Storyteller Mark Goldman

GRAND SLAM Coming Soon

Look for news about The Great Arizona Story Slam GRAND SLAM at the end of May. I am finalizing details and will send out info as soon as it is ready. Stay tuned. This will be a great competition between all the winners from the past year! AZStorySlam.com
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Mother/Daughter Graduation

Congratulations to Cheryl & Laura Rutherford on their Mother/Daughter graduation from SMCC Storytelling Institute last week. It was a great celebration, and fun to hear their tandem tale of "The Water Fight". (From L to R: Marilyn Torres, Laura Rutherford, Cheryl Rutherford, Liz Warren)

Sean Buvala Releases Another E-book:

Sean Buvala Releases Another E-book:
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This Week

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Storytellers' Open Mic at Mama Java's

Sunday, May 6th ~ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us for great stories, coffee and treats at Mama Java's Coffee House - 3619 East Indian School Road There's no specific theme, tell whatever you like. Please keep stories under 12 minutes.
http://www.storytellermark.com/openmic/

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Coming Up

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National Storytelling Network (NSN) Conference
June 28-July 1 - Cincinnati, OH
http://storynet.org/conference/index.html

Arizona Republic Live Storytelling Night - May 31
The next Live Storytelling Night for the Arizona Republic will be May 31st, on the lawn at Postino Winecafe East 302 N. Gilbert Road, Gilbert. The theme - Lessons Learned: Stories of hard knocks, meaningful moments, tough truths and those awkward moments when you realize you’ve made a huge mistake.

Celebrate the moments in our lives that make us who we are. These are the times when we learn the lessons that will define us, or at least define the way we work, learn and treat others. These are the mistakes we make and the good choices we’re rewarded for. These are the educations we received in the streets, in the classroom, at the dinner table, on the barstool, in the woods.
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Timpanogos Summer Storytelling Festival - Aug 30 - Sept 1 - Orem & Provo, UT
Bill Harley, Clare Murphy, Antonio Sacre, The Storycrafters, Dovie Thomason, Kim Weitkamp & more!
http://timpfest.org/summer-festival/featured-storytellers

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Tips

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Here's a tip for Story Creation

Dig out a photograph you have. Could be old, new, of you or a friend, or a place you visited. Or it could have nothing to do with you.

Write down who and what you see in the picture, everything.
Write down who or what may be there, but is not visible in the picture.
Describe What is happening RIGHT NOW in the picture.
Describe what happened BEFORE the photo was taken.
Describe what happened AFTER the photo was taken.

Somewhere in step 3, 4 or 5, SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAVE CHANGED.
You should now have a beginning, middle and end...a story.

Origin: A variation of Cathy Ward’s lesson plan, “What Do You See? Visual Literacy and Story Structure” found in Sherry Norfolk & Jane Stenson's book, Literacy Development in the Storytelling Classroom, Libraries Unlimited, 2009.

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Database Helps Keep Track of When & Where
Have you used the the Storytellers' Database yet? Maybe you registered for a FREE account but haven't really entered your information yet? It's the BEST way to keep track of all your stories, and when and where you told them. Don't let the numbers get away from you. Do it now. There are SIMPLE video tutorials that take you through the process step-by-step.
http://www.StorytellersDB.com

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