular this method is today and what we can expect of this in the future. How will we be
able to “walk in their shoes” as is the meaning of Chautauqua storytelling?
Location: From your computer, panelists will go through Zoom but the general public will access through it being Multi-streamed to Twitch (http://www.twitch.tv/storycrossroads), YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/storycrossroads), and Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/storycrossroads)
Contact: Email info@storycrossroads.org or call/text Rachel Hedman with questions
Go directly to The Big Why Panel webpage on Story Crossroads
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Event: Snake River Storytelling Virtual Conference and Concert
Date/Time: Saturday, June 20, 2020, 9:00am-8:15pm Mountain Daylight Time
Featured Presenters/Tellers: Kim Weitkamp, Bil Lepp, Michael Reno Harrel, Sam Payne, Andy Offut Irwin
Cost/Details: $10.00-$45.00 - $10.00/concert, $45.00 for five workshops and concert, $25.00 for After-Party only - Ticket sales close at 9:00pm MDT on Friday, June 19, 2020 or when sold out, click here to register/purchase tickets
Location: From your computer, will go through Zoom and link will be sent no less than 12 hours before event(s) start
Go to the Snake River Storytelling website
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Event: Youth Standing Strong Together Storytelling Summer Camp - virtual
In Connection With: Artists Standing Strong Together
Dates/Times (choose one of the two 1-week camps):
Week One: Monday June 29 - Friday July 3
OR
Week Two: Monday July 6 - Friday July 10
Morning Session: 8:00am-9:30am MDT - 10:00am-11:30am EDT/ 9:00am-10:30am CDT/ 7:00am-8:30am PDT
Afternoon Session: Noon-1:30pm MDT - 2:00pm-3:30pm EDT/ 1:00pm-2:30pm CDT/ 11:00am-12:30pm PDT
Evening Session: 5:00pm-6:30pm MDT - 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT/ 6:00pm-7:30pm CDT/ 4:00pm-5:30pm PDT
Camp Sessions will be Monday-Thursday, Friday will be held for an optional presentation of learning, to be decided by the mentors and mentees of that session
Details:
We are now offering registration to Youth Tellers and applications for Mentors and Hosts.
Who can be a Youth Teller? Any rising first grader to a rising senior in high school can participate. If you have an interest in storytelling, or just want to get better at talking to groups of people, or organizing your ideas into the form of a story, we are the camp for you!
Who can be a Mentor? Any experienced storyteller who has worked with youth. A storyteller who wants to work with youth on a one-to-one basis, helping them to find their voice and validate their point of view. Mentors will receive an honorarium.
Who can be a Host? Any storyteller who wants to learn more about mentoring Youth Tellers, who can also organize and invite participants to a ZOOM event. Hosts will receive an honorarium.
How is the camp structured? Each mentor will be matched with an individual student to form a teaching relationship throughout the week. You will keep your student for the entire session. Each host will be responsible for issuing out the invitation to attend the ZOOM session for the session the Host is attached to during the week.
The Host will be the time keeper for each session and will serve as point of contact for parents and Youth Tellers should issues arise. Each session will have one host, and up to four mentors and four youth tellers. There will be two one-week summer sessions. Mentors and hosts can sign up to teach for one or for two weeks.
Each week contains three sessions per day. Each youth teller/mentor/host signs up for one session for the entire week. Each Session will have one Meeting per day, for an hour and a half (90 minutes), for all five days of the week, at the same time each day. There will be three time-slots offered to accommodate different schedules. Each
mentor will teach in one time-slot only. Times listed below cover the zones for the continental Americas but tellers from any country are most welcome.
Cost: $75/youth or you can sponsor a youth, mentees register for free, click here to register - If there is financial hardship, please contact Sheila Arnold, sheilaarnold39@aol.com, to discuss options.
Go directly to the Registration of Artful Story: A Multi-Art Event
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Limited-Sized/Proper-Distanced House Concert, looking into virtual options
Event: 46th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert
Date/Time: Friday, August 14, 2020, 7:00pm-8:00pm
Featured Story Artist: Kristen Clay
Theme: From Underdogs to Champions: How the Unlikely Won the Gold!
Whether, it be a group of ragtag hardworking boys during the depression or a young Hungarian man with one arm; their dreams and struggles worked together to create unexpected champions. Come hear Kristen Clay share the stories of how these unlikely underdogs became gold metal
Olympians.
Suggested Donation: $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults
Location: Hedman Home, outdoors, 4835 W. Sunset Park Lane, West Jordan, UT 84081
RSVP Required/Masks Required:
Call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or email info@storycrossroads.org, online donations only (no cash or checks), donate once you are confirmed for one of the limited 30 spots here: https://storycrossroads.square.site/
Masks are available in addition to your donation
Details: Refreshments are on pause due to health and safety, though feel free to bring your own water/snacks, if wished
Purpose: This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see http://www.storycrossroads.org, can also donate online whether or not you can attend at https://storycrossroads.square.site/ )
Go directly to the Story Crossroads House Concerts webpage
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Regular Facebook Live with Bill Harley
Dates: Every Tuesday and Thursday during COVID-19, 11:00am-11:20am Mountain Daylight Time
Presenter: Bill Harley
Cost/Details: Free, open to all though tips most welcomed and available to donate on http://www.billharley.com/miniconcerts
Location: From your computer
Details: You can complete Birthday shout-outs or have Good Things announced by completing simple form found on this same webpage
Go directly to the webpage for Bill Harley's mini concerts
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Event: Behind-the-Scenes Story Crossroads on Twitch
Dates/Times: Mondays, 9:00pm-9:45pm MDT, come for as much or as little as you like
Cost/Details: Free, open to all, shares business/marketing of Story Crossroads, informal chat, and always ends with a story, people without a free Twitch account can still watch though only those with a free Twitch account are able to type in the chat
Location: From your computer, Twitch
Contact: Email info@storycrossroads.org or call/text Rachel Hedman with questions
Go directly to the Story Crossroads Twitch
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Normally, Chapter meetings are held in libraries throughout Utah and are free and open to anybody.
There is talk among the Guild Board, including the Chapter Presidents, of whether to pause on meetings or to have virtual options. You can email usgmemo@gmail.com or call/text Cassie Ashton at (801) 859-5967.
Chapters and When/Where Typically Meet
(North to South)
Bridgerland - Cache Valley, 2nd Saturdays of the Month, Logan Library
Contact: Leah Checketts at (435) 760-0412 or email LASTredDragon@gmail.com
Ben Lomond - Weber County, 2nd Wednesdays of the Month, Main Library in Ogden
Contact: Douglas Dickson at libertystoryteller@gmail.com
Farmington Bay - Davis County, 3rd Thursdays of the Month, Kaysville Library
Contact: Email Gary Hansen at gary_d_hansen@msn.com
Olympus - Salt Lake County, 2nd Tuesdays of the Month, Millcreek Library
Contact: Annie Eastmond, call/text (801) 859-9601 or email annieeastmond@gmail.com
Timp Tellers - Utah County, 2 Meeting Types with Workshop/Round Robins on 1st Thursdays of the Month at Orem Public Library and Work/Research on 3rd Thursdays at American Fork Library
Contact: Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568 or email gingerparkinson@gmail.com
Go to the Utah Storytelling Guild website
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