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The 38th Annual Solstice Celebration of Western Massachusetts
Event Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/866880258097731/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D Event Phone: 413-624-5140 Event Contact Email: dancing_story@yahoo.com The 38th Annual Solstice Celebration of Western Massachusetts invites you to an evening of stories, music and light at the darkest time of the year. Performers include Rob Peck, John Porcino, Bekki Tippens, Jay Goldspinner, Tim Van Egmond, Yosl Kurland, Sarah Pirtle, Rochelle Wildfong, Christy Grecsek. Special guests include Anthony Melting Tallow, Norma Jean Hayes, and Brian Bender. When: Saturday, December 17th at 7pm (please arrive by 6:30 for a prompt start) Where: LIVE! at The First Congregational Church, , Ashfield, MA https://www.ashfielducc.org/ (Also live-streamed from the balcony) All audience members are asked to remain masked throughout the event, to protect everyone in the community. Suggested donation $12-$20 for adults and $5-$10 for children Contributions will benefit The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts and Ohketeau Cultural Center in Western Massachusetts. https://www.ohketeau.org You're welcome to bring canned goods for the Survival Center of Franklin County and a treat to share during intermission. For reservations and Zoom registration, please e-mail dancing_story@yahoo.com or call 413-624-5140
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Songs & Tales For The Celebration of Light
Event Website: https://www.townofrussell.us/library Event Phone: (413) 862-6221 Event Description: Folksinger and storyteller Tim Van Egmond will perform for a family program (all ages welcome) on Saturday December 10 at 11 AM, at the Russell Public Library. As part of the library’s month-long theme, “Celebration of Light” Van Egmond will present songs and stories honoring the illumination in the season’s major holidays and traditions. A versatile performer, Van Egmond moves easily from a rousing singalong to a gripping story. He accompanies himself on guitar, hammered dulcimer, and mountain dulcimer. His spellbinding talent, dynamic style, and engaging warmth create a magical experience for all ages. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Russell Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Caffe Lena – Jackson Gillman featured, open mic follows
Event Website: caffelena.org/storytelling-open-mic/ Event Phone: 518-587-4536 Event Contact Email: margaretefrench@gmail.com Feature Jackson Gillman will open with a 30-minute set, which will be Live Streamed via Caffe Lena TV; an open mic (not streamed) will follow. $5/person
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Bruce Marcus 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: NYTB@comcast.net The Story Space online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST Note: We are on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 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 EST. 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). Bruce Marcus: unleashes a potpourri of original stories, poems and other malarkey, including, notably: rhyming fairy tale romance The Princess Fish and the comic, true-life family disaster Cheesecake Blues. Expect the unexpected! Feature’s website: https://www.nestorytelling.org/bruce-marcus/ There is an $8 requested donation. The Story Space runs every Tuesday Night from 6:45 – 9:00 P.M. EST. 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. EST. Open Telling starts at 7:00 P.M. EST sharp. Followed by the Featured Teller at around 8:00 P.M. EST. To learn more, or be on our mailing list: info@StorySpace.Org "Programs Subject to Change" www.StorySpace.org
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Barbara Aliprantis 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: NYTB@comcast.net The Story Space online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EST Note: We are on EST (Eastern Standard Time), 5 hours behind GMT, or UTC-5 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 EST. 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). Barbara Aliprantis: “Nasr-ed Din Hodja, Uncle Savvas and Me?” Barbara shares stories she heard as a youngster, hiding at the top of the basement stairs, eavesdropping on the menfolk who were sitting around the dining room table, swapping stories. The womenfolk were in the kitchen preparing snacks for everyone, her siblings were playing Blind Man’s Bluff and Hide & Seek. Barbara had no interest in playing games, she just wanted to listen to stories! Feature’s website: http://barbaraaliprantis.wordpress.com/ Feature’s facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/baliprantis1/ There is an $8 requested donation. The Story Space runs every Tuesday Night from 6:45 – 9:00 P.M. EST. 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. EST. Open Telling starts at 7:00 P.M. EST sharp. Followed by the Featured Teller at around 8:00 P.M. EST. To learn more, or be on our mailing list: info@StorySpace.Org "Programs Subject to Change" www.StorySpace.org
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Good Tidings: Stories of Comfort and Joy
Link to Event: https://www.bettersaidthandone.com/2022/11/13/good-tidings/ Join Better Said Than Done on December 8, 2022 at 8:00pm Eastern, online, for our year end celebration and storytelling show. “Good Tidings: Stories of Comfort and Joy,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Walt Belcher, Judy Clapper, Pam Faro, Rachel Hedman, Erin Johnston, Angela Lloyd, Teri Lott, Ria Spencer, and Joel Ying is online only. All ticket holders get a link to our recipe collection with over 20 recipes from our community of storytellers. Tickets on sale at: https://www.bettersaidthandone.com/2022/11/13/good-tidings/ 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. Unlike our shows of yore, you will have the option to be seen. However, you can choose to keep your camera off to party in private. 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 7:30pm ET on December 8th! As people can watch the recording for up to one month after, ticket sales close on December 11th.
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The Riches of Darkness
Link to Event: https://www.simpletix.com/e/the-riches-of-darkness-tickets-118407 Event Phone: 312-884-1818 Event Contact Email: jimbrule@gmail.com Join Maja Bumberák and Jim Brulé in this three-session exploration of the pregnant darkness of the Solstice. Using stories, meditations, music, and online and offline exercises, we will discover new paths of yearning and blessing that arise in this powerful time of year. Classes will be held via Zoom on three Wednesdays (9:30-11:30 EST / 15:30-17:30 CEST): 7, 14, and 21 December – culminating on the Winter Solstice. The fee for the three classes is $120 USD; limited scholarships are available. The Riches of Darkness: A Solstice Journey A time of year when Darkness grows… A time of yearning for the light… A time to slow down, reflect, light a candle, bake squash and chestnuts… And – like seeds deep in the soil – be nurtured, ready to be renewed… Join us on a solstice journey, where we seek the riches of darkness through stories from all over the world, listening, discussions, exercises… looking outward and inward… seeking the Divine, and celebrating the light in every sense.
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KIND STORIES in CONCERT
Register here to Receive Kind Stories in Concert Zoom Link https://www.simpletix.com/e/kind-stories-in-concert-dec-4th-tickets-118966 Click here to Donate and help make programs like this possible https://square.link/u/d9xbGN2I ‘Kindness is having the ability to speak with love, listen with patience, and act with compassion.” -Random Acts of Kindness Foundation Join the Healing Story Alliance for a special gathering to share and explore stories of kindness in its many faces and forms. Through folk tales and personal stories, we will dive deeply into multiple experiences of kindness. What is it? How does it impact us and our relationships to ourselves, to each other, to the world? Come and listen to “kind stories” shared by both professional tellers and community members and see what memories of kindness emerge for you. Date: Dec.4, 2022 Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm EST (Open Mic Story Share and Reflection: last half hour) Format: The story session opens with a concert of seasoned tellers and community tellers sharing stories with themes of kindness. During the second half of the gathering, audience members are invited to share a story, moment, or reflection about kindness that emerged for them as listeners. Purpose: We all need a little more kindness in our lives. Perhaps a story can take us there. “WHEN YOU ARE KIND TO OTHERS, IT NOT ONLY CHANGES YOU, IT CHANGES THE WORLD.” Harold Kushner KIND STORIES in CONCERT ABOUT the STORYTELLERS Bobby Norfolk is an award-winning storyteller and author from St. Louis, Missouri. He has been performing throughout the United States and world-wide for over 40 years. Bobby used to be a National Park Ranger for 10 years at the Gateway Arch presenting living history programs. Today, he is an actor, comedian, author and teaching artist, and is well known for his high energy performances, lively animation, and sound effects. His prior CBS children’s TV show “Gator Tales” won 3 Emmy Awards! He also has 8 published storytelling CD’s, including many National Parent’s Choice Gold Award winners! As an author, he has written several books for children and adults. Bobby was also honored with the prestigious Circle of Excellence Award presented by The National Storytelling Network. Recently, faculty at the University of Missouri-St. Louis voted to honor Bobby Norfolk the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters. He also gave the commencement speech at the graduation ceremony this past May. People describe him as an adventure story come to life! Carol Birch received the 1998 National Storytelling Network's Circle of Excellence Award given to storytellers recognized as master tellers by their peers, setting standards for excellence, and demonstrating a commitment and dedication to the art over a significant period of time. Thirty years of experience have earned her a respected place in the forefront of the revival of platform storytelling: teaching at Southern Connecticut State University; lecturing at forty one universities across the nation, as well as professional and corporate organizations; producing nine audio-anthologies for the National Storytelling Association; directing seventeen audio-cassettes for independent storytellers as well as August House, Lightyear Entertainment, and Weston Woods Studios; writing THE WHOLE STORY HANDBOOK: USING IMAGERY TO COMPLETE THE STORY EXPERIENCE; co-editing WHO SAYS? ESSAYS ON PIVOTAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING, the first book on the aesthetics of storytelling; serving as a chairperson of the Anne Izard Storyteller's Choice Award; and producing three award-winning audio-cassettes of her own stories Dr. Joel Ying is a Physician-Educator-Storyteller who began his journey as a storytelling performer in 2015. He discovered a new way to connect and touch an audience. He says, “In this age of information, it is not the facts and figures that inspire, but rather it is the power of story to create emotion and move us into action.” He now performs regularly with an eclectic collection of world folk tales and touching personal stories. He has been featured at the Florida Storytelling Festival and at the Stone Soup Festival in South Carolina as a New Voice. He currently teaches “Storytelling as Healing” at Florida Gulf Coast University and in online workshops. Emcee Noa Baum was born and raised in Jerusalem. Noa offers a unique approach to storytelling in communities and organizations. Since 1982, she has inspired and educated audiences of all ages with her performances, keynotes, and workshops. Noa lives in the U.S. since 1990 and tours internationally. She has presented in Turkey, Sweden, the UK and in Israel and at hundreds of venues in the US including: The World Bank, The Mayo Clinic, The Kennedy Center, The US Defense Department, US Securities and Exchange Commission, AARP, GWU Law School, Brandies and Stanford Universities. Community Tellers Carmen Scaffidi is a licensed Unity teacher since 2016. She is the Spiritual Leader of Unity Espanol. Carmen is originally from the Dominican Republic; she came to United States in 1984. She has been in Massachusetts since 1999. She has worked as a medical interpreter for 20 years. Carmen has three beautiful daughters, and a granddaughter! Cindy DeRuyter is in charge of a local weekly soup kitchen in Hudson, MA where they give out an average of 70 meals along with donations of breads, desserts and seasonal clothing. Over the years, she has recruited many high school student volunteers which has had a huge effect on their understanding of need and service. In addition to the meals served, they have a rack along the sidewalk where she puts out 4-8 boxes of produce 4 times a week from excess at local grocery stores. With donations from stores and the food pantry that she volunteers at, she says they distribute groceries weekly to churches and pantries in 3 other towns and a refugee center.
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OARS in the Water November 23: Churning
OARS in the Water November 23 7:00pm-8:30pm EST Hosted by Elisa Pearmain & Usha Venkatraman Theme: Churning Join us as we explore the calm before the storm-- both inwardly and all around. 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 November 23rd Elisa Pearmain has been telling stories professionally since 1987, and always with a penchant for the many healing benefits of story. She is the award-winning author of 52 Wisdom Tales from Around The World, Once Upon a Time: Storytelling to Teach Character and Prevent Bullying, and the double CD Forgiveness: Telling Our Stories in New Ways. Elisa is also a Psychotherapist in private practice, and is on the Executive Board of the Healing Story Alliance. Usha Venkatraman is a Mumbai based award winning storyteller, author, classical vocalist, puppeteer and radio show host, who believes in the power of stories and keeps the ancient art of oral tradition alive with stories that transform and inspire. A versatile teller with a wide repertoire of folk, traditional, literary and beguiling mythical tales, Usha adapts her craft to suit young and older audiences, sometimes using other arts, like puppetry, dance and music. Usha continues to be fascinated by the world of stories - ancient lore, legends both written and told. She loves to bring different voices together, weaving threads of untold stories of women heroes stitching together forgotten folklore, fragments of myth, songs and music.Usha has directed and performed in storytelling ensemble shows for the past several years and during the past two years took her shows virtually to San Francisco, Bangkok, Malaysia, Florida and Purdue, Indiana.Usha has been storytelling at national and international festivals, events and conferences in India, Singapore,Thailand, Sydney, Malaysia, Iran and the United States. For the Schedule of upcoming OARS Meetings visit: https://storynet.org/groups/hsa/oars/
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Pet Vignettes
Link to Event: https://www.aplos.com/aws/events/pet_vignettes Event Website: https://www.artistsstandingstrongtogether.net/upcoming-events Event Contact Email: artistsstandingstrongtogether@gmail.com An ASST special program filled with furry fun! Program to include pet stories - both personal and folktales - and a virtual pet parade, blessing of the pets, and honoring of those who have crossed the rainbow bridge. With your Emcee Renee Emanuel and Tech Host Sheila Arnold. All tickets: $5.
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