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Time to be thankful for stories and the many wonderful 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.
Attend the official Tellabration! event in Utah located at the American West Heritage Center near Logan. This is one of many worldwide events celebrating the art as listed at www.tellabration.org. Our Utah one will be Saturday, November 21st from 10:00am to 10:00pm with workshops and concerts. Grants made it possible for national teller Dovie Thomason to join the Utah tellers. 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 November 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 "3 Reasons Why Improvisation is Crucial to Youth 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: "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: Utah Storytelling Guild Monthly Meetings
Dates/Times:
Thursday, November 5th at 7:00pm--Timp Tellers, UT County
Wednesday, November 11th--6:00pm (coaching) and 7:00pm
(meeting)--Olympus, SL County
Wednesday, November 18th at 6:30pm--Bridgerland, Logan and northern UT area
Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00pm--Ben Lomond, Ogden area
Cost: Open to all, official membership is $20.00/person for year
Locations:
Timp Tellers--Orem Library (Media Auditorium) at 58 North State St. in Orem, UT
Olympus--Brian J. Fetzer's home in Salt Lake City, call him at
(801) 532-2766
Bridgerland--American West Heritage Center at 4025 S. Hwy 89/91 in Wellsville, UT
Ben Lomond--Weber County Library at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, UT
Website: http://www.utahstorytellingguild.org
Event: "Giving to Your Country and Others"
Host: Club Vision
Date: Monday, November 9th
Time: 1:30pm-2:15pm
Featured Teller: Janine Nishiguchi
Cost: Free, open to all--encouraged especially for the blind
Location: Club Vision at Elks Club Building at 4894 S. State St.
in Murray, UT
Contact: Call Janine Nishiguchi at (801) 550-2282
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: All day adult (includes Evening Concert): $24; All day child
(3 - 11): $16; Individual Workshop or Session: $7/adults; $5/child;
Evening Concert (7 - 10 pm): $10/adults; $7/child
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: Oak Hills Elementary Storytelling Festival
In Connection With: Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Featured Tellers: About 20+ youth tellers from the school (4th-6th
grade)
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Oak Hills Elementary at 1235 East 600 South in
Bountiful, UT
Websites: http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/Oakhills/ or
http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/
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
Event: Orem Arts Council Presents--"Tales for the Season"
Date: Thursday, December 17th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Cherie Davis and Nannette Watts
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Storytelling Wing of Orem Library at 58 North State St.
in Orem, UT
Website: http://lib.orem.org
Event: Davis School District Storytelling Festival
In Connection With: Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Date: Thursday, January 21st
Time: 6:00pm
Featured Tellers: About 20+ youth tellers (elementary to high
school)
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Davis School District Administration Bldg. at 45 E State Street in Farmington, UT
Websites: http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/ or
http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/
Event: Ogden School District Storytelling Festival
In Connection With: Weber State University Storytelling Festival
Date: Thursday, January 21st
Time: 6:30pm
Featured Tellers: About 20+ youth tellers (elementary to high
school)
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Mound Fort Middle School Auditorium at 1396 Liberty Ave. in Ogden, UT
Websites: http://www.ogdensd.org/or
http://www.weber.edu/storytelling/
Event: Utah Youth Storytelling Showcase
Auditions Connected With: National Youth Storytelling
Showcase
Date: Tuesday, January 26th
Time: Starting at 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Any youth from Kindergarten to High School who wishes to make it to Tennessee for the National Youth Storytelling Showcase, top 5 from Utah will be forwarded to TN and judged for second time
Story Length for Youth Teller: Range of 5-10 minutes
Cost: Free, open to all--general public invited whether or not you
have youth auditioning
Location: The Gale Center of History and Culture at 10300
Beckstead Lane in South Jordan, UT
Contact/Website: Call Rachel Hedman, state representative, at
(801) 870-5799 or email at info@rachelhedman.com. Go to
http://www.nationalyouthstorytellingshowcase.org for forms and
details.
***Live Audition is preferred, though video tape and/or DVD could
be submitted if RECEIVED by mail Monday, January 25th. Mail
submission to Rachel Hedman at PO Box 160631, Clearfield, UT
84016. Make sure forms are included.
Event: 3rd Annual Clearfield Storytelling Festival
Date: Saturday, January 30th
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Professional, community and youth tellers from
Davis County and surrounding areas
Cost: Free, open to all--refreshments to follow
Location: Clearfield Community Center "Little Theatre" at 140 East Center Street in Clearfield, UT
Contact/Website: Contact Laurie Allen at (801) 773-7713 with
questions or go to http://www.clearfieldcity.org
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