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:  Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
Wednesday, August 19th at 6:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
September meeting canceled due to Timpanogos Storytelling
Festival--Timp Tellers, UT County
Wednesday, September 9th August 12th at 6:00pm (coaching) and
7:00pm (meeting)--Olympus, SL County
Cost:  Open to all, official membership is $18.00/person for the
year
Locations:
Ben Lomond--Layton, UT (email Rachel Hedman at
info@rachelhedman.com for address--this meeting will merge with the
Happy Birthday Story-bration and open to all)
Timp Tellers--Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St.
in Orem, UT
Olympus--Downtown Salt Lake City Library at 210 East 400 South in
Salt Lake City, UT
Website:  http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org
 
 
Event:  Rachel Hedman's Happy Birthday Story-bration--all invited
Celebrating:  Rachel turns 30, becomes 15 years as teller, DVD
release
Date:  Wednesday, August 19th
Times:  6:00pm (potluck), 7:00-9:00pm (open mike and performance by
Rachel)
Featured Teller:  Rachel Hedman
Other Featured Tellers, Dancers, Musicians, etc.:  Any adults or
kids who want to sign up for 5-minute slots can share whatever they
like
Cost:  Potluck dish and story as "gift"--told or written (could be
paragraph long or even six words!)
Location:  Layton, UT--contact Rachel Hedman at
info@rachelhedman.com or (801) 870-5799
for exact address and details
Website:  http://www.facebook.com/rachelfans
 
 
Event:  Resonance Story Theatre's "The Improv Show"
Host:  Orem Arts Council and Orem Public Library
Date:  Thursday, August 20th
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Tellers:  Resonance Story Theatre--Wendy Gourley and
Nannette Watts--as well as volunteers and story suggestions by the
audience
Cost:  Free, open to all
Location:   Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St.
in Orem, UT
Website:  http://lib.orem.org
 
 
Event:  Salt Lake Freedom Film and Storytelling Festival
Host:  Murray City Cultural Arts
Dates/Times:  Friday-Saturday, August 21st-22nd, 6:00pm-10:00pm
Shows/Featured Tellers (same for Friday and Saturday):
6:00pm--"The Wonders of My Own Backyard with Professor of
Pretend"--Brian J. Fetzer
7:00pm--"Critter Tunes & Tales"--Rachel Hedman and Brian J. Fetzer
8:00pm--"Good Times"--Carol Esterreicher and Brian J. Fetzer
9:00pm--"Pleasantly Spooky Tales with the Ghost Singer and the
Wonderful Witch in Red"--Holly Robison and Brian J. Fetzer
Cost:  $5.00/adult for one day, $3.00/child for one day
Location:  Murray Amphitheater at 3300 South 495 East in Murray, UT
Contact:  Call Brian J. Fetzer at (801) 532-2766
 

Event:  May Day Marketing special interest group of Utah
Storytelling Guild
Date:  Monday, August 31st (will meet quarterly and rotate around
the state)
Time:  5:30pm sharp-6:15pm, performance by Bil Lepp and Donald
Davis starts at 7:00pm
30-Minute Group Discussion Topic:  Determining Your Fee and How to
State It
15-Minute Updates:  Each person take a minute or two to update the
group on their storytelling marketing endeavors
Cost:  Must be due-paying Utah Storytelling Guild member and does
not matter where you reside, Business Plan (could be rough draft)
Location:  Amphitheatre at Wheeler Farm at 6351 South 900 East in
Salt Lake City, UT
Details:  Since we canceled the August 14th meeting, we wanted to
at least get together early before the "Storytelling Superstars!"
concert (see next event listed) to at least keep in touch before
the next quarterly meeting in November
Website:  http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org

 
Event:  "Storytelling Superstars!"
Hosts:  Salt Lake County Library System and Timpanogos Storytelling
Festival
Date:  Monday, August 31st
Time:  7:00pm
Featured Tellers:  Bil Lepp and Donald Davis
Location:  Wheeler Farm at 6351 South 900 East in Salt Lake City, UT
Websites:  http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/ and http://www.timpfest.org
 
 
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 par
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:  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:  "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:  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