Storyteller Mark Goldman

Summer is Over - We Hope

Happy Labor Day! Well, the summer is over, at least we hope it is. Here in Phoenix, it looks like the temperature will still be in those annoying triple digits for a few more weeks!

Many ongoing storytelling events are back for the fall. Yarnball Storytelling Open Mic starts up again on Wednesdays. Down in Tucson, Odyssey Storytelling, a curated event, continues on the first Thursday of every month. West Side Storytellers guild meetings are back in swing on the second Saturday of each month, as well as the ongoing East Velley Tellers of Tales. Sean Buvala has more workshops scheduled for the end of the month. Community Christian Church has the 2013-2014 Storytelling series scheduled to start September 15th. And don't forget The Lit Lounge on the fourth Friday each month. Tickets always sell out for this unique event that brings newsmakers, notable people and other tellers together with local musical groups to create a special evening of fun and stories.

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This Week

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Back for the Fall - Yarnball Storytelling

Wednesday September 4th
Back for the fall - EVERY WEDNESDAY - Lawn Gnome Publishing and Dan Hull invite storytellers to prepare a 5 to 8 minute, first-person story on the theme, addressing it literally or metaphorically in the tradition of The Moth or stories that could be heard on NPR's This American Life.

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Odyssey Storytelling in Tucson

Thursday, September 5th
This curated Storytelling event in Tucson is in it's 11th 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. The theme for this month is "WILD KINGDOM: ANIMAL ENCOUNTERS".

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Coming Up

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East Valley Tellers of Tales
Saturday, September 14th ~ 10am - Noon
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!

Note: We are back in the Gold Room downstairs! We now have metal folding chairs - you may want to bring a seat cushion.

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West Side Story Tellers
Saturday, September 14th
West Side Story Tellers will be from 10 am to Noon - at St. John's Lutheran Church, at 7205 N. 51st Ave. in Glendale. For more information, contact their president, Mark Compton at WestSideStoryTellers@Yahoo.com.

Women Storytellers
Saturday - September 21st
Anne McDowell has organized another event: Out of the Box Storytelling - Women Storytellers. A place for Christian women to get together to hear and tell of the wonders that God has done in their lives or (with permission) in the lives of others. This is a fun, exciting new way to hear six 8-10 minute personal, uplifting, faith-promoting stories about the wonders of God, and enjoy a delicious brunch! They offer fun, laughter, and a chance to win door prizes!

It's at Dobson’s Restaurant at Dobson Ranch Golf Course in Mesa from 10am - 12 Noon.

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Tips

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Ac-cen-tuate the Positive

A while back I wrote a tip about Pointing Positively in storytelling. Here's a little refresher!

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Tidbits

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Silent Stories
Many of you know that I am teaching the Art of Storytelling at Glendale Community College this fall. In my day class, I have four deaf students. I have had some experience with deaf people in the past. My ex wife was an educator of the deaf, and I learned sign language. I have also experienced storytelling being signed by interpreters for the deaf at festivals and concerts.

But teaching deaf students how to “tell” stories scared the %$^&* out of me. In addition, I had to look closely at my “definition” of storytelling. We usually talk about “oral” storytelling. But if one is deaf and doesn’t speak, it’s not oral, or aural for the audience. I found a definition that I like:

"Storytelling is the live art of narrative performance, dynamically shaped by audience response." Northlands Storytelling Network

I did some research on the internet, and with the help of many colleagues across the country, I discovered two deaf storytellers, Trix Bruce and Peter Cook. Here are two videos. Trix Bruce performing a story about Campfires. And Peter Cook giving an incredible lecture at the School of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Columbia College Chicago. Both fascinating!

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Ongoing
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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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