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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

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Metro Atlanta
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Florida Storytelling Camp
John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, NC
Virginia
National Storytelling Network Annual Conference
Network of Biblical Storytellers


Metro Atlanta

STORIES@WORK

A dayof workshops for
Teachers
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, 2006
Time: 10 AM-3 PM
Workshop Prices: $20 per workshop (Cash or Check only, please)
Location: 100 Crescent Centre - 4th Floor, 100 Crescent Centre Parkway,
Tucker, GA 30084

Sponsored by:
Organization 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 Topics
10 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

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East Tennessee State University

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.

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Story Camp 2007
"Abracadabra...The Magic of Stories"
Produced by the Florida Storytelling Association
Date: 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

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J. C. Campbell School, Brasstown, NC

Location: John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road; Brasstown, NC 28902
Information: 800-365-5724; 828-837-2775; fax 828-837-8637
Website: www.folkschool.org

 

2006 Classes

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

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Virginia

The Virginia Storytelling Gathering 2006

Date: April 7-9, 2006 (Friday to Sunday)
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

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National Storytelling Network Annual Conference
Produced by the National Storytelling Network

July 2006
Date:July 12-16, 2006 (Wednesday to Sunday)
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
NSN Information: 1-800-525-4514; www.storynet.org
July 2007
Date:July 11-15, 2007 (Wednesday to Sunday)
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
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Network of Biblical Storytellers
Network of Biblical Storytellers (NOBS)
2006 Festival Gathering
“Setting Out for Home: Living the Story Pilgrimage”

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

 

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