Utah Storytelling--mid-September to October

Published: Thu, 09/17/09



Utah Storytelling Events


Welcome Message and Opportunities

Bring in the harvest of some grand tales as shared through amazing Utah storytelling events. 

If you know any events that are open to the public, then please email me.  Deadline to submit is every 1st and 15th of the month.

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games
through the new monthly e-newsletter called "The Rachel
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at the homepage of http://www.rachelhedman.com.

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comments from me.
 
Enjoy the newest blog entry "'Look it up!': New Words in
Storytelling & the Arts
" at
http://www.storytellingadventures.blogspot.com.
 
Until we tell again,

 
Rachel Hedman
Professional Storyteller
Utah Storytelling Guild President-Elect
Tel:  (801) 870-5799
Email:  info@rachelhedman.com
How-To Blog:  http://www.storytellingadventures.blogspot.com
Performance Blog:  http://www.familyfamine.com 
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Event Listings


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:  6th Annual Vernal Storytelling Festival (Indian Summer)
Dates:  Thursday-Friday, September 17-18, 2009
Times: 
Thursday--"A Grand Night of Tales" performance at 7:00pm
Friday--"Bedtime Stories" performance at 6:00pm
Featured Teller/Presenter:  Michael Parent from CA
Cost: Call (435) 781-3100 to get tickets or purchase at Davis Food and Drug, Bitter Creek Books, or Uintah School District
"A Grand Night of Tales" performance--$8.00 presale, $10.00 at door
"Bedtime Stories" performance--$4.00
Locations:
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://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:  "'Spine-Tingling Tales of American Fork Canyon"
Date:  Monday, September 21, 2009
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Teller:  Jay Allen with silver mining tales
Cost:  Free, open to all
Location:  Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North
State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.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:  "The Story of Timpanogos Cave"
Date:  Thursday, September 24, 2009
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Teller:  Karissa DeCarlo, National Forest Service with
legends, history, and lore
Cost:  Free, open to all
Location:  Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North
State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.org


Event:  6th Annual Historic 25th Street Harvest Moon Celebration
Date:  Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time:  1:00pm-4:00pm with storytelling every 45 minutes
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 (find Karl on north side of sidewalk)
Website/Contact:  http://www.25thstreetogden.com or call (801)
392-7573


Event:  "Tales from Hannibal", childhood fun and frolic

Date:  Monday, September 28, 2009
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Tellers:  Timp Tellers of Utah Storytelling Guild
Cost:  Free, open to all
Location:  Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North
State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.org


Event:  Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
Thursday, October 1st at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
Wednesday, October 14th at 6:00pm (coaching) and 7:00pm
(meeting)--Olympus combines with Ben Lomond, SL County plus Ogden area
Wednesday, October 21st at 6:30pm--Bridgerland, Logan and northern UT area
Cost:  Open to all, official membership is $18.00/person for the
year
Locations:
Timp Tellers--Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Olympus and Ben Lomond--Downtown Salt Lake City Library at 210 East 400 South in Salt Lake City, UT
Bridgerland--American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy 89/91 in Wellsville, UT
Website:  http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org


Event:  Ogden and Salt Lake City Ghost Tours
Dates:  October 2nd & 3rd, 9th & 10th, 16th & 17th, 23rd & 24th, 30th & 31st (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 or call (801) 529-4497 for SLC tour or (801) 604-1218 for Ogden tour


Event:  Vocal Toning Workshop with George Grant
Date:  Sunday, October 11, 2009
Time:  2:00pm-6:00pm
Featured Presenter:  George Grant
Cost:  $40.00 (cash or check)
Location:  Southeast of Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, UT--for
driving directions call Catharine at (801) 580-0388 or George at
(208) 720-2933
Website:  http://www.DrumTalk.com


Event:  "Mary's Monster: The inside story of Frankenstein"
Date:  Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Teller:  Laurie Allen, dressed as Mary Shelley and told
from her perspective
Cost:  Free, geared for teens and adults
Location:  Downstairs Audistorium of Clearfield Library at 562
South 1000 East in Clearfield, UT
Contact: 
Call Laurie Allen at (801) 773-7713


Event:  "Syd Lieberman in Concert"
Date:  Monday, October 19, 2009
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Teller:  Syd Lieberman of IL
Cost:  Free, open to all
Location:
  Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North
State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.org


Event:  "A Conversation with Syd and Adrienne Lieberman", workshop on historical retellings

Date:  Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Presenters:  Syd and Adrienne Lieberman of IL
Cost:  Free, open to all--invite all teachers, tellers, and
listeners
Location:  Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North
State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.org


Event:  Garden After Dark, Harvest Hallowe'en
Dates:  Thurs. Oct. 22nd, Fri. Oct. 23rd, Sat. Oct. 24th, Mon. Oct.
26th, Thurs. Oct. 29th, Fri. Oct. 30th
Times:  6:00pm-9:00pm each night
Featured Tellers:  Ginger Parkinson (Oct. 22nd & 29th), Carol
Esterreicher (Oct. 23rd), Lora Schmidt (Oct. 24th), Rachel Hedman
(Oct. 26th), and Holly Robison (Oct. 30th)
Cost:  Members free on opening night--22nd, other nights:
Member--$6.00, Non-Member--$8.00
Location:  Red Butte Garden at 300 Wakara Way in Salt Lake City, UT
Website:  http://www.redbuttegarden.org


Event:  "Spooky Tales and Ghostly Wails" (Songs, Stories, and Costume Parade)
Date:  Monday, October 26, 2009
Times:  6:30pm-7:00pm--Halloween songs led by Children's staff,
7:00pm-8:00pm with stories by Timp Tellers of Utah Storytelling
Guild
Featured Tellers:  Timp Tellers of Utah Storytelling Guild
(includes Ginger Parkinson and others), Children's staff
Cost:  Free, open to all
Location:  Storytelling Wing in Orem Public Library at 58 North
State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.org

Event:  Tellabration!, global storytelling event with many around the world
Sponsors:  Bridgerland Storytelling Guild, American West Heritage Center, Coalition of Oral History Educators
With Support from:  Utah Arts Council, Crumb Brothers Artisan Breads
Date:  Saturday, September 15, 2009
Times/Schedule:
10:00am-11:30am--WORKSHOP--"Everyone's a Storyteller! (or can be)"
11:30am-1:00pm--Bread and Jam--music, food, and anyone could share stories
11:45am-Noon; 12:15pm-12:30pm; 12:40pm-12:55pm--Train Stories while riding train
1:00pm-1:45pm--Two choices--WORKSHOP--"Fun with Oral History: for teachers, parents, and even kids" or PERFORMANCE--"Animal Tales"
2:00pm-3:45pm--Two choices--WORKSHOP--"The Landscape of Stories: Finding your personal voice in storytelling" or PERFORMANCE--"Puppet Tales"
4:00pm-5:00pm--Liar's Contest--sign up and try to win!
5:00pm-7:00pm--Dinner Break at the Opera House, train rides
continue 5:30pm-6:30pm
7:00pm-7:45pm--"Home Grown Tales"
8:00pm-9:00pm--PERFORMANCE--Dovie Thomason, international storyteller
9:15pm-10:00pm--"Ghost Stories"--audience members share favorites
National Teller:  Dovie Thomason
Other Featured Tellers:  Dr. David Sidwell, Daniel Bishop, Cody
Merchant, Ted Erekson, others from Bridgerland Storytelling Guild,
and audience members
Location:  American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy. 89/91 in Wellsville, UT
Website:  http://www.americanwestcenter.org and http://www.tellabration.org