• When Storytellers Write about Healing with Noa Baum

    Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-182304 Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org/ Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com Event Description: When Storytellers Write about Healing An Interview with Noa Baum hosted by Jo Radner Sunday, December 8th 7:00 pm-8:30 pm EDT Admission $15 Purchase Tickets at: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-182304 Join us for the third event in a new Healing Story Alliance series where authors are interviewed about their creative writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Storytelling, unique among all narrative arts, engages listeners in a profound way, deepening our understanding of what healing means and how it functions. In this session, noted storyteller/author Jo Radner will interview Noa Baum about her book A Land Twice promised: An Israeli Woman’s Quest for Peace. Audience participation is encouraged, with opportunities to ask questions and share observations inspired by Noa’s work and the interview. This event benefits The Healing Storytelling Alliance, dedicated to promoting healing through the art of storytelling. While it will not be necessary to read Noa’s book in advance, copies may be obtained at: https://www.amazon.com/Land-Twice-Promised-Israeli-Womans/dp/1942934491 To learn more about Noa Baum, visit https://noabaum.com/ To watch Noa’s Ted Talk visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsg7VTUjYLI&authuser=0 INTERVIEWER Jo Radner is a Folklorist, storyteller, writer, and oral historian who creates personal tales and stories about the people of northern New England. She is past president of the American Folklore Society and the National Storytelling Network and serves on the Advisory Board of the journal Storytelling, Self, Society. A Harvard Ph.D. and former professor at American University, she has been studying, teaching, telling, and collecting stories most of her life. She lives in Lovell, Maine, and can be reached at jradner@american.edu. AUTHOR Noa Baum is an award-winning storyteller, author, coach and public speaker presenting internationally for diverse audiences ranging from the World Bank, prestigious universities and congregations, to festivals, government agencies and schools. Born and raised in Jerusalem, Noa offers a unique combination of performance art and practical workshops that focus on the power of stories to heal across the divides of identity and build bridges of peace.


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  • MoonShine Stories: Tales for a Full Moon

    Link to Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moonshine-stories-smiles-for-an-august-moon-tickets-974733202247 Event Website: https://storytelling.org/events/new-events/ Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: info@storytelling.org Event Description: MoonShine Stories: Smiles for an August Moon Celebrating full moons together. PARTY at 9pm! Bring your favorite Moon Stories! Poems! Music! Songs! Monday, August 19 at 9:00pm Central Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/moonshine-stories-smiles-for-an-august-moon-tickets-974733202247 Ticket Price: $5.50 We tell stories on the full of the moon. Every full moon at 9pm or noon. That's Chicago time, so add or subtract accordingly. We tell stories, talk about them after, then open the room to conversation. Not stories for stories sake, but stories for the sake of conversation.


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  • Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic

    Link to Event: https://storytelling.org/events/new-events/ Event Website: https://storytelling.org/ Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: info@storytelling.org Event Description: Traditions and Truth: A Virtual Open Mic featuring Margaret Meyers Saturday, September 7, 2024 at 7:00-8:30pm Central Time Free / Donations Welcome Email: jdelnegro@dom.edu for the Zoom link and if you want to tell in the open mic.


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  • The Back Room: A Gathering Place for Storytelling

    Event Website: https://storytelling.org/events/new-events/ Event Phone: 708-465-6305 Event Contact Email: margaret@margaretburk.com Event Description: Back Room Stories OUTSIDE! Sunday, August 25, 6:00 - 7:30 pm (note earlier time) CDT Christ Episcopal Church 515 Franklin, River Forest, IL Tickets $15 at the door An ALL-STAR lineup of storytellers closes out this season. Hosted by Peter LeGrand Margaret Burk co-produces Back Room Stories OUTSIDE!, and Tellers' Night, a monthly show from Sept - May at Robert’s Westside in Forest Park. She will be featured at the Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival, Sunday & Monday, Sept. 1 & 2, Wheeler Park, Geneva IL. Kelly Campos is a talented singer/songwriter as well as storyteller. She twists folk & fairy tales into new patterns, highlights African American life with her true stories, and weaves music through them all. Kelly makes her debut at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn. this October. Anne Shimojima has been telling stories of her Asian heritage and from around the world in festivals, schools, libraries and museums for over forty years. Her signature piece Hidden Memory describes her Japanese American family’s experience in the incarceration camps during World War II. Anne recently received the Circle of Excellence Award from the National Storytelling Network. Beth Horner is noted as a vivacious talent dedicated to providing an entertaining and empowering experience for her listeners, young and old. With a comic sensibility and warm, energetic style, Beth possesses a repertoire of stories that has been called “heartfelt, articulate and truthful.” She has performed many times at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough Tenn. and will be a featured teller there again this year - Oct 4-6. Megan Wells is a full-time professional touring storyteller and a sought-after Storytelling Coach. For thirty-four years Megan has been telling every kind of story to adults and children alike. Her lauded historical impersonations include Princess Diana, Mary Shelley and Florence Nightingale. She will once again return as a featured teller at the 2024 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tenn. Contact: Margaret Burk Storyteller.Writer.Producer 708-465-6305 www.margaretburk.com


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  • “It Takes A Village”

    Event Website: www.timvanegmond.com Event Phone: 413-221-5156 Event Contact Email: tim@timvanegmond.com Event Description: Folksinger and storyteller Tim Van Egmond will perform "It Takes A Village," a free concert for all ages on Saturday, August 24 at 12:30 P.M. at the Greenfield Public Library. The concert will highlight and celebrate the mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters “to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of Youth.” Van Egmond will weave together songs and stories about the special gifts young people have, and the challenges they face (like in their relationships with older folks). Join in on songs like “You’ve Got To Talk My Language,” become spellbound in stories like “The Boy Who Turned Himself Into A Peanut!” Van Egmond will accompany himself on guitar, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, and limberjack (a dancing wooden puppet that taps out a rhythm on a paddleboard). This program is funded by a Music Innovation Fund Grant from A Still Small Voice 4U.


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  • Mark Twain’s Storied Life

    Event Website: https://www.ypsi.org/ Event Phone: (734) 252-YPSI Event Contact Email: hello@ypsi.org Event Description: This program from storyteller Steve Daut presents an intriguing look at Mark Twain's life and times, including some of the influences that lead to stories he wrote. No mere imitation of Twain's stage persona, this program celebrates the wide range of stories he wrote, his life and struggles, and a glimpse into the man behind the iconic image of America's most famous author. Daut's award-winning book, Telling Twain, will be available on sale for a special price to audience members.


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  • Speak Peace Storytelling House Concert

    Call 203-241-7644 to reserve your seat and gather details. The requested minimum donation of $12 will sponsor upcoming Speak Peace events & Elder Storytelling programs. Refreshments will be served.


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  • Cooper Braun Featured at The Story Space online

    Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: ChadisR3@outlook.com The Story Space online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend: 1) Go to http://www.StorySpace.org 2) In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new one will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM EDT. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder message.) To Subscribe to our mailing list: http://tinyurl.com/StorySpaceSubscribe02a To correspond with us: info@storyspace.org There is an $8 requested donation: http://www.storyspace.org/Kitty.asp (There is no entry fee. You can donate at any time). Cooper Braun: Cooper Braun was raised by granola eating coyotes in Boulder Colorado. He was awarded the 2018 JJ Reneaux Emerging Artist Award and the 2022 Regional Excellence Award by the National Storytelling Network. Since the beginning of the pandemic Cooper has become one of the leading producers of virtual storytelling shows. Cooper’s stories remind us that fairy tales were never just for children. That traditional stories can be funny, dark, poignant, and anything but dry. Feature’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/storieswithspirit There is an $8 requested donation. The Story Space runs every Tuesday Night from 6:45 – 9:00 P.M. EDT. Storytelling of all types and styles, in a friendly, cooperative venue where listeners and tellers and newcomers alike get full attention. There are no content restrictions, other than prohibiting deliberately offensive language. Try out a new story, spin an old favorite, or just listen. No Topics. No Competition. No Judging. Just Stories. In the spirit of Brother Blue. There is an $8 requested donation. http://www.storyspace.org/Kitty.asp. Signup for Open Telling (8-minute slots) starts at 6:45 P.M. EDT. Open Telling starts at 7:00 P.M. EDT sharp. Followed by the Featured Teller at around 8:00 P.M. EDT. To learn more, or be on our mailing list: info@StorySpace.Org "Programs Subject to Change" www.StorySpace.org


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  • OARS in the Water: What Calls to You?

    Link to Event: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84757183292?pwd=WENjdm53c3hRb0owQmZuK045M0FKQT09 Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org/ Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com OARS in the Water September 11,2024 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Elisa Pearmain & Yvonne Young Theme: What Calls to You? Life changing journeys, whether they take us far from home,or into our internal landscapes often begin with a call. Maybe it's an inner longing that grows until it cannot be repressed, or a happenstance experience that veers us off in a new life changing direction. Maybe that call is still inside us like a seed ready for water. Elisa and Yvonne will share stories and invite you to explore and share your own. OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm Eastern Time. The Healing Story Alliance’s OARS in the Water offers a community listening space in which to share the experiences and stories that have emerged in turbulent times. OARS co-hosts facilitate the evening and provide participants with a warm welcome and a meaningful theme which we hope will be healing, supportive and inspiring. Format: A typical 90-minute meeting consists of a 20-minute, theme-based opening, followed by 20-minutes in breakout rooms, and then we reassemble for a whole group conversation. Admission is free, although donations are deeply appreciated and help support our programming. Your tax-deductible donation can be made here: https://square.link/u/d9xbGN2I


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  • OARS in the Water

    Link to Event: https://healingstoryalliance.org/oars-themes-2022/oars/ Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com OARS in the Water August 28,2024 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Lani Peterson & Christine Carlton Theme: Story’s Sacred Space In the world of healing stories, we are all well-versed in the power of a story to reach, touch, affirm, or comfort another. But what is the relationship between the story, the teller, the listener, and the physical and emotional space in which it is all shared that makes it all so powerful? What is sacred space? How is it created? Does the story itself help to create sacred space, or does the teller need to create a space for the story to be heard? Come join Christine and Lani as we explore these ideas together through our shared experiences of story’s sacred space. OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm Eastern Time. The Healing Story Alliance’s OARS in the Water offers a community listening space in which to share the experiences and stories that have emerged in turbulent times. OARS co-hosts facilitate the evening and provide participants with a warm welcome and a meaningful theme which we hope will be healing, supportive and inspiring. Format: A typical 90-minute meeting consists of a 20-minute, theme-based opening, followed by 20-minutes in breakout rooms, and then we reassemble for a whole group conversation. Admission is free, although donations are deeply appreciated and help support our programming. Your tax-deductible donation can be made here: https://square.link/u/d9xbGN2I We’ll gather via Zoom. Here is the NEW link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84757183292?pwd=WENjdm53c3hRb0owQmZuK045M0FKQT09 About our Hosts for August 28th Christine Carlton is an Australian Storyteller, and Educator who has performed and facilitated workshops throughout Australia, New Zealand, USA and Asia. She offers opportunities for individuals and organizations to tap into their creativity to give voice to their stories whether they be true, tall or traditional tales. Christine loves how stories challenge, heal, entertain, develop and delight both the tellers and the audience. Christine is the convener of the Weaving Stories Together – biennial Sydney International Storytelling Conferences and president of the Australian Storytelling Guild NSW. For over 35 years she has conducted teacher in-service programs, retreats and workshops with children and adults, lectured in Story and Drama in Education at the University of Western Sydney and provided individual coaching and mentoring for people keen to expand their storytelling skills. She believes in the transformative power of Storytelling. Lani Peterson, PsyD, is a psychologist, storyteller, and story coach who has been teaching about the power of story at universities, organizations, hospitals, homeless shelters, and prisons for over 25 years. She is known for telling and encouraging personal stories, has a specialty in story exploration as a healing art and change agent. She holds a doctorate in psychology from William James College, a master’s in counseling psychology from Lesley University and an undergraduate degree in literature from Smith College. She has taught Effective Organizational Communications Skills for Non-Profit Leaders in the master’s program at Wheelock College as well as Healing through our Stories in the Expressive Therapies master’s track at Lesley University. From CEO’s to scientists, doctors, mental health providers, ministers and the homeless, Lani has worked with individuals, groups and organizations to help people find their stories, share their stories, and come together with a deeper level of connection and understanding. Her ongoing mission is to bring to light and share the stories that will open doors within and between storytellers and listeners alike.


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