Folktalk
The Olympia
Storytelling Guild Newsletter
December
2001
Come
Celebrate!
This month’s
gathering and swap will be a Winter Holiday Party. Feel free to bring something to share, whether it is a tasty
treat or a tale to tell. Join us
Wednesday December 19th from 6-8 pm at McLane Elementary
School. (200 Delphi Rd. SW in
Olympia) If you need a ride or would
like to carpool, get in touch with one of the steering committee members.
On Friday, November 9th,
Traditions was a wonderful and warm space filled with the magic of
stories. Mike was our Tellabration
MC, using his talents to create space for the evening’s tellers to share their
stories. Unfortunately, Blayne was ill,
and could not join us as planned. Anne
Marie brought us a musical tale, Abiyoyo, as well as Sody Sallyratus. Rebecca enchanted the audience with her
telling of Talking Eggs. Edna told a
rollicking rendition of Duffy and the Devil, and I shared A Sackful of
Stories. We had quite a turnout! The room was full and cozy, and our
listeners were open and responsive.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Tellabration possible!
January 16th: Doing Your Part: Finding and telling audience participation
stories.
February 13th: Love Stories? Why we tell. (NOTE: This is the 2nd Wednesday of Feb,
since the school will be closed on the 3rd Wednesday)
March 20th: Cultural Tales: How to be centered in a culture so as to
tell tales truly
Other upcoming
topics:
April: Family and Personal
Stories: From anecdote to well crafted
tale
May: Professional
Dilemmas: Charging fees, marketing,
artistic integrity, and other challenges for storytellers
June: A Full Set:
How to design a storytelling program
The
newsletter is a great way to keep up to date on what is going on in the
guild. It could also be a place to find
out about new storytelling books and tapes, storytelling performances in the
area, and other related topics. If you
would like to contribute information to the newsletter on any of these fronts,
please let me (Mari) know!
Please get
in touch with one (or more) of us with any questions, ideas, concerns, etc.
that you may have!
Blayne
Borden: 570-0944
Rebecca
Hom: 866-6308
Mari Nowitz:
705-8054
Edna and
Jeff Price: 754-8796
