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When Storytellers Write about Healing
Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-176367 Event Website: https://www.healingstoryalliance.org Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com Event Description: When Storytellers Write about Healing An Interview with Laura Simms hosted by Jim Brulé Wednesday July 31st 7:00pm-8:30 pm EDT Admission $15 For Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-176367 Join us for the first event in a new Healing Story Alliance series where authors are interviewed about their 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 initial session, Jim Brulé will interview noted storyteller and author Laura Simms about her book, "Our Secret Territory: The Essence of Storytelling." Laura will share the inspirations and experiences that shaped her book, offering valuable insights into storytelling as a transformative and healing art. The conversation will explore the depths of creativity, the connection between storyteller and audience, and the therapeutic impact of sharing stories. Audience participation is encouraged, with opportunities to ask questions and share observations inspired by Laura's work and the interview. This event benefits The Healing Storytelling Alliance, dedicated to promoting healing through the art of storytelling, and sets the stage for HSA's second interview event on August 21st, where Laura Simms will interview Jim Brulé about his book, "Stories of the Heart: Journey into Dying and Living," continuing the exploration of storytelling's profound impact. While it will not be necessary to read Laura’s book in advance, copies may be obtained on Amazon. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with a talented storyteller and discover the healing potential of stories. To learn more about Laura Simms, visit https://www.laurasimms.com/
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When Storytellers Write about Healing
Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-176375 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 Jim Brulé hosted by Laura Simms Wednesday August 21st 7:00pm-8:30 pm EDT Admission $15 For Tickets: https://www.simpletix.com/e/when-storytellers-write-about-healing-an-i-tickets-176375 Join us for the second event in a new Healing Story Alliance series where authors are interviewed about their 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 Laura Simms will interview Jim Brulé about his new book with Rebecca Lemaire, "Stories of the Heart: Journey into Dying and Living." She will inquire into his writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Jim will share the journey of encouraging his book to blossom, enriched by the challenges of telling stories about death from oral traditions worldwide in a way that weaves oral and literary styles - all with a co-author in a foreign country. Our discussion will encompass how we bring the healing power of stories into the reader's experience through creative exercises and prompts. Audience participation is encouraged, with opportunities to ask questions and share observations inspired by Jim’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 Jim’s book in advance, copies may be obtained at https://storiesoftheheartbook.com/ To learn more about Jim Brule, visit Transformationalstorytelling.org
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Rona Barbour 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 Event Description: Rona Barbour Featured at The Story Space online, Tue 07/09/2024 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). Rona Barbour: Is From England... or Scotland... or Italy, depending upon when you catch her! She loves the power and persuasion and the lasting importance of traditional, oral storytelling. She was born in Glasgow, and has been telling ever since in the British Isles, Russia, USA, Jakarta, Indonesia and in Marrakech, and more. Feature’s website: https://thestoryteller.co.uk/ 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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Journeying through Grief
Link to Event: https://storycrossroads23.wildapricot.org/event-5752457 Event Website: https://storycrossroads.org/AllThingsStory/ Event Contact Email: info@storycrossroads.org Event Description: Jim Brule leads us through stories and discussion as we explore the healing power of storytelling in the context of grief and loss. Participants will engage with narratives and exercises that illuminate grief not as an obstacle to be surmounted but as a companion that, although born of pain, can also bring unexpected insights and growth.
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Elinor Benjamin 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 Elinor Benjamin Featured at The Story Space online, Tue 07/02/2024 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). Elinor Benjamin: loves the old stories: fairy tales, folktales, legends and myths; the way they are both ancient and modern. She will probably tell a tale or two of Jack. You know Jack, don't you? You may not realize that he traveled all the way up the Appalachian Mountains to where they end on the fabled island of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic where he continued to have adventures. Feature’s website: http://www.elinorbenjamin.ca/ Feature’s facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/elinor.benjamin.5 Feature's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@elinorbenjamin 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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Storytelling Weekend Retreat
Event Website: https://www.pyramidlife.org/schedule/72/storytelling/ Event Phone: (518) 312-6095 Event Contact Email: marnigillard@earthlink.net Marni Gillard and Ayah Osman welcome Tim Van Egmond, long time teller-musician to this year’s Storytelling Retreat. With prompts, guidance, and encouragement, we’ll honor life stories, folk tales, myths, historical moments and characters. If you are a newcomer to tale-telling, you’ll have FUN. If you’ve cherished retelling a tale you worked on for years, come with it! We do ask participants to come with one or more tales you want to practice and share. Bring an open heart as listeners as well as tellers.
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Celtic Tales of Mischief and Magic
Event Website: https://www.mainecelticcelebration.com Event Phone: (207) 338-2692 Event Contact Email: info@mainecelticcelebration.com In her animated style, storyteller Lynne Cullen will tell Celtic folktales from Ireland to the Isle of Man, with traditional musical accompaniment from Kurt Kish on guitar and concertina at this weekend-long event in Maine.
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First Person Fairy Tales: An online class
Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/first-person-fairy-tales-class-tickets-176328 Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/first-person-fairy-tales-class-tickets-176328 Event Contact Email: laura@laurapacker.com Sure, everyone knows about the pigs, Red Riding Hood, the Wicked Witch, wolves, bears, and others, but what did those characters think and feel? How would they tell their own stories? Laura Packer has been telling first person fairy tales for decades; this is the first time she's teaching a class dedicated to those narratives. Join this fun, useful class and learn: Why first person fairy tales are important How to identify characters whose stories you want to tell How to step in their shoes and learn what they think and feel How to craft those feelings into a story How to shape the story for the audience in front of you and more! Participants will leave with a story to tell and a whole new storytelling toolbox. This class includes some lecture, a lot of participation, and a useful handout that you'll refer to long after the class ends. This class will be held live on Zoom and will not be recorded.
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How to tell campfire stories
Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/how-to-tell-campfire-stories-tickets-175412 Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/how-to-tell-campfire-stories-tickets-175412 Event Contact Email: laura@laurapacker.com Campfire stories are always spooky fun, and there are specific techniques you can use to make them truly effective. Join storyteller and coach Laura Packer for a useful, entertaining class on stories that will make campers from 4 to 94 get a chill, giggle, and look over their shoulders. Expect to learn: What is a campfire story and how does it differ from other stories How to create a story that sounds like it is from local folklore and lived experience How to tell a story around a campfire and deal with unexpected acoustics and lighting How to create a great jump moment in your stories What stories are best for different ages Where to find campfire stories and more! This class includes some lecture, a lot of participation, and a useful handout that you'll refer to long after the class ends. This class will be held live on Zoom and will not be recorded.
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Chills for a summer’s night: Campfire stories concert
Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/chills-for-a-summers-night-campfire-storie-tickets-175391 Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/chills-for-a-summers-night-campfire-storie-tickets-175391 Event Contact Email: laura@laurapacker.com The campfire hisses and you hope those sounds are nothing more than the wind in the trees. Was that something stepping on a branch? Stories for a haunted summer night. Who says scary stories are just for Halloween? Join master storyteller Laura Packer for an evening of campfire creepy stories you hope aren't true. Vengeful spirits. Ghosts who want to get home. Places, people, and ...things... that have no business lingering on this side of the veil. Laura Packer has been telling stories for over 30 years in venues such as graveyards, theaters (where the ghosts made themselves known), and elsewhere. Her show "Haunted" won Best in Fringe in the Kansas City Fringe Festival. Suitable for a mature 12 and up. NOTE: If you can't make the date, you can buy a ticket and watch the recording. Content warning: Scary stories, so expect death, gore, longing and other strong feelings.
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