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Storytelling Classes & Workshops
"There are no people a thousand years old,
but there are words a thousand years old."
Mongolian folk saying
Last Update Date April 23, 2006
STORIES@WORK
A dayof workshops forTeachers
Storytellers
Future Storytellers
Story Lovers
Two workshops are offered in the morning (10 a.m. to 12 noon) and a single workshop in the afternoon (1 to 3 p.m.)
Date: Saturday, April 29, 2006Organization of Dekalb Educators
Southern Order of Storytellers
Kuumba Storytellers
Peachseed Festival
E-mail: sosmailcmt
Information: Bev Center 404 378-2383; Audrey Galex 404 486-7377
Workshop Leaders and Topics10 a.m. to 12 noon Eric Litwin How to Record a Storytelling CD 10 a.m. to 12 noon Marie Dunkle The Power of Stories in Healing 12 1 p.m. Brown Bag Lunch. Bring your lunch and share your stories. Restaurants are also available in the area. 1 to 3 p.m. Monica Worline A Marketing Strategy for Storytelling
Winter Storytelling Festival
January 26 - 28, 2007 at KSU Center (near the campus of Kennesaw State University).
Workshops are an integral part of the annual festival produced by Southern Order of Storytellers. Details will be posted as soon as complete.
Professional Learning Units or Continuing Education Unit Credit available through the Continuing Education Deparment of Continuing Education. Fee $25.00
2006 International STORYTELLING Institutes
Sponsored by the East Tennessee State University Master's Degree Program in Storytelling Location: East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Website: www.etsu.edu/stories/institute.htm
The ETSU Storytelling Institutes are open to anyone and may be taken for university
credit or for non-credit. Institutes leaders have included many well-known storytellers,
both as workshop leaders and performers.
To learn more about the ETSU Masters's program in Storytelling, visit the ESTU Storytelling Program website: www.etsu.edu/stories.
Return to TopDate: March 29 - April 1, 2007 (Thursday to Sunday)
Featured Performers: TBD
Cost: Call for specific details.
Location: Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center, Leesburg, FL
Information: Florida Storytelling Association, Inc., c/o Nadyne McGladdery, Administrator, P.O. Box 522464, Longwood, Florida 32752-2464
E-mail: nadyne@atlantic.net
Website: www.flstory.org
J. C. Campbell School, Brasstown, NC
Location: John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road; Brasstown, NC 28902
2006 Classes
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June 11-17 Moving the Body, Freeing the Mind: The Art of Storytelling Rona Leventhal June 11-17 Native American Flute Billy Whitefox & Linda Prejeant July 7-9 (Weekend) Jack Tales Joseph Sobol Aug 25-27 (Weekend) Sacred Storytelling Charles Maynard Sept 10-15 (Sun-Fri) The Healing Power of Story Diane Rooks Sept 17-23 Stories of Appalachia Diane Hackworth Nov 12-17 (Sun-Fri) Multicultural Storytelling: World Folk Tales Heather Forest
The Virginia Storytelling Gathering 2006
Date: April 7-9, 2006 (Friday to Sunday)Return to Top
Featured Teller: Donald Davis
Location: Massanetta Springs Conference Center, 712 Massanetta Springs.Road, Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Produced by: Virginia Storytelling Alliance (VASA)
E-mail: Norris Spencer
Website: Virginia Storytelling Alliance
Date:July 12-16, 2006 (Wednesday to Sunday)July 2007
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
NSN Information: 1-800-525-4514; www.storynet.org
Date:July 11-15, 2007 (Wednesday to Sunday)Return to Top
Location: St. Louis, MO
Hosts: MO-TELL Storytellers, St. Louis Gateway Storytellers and Riverwind Storytellers
Information: www.stlouisgatewaystorytellers.org
NSN Information: 1-800-525-4514; www.storynet.org
St. Louis visitor information: St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission
Date: August 2 - 5, 2006 (Wednesday to Saturday)
Presenters:
Keynote speaker: Judy Fentress-Williams.
Featured storytellers: Bailey Phelps.
Location: Simpsonwood Conference Center near Atlanta, GA
Information: 1-800-355-NOBS; NOBS, 107 Ridge Road, Utica, NY 13501
Website: www.nobs.org