NSN 2015 Conference Proposals Due Soon! Next year's NSN Conference dates are set! July 30 through August 2, 2015 are the dates for the tribe to gather in our NEW home in Kansas City MO. Exploring the PATHWAYS where storytelling can take us!
FOR NSN MEMBERS ONLY (That means you need to JOIN NOW) Back by popular demand is our PRE-early-bird offer to register for the full conference at the lowest possible price through January 12, 2015 (does not include lodging, meals, pre-conferences, master classes, final Sunday concert, additional special events TBA later). Conference registration for non-NSN members will not open until 2015 and at a $100 higher rate.
Perhaps most important is by registering now, you have the opportunity to stretch your payment over 6 months. Fax (423-753-9331), mail (PO Box 795, Jonesborough, TN 37659), scan and email the required form to karin@storynet.org: Form is available at: http://www.storynet.org/conference/index.html (right side of the screen).
2015 NATIONAL STORYTELLING CONFERENCE FRINGE - DEADLINE NOV. 15 - See the webpage
Tucson Tellers - Next Guild Meeting The next meeting of Tucson Tellers of Tales is just around the corner:
Saturday, November 1st from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the
Columbus Branch Library on 22nd Street.
West Side Story Tellers Saturday, November 1st ~ 10am - Noon West Side Story Tellers will be from 10 am to Noon - at St. John's Lutheran Church, at 7205 N. 51st Ave. in Glendale.
Odyssey Storytelling in Tucson Thursday, November 6th
This curated Storytelling event in Tucson is in its 12th year! Six people are invited to tell ten minute, personal stories on a theme in front of an audience. The stories are not read or memorized, they are told from the life experiences and creativity of the teller.
Join us to listen to stories from young American Indians from across the Valley and surrounding areas, talking about the intersection of identity and culture when it comes to dating, working and living in Phoenix today.
Featured tellers:
Heard Museum public programs and education director Jaclyn M. Roessel, 12 News producer and journalist Charly Edsitty, veteran and associate English Professor at ASU Kyle Wilson, photographer Anthony "Thosh" Collins, and social worker and artist Jordanna Burkett-Christ.
Join us to celebrate storytelling successes. East Valley Tellers of Tales is a Phoenix area guild of Storytellers and Storylisteners. A truly safe place to share your story! We are an affiliate of the National Storytelling Network. Come and find out what this means, and how it benefits you!
Song Telling: An Evening of Music & Storytelling Saturday - November 8th
The evening will start at 5:00 pm with a flute workshop, led by Loren Russell, a Native American Flute player ($10 separate charge for workshop - bring your flute)
At 6:00 pm we'll have a pot luck supper, everyone is invited, even if you haven't been before
7:00 pm - Storytelling Concert - with tellers Joyce Story, Mark Compton, Donna Martin, Loren Russell, Carolyn Allenby, Audrey Lee, Lon Austin, Andy Hurlbut
After the concert - An open mic - Musicians, storytellers - all are invited.
Fear Itself - Frightful Events Sunday - November 9th - 7:00 pm
Community Christian Church, known to some as The Storytelling Church starts the season off with a great topic: “Fear Itself” Stories of Frightful Events
Join Pastor Doug Bland and a host of community tellers for an always insightful and fun evening.
Tellers: Sean Buvala, Sally Borg, Sharon Gilbert, Marilyn Omifunke Torres and Sandy Oglesby
Terrible Holidays - Opportunity to Tell SEND IN AN AUDITION STORY - AUDIO OR VIDEO Deadline to submit a story is at 11:59 PM October 31, 2014.
We love our families (mostly) but sometimes those holiday gatherings…uhg, you know the ones….yikes. Come for stories of when things just went wrong in the holidays. Blow off a little steam before the stuffing hits the fan.
Lost and Found...or Not Last week I was watching a television show, and there she was. I will not mention her real name. An incredibly gorgeous woman I had dated many years ago while still working as an actor/dancer. The memories began to fill my head like a desert flood.
We've all had them: lost loves. Some left us, we left some. Some are only memories. Some, we tried to find but couldn't. Some we found and won back. Some we found and lost again. Some we found and were still lost. Some were never meant to be.
Love is a powerful prompt for storytelling. Lost love carries the universal emotions of heartbreak, sorrow and sometimes even guilt. Where did we go wrong? Where did I go wrong? What if I saw her/him today? What would I say? Could I ever get her/him back? What if...?
Take a ride through the myriad tunnels of love in your life. What stories you may find!
When you craft your story...just remember to protect the innocent...and the guilty! Happy hunting.
Tell Scary Stories!
Halloween is this FRIDAY. Oooo, that's scary for many folks. Here's an age-old question: Should you tell "scary" stories to your children?
"YES!" is the emphatic answer from veteran storyteller, author and coach Sean Buvala. In this one and a half minute video, Sean teaches us the "purpose" of scary stories and why we SHOULD use them with children.
------------------------------------THERE'S A LOT GOING ON EACH MONTH -------------------CHECK EACH WEBSITE OR CALENDAR TO CONFIRM DATES AND TIMES ---------------------------------CALL TO MAKE SURE THE EVENT IS STILL ON
West Side Story Tellers - Storytellers Guild First Saturday of each month - GLENDALE *NO meetings in June, July & August http://westsidestorytellers.com/
East Valley Tellers of Tales -Storytellers Guild Second Saturday of each month - SCOTTSDALE http://www.evtot.com
- National Storytelling Network? You should be.
PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE
Next year's NSN Conference dates are set! July 30 through August 2, 2015 are the dates for the tribe to gather in our NEW home in Kansas City MO. Exploring the PATHWAYS where storytelling can take us!
Saturday, November 1st ~ 10am - Noon
Friday November 7th
Saturday - November 8th ~ 10am - Noon
Sunday - November 9th - 7:00 pm
SEND IN AN AUDITION STORY - AUDIO OR VIDEO
Last week I was watching a television show, and there she was. I will not mention her real name. An incredibly gorgeous woman I had dated many years ago while still working as an actor/dancer. The memories began to fill my head like a desert flood.
