Utah Storytelling--October to November

Published: Sat, 10/03/09



Utah Storytelling Events


Welcome Message and Opportunities

Spook your way to 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.
 
Rachel Hedman was one of 12 names drawn for a fringe slot at the 2010 National Storytelling Conference in Los Angeles for July.  She will film the 2nd volume of the "Family Famine: Hunger for Love" storytelling series there.
 
For October 19-23, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival will host its 1st Fall-Intensive Workshop "Historically Speaking: Capturing Place and Time" with national teller Syd Lieberman. More 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 "Global Story Sisterhood Relations: 3 Ways to Become Family" 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!

 

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:  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, 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
Dates/Times:
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:  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 Auditorium of Clearfield Library at 562
South 1000 East in Clearfield, UT
Contact:  Call Laurie Allen at (801)773-7713


Event:  Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
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
Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
Cost:  Open to all, official membership is $18.00/person for the
year
Locations:
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
Timp Tellers--Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Website:  http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org


Event:  "Ginger's Ghostly Tales"

Date:  Thursday, October 15, 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:  "Historically Speaking: Capturing Place & Time", Intensive Fall Workshop with Syd Lieberman
Host:  Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
Dates:  Monday-Friday, October 19-23, 2009
Times:  8:00am on Monday and ends 10:00pm on Friday (breaks in between)
Featured Presenter:  Syd Lieberman--focus on putting together
historical and personal tales
Cost: Depends on if going for one day or more, see registration
form online
Location:  Elegant cabins in Sundance in North Fork Provo Canyon of Hwy 92 & Hwy 189 in Sundance, UT
Website:  http://www.timpfest.org or http://www.sundanceresort.com
Registration/Questions:  Contact Krystin Anderson from Orem Public Library by calling (801) 229-7379 or email kmanderson@orem.org


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:  "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), 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:  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:  "Mary's Monster: The inside story of Frankenstein"

Date:  Saturday, October 24, 2009
Time:  1:30pm
Featured Teller:  Laurie Allen, dressed as Mary Shelley and told
from her perspective
Cost:  Free, geared for teens and adults
Location:  Auditorium of South Branch Library at 725 S. Main St. in Bountiful, UT
Contact:  Call Laurie Allen at (801)773-7713


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
Website:  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