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Event: BYU Stories from Around the World
Dates: Every Friday from January 24, 2009 to January 1, 2010
Time: 11:00am each time
Cost: Free, geared for preschoolers and toddlers
Location: BYU Museum of Peoples and Cultures at 700 North 100 East in Provo, UT
Contact/Website: Call (801) 422-0020 or go to http://mpc.byu.edu/
Event: 20th Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, September 3rd-5th
Times:
Thursday = 10:00am to about 9:00pm (workshops and evening concert)
Friday = 9:00am to about 10:00pm (concerts all day and night)
Saturday = 9:00am to about 10:00pm (concerts all day and night)
Featured National Tellers: Donald Davis, David Holt, Bil Lepp, Carmen Deedy, Charlotte Blake-Alston, Syd Leiberman, Connie Regan-Blake, Barbara McBride Smith, John McCutcheon, Bill Harley, Heather Forest, Angela Lloyd
Cost: Start from $8.00 (evening concert) to $40.00 (full festival, w/o workshops)
Locations: Mt. Timpanogos Park in Orem, UT--Handicap parking and a drop-off/pick-up area available at the Mt. Timpanogos Park entrance. For continuous shuttle service to the Park, please park at one of the following locations: 575 E. 800 N., 670 E. 800 N., or 810 E. 600 N. Please allow approximately 15 minutes for shuttle service depending on lines and traffic. Evening concerts will be at the SCERA Shell, which is located at 400 E. 600 S. in Orem. Some
evening concerts will take place at Mt. Timpanogos Park.
Website: http://www.timpfest.org
Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
Wednesday, September 9th at 6:00pm (coaching) and 7:00pm (meeting)--Olympus, SL County
Wednesday, September 16th at 7:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
Thursday, October 1st at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
Cost: Open to all, official membership is $18.00/person for the year
Locations:
Olympus--Downtown Salt Lake City Library at 210 East 400 South in Salt Lake City, UT
Ben Lomond--Weber County Library at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
Timp Tellers--Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Website: http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org
Event: Auditions for Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Live Audition Date: Saturday, September 12th
Time: Starting at 11:00am
Festival Dates: Monday-Wednesday, February 22nd-24th, 2010
Looking for: Adults, college students, and youth (if outside Davis, Morgan, Ogden, Weber and Private School Districts due to another auditioning in place for them)
Other Options: If unable to attend Live Audition, then could submit application and story by Internet or by Mail Requirements: Application, picture, 8-minute story
Location: Weber County Library Auditorium at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
Website: "Be a storyteller" page on http://www.weber.edu/storytelling
Contact: Email storyauditions@weber.edu with any questions or comments
Event: 6th Annual Vernal Storytelling Festival (Indian Summer)
Dates: Wednesday-Friday, September 16th-18th
Times:
Wednesday--"Grab the Space! Storytelling Basics" workshop at 5:30pm
Thursday--"A Grand Night of Tales" performance at 7:00pm
Friday--"Bedtime Stories" performance at 6:00pm
Featured Teller/Presenter: Michael Parent from CA
Costs: Call (435) 781-3100 to get tickets or purchase at Davis Food and Drug, Bitter Creek Books, or Uintah School District
"Grab the Space!" workshop--$10.00--preregistration required
"A Grand Night of Tales" performance--$8.00 pre-sale, $10.00 at door
"Bedtime Stories" performance--$4.00
Locations:
Wed. and Thurs.--Vernal Middle School at 721 West 100 South in Vernal, UT
Fri.--Davis Elementary School at 4101 South 2500 East in Vernal, UT
Website/Contact: http://www.isstorytelling.blogspot.com or call (435) 781-3100
Event: "Tom Sawyer" from Resonance Story Theatre
Dates/Times:
Friday, September 18th at 7:00pm-Orem Public Library
Monday, September 28th at 7:00pm-Orem Public Library
Friday, October 2nd at 7:00pm-Orem Public Library
Friday, October 9th at 7:00pm-Orem Public Library
Friday, October 16th at 7:00pm-Orem Public Library
Saturday, October 17th at 7:30pm-UVU Noorda Theatre
Featured Tellers: Resonance Story Theatre (Wendy Gourley and Nannette Watts)
Cost: Free, open to all
Locations:
Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
UVU Noorda Theatre at 800 West University Parkway in Orem, UT
Websites: http://lib.orem.org and http://www.uvu.edu/theatre/facilities/noorda.html
Event: Harvest Moon Hurrah
Date: Saturday, September 19, 2009
Times: 3:30pm-7:00pm (storytelling, face painting) then 7:30pm free
concert with Peter Brienholt
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Spanish Fork Library at 49 S. Main St. in Spanish Fork, UT
Website: http://www.spanishfork.org
Event: "Harvest Tales, a Feast of Stories"
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Rachel Hedman
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: The Gale Center of History and Culture at 10300 S. Beckstead Ln. in South Jordan, UT
Website: http://www.galecenter.org
Event: 6th Annual Historic 25th Street Harvest Moon Celebration
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Times: All day and night
Featured Teller: Karl Behling
Cost: Free, open to all--though there will be booths and items available for purchase
Location: 175 Historic 25th Street--and nearby on the street, Ogden, UT
Website/Contact: http://www.25thstreetogden.com or call (801) 392-7573
Event: Ogden and Salt Lake City Ghost Tours
Dates: October 2nd-November 1st (Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays)
Times: 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, or 9:00pm
Featured Tellers: Laurie Allen, Kristen Clay, Cherie Davis, Cassie Howard, Nancy Wold, Nannette Watts
Cost: $18.00/adult, $15.00/student or senior, $12.00/child
Special: Bring canned food item for Utah Food Bank and get $1.00 off admission
Locations:
North of the Union Station at 2501 Union Ave. in Ogden, UT
Behind the Rio Grande Building at 300 South 500 West in Salt Lake City, UT
Website: http://www.storytours.com
Event: Storybook Garden After Dark
Dates: Several days in October--weekdays and weekends
Times: 6:00pm-9:00pm each night
Featured Tellers: Rachel Hedman (Oct. 26th), Ginger Parkinson, and more still to be announced as each night has a teller
Cost: TBA
Location: Red Butte Garden at 300 Wakara Way in Salt Lake City, UT
Website: http://www.redbuttegarden.org
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