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National Storytelling Festival,
October 2,3,& 4, Jonesborough, Tennessee
visit www.storynet.org & www.storytellingcenter.net
Premier Storytelling Event in the World!!!
Drum roll, please ….And now, the information you have been waiting for!…
TELLERS FOR THE 2010 SOS WINTER STORYFEST!!!!!
REGIONAL CONCERT, FRIDAY NITE
Ernestine Brown, Jane Hinds, & Betty Ann Wylie
Emcee & Coordinator: Barry Stewart Mann
SATURDAY MORNING, FAMILY TELLING
Both Hours: Mary Williams Teller & Emcee
10:00: Mary Williams, Ann Ritter, & Nancy Riggs
11:00: June Causey, Jo Sanders, & Deborah Strahorn
1:00 TRADITIONAL CONCERT
Esther Culver, Ron Kemp, & Jonah McDonald
2:15 CONTEMPORARY CONCERT
Audrey Galex, Yolanda Hernandez, & Sharon Mathis
3:30 KIDS TELLING
Natalie Jones & Her Youth Workshop Participants
4:00 FAMILY FRIENDLY CONCERT
Joye Cauthen, Laura Keys-David, & Bob Linsenmayer
Emcee: LaDoris Bias-Davis
Don’t miss this article in the AJC about our very own CARMEN DEEDY’S latest book.
http://www.ajc.com/news/dekalb/local-author-inspired-by-134461.html
MARK YOUR CALENDAR for SOS EVENTS!
Youth Tellabration! Friday, Nov. 13, 7:00 pm, Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. For more information,404/288-2759.
Tellabration! Saturday, Nov., 21, 8:00 pm: “A Night of Storytelling for Grownups”
Don’t miss this annual, worldwide event! Hear Tom Daly, Eenee Ferrano, & Linda Martin, with Deborah Strahorn as emcee! Tellabration! began in 1988, produced by J.G. “Paw-Paw” Pinkerton and the Connectiut Storytelling Center. That first year there were six locations, but by 1990 it had expanded to a nationwide event under the umbrella of NSN. Tellabration! spread to a worldwide celebration in 1995. This is a weekend during which guilds, clusters, and story enthusiasts meet in spirit to share their voices in concerts around the globe. SOS has produced Tellabration! since 1990.
Thanksgiving at the Carter Museum/Library, Friday, Nov., 27, 2:00 pm
Turkey, Pilgrims and Indian Corn: Thanksgiving Stories to Relish
Join people touring the Carter Museum on November 27 at 2pm for Thanksgiving stories presented by Debbie Weston From, Ann Ritter and Yolanda Hernandez. Members of SOS will receive $2 off the admission price to the concert and the library/museum. What a great way to entertain family and friends!
28th Winter StoryFest, Jan. 29-30, 2010 - UUCA, 1911 Cliff Valley Way, NE - Headliner, Dolores Hydock, performing “Silence”, a medieval adventure story, accopanied by Pan Harmonium, an early music trio.
CLUSTER NEWS: TWO NEW/REACTIVATING GROUPS!!!!
The Columbus Storytelling Cluster is off and running. Alton Russell reports they had 13 to attend their last meeting. They discussed goals for their group, as well as the advantages of becoming an SOS Cluster. All agreed to get info and news about the storytelling community, develop and tell stories, invite other storytellers from outside Columbus, encourage each other, and to meet and have fun. The next meeting is September 17, at the Columbus Library, Macon Road. The hope is to outgrow this room and ”move up” to a larger place. Please join “the lucky 13” in Columbus on the 17th.
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The Tellers of Two Cities: A storytelling troupe, formed in 1987, with members from Augusta, GA, and Aiken, SC, as well as nearby towns. They have produced Tellabration! since 1988. This group is a Cluster of SOS, as well as a Guild of the SC Storytelling Network.
EVEN MORE ‘DOIN’S’ BY OUR MEMBERS:
Jan Cribbs will be the storyteller on tap for two concerts at the Westobou Festival in Augusta, Georgia, in September. The daytime concert on Wednesday, September 23rd, from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. will offer “Stories for the Young at Heart” for ages 6 and up. The evening concert on Thursday, September 24th, from 7:00 - 8:00 PM is for adults interested in “What Do Women Most Want? - and Other Stories.” Both concerts will be held at Union Baptist Church, originally constructed in 1851. The church is a jewel-like space with great acoustics, respectfully renovated by Historic Augusta, Inc. Tickets will be available at the door; please go to the SOS website to see the flyer for more details.
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The Blue Ridge Mountains Storytellers will be having a “Storytelling Celebration” on Saturday, October 24, 2009, 7:00 PM at the Blue Ridge Community Theater, 2591 E. First Street in Blue Ridge. Tickets are only $5.00 and the proceeds go to the Sunny D Children’s Theater. For more information, contact Sue Canady at 706-374-5156.
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4TH ANNUAL HALLOWEEN TOURS AT HISTORIC OAKLAND CEMETERY (OCTOBER 23-25, 2009)
From Wynn Montgomery: Take advantage of a rare opportunity to experience one of Atlanta’s true treasures after dark and meet a few of Oakland’s “residents,” who will share their stories. Once again, Historic Oakland Cemetery is hosting “Capture the Spirit of Oakland” tours during the weekend before Halloween. During these one-hour tours, which are designed to “enlighten, not frighten,” a guide will lead you to six grave sites where a storyteller in period costume will bring to life the occupant of that site. The storytellers include SOS members Cathy Kaemmerlen and Wynn Montgomery; Wynn also wrote and/or edited the tellers’ scripts.
The tours begin at 5:30 each night (Friday, October 23; Saturday, October 24; and Sunday, October 25). To ensure all ticket holders are accommodated, tours are sold in timed increments, and a limited number of tickets are available. Advance tickets are available through the Oakland website (www.oaklandcemetery.com) for $15 (adults) and $5 (children age 12 and under). This event has sold out in each of the past three years, so buy your tickets early.
Musicians will entertain you while you wait for your tour to begin. Refreshments will be available for sale, and the Museum Shop will be open. Your ticket will entitle you to a $5 discount a several nearby restaurants on that weekend.
Wear comfortable walking shoes and bring a flashlight.
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He/She and Me at the Academy Theater, featuring Sharon Mathis
When Pat’s longtime soul mate Sam becomes Sheila, Pat tries tap dancing, Buddhism, shopping, and more in her quest to discover what “soul mate” means. This story of a marriage surviving change and loss was inspired by Dr. Virginia Erhardt’s book, “Head Over Heels: Women Who Stay with Cross-Dressers and Transsexuals”.
Written and performed by Sharon Mathis, this one act play premiered at the Academy Theatre in June and will also be seen at the the Southern Comfort conference, the Atlanta Queer Literary Festival, and the New Orelans Fringe Theater Festival.
Sharon is a writer, actor, storyteller, and psychologist in Atlanta. She’s appeared at the Academy Theatre, Ladyfest South, Atlanta Storytelling Festival, national professional conferences, and venues from bars to churches.
Performances are Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. 4 and 5, 11 and 12 at 8pm at the Academy Theatre in Avondale Estates. Tickets are $12 at the door or by reservation at the theatre box office, 404-474-8332. Group rates are available. For more information and directions, please see our website at www.academytheatre.org. Group rates are available.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY IN DEKALB SCHOOL…Last year the Board voted to implement a volunteer program at Knollwood Elementary School, a DeKalb school south of Memorial Drive. Feriel carried out the program intermittently, using storytelling to enhance learning skills. Again this year, the teacher, Sabrina Adler, offers SOS the opportunity of working with her fourth grade class. Her need is for adults to come into the classroom and listen to her students read for an hour. Sometimes one on one, sometimes with several in a group. Sabrina teaches reading each morning, 10:00am - 11:30am.
There is a large body of research supporting the fact that the skill of learning in all subjects is enhanced by reading out loud, being read to, and one-on-one interaction in discussion of reading.
During the second semester, we will be able to work with the kids on storytelling. Sabrina wants to be certain their reading skills are in order before branching out. So if you are interested in listening to kids read, once a week, once a month, every day, as often or as little as you want.
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DRAMA FOR SENIORS AT DEKALB LIFE ENRICHMENT CENTER
Teacher, Alice Rhodes, will lead/teach a drama group for seniors who like to perform: acting, singing, telling jokes, short skits and one-act plays. This could lead to a performance piece/show that will perform at venues around the area.
Alice’s background: former teacher, principal, Professional Puppeteer, and former director of Funtastics, DeKalb County’s Senior performing group.
DeKalb Life Enrichment Center, Open House introducing fall classes, 10:00 a.m. to noon. September 17.
Life Enrichment is located at 1240 McConnell Dr., Decatur 30033.
Class will be held weekly on Fridays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES & EVENTS IN OUR AREA
Roswell Tellabration, Friday, November 20, 8:00 pm, Roswell Adult Recreation Facility, 770-640-3253
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March 5-7, 2010. Azalea Storytelling Festival, LaGrange College Auditorium.
Tellers; Lyn Ford, Dan Kedding, Willy Clafin, Gay Ducey. For more information: Pat Gay, LaGrange Memorial Library, 706-882-7784
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“Folk Tales by the Rails.” October 10, 2009 Need family friendly stories, and story tellers. 4pm-9pm. In Kennesaw, by the Kennesaw Depot. This 15 year old storytelling event is sponsored by Kennesaw Parks and Recreation which provides advertising, campfires, bales of hay and other forms of ambiance. Stories can be varied for all age groups, can be historic, rail road stories, fall stories, lessons in
life stories, animal stories, traditional stories, southern stories. The
more imaginative the better. We encourage wearing of costumes if that
adds to your story telling, the use of props, etc. Please email Laurel
Fleming for details at lfleming@kennesaw-ga.gov or call and leave a
message at 770-422-9714. Our City website has information about the
Folk Tales at www.kennesaw-ga.gov
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Plymouth Harbor, a Day Program for Older Adults, welcomes new and veteran storytellers who need a place to practice their stories and who want to volunteer to come and tell stories! We have enjoyed having Rosemary Glenn, Jane Hinds, John Beavin, B. J. Abraham, Janice Butt, Betty Harp, Phil Kaplan, Barry Stewart Mann, Connie Dodge, and we look forward to meeting Verne Barlowe in September. We are located on Clairmont Rd. near its intersection with Briarcliff (we’re at ‘the church up in the woods,’ Central Congregational UCC). Our days of operation are Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, and the preferred time for storytelling is after lunch, about 1:15. If you’d like to volunteer please call Helen Fredrick at 404-633-4506 ext. 225 or e-mail her at Helen@central-ucc.org. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!!
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From Leslie J. Breland, Tourism Product Development Manager of the Georgia Dept. of Economic Development:
Have you heard of the Creative Economies initiative? Check out the website: www.gamadegagrownproducts.org. Storytelling is such an important aspect of Southern culture and we encourage all storytellers to list their talents on this state website. You must self register. Please log on to the website and click on “Register” in the upper right corner. Click on People, Performers then Storytellers. There is room to write as much as you like about what you do. Please add pictures. Each entry is reviewed by our tourism reps in the field before it appears on the website. This may take up to two weeks. At that point, you will receive a temporary password that allows you to get back into your site and create your own password to update your information as needed. I look forward to reading about you.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday, Nov., 21, 8:00 pm
Tellabration!
Friday, Nov., 27, 2:00 pm
Thanksgiving at the Carter Library
Jan. 29-30, 2010
Winter StoryFest
July 4, 2010
4th of July at the Carter Center
October 27-30, 2010
Oral History Assoc. Annual Meeting
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Please send your news by the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month to Audrey Galex at agalex@bellsouth.net
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