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November Noteworthy Events
Wednesday, November 8
Meeting: Bob's Rendezvous Room in Hartford, IL. 6:30 for
an absolutely delicious home-cooked meal for $10.00...and that is tax and
tip!! If you are a member that normally comes but will not be
attending....you must call Ron Adams and tell him. If you
normally don't come, but do plan on attending....call Ron Adams. We need
to give Bob an accurate number so he doesn't over nor under cook for us.
If you need an audience to tell the story that you are telling for
Tellabration, this is the meeting to rehearse, retell, or refresh. And
speaking of Tellabration....
There are some big changes this year, so please read through...
 | Saturday, November 18, 2006, 7:30 PM |
| The Blum House - next door to the Collinsville Memorial
Library at 414 West Main St. in downtown Collinsville. Please
remember that Main Street is one-way running from west to east. |
| The Collinsville Library will provide the refreshments - many
thanks to the volunteers who will be there! |
| We will again have attendance prizes. Please bring in a nice prize.
As a promotional ploy...be sure to add your business card! |
| The stories are being billed as for 14 years and older. The flyer
says...for the "Adult Heart." |
| No tickets this year! But, there will be a free-will donation for a
local charity. In the past, I know many of you bought the tickets
whether your family and friends came or not. That won't be the case this
year. So, round up as many adult-hearted friends as you can muster and
bring them to Tellabration. |
| Tellers include:
Stephanie Rhein, Marion Nichols, Ron Adams, Marilyn Kinsella, Kathy
Schottel (?), Mary Lu Bretsch, Joy McLaughlin, Lucy Grondahl (alternate).
Please let me know if there any additions or subtractions to this
list. |
| Please feel free to copy the flyer by clicking on this link. If you
like I can send it to you by attachment and you can copy and paste it to
send to your fam and friends. Or you can save it and send it as an
attachment. For you computer savvy individuals, you can link your email
post to the page itself! Click here for
Tellabration 2006 |
There is a wondrous exhibit at the St. Louis Public Library called
"Once Upon a Time." They have a castle built in the middle of the
library and many edu-entertainer are scheduled to perform...including
some of our Riverwinders - Phyllis Hostmeyer, Sharon Thompson,
Kathy Schottel, and Marilyn Kinsella. Here is a link that will
guide you to the many events taking place...
Once Upon A Time.
The St. Louis Public Library is also wanting volunteers to read or tell for
the fairy tale exhibit. Contact the main branch, if you are interested.
Or, email Patty Carleton at
pcarleton@slpl.org
It's October - yearly dues are due. Please have a check for Mary
Lu at the meeting.
Riverwind XXV
Story Stretchers
with Naomi Baltuck.
The flyers will be ready by
our October meeting. But, there is much more information on the Riverwind
Webpage. Just click on "Story Stretchers" above to find out... the rest of
the story: Please forward this link to as many of your friends as you
can...Thanks.
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Many thanks....
There were many storytellers who made the following events successful. A
great big Halloween "Hoo-Hah" to:
 Riverwind Witches' Brew:
Roger Rose, Marion Nichols, Marilyn Kinsella, Mary Lu Bretsch, and Ron Adams
Spooks 'n Specters:
Lucy Grondahl, Marion Nichols, Marilyn Kinsella and Mary Lu Bretsch.
| First Night: December 31, 2006, at the Lewis and Clark College
in Godfrey, IL. Times TBA |
| "Stories from the Heart and Home" February 4, 2007, at 2:30 pm
: Union Methodist Church, Belleville for their Fine Arts Series. So, brush
up on your best story - think of Valentine's Day or "home" story. Time
will depend on who is telling that day. Gail Long. who comes to our RWWW.
is our contact person. Here are the names of those who signed up at the
September meeting: Sharon Thompson, Phyllis Hostmeyer, Roger Rose, Warren Wyman, Ron
Adams, Stephanie Rhein, Mary Lu, and Lucy Grondahl (?). If anyone
else wishes to tell, contact Ron Adams.
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In and Around:
Tellabration: November 18, from 3-5 p.m. at Union Ave.
Christian Church.
733 North Union at Enright, St. Louis, MO 63108 Tellers will be Loretta
Washington, Kathy Schottel, Carol Watkins, Shaaron Peters,
Dan Romano, and
Ashley Grey. The evening will be co-hosted by MO-TELL and Gateway. In
addition, MO-TELL will be organizing an auction, and donations will be
organized by and Karen Potts and Sue Hinkel 636 271 7914 or
shinkel@mail.win.org . For more MO-Tell activities go to
MO-TELL
National Storytelling Conference
"Storytelling:
Reflecting Our Past, Creating
Your Future”
St Louis, MO
July 12- 15, 2007
NSN Conference
in St. Louis
Take a new look at the easy-to-navigate NSN webpage. Just click
HERE.
| Congratulations to our own Phyllis Hostmeyer who will
tell at the Regional Concert for the NSN Conference in July, 2007! Way
to go. Phyllis!! To see Phyllis's picture and the rest of the line,
click
HERE. |
| Congratulations to our own Lucy Grondahl who will
present her workshop "Imagination
Stretching: Dragons and Taverns and Bears (Oh My!)" at the
conference!! Also our own "Godmother of Storytelling"...Elizabeth
Ellis will present an intensive called "Giving Voice to our
Bodies." For a complete line-up of workshops and intensives, click
HERE |
Competition was stiff for
both the regional tellers and the workshop selections. Riverwind will be
well-represented!
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."
Contact Information
Ron Adams 618/345-7880 President
mythmaker1@charter.net
Mary Lu Bretsch
dmlbr@charter.net 618/234-9698 Treasurer
Marilyn Kinsella 618/397-1377
markinsella19@hotmail.com Editor
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