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INDIANA ————————

Storytelling Arts of Indiana http://www.storytellingarts.org including Annual Hoosier Storytelling Festival.

Going Deep
The Long Traditional Story Festival
Sponsored by Scheherazade's Legacy
August 24-27, 2006
Bethlehem, Indiana, on the beautiful Ohio River

Are you hungry for depth, substance, and a rich, filling storytelling experience? Long traditional stories are the equivalent of a hearty feast in a fast-food world. During Going Deep three epic tellers will place a great story banquet before you. Each evening you will hear one long story. The morning following each story, you will have the opportunity to "go deep" and further explore the story's themes, symbols, and meanings with the teller. Featured stories and tellers will include:

The Story of the Grail, told by Liz Warren - The Story of the Grail has captivated people for hundreds of years. With its roots in the Celtic oral tradition of heroes and magical cauldrons, the story emerged in 12th century Europe at a time of great cultural, technological and spiritual change - a time not unlike our own. Scheduled for Thursday night, August 24 at 7:00 p.m.

The Aztec Creation, told by Olga Loya - amongst the beating drums and the sounds of rattles, listen to stories of the Aztec Creation of the world - the sun and moon, death, music, corn, as well as stories of lust, envy and a most incredible birth. Scheduled for Friday night, August 25 at 7:00 p.m.

Tristan and Iseult, told by Priscilla Howe - Tristan and Iseult is a Medieval classic. It is a story filled with good luck, bad choices, reconciliation, betrayal, giants, dragons, fools and of course, Romance. What more could we ask? Scheduled for Saturday night, August 26 at 7:00 p.m.

This intimate festival will be held at
Storytellers' Riverhouse B&B

Featured Tellers:

Since 1988, Priscilla Howe has been telling the stories she loves to listeners around the US and in Europe. She's as comfortable telling "Tristan and Iseult" to the kids at the juvenile detention center as she is performing funny-scary stories for preschoolers or personal stories to elders. A native New Englander, she now lives in Lawrence Kansas.

Olga Loya was captivated by the vivid stories her Mexican grandmother and father would tell. Her stories are an impassioned quest to keep alive not only the fabric of her family but the larger Latino culture, richly robed in folktales, ancient myths and history. She tells personal tales, stories inspired by a mix of newspaper and dream, healing stories, tales of extraordinary women, and magical myths. She lives in San Jose, California.

Liz Warren, a fourth-generation Arizonan, is a storyteller, teacher, labyrinth builder and co-founder of the South Mountain Community College Storytelling Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. She tells stories of growing up in Arizona, folktales, and myths from ancient traditions. Her recorded version of The Story of the Grail received a Parents Choice Recommended award in 2004.

Registration:

Festival participants will be housed at the Storyteller's Riverhouse B&B in Bethlehem, Indiana. The fees are $400 if received before July 25, 2006 and $450 after that date. Registrations must be completed by August 1. We must have ten participants by August 1, 2006. If there are not ten participants, your money will be refunded.

Registration includes all three performances,
workshops following each performance, three night's accommodation (shared and single rooms) and all meals (Thursday evening to Sunday noon).

To register, please contact Cynthia Changaris cchangaris@aol.com or 502-451-7144
2109 Wrocklage Ave. Louisville, KY 40205

The closest major airport is Louisville, KY.
Consult Cynthia on transportation logistics.






IOWA ——————————

Ongoing
Contact person for Two Rivers Story Spinners, of Des Moines, Iowa along with Bettie Jane Bibler: PaPa Cholly. Group meets the 4th Sunday of each month. Email: Papacholly4you@cs.com
http://www.northlands.net/ Northlands Storytelling Network, regional storytelling organization for Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. Features details on Northlands' storytelling conference, held annually the last weekend in April.

KANSAS —————————


KENTUCKY ———————

Sept. Corn Island Storytelling Festival will take place in Louisville, KY the third weekend in Sept. http://www.cornislandstorytellingfestival.org/
Sept. In the town of Morehead. Cave Run Storytelling Festival. caverunstoryfest.org

September 14, 15, 16, 2006
December 8, 9, 10, 2006

Deposit for 2006 -- $50, holds your place and is non-refundable. The balance of $100 is due at the end of the WOW Weekend. You receive, two nights lodging (shared rooms, and shared bathrooms), six meals from Friday light supper through Sunday lunch, and a minimum of one hour for the group to focus on your work with you. We use an artist-centered process, so you are in charge of how your hour is used. Space is still available for September 30, October 1, 2, 2005 WOW Weekend at the old price of $120. A $30 deposit holds your space for you. The balance of $90 is due at the end of the weekend. http://www.maryhamilton.info/Programs/WOWretreats.htm

LOUISIANA ——————————

Ongoing

South East Louisiana Storytelling Guild Meetings & open mic storytelling Dates: Every first Thursday of the month. No meetings in July and August. Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Border Bookstore, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie. Contact: Angela Davis yarnspinner@mindspring.com 504 400-5625 Or Vee Duensing vduensing@yahoo.com 504 880-0034. http://www.yarnspin.com/sela.htm

Central Louisiana Storytelling Guild Meetings Dates: Every 4th Saturday from January through October Time: 2:00 p.m. Place: Huie-Delmon House, Rapides Parish Library in Alexandria, LA Contact: Neil Early, President at mnearly@worldnetla.net, ph 337/238-1959

MAINE ——————————

Radio and TV

WMPG 90.9-FM, Portland, ME. "Stories that Matter" with hosts Dr. Bob Atkinson (Center for the Study of Lives, USMe) and storyteller Robin Mello. Friday evenings. MelloMyth@aol.com.

Ongoing
http://www.lanes.org League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling (LANES) is the Northeastern regional organization for storytelling. Lists events throughout the New England states.
Once a month storytelling by Robin Mello. Buckfield. Zadoc Library 207-336-2639
Storytelling training for therapists, educators, & other helping professionals for working with youth and their parents. Sponsored by Day One, a substance abuse prevention and treatment agency for adolescents. Margaret Jones, Day One, P.O. Box 231, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107. (207) 767-0991.
MOOSE Tellers (Maine Order of Storytelling Enthusiasts) are holding a monthly storysharing for adults second Wednesday at 7:00-8:30 pm at 10 Mayo St., Portland. Listeners as well as tellers welcome. For more information, call Deb Freedman at (207) 871-9439 or e-mail Rachel Quenk at rquenk@thomas.lib.me.us
Ellsworth Coffeehouse open mike monthly every third Sat. Tellers, poets, mkusicians, etc. are invited. 7:30. $4 donation. Unitarian-Universalist Church, 121 Bucksport Rd., Ellsworth. 207-422-0980 or sikkema@acadia.net

INVEST IN YOURSELF by applying to Language/Body/Heart: The Art of Storytelling with Milbre Burch and Antonio Rocha and getting a discount on the $700 tuition. Register by May 15 and receive a $50 discount. Also, a 10% discount is available to individuals registering for more than one workshop or for group registrations from the same immediate family or performing ensemble. See the registration form at www.celebrationbarn.com for all the details. The workshop is described below and takes place during the last week in June at the wonderful Celebration Barn Theatre in South Paris, Maine. It is a terrific deal: a 7 day long workshop with room, lunch and dinner for only $700.

Please plan to join us and help spread the word. Milbre Burch and Antonio Rocha Language/Body/Heart: The Art of Storytelling with Milbre Burch and Antonio Rocha Celebration Barn Theatre, South Paris, Maine June 25th - July 2nd, 2006 Two world-class kinetic storytellers who shared a mentor in Tony Montanaro have joined hands to further the legacy he left to spoken word artists. Milbre Burch and Antonio Rocha will present a workshop in honing the storytelling artist's instruments of voice, body, heart, memory, and imagination.

This six-day intensive course is for storytellers of all levels, and includes training in mime, improvisation, characterization and "creative writing on the tongue," small and large group critique sessions, and developing the stage craft needed to enhance the oral narrative. The workshop will culminate with a student performance on Saturday night. TUITION: $700 U.S. This includes housing, lunch, and dinner. Arrival: between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday, June 25 Departure: before 10 a.m. on Sunday, July 2 Celebration Barn is located at 190 Stock Farm Road, just off Route 117 North in South Paris, Maine. We are approximately 50 miles from Portland and 150 miles from Boston. For more information email: info@celebrationbarn.com Phone: (207) 743 - 8452 Visit Antonio's website at www.storyinmotion.com Visit Milbre's website at www.kindcrone.com

MARYLAND ———————

Ongoing
Various Saturdays, 7:30 pm. Voices in the Glen. Storyswap/potluck desserts. Various locations in Northern Virginia and Maryland. For locations & dates: 703-698-5456. chathamr@worldnet.att.net.
http://www.lanes.org League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling (LANES) is the Northeastern regional organization for storytelling. Lists events throughout the New England states.
Washington Storytellers Theater the speak easy open mike storytelling 2nd tuesday of every month at HR-57 Center for the Preservation of Jazz and Blues 1610 14th Street, NW near corner of Qst $5 cover at the door Interested in telling a story? All open mike stories are strictly limited to 7 minutes or less. We will have to cut you off if you are not finished, so prepare in advance. Arrive early to sign up on the list because it fills fast. We discourage notes and we encourage integrating the theme in some way. 301-891-1129

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