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Though this message was sent on October 17th, there were some urgent cancellations due to the H1N1 threat. The following events are postponed until after the flu season:
1. October 19th--Concert with Syd Lieberman
2. October 21st--Workshop with Syd Lieberman
3. October 19th-25th--Timpanogos Storytelling Festival Intensive with Syd Lieberman
Also note that Laurie Allen's Frankenstein piece will NOT take place at the Bountiful Library on October 21st but will take place in 2010.
Give yourself chills as you attend some 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.
Out of 12 fringe slots for the 2010 National Storytelling Conference, two were awarded to Utah people: Rachel Hedman and Carol Esterreicher. They won out of 101 people. Plan to go to Los Angeles from July 30-31 to support them.
From October 22-23, Angela Lloyd from California is teaching workshops in connection with the Weber State University Storytelling Festival. All are geared to educators and parents who work with youth, though all are welcome. Details below.
Then, on October 23-24, there is the 3rd Annual Kanab Storytelling Festival complete with cemetery walks and dutch oven storytelling. More details below.
Besides this email list, receive tips, trends, and storytelling games through the new monthly e-newsletter called "The Rachel Response: Storytelling Adventures". You can sign-up for this free at the homepage of http://www.rachelhedman.com. Click here for glimpse of 1st issue.
For those on Facebook, the Utah Storytelling Guild is a group on it. You can also follow announcements from the guild on Twitter through utstoryguild. When you follow StorytellingAdv on Twitter, you will receive the daily "YouthTellerTip" besides everyday comments from me.
Enjoy the newest blog entry "5 Spooky Family Relationships in Folklore & How to Avoid Them Today" 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
Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/rachelfans
Reserve Rachel as your storyteller today!
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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: Ogden and Salt Lake City Ghost Tours
Dates: 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, Judy Rutherford
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: "Tom Sawyer" from Resonance Story Theatre
Date: Saturday, October 17th
Time: 7:30pm
Featured Tellers: Resonance Story Theatre (Wendy Gourley and
Nannette Watts)
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: UVU Noorda Theatre at 800 West University Parkway in Orem, UT
Website: http://www.uvu.edu/theatre/facilities/noorda.html
Event: Storytelling Family Night Activity
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm (storytelling, crafts, & activities)
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Springville Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Website: http://www.springville.org/springvillelibrary
Event: "The Art of Stories and Songs", classes
Dates: Every Tuesday from October 20th to November 10th
Times: 7:00pm-8:30pm each night
Featured Presenter: Brian Jackson Fetzer
Cost: $25.00 for all Tuesdays, geared for any age
Location: East Community Learning Center at 840 South 1300 East in Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Julia Balcom at (801) 584-2901 or Brian Jackson Fetzer at (801) 532-2766
Event: Halloween Storytelling Spook-Tacular
Host: Davis County Library System
Dates/Times:
Tuesday, October 20th, 7:00pm--North Branch
Wednesday, October 21st, 7:00pm--Kaysville Branch
Thursday, October 22nd, 7:00pm--Syracuse/Northwest Branch
Monday, October 26th, 7:00pm--Centerville Branch
Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00pm--Central Branch
Wednesday, October 28th, 7:00pm--South Branch
Thursday, October 29th, 7:00pm--Headquarters Branch
Cost: Free, geared for elementary-aged kids though all welcome
Locations:
North Branch--562 South 1000 East in Clearfield, UT
Kaysville Branch--44 N. Main St. in Kaysville, UT
Syracuse/Northwest Branch--1875 South 2000 West in Syracuse, UT
Centerville Branch--45 South 400 West in Centerville, UT
Central Branch--155 N. Wasatch Drive in Layton, UT
South Branch--725 S. Main St. in Bountiful, UT
Headquarters Branch--38 South 100 East in Farmington, UT
Website: http://www.co.davis.ut.us/library/
Event: Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
Wednesday, October 21st at 6:30pm--Bridgerland, Logan and northern UT area
Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
Sometime in November, TBA, as Nov. 11th falls on holiday--6:00pm (coaching) and 7:00pm (meeting)--Olympus, SL County
Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
Cost: Open to all, official membership is $18.00/person for the
year
Locations:
Bridgerland--American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy 89/91 in Wellsville, UT
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
Ben Lomond--Weber County Library at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
Website: http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org
Event: "Storytelling as the Source of all Studies", workshop
Host: Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Date: Thursday, October 22nd
Time: 10:30am-11:50am
Featured Presenter: Angela Lloyd from CA
Cost: Free, geared for university students and faculty though open
to public
Location: Moench Room (#016) of McKay Education Building at Weber State University Campus in Ogden, UT
Website: http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/
Event: "Teaching and Coaching Student Storytellers", workshop
Host: Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Date: Thursday, October 22nd
Time: 4:00pm-5:30pm
Featured Presenter: Angela Lloyd from CA
Cost: Free, geared for educators and parents who work with youth
though open to public
Location: Treehouse Children's Museum at 347 22nd Street in Ogden, UT
Website: http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/
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), Holly Robison
(Oct. 26th), and Rachel Hedman (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: "Teaching and Coaching Student Storytellers", workshop
Host: Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Date: Friday, October 23rd
Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm
Featured Presenter: Angela Lloyd from CA
Cost: Free, geared for educators and parents who work with youth
though open to public
Location: Davis School District Administration Auditorium at 45 E. State Street in Farmington, UT
Website: http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/
Event: Haunted Hollow, Grimm's Trail of Terror with storytelling
Dates: Friday-Saturday, October 23rd-24th and Friday, October 30th
Times: 7:00pm-10:15pm (corn maze ends at 9:30pm)
Featured Tellers: Daniel Bishop and Dr. David Sidwell
Cost: $6.00--Haunted Hollow (recommend 6-yr-olds+), $10.00 as Combo Pass to include Haunted Hollow and Farmtastic Fall: Corn Maze & Harvest/Halloween Fun
Location: American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy. 89-91 in Wellsville, UT
Website: http://www.awhc.org
Event: 3rd Annual Kanab Storytelling Festival
Hosts: City of Kanab, Kane County Travel Council
Date: Friday-Saturday, October 23-24, 2009
Times:
Friday--7:00pm-8:00pm (Storytelling at Heritage Museum)
Saturday--10:00am-1:00pm (Story & Music at Parry's Lodge);
3:00-5:00pm (Cemetery Walk); 6:00pm-9:00pm (Dutch oven Storytelling)
Featured Tellers: Tom Carter, Doug Keller, Tom Siewert, community and youth tellers
Music: The Tumbleweedz
Cost: Free, open to all
Locations:
Heritage Museum at 13 South 100 East in Kanab, UT (Friday)
Old Barn, behind Parry's Lodge at 89 E. Center St. in Kanab, UT
(10am)
Kanab City Cemetery at 300 South 455 East in Kanab, UT (3pm)
Coral Cliffs Golf Course at 755 E. Fairway Dr. in Kanab, UT (6pm)
Website/Contact: Go to http://www.kaneutah.com or email Tom Carter at carmar94@yahoo.com
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,
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: October Storytelling Celebration--from Halloween to
Birthdays
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: Noon-12:30pm
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Springville Senior Center at 65 East 200 South in
Springville, UT
Website: http://www.springville.org/departments/seniorcenter/
Event: "Spooky Tales in the Attic"
Date: Friday, October 30, 2009
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, recommended for 10-year-olds+ please
Location: Provo City Library at Academy Square at 550 N.
University Ave. in Provo, UT
Website: http://www.provo.lib.ut.us
Event: Thanksgiving and Gratitude Tales
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Times: 10:30am and 11:30am
Featured Teller: Ginger Parkinson
Cost: Free, open to all though geared for young children
Location: Springville Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Website: http://www.springville.org/springvillelibrary
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, November 21, 2009
Times: 10:00am-10:00pm, with mainstage concert 7:00pm-9:00pm
National Teller: Dovie Thomason
Other Featured Tellers: Dr. David Sidwell, Daniel Bishop, Cody
Merchant, Ted Erekson, others from Bridgerland Storytelling Guild,
and audience members
Cost: $7.00 for evening concert, TBA cost for all-day pass
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
Location: American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy. 89/91 in Wellsville, UT
Websites: http://www.americanwestcenter.org and
http://www.tellabration.org
Event: "May-Day Marketing" special interest group of Utah
Storytelling Guild
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009 (will meet quarterly and rotate
around state)
Times: 6:00pm-7:00pm--update on goals; 7:00pm-8:30pm--Christmas stories/party; 8:30pm-whenever--optional continued marketing chat
30-Minute Group Discussion Topic: Determining Your Fee & How to State It
Cost: Must be due-paying Utah Storytelling Guild member and does not matter where you reside, Business Plan (could be rough draft) and RSVPs required
RSVP: Let Ginger Parkinson know at gingerparkinson@gmail.com or call her at (801) 491-0627
Location: Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Website: http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org
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