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     Monday, October 14, 2013
Issue # 77
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Historical-Hysterical Storytelling Tour - Summer 2014
Do you want to see some of England's most historic cities and landmarks? Do you want to participate in story workshops and have fun? Then this tour is for you! Watch this one-minute video for an overview.

Go to the link below for more info, then click on the LINK to let me know you are interested.
 
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UPDATE - Caleb Winebrenner's Book
Caleb Winebrenner's Indiegogo crowdsourcing campaign for his book, The Community Builder's Playbook has moved.
 
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Executive Speaker Training - October 21-22
 There are still a few spaces left for Sean Buvala's
Executive Speaker Training Workshop next week, October 21-22.
Here are just a few of the things you will learn:

  • The one question you must answer for your audience right away.
     
  • Discover your individual secret that separates you from the rest of the speakers.
     
  • The surprising techniques of a good speaker that you need before you even open your mouth.
     
  • The power of crafting a story: knowing what to keep and what to lay aside.
But wait...there's more! Check out Sean's website to learn more about this amazing workshop and why you should attend.
 
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Storytelling Church Celebrates Endangered Species

Sunday - October 27th - 7:00 pm
“Wolf” --- 40th Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act
 
Join Pastor Doug Bland at Community Christian Church in Tempe as community storytellers weave tales of animals, and we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act.
 
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A Treasure Trove

I’ve got a front hall closet where I keep (read throw) old stuff. Things I know I’ll never use again, but that I am loathe to throw out: board games; some old books; sheet music I used to use for auditioning; hats I don’t wear anymore; old photographs…and lots of other “stuff”. Maybe you have a closet like that, or a basement or attic. There’s more than just “stuff” in there. It’s a treasure trove of stories!

About five years ago, I found a bag of old hats in my closet. One hat was one I had purchased in a shop at Seaport Village in San Diego over ten years ago. At the time, I didn’t know what I would do with it; I just thought it was clever. It was a “frog” hat that when turned inside-out, turned into a crown! I had thrown it into that bag years ago, and forgotten all about it.
 
When I pulled it out, I smiled. I had just begun my formal journey as a storyteller. Now it had greater meaning. Yes, the story of the princess and the frog. But I didn’t like the Grimm version, or any others I found online. Only one thing to do…write my own version! And so, I wrote The Princess and the Storyteller Frog. It has become my signature story, the one I go to when I need a solid punch. The one that is emblematic of who I am. It is my story.
 
So, go inside that closet. See what’s there. Or perhaps take a virtual trip through the attic or basement of a place you grew up in, or once lived. Each item there contains a host of memories; of people; of difficult times and joyous ones too.  Some may spark snippets of stories that can be combined with others to make a “string of pearls.” Some may hold a complete story. Some may be the seeds of a tale that you know not how it will end. But they all are links to memories. Memories that can be turned into stories.
 
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Family Stories Help Children Thrive and Survive
A fairly recent article in the New York Times talks about a study done back in 2001. Bruce Feiler's article (March 2013) talks about Dr. Marshall Duke of Emory University who was aked to assist with a study of myth and ritual in American families. What Dr. Duke and his psychologist wife, Dr. Sarah Fivush discovered was quite amazing.

The more children knew about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, the higher their self-esteem and the more successfully they believed their families functioned.

Just two months after this study, 9-11 occurred. The researchers went back and reassessed the children.
“Once again,” Dr. Duke said, “the ones who knew more about their families proved to be more resilient, meaning they could moderate the effects of stress.”
Duke talks about the three kinds of faminly stories, ascending, descending and oscillating stories.
Dr. Duke said that children who have the most self-confidence have what he and Dr. Fivush call a strong “intergenerational self.” They know they belong to something bigger than themselves.
Telling stories about family history matters!
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Ongoing
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Homebase Poetry
First Sunday of each month - Phoenix
https://www.facebook.com/Homebasepoetryopenmic

Infuse Open Mic
Second Sunday of each month - Phoenix
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Infuse-Open-Mic/137811162925031

Yarnball Storytellers Mic
Every Wednesday at  8 pm - PHOENIX
https://www.facebook.com/lawngnomepublishing/events

Odyssey Storytelling
First Thursday of each month - TUCSON
http://www.storyartsgroup.org/odyssey/Odyssey/Welcome.html

East Valley Tellers of Tales -Storytellers Guild
Second Saturday of each month - SCOTTSDALE
http://www.evtot.com

West Side Story Tellers -Storytellers Guild
Second Saturday of each month - GLENDALE
Westsidestorytellers@yahoo.com

Lit Lounge - Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMOCA)
Fourth Friday of each month - SCOTTSDALE
http://www.scottsdaleperformingarts.org/smoca-events.php
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