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“Building Bridges”
Event Website: https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar/event/building-bridges Event Phone: 508-532-5570 Event Contact Email: tim@timvanegmond.com FolksinFolksinger and storyteller Tim Van Egmond will perform for a free family program for ages 4 and up on Friday, July 14 at the Framingham Public Library. As part of Children’s Services' Summer Reading Program, Van Egmond's "Building Bridges" concert will weave together stories and songs of community and connection in a celebration of multicultural diversity. Find out how the boastful Rat learns not to judge others by their outward appearance in the Brazilian tale "How Beetle Got Her Colors." Learn how to greet people in many languages in the song "Hello!" by Laszlo Slomovitz - and more! Van Egmond will accompany himself on a variety of traditional instruments, including guitar, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, and limberjack (a dancing wooden puppet that taps out a rhythm on a paddleboard).ger and storyteller Tim Van Egmond will perform for a free family program for ages 4 and up on Friday, July 14 at the Framingham Public Library. As part of Children’s Services' Summer Reading Program, Van Egmond's "Building Bridges" concert will weave together stories and songs of community and connection in a celebration of multicultural diversity. Find out how the boastful Rat learns not to judge others by their outward appearance in the Brazilian tale "How Beetle Got Her Colors." Learn how to greet people in many languages in the song "Hello!" by Laszlo Slomovitz - and more! Van Egmond will accompany himself on a variety of traditional instruments, including guitar, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, and limberjack (a dancing wooden puppet that taps out a rhythm on a paddleboard).
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OARS in the Water: Mentors and Muses
Link to Event: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84757183292?pwd=WENjdm53c3hRb0owQmZuK045M0FKQT09 Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org/oars/ Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com OARS in the Water Wednesday, July 26th 7:00 – 8:30 pm EDT – Online Hosted by: Heather Forest & Sara deBeer Theme: Mentors & Muses Our life’s journey contains many unexpected twists and turns. Fortunately, we do not walk alone. Join us as we explore and appreciate those mentors and muses who have been our guiding lights and inspirations 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. We’ll gather via Zoom – see link below. 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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True Tales Live…In Real Life
Event Website: www.truetaleslivenh.org Event Phone: Event Contact Email: davidphreaner@yahoo.com True Tales Live, the Seacoast’s oldest first-person storytelling non-profit group offers an evening of in-person storytelling at the Portsmouth Senior Center Friday June 30th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm. On stage live for the first time in several years the program will feature six tellers, each sharing a first-person story on the general theme “The Stories That Shape Us". The stories will take place in two sets with an intermission for refreshment. Five tellers are local from the Seacoast. One will “beam in” from L.A.! They are: Tina Charpentier, Steve Varnum, and Sharon Jones; Vicki Juditz (L.A.), Kemetia Foley, and Dave Kellam. A nonprofit fundraiser -- ticket-donations 15 dollars cash or check only. Details at www.truetaleslivenh.org
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Bethany Ellis Featured at The Story Space online, Tue 06/27/2023
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). Bethany Ellis: is from Edmonton Canada and is Widely traveled with a background in theatre and education. Bethany Ellis has taken her tales to England, Asia and Africa, and across Canada in classrooms, pre-schools, libraries, seniors’ centers, theatres, behind barns under trees, and thrice in a graveyard. She is the co-founder, playwright, and director of Caraway Story Theatre, which has been in operation for 14 years. She frequently tours schools and libraries with Young Alberta Book Society (YABS) and is available for school bookings and as an artist-in-residence to teach storytelling and Story Theatre. Feature’s website: https://www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/en/storytellers-directory/Bethany-Ellis.html 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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Good Liars Club Festival 2023
Link to Event: Register: https://www.tinyurl.com/goodliarsclubfestival2023 Event Website: https://www.anne-norm.com/glc-festival-2023 Event Phone: 5038302398 Event Contact Email: anneandnormstorytellers@gmail.com Noon AKDT / 1pm PDT / 2pm MDT / 3pm CDT/ 4pm EDT Live on Zoom, Anne & Norm present the 2nd Annual Good Liars Club Festival! 6 hours! 6 Showcase! 24 Liars! Including Anne & Norm, Andy Offutt-Irwin, Ed Stivender, Ingrid Nixon, Chetter Galloway, Simon Brooks, Jessica Robinson, Angela Lloyd & Alton Chung. Register here for the live show (free) & tune in anytime during the festival: Showcase Schedule: https://www.anne-norm.com/glc-festival-2023 Register: https://www.tinyurl.com/goodliarsclubfestival2023 (One link rules them all!) Support the tellers — donors receive a link to watch a video of all the showcases on demand after the broadcast. Donate: https://tinyurl.com/GLCFest2023Donate
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Jane Dorfman Featured at The Story Space Online, Tue 06/20/2023
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). Jane Dorfman: Jane Dorfman tells folk and fairy tales, literary stories, personal stories, and lies. She has told at Speak!, Rose Valley, The Grapevine, Stone Soup, Story Space, The Washington Folk Festival and other festivals, as well as colleges, schools, and libraries. Last October she was a featured teller at The Glens of Antrim Festival in Northern Ireland.Her audience ranges in age from preschool to adult. She also tells as Calamity Jane. Her two Cds: The Man Who Had No Story and Tales from the Arabian Nights both won The World Storytelling Award. She has taught storytelling at The University of Maryland and various conferences, as well as to children. She is president of Voices-in-the-Glen, a storytelling guild for the DC metro area. Originally from New Orleans, her roots tinge her work. Feature’s website: https://voicesintheglen.org/storytellers/jane-dorfman/ Feature's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN2s9-NJ7LCTsPzzwNR1QeQ 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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Jacob Bloom, Stories in Verse
Event Website: https://arlingtonporchfest.org/band/jacob-bloom-stories-in-verse/ Event Phone: 781.648.8230 Event Contact Email: jacob@jacobbloom.net Years ago my son asked me for poems about King Arthur, Sir Gawain, and Sir Lancelot when they were kids – so I wrote them. They are now in a book I’ll be reciting them, with some music mixed in, as part of Arlington Porchfest, at 79 Piedmont Street in Arlington, MA. Come hear them!
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HSA OARS in the Water
Link to Event: https://healingstoryalliance.org/oars/ Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org/oars/ Event Phone: 651-703-8191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com OARS in the Water June 28th at 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT - Online Hosted by: Jim Brulé and Linda Schuyler Ford Theme: Balancing Loss, Transformation and Joy Using both personal and created stories, Jim and Linda will lead the group on a journey to explore the interdependence of loss, transformation, and joy. Participants will be compassionately guided to consider how they balance these forces in their lives, and how they might offer their own gifts to others facing loss. 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 June 28th Jim Brulé Jim Brulé is a transformational storyteller, death doula, teacher, and mentor with a diverse background: he has advanced degrees in clinical psychology and artificial intelligence. His online school - Transformational Storytelling – trains spiritual storytellers from multiple traditions to tell stories that inspire healing and spiritual growth. He offers a series of classes and workshops on storytelling focusing on multi-cultural wisdom as well as facing end-of-life and grief. His current offerings include “Stories for Dying and Living” and “The Heart Knows.” You can find out more here: https://transformationalstorytelling.org/events/ Linda Schuyler Ford Linda Schuyler Ford is a therapeutic recreation director, support group facilitator, death doula, and case manager at North Florida’s lead agency dedicated to helping low-income Elders survive and thrive. Her 30 years of service to Elders is woven into her passion for storytelling, leading to the creation of “Five Smooth Stones”, a story-based retreat/support group for folks facing the loss of a loved one through death or chronic illness, and “There Was an Old Woman” a concert of stories about aging and ageism, as well as “Living (and Aging) Out Loud”, storytelling training for Elder care service providers.
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David Heathfield Featured at Story Space Online Tue 06/13/2023
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 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 in person 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. If you are attending in person at the Havurah please note the following: • 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). David Heathfield: is a world storyteller, teacher trainer and author from Exeter, UK who loves celebrating cultural diversity and learning stories from people he meets from diverse cultures around the world. He runs Creative and Engaging Storytelling for Teachers courses for worldwide participants on Zoom. Feature’s website: https://davidheathfieldblog.wordpress.com/ Feature's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/dwh202 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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In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey
Event Website: https://ArboretumSolstice.eventbrite.com Event Phone: 617-522-4335 Event Contact Email: info@DianeEdgecomb.com Immerse yourself in the deep beauty of trees in this story and music journey through Boston’s favorite tree sanctuary, the Arnold Arboretum. Led by Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain, this unfolding performance of ancient tales and songs from cultures around the world takes place in a variety of groves at some of the Arboretum’s loveliest spots. Designed especially for the Arboretum, this Summer Solstice event takes the audience on a two hour journey through the landscape with story and music stops along the way. The rich cultural traditions of Japan, Australia, Russia, Britain and Native America celebrate cherry, evergreen and ash with the evening culminating in the haunting Czech legend “The Wild Woman of the Birch Grove” told among the birches at sunset. This annual event is designed for adults who can navigate an approximately two-mile journey on and off trails. Bring a cushion to sit on for the performance stops if you wish. A Living Myth Event Diane and Margot have been featured on NPR and at storytelling festivals, coffeehouses and theaters for over thirty years. Diane is known for her unique style of storytelling, where she embodies the various characters and scenes in a tale, bringing each moment alive. For this she has won both the national and the Northeast regional Oracle awards for Storytelling Excellence as well as five Storytelling World Awards. Margot Chamberlain has performed with numerous early music groups including the Revels. Her versatile approach to harp and song brings an underlying poetic weave to support each tale.
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