Friday, August 31, 2012

Education Highway:Storytelling Concerts, Workshops and More!

List your storytelling events here for free, no strings attached. It will also be listed in my
bi-monthly newsletter. International events are most welcome as are events taking place beyond 2012.

Please follow the detailed instructions at the bottom of this page. and email your event to me with Education Highway listed in the subject heading at storybug@aol.com .


ONGOING SERIES

Needham, MA Stories in Progress -second Monday of every month - An open story laboratory with innovative coaching technique for works in progress. Listeners also participate in improvisational responses to the stories. Contact cindy@cindymarshall.com , call 781-444-1986 or see http://www.cindymarshall.com/calendar.html .
2013 Events
 
February 3, 2013 Berkeley, California - Workshop: Building Stories from Scratch by Tim Ereneta, to be held at a private residence. Address will be provided once you have registered.  10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Presented by Storytelling Association of Califronia. For registration (required) http://storyscratch.eventbrite.com . For  more informaton contact Tim Ereneta at *510) 931-3194 or email at tim.ereneta@gmail.com .

February 8-11, 2013
Brattleboro Vermont - 7th annual Springboards for Stories workshop held at Kipling's historic home. It is designed to help individuals develop their own personal stories and is open to all, regardless of experience. Jackson Gillman, jxsong@comcast.net, 508-295-0886. Details and testimonials on
http://www.jacksongillman.com/public_html/workshops.html
 
April 5-7, 2013 South Portland, Maine Sharing the Fire: Northeast Storytelling Conference,, More information will be posted in the future. Visit www.lanes.org
 
April 11-14, 2013 Beaufort, South Carolina - BIG Story Fest & Liars Competition, headlined by Bil Lepp, a recipient of the Storytelling Circle of Excellence Award. The BIG Story Fest is an esteemed gathering of those who shoot the breeze with the greatest of ease, of the lying liars and the audiences who laugh with them, including workshops, children’s events, special theater events, concerts, and audience participation activities. A project of ARTworks, the arts council of Beaufort, Port Royal and the Sea Islands. www.artworksinbeaufort.org, 843-379-2787.

April 26–28, 2013 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin Northlands Storytelling Conference. More information will be posted in the future. Visit http://www.northlands.net
 
June 7-14, 2013 Nairobi, Kenya SIGANA International Storytelling Festival, various venues.For information contact: Zamaleo Arts and Culture Trust, http://www.zamaleoact.org . For dates Kristin Pedemonti performs, www.storytellerkp.com
August 1-4, 2013 National Storytelling Conference, Richmond, Virginia. More information will be posted in the future. Visit http://www.storynet.org

RADIO

Here Women Tell. We air a new show every 1st and 3rd Monday each month. Each show is up for two weeks and then it goes into our archives. www.herewomentell.com

Alamosa, Colorado - Children’s Hour on KRZA 88.7 FM radio or streaming on the net at www.krza.org 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Katy
’s Tales Revisited – Produced and hosted by Colorado storyteller Katy Little. Storytelling programs from the past interspersed with new stories, reflections and comments from storytellers around the country. It airs on the 4th Sunday of the month from 6-7 pm (Mountain Standard time) on KRFC FM 88.9 from Fort Collins, CO. You can STREAM the WEB “live” at www.krfcfm.org. Click on “Listen Live” in the top right corner. For more information contact Katy at katy@katystales.com, www.katystales.com or call 970-613-1197.
Call for Storytellers: Yes, your great stories, well told and well recorded, can be on internet radio. We have listeners in 101 countries and are rated 29th out of 434 spoken word stations. Our DJ is Buck P. Creacy. Visit http://live365.com/stations/storytellingradio/ 
 


SUBMISSION DIRECTIONS
 
IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the large number of submissions I receive please follow the directions and format rules below or your submission(s) will be disregarded. I will no longer contact you to alert you of a problem with your format as it has become far too time consuming.If submitted correctly I will email you that it has been received and that it will be included. I hope you understand and will continue to submit your wonderful venues. ** Before you submit take a look at the list above to see if the event has already been included. Everything is listed in chronological order.
 
 
Please DO NOT use abbreviations; this is an international list.
Examples:  
Massachusetts not MA.
Avenue not Ave.
  • Please DO NOT send me flier's to edit or anything that needs rewording, spell checking or rearranging to fit the format.
  • Please include year of your event.
  • Submissions must be in paragraph form, NOT a bulleted list.
  • Only workshops, conferences, festivals, classes or retreats. NO personal performances or personal conference workshops.
 
Required informaton:

Date(s) of venue
Location: City and state (No abbreviations and list country if outside of the United States.
Two sentence synopsis describing venue.
Contact information. i.e. name and website, email or phone
Font: Times Roman size 12 black
Please do not submit flyer's to edit.

Here is an example of the correct format:

March 3, 2012 Urbana, Illinois - Workshop: Building Oral Narrative: The Practical Construction of Effective Stories for Telling by Janice Del Negro at the Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory. 8:30 AM. Part of the Museum’s annual WorldFest multicultural performance celebration. For registration (required) or information, contact Kim Sheahan at 217-244-3355 or ksheahan@illinois.edu .
 
Incorrect format:

Date: March 3, 2012
Location: Urbana, IL
Description: Building Oral Narrative: The Practical Construction of Effective Stories for Telling by Janice Del Negro at the Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory. 8:30 AM. Part of the Museum’s annual WorldFest multicultural performance celebration
Contact information: For registration (required) or information, contact Kim Sheahan at 217-244-3355 or ksheahan@illinois.edu .




 
 

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