Embracing Our Values

Link to Event: https://bit.ly/EmbracingOurValues Event Phone: 3128841818 Event Contact Email: jimbrule@gmail.com This three-hour online workshop will guide you on a journey of self-discovery and inspiration. Join Maja Bumberák and Jim Brulé in this engaging and interactive session, where you will: * Identify Your Core Values: Through creative exercises, uncover the principles that guide your life and decisions. * Recall Meaningful Experiences: Connect with personal anecdotes that exemplify your values, bringing them to life. * Retell Inspiring Stories: Collaboratively develop and refine your anecdotes into compelling narratives that resonate. Whether you’re seeking personal growth, interested in stories that will carry your legacy, or looking to inspire others, this workshop offers the tools and insights to transform your values into powerful stories. Come experience the deep satisfaction and joy of discovering and sharing what really matters to you! The cost for this event is $40. You can register here: https://bit.ly/EmbracingOurValues

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OARS in the Water: Image as Medicine

Link to Event: https://healingstoryalliance.org/oars/ Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org/ Event Phone: 6517038191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com OARS in the Water presented by Healing Story Alliance September 13th 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT Hosted by Laura Simms and Sally Pomme Clayton Theme: Image as Medicine Join us for an exploration of the potency of images in myths and fairytales. Laura and Pomme will take you on a journey into the heart opening layers of meaning that emerge from images; what significance they have for you and how ancient images bring insight and visceral healing. Laura will tell a ‘Roma’ magic-legend ‘Apples into doves’. And together Pomme and Laura will lead the group through a short and gentle creative writing task, and a dynamic break out room. The group will share writings and thoughts as we gain knowledge of the efficacy of the spoken image as symbol, more direct than metaphor. We will finish by taking the images deeper, asking what are the images of stories telling us today? OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month offered by Healing Story Alliance to create a listening space to share the experiences and stories that have emerged through turbulent times. This is not a therapeutic circle but we do hope it will be healing, supportive and inspiring. 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 Sept.13th Laura Simms is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, writer, and humanitarian who brings over six decades of experience performing and teaching worldwide. She performs mythic stories woven with personal narrative and has worked in the capacity of story advisor, mindfulness instructor, and mediator. She is presently a storytelling consultant for the Fetzer Institute Shared Sacred Story Project, and artistic director of the H C Andersen Storytelling Center. Laura lives in Manhattan and is the author of six books. Sally Pomme Clayton is a pioneering storyteller and writer who has been creating performances, books and plays for more than 40 years. She played a pivotal role in the UK storytelling revival. She creates unique work for theatres and museums, gardens and galleries, festivals and broadcasts worldwide.. Recently appearing at: Museum of Comedy, Bloomsbury Festival; West Horsley Place; Exeter Lit Works; The Royal Opera House; Chelsea Physic Garden; Cambridge Junction; The British Library; Thames Festival; Kings Place; Edinburgh Literature Festival; The British Museum; Dhaka Lit Fest, Hakaya Festival, Jordan. Her ground-breaking shows focus on powerful female protagonists, She is Associate Artist at Omnibus Theatre and author of 15 children's books. She co-founded The Company of Storytellers with Ben Haggarty and Hugh Lupton in 1985 spearheading and transforming storytelling across the UK.

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Small Group Coaching with Laura Packer

Link to Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-group-coaching-with-laura-packer-tickets-691074481377 Event Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-group-coaching-with-laura-packer-tickets-691074481377 Event Contact Email: laura@laurapacker.com No one can thrive alone. Join storyteller and coach Laura Packer for compassionate, focused small group coaching. Break through blocks, work on a scene from a story or writing, get some help figuring out what's next. You and up to four others will each have about 30 minutes of coaching and feedback for only $23.

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How to tell a fairy tale out loud: A three session storytelling class

Link to Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-tell-a-fairy-tale-out-loud-a-three-session-storytelling-class-tickets-663615270137?aff=oddtdtcreator Event Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-tell-a-fairy-tale-out-loud-a-three-session-storytelling-class-tickets-663615270137?aff=oddtdtcreator Event Contact Email: laura@laurapacker.com Have you ever read a really great fairy tale or myth and wanted it to feel more like your own? What if you learned how to craft and tell it for yourself? Fairy tales were originally told stories, not written, so you can take a fairy tale and make it your own. This three-session class on three consecutive Sundays includes: What are folk tales, fairy tales, and myths? What stories can you tell? What stories should you leave alone? Storytelling basics How to break the story down so you can learn and tell it (no memorization necessary) How to make the story your own, with elements from your own experience How to make the story come alive for listeners Who to tell it to Where you can share it and how to work with an audience A twenty-minute 1:1 coaching session And more. This class is taught by award-winning storyteller Laura Packer, who holds a degree in folklore and mythology. Laura loves traditional stories and has told many hundreds to audiences around the world. This class is appropriate for people 14 years old and up, who enjoy a good magical tale.

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Now It’s Personal

Link to Event: https://www.bettersaidthandone.com/2023/07/07/personal-storytelling/ On August 10, 2023, join emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Allen DeBey, Bonnie Gardner, Sam Pearsall, Jessica Robinson, Shani Womack, and Linda Yemoto for “Now It’s Personal.” It’s all storytelling and all personal. Online only. Tickets on sale at: https://www.bettersaidthandone.com/2023/07/07/personal-storytelling/ Suggested contribution $15 per attendee. Minimum $5. Proceeds will be divided among the storytellers. This show will be recorded. All ticket holders receive a zoom link to watch live and then a Youtube link after to watch the recording. This is a zoom meeting so you will have the option to be seen. However, you can choose to keep your camera off to watch if you prefer. You should receive the Zoom login information shortly after registering. Check the email you use on Paypal and check your junk folder if you do NOT see it. Try to login a few minutes before show time to make sure you can gain entry. Contact us at stories (at) bettersaidthandone (dot) com if you still do not see the email. PLEASE NOTE: We cannot respond to emails during the show. PLEASE double check you have the login prior to when the show is starting! As people can watch the recording for up to one month after, ticket sales close on August 13th. Your receipt reflects the date ticket sales close. The link to watch the show has the date and time of the show on it.

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Dvora Jonas Featured at Story Space Hybrid Tue 08/08/2023

Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: NYTB@comcast.net Dvora Jonas Featured at Story Space Hybrid Tue 08/08/2023 The Story Space Hybrid 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 via Zoom: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” To attend at Havurat Shalom 113 College Avenue Somerville, MA 02144 • From Davis Square: About 5 blocks up College Ave - a yellow house on the right. • MBTA Subway: Red Line (Davis Square Stop); • MBTA Bus line: Routes 94 and 96. Please be aware of the following • THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING • Accessibility: Havurat Shalom is Handicap Accessible via a ramp in the rear • Food: Please: no food or drink in the building. Please consume it outside. • Masking: Please: we all must wear a KN95 or N95 mask while in the building. • Covid Vaccinations: Please: everyone must have been vaccinated for Covid-19. • Allergy Free: Please no pets, or scents (soap, perfume, cologne, after shave, etc.) To Subscribe to our mailing list: https://tinyletter.com/StorySpace 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). Dvora Jonas: From Buddhist Seminary to Commodity - the first hand story of the futon in American homes. Dvora has lived an interesting and varied life. She was a scientist, an artist, a Buddhist, and a traveler and in the process had many interesting experiences. Come and hear the story. Feature’s website: [URL] Feature’s facebook page: [URL] Feature's YouTube Channel: [URL] 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 seasoned tellers and newcomers alike are received with 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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Joe Pagliuca Featured at Story Space Hybrid Tue 08/01/2023

Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: NYTB@comcast.net Joe Pagliuca Featured at Story Space Hybrid Tue 08/01/2023 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. This Tuesday Story Space will try being hybrid (on Zoom & live at the Havurah). To attend via Zoom: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” To attend at Havurat Shalom 113 College Avenue Somerville, MA 02144 • From Davis Square: About 5 blocks up College Ave - a yellow house on the right. • MBTA Subway: Red Line (Davis Square Stop); • MBTA Bus line: Routes 94 and 96. Please be aware of the following • THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING • Accessibility: Havurat Shalom is Handicap Accessible via a ramp in the rear • Food: Please: no food or drink in the building. Please consume it outside. • Masking: Please: we all must wear a KN95 or N95 mask while in the building. • Covid Vaccinations: Please: everyone must have been vaccinated for Covid-19. • Allergy Free: Please no pets, or scents (soap, perfume, cologne, after shave, etc.) To Subscribe to our mailing list: https://tinyletter.com/StorySpace 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). Joe Pagliuca: 25 years of crazy! Big Joe (aka Joe Pagliuca) and his wife Mrs. Big Joe (aka Peggy) just celebrated 25 years of marriage. Tonight Joe will be telling tales of how he met the lovely Mrs. Big Joe, the proposal, the wedding (he planned himself) and some tales from a marriage. There will be sap and sentiment but mostly it will be tales from 25 years of craziness!! Feature’s website: https://bigjoe.com/ 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 seasoned tellers and newcomers alike are received with 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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Facing Our Own Death

Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/facing-our-own-death-tickets-139223 Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/facing-our-own-death-tickets-139223 Event Contact Email: jimbrule@gmail.com Join us on this five-week program focusing on facing death. We will look at stories that explore ways in which we may begin to face death, particularly our own, with intention and openness. The final week will provide an opportunity for participants to share their own creations with the group. The series meets Wednesdays 18 Oct – 15 Nov at 10:00 Eastern US / 4 pm European time for two hours. Class size is limited to 15 to ensure the best experience. The total fee for all five sessions is $185 USD. A limited number of scholarships are available; contact us if you wish to apply. Supporters who pay $225 USD help fund the scholarships. Part of the “Journey into Dying and Living” series, where we explore Dying and Living through storytelling, creative exercises, and meditations.

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The Good Samaritan

Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-good-samaritan-tickets-139196 Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-good-samaritan-tickets-139196 Event Contact Email: jimbrule@gmail.com Join Jim Brulé and Drew Willard and enter into dialogue about the Christian text of Luke chapter 10 verses 25-37, one of Jesus’ parables commonly referred to as “The Good Samaritan.” Drawing on the scholarship and insights of Professor Amy-Jill Levine, formerly head of New Testament Studies at Vanderbilt University, Drew, Jim, and each participant will contribute their own interpretation and reflections to this story. Together, we will seek to see what was said, how it was heard, how it was changed, and most importantly what it has to say to us now. As an ordained Christian minister and Biblical storyteller, Drew will provide examples of recognized translations of this text and context within the Gospel of Luke. Jim brings his experience as an ordained Jewish maggid (spiritual storyteller) and will relate elements of the story to traditional Jewish practice. Participants are encouraged to acquire Prof. Levine’s book, “Short Stories of Jesus,” although this is not a requirement of the workshop. In this highly accessible work, she attempts to clarify how the first-century CE Jewish community would have heard and understood this, and other, parables.

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Rose van der Berg Featured at The Story Space online, Tue 07/25/2023

Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: NYTB@comcast.net 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 and 2) in the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new one will be posted every Tuesday by noon EDT. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder message.) To Subscribe to our mailing list: https://tinyletter.com/StorySpace 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). Rose van der Berg: Rose is a dynamic performer who slips in and out of captivating characters with ease, sings songs, and improvises stories with audience suggestions. She is a teaching artist whose storytelling workshops and Creative Playshops are “filled with fun activities and packed with practical how-to’s”. Feature’s website: https://www.floridastorytellingtroupe.com/rose-van-der-berg 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 seasoned tellers and newcomers alike are received with 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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