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An E-newsletter for storytellers across Illinois
Editor: Marilyn Kinsella at markinsella19@hotmail.com
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"What the ear does not hear, will not move the heart..." Editor's Note
Dear I'll. Tellers, It has been a long, hot, dusty summer here in Southern Illinois. I'm happy to say goodbye to triple digit temps and stifling humidity. Now is the time for colorful leaves (those that withstood the draught) and cool temps (ahhh!). I hope you have your new promo material ready to send to the schools for possible bookings. That reminds me...I'm installing a new section in the newsletter for your promo handouts (see below). So, if you'd like to put a new handout in that section, send it to markinsella19@hotmail.com via a Word doc and I will list it with the others. This is not for websites. You can list those in the Illinois Storytelling, Inc. Directory - There is a fee...but it is nominal. And, I don't want to compete with an established list. I have also put up an "In and Around Illinois" (for lack of a better word). Since my newsletter comes out only quarterly, I miss publishing so many worthwhile I'll. Tellings. The idea is this. I will have a web page that will list a multitude of tellings around our fair state. This is where the I'll. Tell readers come into play. You must send me items for me to publish. Periodically, I will send this listed web page to the membership....OR...the readers could put this page in their "Favorites" and refresh it, when they want to see what's happening in their area or in an area where they will be visiting. I don't think you, the readers, want to know every performance someone else is doing...so, for those submitting... PLEASE make these unique performances that are open to the public and that you think other tellers would like to attend. Although I changed the email address for this newsletter, I will keep my old address as my main address. You can email either one, but I check markinsella19 on a regular basis. So much is going on. Grab a cupajo or green tea and enjoy the who, what and where of I'll. Tell.
Northlands Storytelling Network To learn more about Northlands and to become a member go to Membership. A call will soon be forthcoming asking for CDs for the main Northland's concerts. Keep your eyes open for the dates, protocol, and deadlines and get those stories in. I will be looking for an I'll. Teller who has never told at the main concerts to be featured in the 555 concert. One teller from each 5 states has 5 minutes in the 5 time slots. If you are interested (and never told at the main concerts) please send me your info...or if you know of someone, send me his/her info. Next year, I will be going on the executive track. That means that there will be a new Illinois representative to fill out my turn. If you are interested in serving on the board (or know someone), please send that information to me at markinsella19@hotmail.com "It's not the hours you put in your work that counts, it's the work you put in the hours."--Sam Ewing The Northland's Board met in August to discuss the conference and make decisions on the workshops. It was a pleasure to read so many wonderful, deserving proposals. I don't have the list to publish, since those chosen have not been notified. There were many I'll. Tellers who were selected, but not all. It's important to remember that just since a proposal wasn't chosen this time, it does not mean that it won't be chosen in the future. (I speak from experience) The board also made decisions on grant proposals and new procedures for the conference, since it will be held at Green Lake Conference Center. It is a non-alcohol facility, and, therefore, we need to ask attendees to abide by their rules. A small price to pay for the big savings our attendees will incur. The board met at the Green Lake, and I can attest to its beauty, accessibility, and great...FOOD!
The St. Louis Conference is now a memory to behold. It was great to see so many I'll. Tellers there to attend, perform and give workshops. Kudos to all! Next year the NSN Conference will be held in Johnson City, TN with side trips to storhoric Jonesborough. (yes, I made up that word) From NSN: New Site Testing - Start Listing Now! Yes, you read that correctly you can now start listing all of your products on the New Online Marketplace. We will continue testing for a few more weeks, but in the mean time we can start adding your items and hopefully get you some sales! To start listing go to https://www.storynet.org/market/index.php and click the "List Your Item" tab at the top of the page. Again we wish to remind you to check out the Participation Agreement and all of the Seller Help Files. You can find those documents by clicking here,
Storytellers' Promo
A space for Illinois tellers to place their new promos. Handouts with new programming and ideas. Send you new promos via Word Doc. to markinsella19@hotmail.com
Stories 'n Stones" From Little Egypt to Big Egypt
Youth I'll. Tellers
*Note from Brian Fox Ellis: National Youth Storytelling Showcase
As some of you may know, I am the state liaison for
The National Youth Storytelling Showcase. This wonderful
organization is dedicated to encouraging every classroom in America to
discover (or rediscover) the beauty and value of storytelling and
story performance.
They hold an annual contest in the Smokey Mountains in February, but the process of auditioning via video tape or DVD is ongoing. Once again, it’s time to start sending in those video tapes and DVDs for the National Youth Storytelling Showcase! Two years ago we had an Illinois boy, Arthur Avery, as a top teller in the high school division! We know there is a lot of talent out there, but we need your help in rounding up the tapes and DVDs. Please help us recruit youth tellers from your summer camp experiences, your school residencies, your classrooms and libraries! Here are some of the logistics: All selected tellers from local storytelling events must mail videotapes or DVD’s to me by November 3rd, 2007. (Please see addresses below). They must be in my hand by November 3rd, not postmarked by then! State Representatives will review all tapes and select the five (5) state finalists, and will send those five (5) videotapes to the Pigeon Forge Office of Special Events by Monday, November 12, 2007. Mike Lockett has agreed to help me review tapes. If you are interested we might host a tape viewing party one day that week. Drop me an e-mail, Contact Fox, if you would like to help us eat popcorn and watch the future stars of storytelling. Videotapes must be accompanied by the required and completed entry forms or they will be disqualified. THIS IS CRUCIAL! We have had a few excellent tapes without proper paperwork which I jumped through hurdles to get and alas, it wasn’t enough. Here are the forms: National Youth Storytelling Showcase Forms Finalists will be notified either by telephone or email from Pigeon Forge before 5 p.m. on Friday, December 7th, 2007. Finalists will receive an invitation to present their story during the Smoky Mountains Storytelling Festival during the National Youth Storytelling Showcase on February 7 – 9, 2008 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The “Grand Torchbearer” will be selected from among the performing finalists. Use VHS tape or digital in a format that will play on a standard home DVD player. Make sure their name is clearly marked on the videotape or disk. There should be only one story on each tape or CD. Videotapes and DVD’s may be returned only if accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped mailer. If sending via US Postal Service: Brian “Fox” Ellis Fox Tales International P.O. Box 10800 Peoria, IL 61612 Attn: NYSS Entry If sending via UPS, FedEx, etc: Brian “Fox” Ellis Fox Tales International 9121 N. Industrial Drive Peoria, IL 61615 Attn: NYSS Entry Thanks in advance for spreading the word, encouraging youth tellers and doing your part to give a leg up to the next generation of storytellers!
(go to the new web page linked above for I'll. Tellers to advertise your upcoming events or to find an updated list of who is telling where)
From Justin Blandford: We are working very hard in Springfield to establish an annual storytelling program. This September will be the 2nd annual Once Upon A Prairie event at the Old State Capitol. In the future, we hope to add additional historic sites as host locations for storytellers. Nationally known storytellers Megan Wells, Momma Kemba and Jim May will take guests on a journey of the imagination when they share original stories, tales and songs in the historic rooms of the Old State Capitol Please share the attached poster and press release with others. Click Here for more info!
From: Ronald Burgess
festivaltrip@earthlink.net Wondering how to get
to Jonesborough this year? Look no further. The Mc Henry Storytelling
League has "just the ticket."
Click HERE to read all about it.
From Jim May: The dates for my next retreat/workshop (Personal Narrative, Culture and Myth) in Oaxaca, the glorious Mexican colonial city in southern Mexico, will be Monday, January 7 thru January 11, 2008. To read more, click HERE.
Pantagraph Storytelling News From Mike Lockett: A nice interview and actual storytelling videos on the Pantagraph Website:
From Marie Ringenberg:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Is
there a doctor in the house? YES!
Dr. Janice Del Negro!!!
Janice
successfully defended her dissertation:
A
Trail of Stones and Breadcrumbs: Evaluating Folktales Published for
Youth in the Twentieth Century, 1905 - 2000.
Please
send congratulations to Janice at
jdelnegro@dom.edu.
Hooray for Janice!
From Lainie Levin: Here's a website with information about a group called SKALD skald (skäld) n. An ancient Viking poet; bard; storyteller. It sounds like they are doing a lot with storytelling in the Chicago area for adult and youth alike. CLICK HERE
From Oba William King Oba William King will
present THE COURTROOM an HIV AIDS awareness prevention play in
one act September 8 at DuSable Museum Chicago, IL From Anne Shimojima
I had the good fortune to meet
Jeff Gere in St. Louis and
today he wrote to me to ask about any story radio shows here in
Illinois. He has a radio show in Hawaii. I don't know of any and wonder
if any of you do. Here is his note:
I have a question, and ask for some help. Who is
doing story radio shows in your area, and can you help me contact them
(give me email or website or phone).
I'll. Tell.- Summer, 2005 Fall, 2006 Early Fall, 2005 Winter/Spring, 2007
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Once
upon a time, and a very good time it was, when pigs were swine and dogs
ate lime and monkeys chewed tobacco, when houses were thatched with
pancakes, streets paved with plum pudding, and roasted pigs ran up and
down the streets with knives an forks in their backs crying 'come and
eat me'! (_Jack the Giant Killer_ coll. by Katharine M. Briggs)
If you want to know more about what Illinois Storytelling, Inc is all about, simply click HERE to get what is new.. and up... and coming for our I'll. Tellers!! The board has been hard at work coming up with ideas to strengthen Story-Illinois. 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. To find out more, periodically click on the calendar or go to the new In and Around Illinois web page.
Stage Left’s Spoken Word Cafe
Michael Cotter
of Austin, Minnesota will return for his third appearance at 7:30 this Friday, August 24th. Still farming with his
son’s family on their fourth generation Minnesota farm, Michael’s
grandfather first broke the prairie sod in 1876. His earliest memories are
of spending frosty winter days in the huge, warm barn where the baby
calves running down the alleys were his responsibility as well as his
playmates. In his own words: “That farm and the animals and the people
there were the only world I knew, and it seems magical that recalling
these memories would carry me across the nations as a storyteller.” NOVEMBER 9 -- Janice Del Negro
Sterling Storytelling festival,
Sterling Illinois August 31 and September 1
The Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival Jim May:, Jon Spelman and Megan Wells Join us for the second annual Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival, Literary Monsters, on October 26, 2007 with an early evening performance (5pm) performance for young children and an evening performance (8pm) for those with a brave heart. All tickets go on sale at the Genesee Theatre on Friday, September 7. Click for more info. Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth. –Rumi Guilds Around Illinois
Storytelling is alive and well in Illinois. This space will be for announcements from the Illinois guilds about special storytelling projects, events, deadlines, workshops, etc. Please send the editor those announcements that concern your guild and that benefit storytellers from around the state. If you have an on-line newsletter and want it on Ill. Tell, just let the editor know. Click on Illinois Storytelling Guilds to find guild-info in your neck of the woods. Please contact the editor to update your guild's information. Announcements: ASE: The Chicago Association of Black Storytellers Andrea Fain 773-342-9299
Riverwind Storytellers, Co.
Chicago Storytelling Guild
Fox Valley Storytelling
Neighbors of Ill. Tellers BRISTOL HILLS STORYTELLING FESTIVAL September 7 & 8, 2007 Congdon Park in Bristol, IN Elizabeth Ellis, Lyn Ford and Beth Horner
Take a look at Kevin's newsletter. It has a lot of information about
stories and nature.
The Art of Storytelling With Children An interesting website a national on-line community of storytellers hosted by Eric Wolf. You might just see I'll. Tellers there!
From Steve Otto: Can you
imagine a better location to hold a Storytelling Festival than a town
called STORY City, IOWA?
Well it is happening! Story City, Iowa
is hosting their second annual Storytelling Festival, September 21-23,
2007
The feature tellers will be:
Maureen Korte
Story City is just north of Des Moines
on I-35 and the program sounds really good.
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Fall, 2007
