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| The Tease, 1901 by John William Godward |
Tellabration was invented by storyteller and past board member of the Connecticut Storytelling Center, J.G. Pinkerton also known as “Paw-Paw" Pinkterton. Tellabration began on November 18, 1988 as a way to re-introduce adults to the art of storytelling. Since then, Tellabration™ events have been held on every continent except Antarctica! The event is now under the auspices of the National Storytelling Network and there are more events listed at their link.
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Deadline for submission is November 1, 2012.If you have a Tellebration event you would like featured on this page (it's free!) email me the information at storybug@aol.com using the format below:
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CALIFORNIA
November 16, 2012 North Hills, California. The San Fernando
Storytelling Guild will be joining the Unitarian Church (The Onion) for a
special Tellebration event with members of the guild and the church both
telling stories at 7:30 p.m. The Onion is located at 9550 Haskell, North Hills,
CA. There will be a $2.00 to cover costs and refreshments. For more information
contact Bobbie at bjapka@att.net, or (818) 343-2693. We
welcome both tellers and listeners.
November 17, 2012 Auburn,
California, Placer Arts Building, 808 Lincoln Way the Foothill Storytelling
Guild will present a program titled Tell
Me A Story: A Storytelling Celebration with 8 local tellers. The program will
have a children's program from 3:30 to 4:30. The doors open at 7:30 for the
grown-up program at 8:00 pm. It is a
free event but if you would like to donate ahead go to indiegogo.com/foothillstorytellingguild.
Contact Chery Anderson taleteller2@gmail.com
or
530-613-1153.
530-613-1153.
November 17, 2012 Palo Alto, California, at the Church of Christ,
3373 Middlefield Road, at 7:00 P.M. The Southbay Storytellers and Listeners will
present its 21st annual Tellabration story concert. Tellers will be Joy Swift,
Laurie Pines, Steve Abell, Chip Curry, Karen Gough, Tom & Sandy Farley, and
youth tellers Linnea & Andrea Stoll. Storytelling books and recordings will
be available to purchase. Free with donations accepted at the door. For ages 8
through adult
Contact Tom & Sandy Farley farley@spont.com or call 650-366-1818 Southbay Storytellers and Listeners web-site http://www.southbaystorytellers.com
Contact Tom & Sandy Farley farley@spont.com or call 650-366-1818 Southbay Storytellers and Listeners web-site http://www.southbaystorytellers.com
CONNECTICUT
November 15, 2012 Hartford, Connecticut
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, 814 Asylum Avenue at
10:00 a.m. Storyteller Arnie Pritchard
will present a story based on his father’s letters home from the front lines of
World War II. It portrays a young man
challenged by raw fear, his role as a leader, and a confrontation with a world
both wider and more brutal than anything he had known. Free. Adult audience. Contact Person is Kathleen
Graham, kcoopergraham@gmail.com or call 860-233-6563.
November 16, 2012 Stoors/Mansfield, Connecticut. Baseball Tellabration in the Lecture Hall at E.O. Smith High School 1235 Storrs Road beginning at 7:30 p.m. All baseball stories for your grand slam evening. Come hear about Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and Abner Doubleday. Suitable for Grade 4 through adult, baseball lovers and story enthusiasts alike will enjoy this Baseball Tellabration. Storytellers will be Carol Birch, Jim Harriman and Carolyn Stearns. Tickets are $5.00 available at the door or from Carolyn Stearns- producer at mothermoo2001@yahoo.com or call 860-690-4292.
November 16, 2012 Stoors/Mansfield, Connecticut. Baseball Tellabration in the Lecture Hall at E.O. Smith High School 1235 Storrs Road beginning at 7:30 p.m. All baseball stories for your grand slam evening. Come hear about Ted Williams, Lou Gehrig, and Abner Doubleday. Suitable for Grade 4 through adult, baseball lovers and story enthusiasts alike will enjoy this Baseball Tellabration. Storytellers will be Carol Birch, Jim Harriman and Carolyn Stearns. Tickets are $5.00 available at the door or from Carolyn Stearns- producer at mothermoo2001@yahoo.com or call 860-690-4292.
GEORGIA
November 17, 2012 Atlanta, Georgia at 30030 at The Friends School of
Atlanta. Andy Offit Irwin will be the featured teller for the Southern Order of
Storytellers Atlanta Tellabration! in the newly renovated Friends School of
Atlanta auditorium, 862 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA 30030. He will share
the stage with Georgia storytellers Betty Ann Wylie and Alice Henry with Tracy
Walker as emcee. Doors open at 7:30pm and storytelling begins at 8:00pm. Free,
onsite parking is available. Reserve
tickets with Shannon McNeal at ShannonMcNeal@att.net
or 404-626-4453. General admission tickets are $10 until November 7 and then
increase to $15. Limited tickets available at the door. Tickets available online at SouthernOrderOfStorytellers.org
beginning October 1.
ILLINOIS
November 17, 2012 Crystal Lake, IL at the Prairieview Education Center 2112 Behan Road.
The McHenry County Conservation District and the McHenry County Storytelling
Guild invite you and your family to our Fifth annual Tellebration Celebration.
Our stories will be appropriate for storytelling enthusiasts of all ages.
Tellers will include Andy Talley, Education Program Coordinator for the
Conservation District and several other guest tellers from the McHenry County
Storytelling Guild. Our “entry fee” to this family event is a donation of non
perishable foods for our local food pantry.For more information call
Prairieview Education Center at 815-479-5779 or visit www.mccdistrict.org .
November 17, 2012 Batavia, Illinois Bethany Lutheran Church; 8 South
Lincoln 7:00-8:30 p.m. The Fox Valley Storytelling Guild and their talented
friends will provide a show full of humor and heart. This all-ages show is a
benefit for Batavia’s Inter-Faith Food Pantry. Your donation, one
non-perishable food item per person, is your ticket. For more information on performers or
directions, please check out “Fox Valley Storytelling Guild” on Facebook OR
call Mike at 815-727-2529.
November 18, 2012 Chicago, Illinois, at The Experimental Station, 6100 S. Blackstone,
Chicago, Il 60637 (enter from Dorchester), street parking 16th Annual
Tellabration! brought to you by The Chicago Storytelling Guild. More than a
dozen nationally and regionally acclaimed tellers will share personal and world
tales in two venues: Family Stories from 3-5pm; and Stories for Adults,
7-9:30pm. Sign Language Interpretation provided. $5.00 suggested donation to
continue the work of the Chicago Storytelling Guild. Contact: Judith Heineman: juhestories@aol.com;
312-925-0439.
MAINE
November 14, 2012
Portland, Maine, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square the Maine
Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts will present TELLABRATION!TM PORTLAND
2012. Franco-American Mainer
Michael Parent Master of Ceremonies will introduce seasoned storytellers Jean Armstrong, Margaret Cardoza, Vernon Cox,
Susan Dries, Meg Gilman, Bill Hinderer, Chris Newcomb and Katy Rydel. Doors
will open at 6:30 for meeting a MOOSE and view Elegant Enigmas: The Art of
Edward Gorey in the Lewis Gallery next to the Rines Auditorium. Performances
are from 7pm -9pm. Visit: http://moosetellers.ning.com, or
email moose4events@gmail.com to learn more.
MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN
November
9, 2012 Ann
Arbor, Michigan at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1400 W. Stadium Boulevard The Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild presents
"Coming of Age," Ann Arbor's 21st Tellabration featuring Emcee and
Guest Teller, Laura Pershin Raynor along with AASG members Star Burton-West,
Lyn Davidge, Jill Halpern, Laura Lee Hayes and Glen Modell. Admission $10.00
Adults (14 and over) Information: Laura Lee Hayes 734-662-3770 lauragami@provide.net
- www.annarborstorytelling.org
November 11, 2012 Ann Arbor, Michigan at Ann Arbor District Library - Pittsfield Branch, 2359 Oak Valley Drive. Family Tellabration program featuring Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild members Jeff Doyle, Yvonne Healy, Darryl Mickens and Judy Schmidt. Free. Ages 4 & up. Information: Laura Lee Hayes 734-662-3770 lauragami@provide.net - www.annarborstorytelling.org
November 16, 2012 Midland Michigan 7:00 p.m at the Grace Dow Memorial Library, 1710 Saint Andrews St. Midland, MI. M.A.S.T. will present stories appropriate for ages 10- adult. Refreshments will follow. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information call Carol Garner at 989-506-8829.
November 16, 2012 Midland Michigan 7:00 p.m at the Grace Dow Memorial Library, 1710 Saint Andrews St. Midland, MI. M.A.S.T. will present stories appropriate for ages 10- adult. Refreshments will follow. Donations will be accepted at the door. For more information call Carol Garner at 989-506-8829.
November 16, 2012 Livonia, Michigan at the Livonia Civic Center Public Library Auditorium, 32777 Five Mile Rd. Join the Detroit Story League as they celebrate 100 years of 'Service Through Storytelling' with Tellabration: a Night of Storytelling for Adults. 6:00 pm Silent Auction with light hors d'oeuvres. 7:00 pm storytelling featuring Elizabeth Najduch & 'Emma', Gabriell the Storyteller, Marilyn Music Flam, and Trudy Buckley with Carolyn Graves as Maestro. Admission is $5 at the door. For more information: www.detroitstorytelling.org or email Barb@WeaveStory.com
MINNESOTA
November
17, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota at the Black Forest Inn Festsaal banquet space,
9 East 26th St. Cheap Theater is hosting an Open Tell: sign-up starts at
11:00 A.M. with stories beginning at Noon and ending at 4:00 P.M.. Free and Open to
all. Call Richard Rousseau at 651-649-1757
for more details.
MISSOURI
November 16, 2012 Gladstone, Missouri,
Fairview Christian Church, 1800 NE 65th Street, Gladstone, Missouri from 7:00
pm to 9:00 p.m. Featuring Larry Brown, Storyteller, Minister, Singer and all
around great performer. Come and enjoy Larry Brown and other storytellers for a
night of storytelling and music. Free; family audience. Contact person is Linda
Kuntz, lindakkuntz@yahoo.com , 816-896-6893.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
November 17, 2012 Concord, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Technical
Institute Library, 31 College Drive The Central New Hampshire Storytelling
Guild presents their 13th Annual Tellabration. Peter Brodeur, Mike Lang, Ellen
Secci, Johannah Brown, Simon Brooks, Neil Billings and Rebecca Rule will tell
stories both wise and foolish. Cash and Cans accepted for The Friendly Kitchen
in Concord, New Hampshire. Anyone old enough to enjoy an hour and a half of
listening is welcome! Contact George Radcliffe at gradcliffe@mcttelecom.com
or (603) 746-2824 or go to http://www.cnhsg.net
NEW MEXICO
November 17, 2012 Taos, New Mexico, Taos
Public Library, 402 Camino De La
Placita from 2:30-4:00 p.m. is the place for Tellabration 2012. Storytelling for adults, children and families
by local storytellers is Free and open to the public. Sponsored by Storytellers
of New Mexico; for information, contact Gail Kremer at 575-751-3442.
NEW YORK
November 8, 2012 Port Jefferson, New York from 6:45 - 8:15 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Free Library. 100 Thompson Street. Members of the Long Island Storytelling Network will be featured performing a variety of folktales, myths, personal stories, stories from literature, tall tales, short tales, inspirational tales and songs. Stories will be appropriate for audiences ages 12 to adult. This is a free event. Call(631) 473-0022 for more information or check out our website: https://sites.google.com/site/lisntellers/programs/tellabration.
November 8, 2012 Port Jefferson, New York from 6:45 - 8:15 p.m. at the Port Jefferson Free Library. 100 Thompson Street. Members of the Long Island Storytelling Network will be featured performing a variety of folktales, myths, personal stories, stories from literature, tall tales, short tales, inspirational tales and songs. Stories will be appropriate for audiences ages 12 to adult. This is a free event. Call(631) 473-0022 for more information or check out our website: https://sites.google.com/site/lisntellers/programs/tellabration.
November
14, 2012 Setauket, New York from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the
Emma S. Clark Memorial Library. 120 Main Street. Members of the Long Island
Storytelling Network will be featured performing a variety of folktales, myths,
personal stories, stories from literature, tall tales, short tales,
inspirational tales and songs. Stories will be appropriate for audiences ages
12 to adult. This is a free event. Call(631) 941-4080 for more information or
check out our website: https://sites.google.com/site/lisntellers/programs/tellabration
November 29, 2012 Riverhead, New York from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Riverhead Library. 120 Main Street.. Members of the Long Island Storytelling Network will be featured performing a variety of folktales, myths, personal stories, stories from literature, tall tales, short tales, inspirational tales and songs. Stories will be appropriate for audiences ages 12 to adult. This is a free event. Call(631) 727-3228 for more information or check out our website: https://sites.google.com/site/lisntellers/programs/tellabration
OREGON
November 17, 2012, Portland, Oregon Portland Storyteller's
Guild, in collaboration with the National Storytelling Network presents, TELLABRATION!
an evening of stories from Portland¹s
own nationally and internationally known tellers Alton Chung, Will Hornyak,
Anne-Louise Sterry and Rick Huddle. First Unitarian Church, 1211 SW Main,
Portland, Oregon; 7:30 PM, doors open at 7:00 PM. $10.00 suggested donation. Tickets available
at BrownPaperTickets. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/284759
Contact Barbara Fankhauser at
503-858-7176 or president@portlandstorytellers.org
.
PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA
November 17, 2012 Murrysville, Pennsylvania at Newlonsburg
Presbyterian Church, 4600 Old William Penn Highway, at 7:00 PM. Come here true
stories at Yes! It Really Happened! featuring the storytellers of
StoryWorks Storytelling Guild. Stories will be appropriate for audiences ages
10 to adult. This is a free event. Call 724-307-8679 for more information.
SOUTH CAROLINA
November 17, 2012 St.
Johns Island, South Carolina at Johns Island Regional Library (3531 Maybank
Highway. The Charleston County Public Library presents in partnership with the
Charleston Area Professional Storytellers and the S.C. Storytelling Network, which is funded in part
by the S.C. Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, Seven
Sensational Stories from 11-12 a.m. Storyteller Tim Lowry spins seven world
folk tales in his signature style. This event is free and is designed for
children. For more information: Michel Hammes hammesm@ccpl.org
843-805-6884 www.ccpl.org.
843-805-6884 www.ccpl.org.
November 17, 2012 James Island,
South Carolina at James Island Library 1248 Camp Road James at the Charleston County Public Library presents
in partnership with the Charleston Area Professional Storytellers and the S.C.
Storytelling Network, which is funded in part by the S.C. Arts
Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, Kaleidoscope of Stories from
11-12 a.m. Storytellers Claire Willett and Hawk Hurst share animated yarns
especially for children. Hear stories about events long ago and others from
current times. This event is free and is designed for children. For more
information: Michel Hammes hammesm@ccpl.org
843-805-6884 www.ccpl.org.
November 17, 2012 North
Charleston, South Carolina at Otranto Regional Library (2261 Otranto Road. The
Charleston County Public Library presents in partnership with the Charleston
Area Professional Storytellers and the S.C. Storytelling Network, which is funded in part by the S.C. Arts Commission and the
National Endowment for the Arts, Tales from Africa and Beyond from 11-12
a.m. Children will enjoy playful tales from Africa and the Caribbean featuring
teller Minerva King plus some laugh‐filled, humorous stories from David Baxley. This event is free and
is designed for children. For more information: Michel Hammes hammesm@ccpl.org 843-805-6884 www.ccpl.org.
November 17, 2012 Mount
Pleasant, South Carolina at Mt. Pleasant Regional Library 1133 Mathis Ferry
Road. The Charleston County Public Library presents in partnership with the
Charleston Area Professional Storytellers and the S.C. Storytelling Network, which is funded in part by the S.C. Arts Commission and the
National Endowment for the Arts, Fun and Folktales from 11-12 a.m. Enjoy
Linda Stout’s enthusiastic storytelling style as she shares old and modern
folktales in this fun children’s program.This event is free and is designed for
children. For more information: Michel Hammes hammesm@ccpl.org
843-805-6884 www.ccpl.org.
November 17, 2012 Charleston,
South Carolina at the Main Library 68 Calhoun Street at the Charleston County
Public Library presents in partnership with the Charleston Area Professional
Storytellers and the S.C. Storytelling Network, which is funded in part
by the S.C. Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts, Tales
in the Afternoon from 2-3:30 p.m. Wrap up this day of celebration with an
afternoon of stories from some of the best local storytellers. Perfect for the
whole family, these stories will have you laughing and crying, often at the
same time. The afternoon features stories from tellers David Baxley, Hawk
Hurst, Minerva King, Tim Lowry, Sharon Cooper Murray, Linda Stout and Claire
Willett. This event is free and is designed for the whole family. For more
information: Michel Hammes hammesm@ccpl.org
843-805-6884 www.ccpl.org.
WISCONSIN
November 13, 2012
Monona, Wisconsin, Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Road. The Monona Public
Library will host three storytelling performances for Tellabration:
Storytelling for families with young children who move and wiggle and dance!
From 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. Storytelling for families with adults and elementary
& middle school children - all with a listening ear! From 6:15 to 7:15p.m.;
and Storytelling for teens and adults who enjoy a well-told tale! From 7:30 to 8:15p.m. Performers include Tom Kastle, Don Falkos, Susan
Gilchrist, Karen Wendt, and Janet Jones. All programs are free! Register online
at http://www.mononalibrary.org or by
phone at 608-222-6127. For more information contact Karen Wendt at 608-216-7453
karen@mononalibrary.org.
