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Events
There's a lot happening! Here is a
listing of Northwest storytelling events. More information is
available in the Seattle Storytellers Guild newsletter In
the Wind. To receive a copy or list an event, send
an email or call (425) 776-1175.
Read on to learn more about:
Ongoing
Guild-Sponsored Events
Tales
Told on a Thursday Evening
Featured
teller, open mike, free!
Second Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Haller Lake
Community Club, 12579 Densmore Ave. N., Seattle (get
directions)
For information, call (425) 776-1175
February 11 Karol
and James Brown present "A Visit with Aunt Harriet,"
an Inquiring
Mind event from Humanities Washington.
March 11 Seattle
folksinger and storyteller Tom
Rawson presents Unlikely Heroes: Folktales and Real-Life
Adventures Celebrating the Triumph of Faith and Perseverance.
A folksinger in the style of Pete Seeger and Utah Phillips,
Tom became a storyteller after taking a class from Margaret
Read MacDonald in 1986. Since then he has enjoyed collecting
folktales from around the world and adding them to his repertoire
of humorous real-life experiences. Join Tom as he shares some
of his favorite tales along with a few of his delightful banjo-accompanied
sing-along songs.
April 8 Lenore
Jackson presents "Stories of Return." As rain
washes over the earth and grass bursts out of the ground, let's
gather to hear mythic tales of awaking and rebirth, death and
return, and love that never ends. Come be part of a Greek chorus,
learn the secret mysteries of a Texas initiation, and look for
a glimpse of the Green Man.
May 13 Richard
Wells
June 10 Avery
Hill
Friday
Evening Story Swap
Story
sharing happens on third or fourth Fridays at Virginia Rankin's
house, 1222 NE 100th Street, Seattle (get
directions), 7-9 p.m. Free! Bring a story, in the early
stages or polished. Or come to listen and give feedback in a relaxed,
informal way. Refreshments provided. For details, call (206) 525-6436
or send email to varankin@comcast.net.
Story swaps will be held on the fourth Friday in February and
then back to third Fridays, starting in March.
The ESX
meets the last Sunday of the month from 3-5 p.m. at the Bellevue
Regional Library (Room 4), 1111 110th Ave. N.E., Bellevue, WA
98004. Contact: nbrecke81@hotmail.com,
or call Jan at (425) 747-6142.
Edmonds
Storytelling Series
Edmonds Storytelling Circle presents stories
with a theme, plus refreshments. Tell a story along a theme, or
any story. Fourth Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Edmonds Public
Library (Plaza Room), 650 Main Street. Free. For directions, call
(425) 771-1933; for program information, call (425) 776-1175.
- February 24 Vancouver storyteller
Max Tell shares Monkey Mumbo Jumbo. Great for the
whole family.
Special Events
Stories for a Winters Eve: Animal Stories, Tall Tails
Saturday, Feb. 6, 7-8:30 pm
Come howl and growl with coyote and bear. Susy Irwin, a Northwest
storyteller, and her Wild Puppets shares animal stories from
the worlds traditions and her wilderness experience. The
first part of the program is tailored for younger children,
and will be followed by a brief intermission..This event happens
at Carkeek Environmental Learning Center, 950 NW Carkeek Park
Road, Seattle. Recommended for ages 3 and older. The cost is
$4 for children, $8 for adults. Pre-registration is required:
For more information, see
the flyer. Send email to
Carkeek.Park@Seattle.Gov or call (206) 684-0877.
The Art of Storytelling
a for-credit class at Shoreline
Community College
Spring Quarter (March 29 to June 7)
Monday and Wednesday evenings, 6:30-8:50 p.m.
We use stories to enliven a workplace presentation, to lull
a child to sleep, to celebrate and grieve, to build communities
and discover ourselves. Learn to perform your own personal stories
and the folktales, poetry, and prose of a variety of cultures.
Education majors, parents, and adventure-seekers are encouraged.
Instructor Brooke Zimmers asks you to support CMST 140, one
of the only quarter-long, college-credit storytelling courses
in the area, by registering and telling others. To sign up,
call (206) 533-6700. Or for information, call Zimmers at (206)
546-4795.
Ongoing Events
Every Monday
& Wednesday
Story
Time
12 p.m. at The
Children's Museum in Seattle. Storytellers use song, fingerplays,
puppets, and much more to delight children. For information, call
(206) 441-1768.
First Mondays
Frog Rock Story Circle
Usually meets 6:45-9 p.m., at
9702 Sands Ave. N.E., Bainbridge Island. For information and to
get on a mailing list, contact Ed Sheridan at (206) 842-4562 or
email sheridan@bainbridge.net.
Second Mondays
Fireside
Story League in Tacoma
6:30 p.m. at the Lakewood Library. Each
meeting includes a story circle and a storytelling lesson. For
details, contact Eileen Beckowitz at (253) 759-0941 or Penny Tennison
at (253) 265-2113.
Third Mondays
Stories at Fern
7:15 p.m. with the Victoria Storytellers' Guild, 1831 Fern St.,
Victoria BC. Adults $55, students $3. For information, visit www.victoriastorytellers.org.
Fourth Mondays
F.E.A.S.T. (Friends Eating & Storytelling Together)
7-9 p.m. story at the Olympic Hostel in Fort Worden, Port Townsend.
Bring a friend, bring a story, bring your ears. Potluck dinner
starts at 6 p.m. Contact Sidonie Wilson at (360) 732-7564.
Tuesdays
Fairy Tale Factory Writing Workshop, Seattle
6:30-9 p.m. Spend six weeks reading, writing, talking, thinking,
and dreaming fairy tales with Amy Morgan. The workshop is part
literature class and part creative writing seminar. Read the classics,
and then write one of your own. Cost is $200; 25 percent discount
for SSG members (so, really $150). Learn more at www.writefairytales.com.
Fridays
Children's Storytime
10 a.m. at Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th Ave. N.E., Seattle.
(Also visit Third Place Books at Lake Forest Park for stories
for children on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m.)
Third Fridays
Bellingham Storytelling for the Love of It
7-9 p.m., Fairhaven Library Fireplace Room. Call (360) 714-9631
or email bhamstoryguild@clearwire.net.
Sundays
Global Griot, KSER
90.7 FM
Broadcasting from 8-11 am Sunday mornings, live online at www.kser.org.
Second Sundays
7 p.m. Gypsy &
Turkish Stories by storyteller Marion Moat, followed by
Middle Eastern dance performances. Kalia Indian Cuisine, 4520
200th St. SW, #202, Lynnwood. Call (425) 486-6713 or email marion.moat@verizon.net.
No cover charge: Mr. Kalia just asks visitors to spend at least
$10 on a meal. Details at www.kaliacuisine.com.
Stories take us to places we've never been
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