Editor's Note
Due to
unexpected delays, the fall newsletter is late. Many wonderful
storytelling opportunities passed since the last edition. Thanks to
everyone for sending me the information.
So many stories...so little time.
There are so many things happening in and around Illinois that you
really must visit
Illinois Storytelling,
Inc Calendar to keep up to date with all the storytelling. Here are
some of the events that are right around the proverbial story corner:
- Tuesday, November, 15th Prairie Folklore Theatre in
Jonesboro, Illinois..."Family Tales"...all day and evening.
- Friday, Nov. 17th, Barry solo at Sullivan's on Main St.
in Peoria. 9:30 PM - 12:30
- Saturday, Nov. 18th, Barry solo at The Nouveau Fest,
Utica, Illinois near Starved Rock at Duffy's Irish Pub 9 - midnight.
- Friday, Nov. 24th, Barry solo at the Yellowmoon Cafe,
Cobden, Illinois, time not confirmed yet.
- Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 25th & 26th, Barry solo at
Blue Sky Winery, near Makanda, IL...part of the Shawnee Wine Trail
open house series...2:00 - 5:00 PM both days.
- Friday, Dec 1, Barry solo at Quad City Arts Gallery
Walk, Quad City Arts Building, downtown Rock Island, Illinois 7:00
PM
- Saturday, Dec 2, Prairie Folklore Theatre at the
Phoenix Opera House, Rushville, IL doing our original show
"A Prairie Christmas"...7:00 PM
- Sunday, Dec. 3rd, Prairie Folklore Theatre at the Grand
Army of the Republic Hall (GAR) in Peoria doing our original show "A
Prairie Christmas"...a matinee at 3:00 PM,
call 309.689.8000 for reservations.
Spoken Word Cafe
Click on the site to see the variety of storytelling that is
offered.
Northlands Storytelling Network
At the August
board meeting a lot of work was accomplished and discussion ensued on
several issues. Some of the highlights included: Trying to get credits
lined up with a university for those attendees who might be interested;
implementing fringe concerts; ways to encourage youth participation in
concerts and workshops: schedule for the conference and selection of
intensives and workshops. Topics were discussed for the November board
meeting being held in Michigan.
Be sure to mark your calendars now for the
2007
Northlands Conference:
April 26-29, 2007
The Edgewater Hotel w
Madison, Wisconsin
Leanne
Johnson will be presenting an intensive on creating music for
your storytelling.
Other I'll.
tellers presenting workshops are;
Linda Gorham,
Mike Speller,
Karen Wollscheid,
Sue Black, and
Lainie Levin (sorry
if I missed anyone)
To learn more about Northlands and to become a
member go to
Membership.
The National
Storytelling Network is holding the 2007
Storytelling Conference in St. Louis this year. Many of our I'll.
Tellers are involved in presenting workshops.
Beth Horner ,Susan O’Halloran Jim May
NSN made a
special exception to the rule about the regional tellers and allowed IL
storytellers from the Greater St. Louis area to apply - especially,
since many of the people helping to put on the conference were from the
Metro-St. Louis area. I'll. Teller
Phyllis Hostmeyer was selected to tell her "RAP-pun-zel. "
Be sure to
go to the
NSN Conference Website to see a full schedule.
Congratulations
A new book has been published
on telling stories in the classroom with tried and true activities. The
editors and also contributors include Sherry Norfolk, Dianne Williams
and I'll. Teller,
Jane Stenson
with an introduction by Syd
Lieberman For more information
Click Here.
I'll. Tell
Contributors are many. Please excuse me, if I miss someone. They
include:
Mike Anderson
Anne
Shimojima
Denise Berry-Hanna
Darlene Neumann
Marilyn Kinsella
Brian Fox Ellis
Lainie Levin
Larry Neumann
Greg Weiss
Susan O'Halloran
Do you have a teacher
friend...this book will make a great Christmas present as an excellent
addition to his or her personal library.
From Tim Sheppard -
The [very old] poem Moonlight on the West River
says, "of the many crafts in the world, the most difficult is
storytelling. It is not easy to master the skills of commentary,
narration, speech and acting, as well as having to memorize many
lines. To begin with, the performer should have a sonorous voice, and
possess the ability to control the tonal rhythm. An artist must be
well versed in both cultivated language and martial arts, just as if
he or she was performing a one-person play."
I'll. Tell.- Summer, 2005
Early Fall, 2005
Late Fall, 2005
Winter, 2006
Spring, Summer, 2006
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Tellabration! Across Illinois
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Saturday,
November 11
ASE Tellabration – It’s a Family Affair!
Location: Paul Revere Community School
1010 East 72nd Street, Chicago
Time: 1:30 Doors Open 2-4PM Concert
Questions: 773-768-6773
Featured Storytellers:
Mama Edie,
“Jeli” Benjamin Giles,
Pat Redd,
Dolores Gordon plus special Guest Artists: The Harambee Youth Project
Performers
Paul Revere/eta After-school Drama Group, Aaya McDaniel, and
Onam Lansana
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The Fox
Valley Storytelling Guild, in collaboration with Barrington Area Arts
Council, presents TELLABRATION!:
an evening of storytelling and music for adult audiences, Saturday,
November 18, 2006 at the BAAC Gallery, 121-B Barrington Commons Plaza, at
7:30 pm (doors open at 7 pm). The event is free, though reservations are
required as seating is limited. Call BAAC at 847-382-5626 for
reservations. TELLABRATION!
is a night of storytelling celebrated world-wide the Saturday before
Thanksgiving. It began in 1988 at six sites in Connecticut and has grown
exponentially. Last year, Tellabration! events were held on every
continent except Antarctica
and has grown to include events all weekend long. Tellabration!
celebrates the intimate power of a story told to create community among
strangers.
The Barrington Area Arts Council's StoryBistro has been a
successful, monthly event of stories for adult audiences for several
years. "Partnering with the Fox Valley Storytelling Guild in bringing
TELLABRATION! to Barrington fits in so perfectly with our current
StoryBistro schedule, because we continue to bring in the best, most
entertaining, and widest variety of stories and storyteller styles to to
our audiences," said Gregory Leifel, StoryBistro host and BAAC Board
President. "The Fox Valley Storytelling Guild is one of the most respected
storytelling guilds in the country, and their members are also known for
their dedication to continuing to develop new stories. We are particularly
excited as they've chosen to combine music with the stories this year to
further enhance the audience experience."
The November 18th event will feature Guild members and special musical
guests celebrating an age-old folk tradition of stories combined with
music for today's listeners. "It will be a night to celebrate the arts
and to enjoy the unexpected surprises that come when you mix 'em up," said
Sue Black, Fox Valley Guild member and Tellabration! organizer. "Expect
the unexpected," says co-producer Donna Dettman, "as our storytellers and
musicians improvise throughout the event." Featured performers for the
evening include fresh new faces Donna Dettman and
Debi Gajewski and some
of the Story Bistro's old favorites;
Sue Black, The
Double Deckers,
Vicki Elberfeld, and Lainie Levin, joined by musicians Geary Smith and friends.
Gregory Leifel hosts the event.
TELLEBRATION! at the Barrington Area Arts Council on November 18th is free
and open to the public. Reservations are recommended as seating is
limited. Wine, beer, soft drinks, and snacks will be served. Call BAAC at
847-382-5626 for more information, or visit
www.BarringtonArts.org
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The Chicago Storytelling Guild presents
10th Anniversary Tellabration! Sunday, November 19
at Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell, Chicago 60615
Family stories from 3-5pm - FREE
Adult evening concert 6:30-10pm suggested donation $10
Featured artists include:
Susan O'Halloran,
Beth Horner, Denise Berry-Hanna,
Mark Kater,
Oba William
King, Mama Edie,
In the Spirit,
Elysabeth Ashe,
Anne Shimojima,
Megan
Wells, Vicki Elberfeld and others...
Call Judith Heineman
773-288-7217; juhestories@aol.com for Reservations,
Info or to Volunteer!
Flyer and press release attached.
8th Annual Nature Center
Tellabration
5801 N Pulaski,
Chicago, IL
Saturday, November 18
4:30 - 6 Family Program
7 - 9 Adults and Teens
$3 Children $5 Adults
This year All proceeds will go
to the Illinois Storytelling Festival to help promote storytelling
activities in Illinois.
Join Storytellers
Zane Chait,
Vicki Elberfeld, Suzie Garfield, Danny Kafka and
Mark Kater
for an
evening of stories to make you laugh, think and cry.
The Twin City Tellabration!
presents "Holiday Stories" in Bloomington Normal on Saturday, November
18. Click HERE to
see their terrific brochure. Tellers include:
John Walsh,
Mike
Lockett, Vivian Carter, Linda Garbe, David Walsh, Loren Miller, and
Arthur Avery
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The Riverwind
Storytellers, Co - Collinsville Memorial Library present Tellabration! on
Saturday, November 18th, at the Blum House on Main Street - 7:30 pm.
Ron Adams, Stephanie Rhein, Marilyn
Kinsella, Lucy Grondahl, Mary
Lu Bretsch, Warren
Wyman, and Roger Rose. Click
HERE for more info
Guilds Around Illinois
Storytelling is alive and well in Illinois. This space will be for
announcements from the IL guilds about special storytelling projects,
events, deadlines, workshops, etc. Please send me those announcements that
concern your guild and that benefit storytellers from around the
state. Just click on
Illinois Storytelling Guilds to
find guild-info in your neck of the woods.
Please contact me to update your guild's
information.
Announcements:
Riverwind Storytellers of
the Metro-St. Louis Area:
For their
November Newsletter,
click HERE
"Stories
from the Heart and Home" February 4, 2007, at 2:30 pm : Union
Methodist Church, Belleville for their Fine Arts Series. *I'll. Tellers
include Sharon Thompson, Roger Rose, Warren Wyman,* Ron Adams,
*Stephanie Rhein, *Mary Lu Bretsch, and Lucy Grondahl.
The Riverwind
Storytellers are proud to announce that acclaimed author and storyteller,
Naomi Baltuck will present
"Story Stretchers" at the Riverwind Whirlwind Weekend XXV
at the
Lewis and Clark Museum in Hartford, IL (St. Louis Area). For further info
on Naomi, the weekend, and registration forms, just click above.
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To those
who claim mileage in the United States:
Effective January 1, 2007, the Internal Revenue Service is raising the
standard mileage rate used to calculate the deductible costs of driving
for business purposes. The new rate will be 48.5 cents per mile for
business. (from the RR Star, 11/2/06)
best,
Leanne
Leanne Johnson,
Storyteller
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