Mark Your Calendars - You Don't Want to Miss These Events!
What's going on out there in storytelling? Here's our list of currently scheduled storytelling events around North Carolina and beyond! Be sure and check back with us often, as this list changes.
Guild sponsored events
January 2013
January 25-27
NCSG’s Winter Workshop,
with master storyteller Tim Lowry.
To
be held on the grounds of the Baptist Assembly at Fort Caswell, Oak
Island, NC. Contact Terry Rollins
- bardelf@gmail.com or Dianne
Hackworth - dianne@diannehackworth.com
May 2012
May 25-27 NCSG's Spring Retreat. Workshop led by author & storyteller Joan Leotta. Wildacres Conference Center, 1565 Wildacres Road, Little Switzerland, NC. More details later. Contact dianne@diannehackworth.com
November 2012
NCSG Fall Storytelling Festival. Details about the 2012 Festival as soon as they become available.
Other events:
On-Going
The Asheville Storytelling Circle. Meets
3rd Monday of each month - 7:00pm. Asheville Terrace, 200 Tunnel
Rd., Asheville, NC. Contact Wayne & Jane Sims at storybuff@aol.com.
The Inner Banks Storytellers Group meets
the second Wednesday of each month at the Beaufort County Arts Council
building. Washington, NC. For more information, contact Terry
Rollins at 252-402-8595.
Northern Wake Storytelling Circle.
Meets
twice monthly at
the Storytellers Book Store, almost always the 2nd Thursday
night and
3rd (or 4th) Sunday afternoon. 100 E. Roosevelt Ave., Wake Forest,
NC 27587. (919) 554-9146.
The Regulator Bookshop, Storytelling for Adults. 2nd
Monday of each month - 7:00pm.
720 Ninth Street, Durham, NC. Contact 919-286-2700 or mail@regbook.com.
Story Spinners Guild. 3rd
Monday of every month, Sept. through May. Storytelling Arts Center,
131 S. Main
St., Laurinburg, NC. 910-277-3599.
The
Storytellers Guild of Charlotte.
Meets
2nd Thursday of each month - 7:30pm. Barnes & Noble, Arboretum
Shopping Ctr., Charlotte, NC. Contact 704-756-2919.
Imagine
That! Storytellers of Mount Airy meet the first Tuesday of
each month at 7pm at the Mount Airy Library on Rockford Street. Tellers
and listeners are invited. Contact Terri Ingalls at potluck@surry.net
or 336-351-3806.
Terry Rollins leads the Historic Washington Ghost Walk.
Washington, NC.
Contact I Can't Believe It's a
Bookstore, at 252-946-0855.
Triad
Storytelling Exchange. Meets
3rd Thursday of each month - 6:00pm. CityArts suite, Cultural
Center, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro, NC.
Contact Charlotte Hamlin at
chamlin1@triad.rr.com.
February 2012
February 24-25 Creative
Ministry Training Seminar by
Fellowship of Christian Puppeteers featuring Tim & Tanya Cartier, Dave
& Jane Privett, and Lona Bartlett. Harvest Time Church, 707
Westland Farm Rd, Mt. Holly. Free Performances, (Friday, 7:00 pm);
Praise & Worship, Workshops, Performances Saturday, 9:00am - 5:00pm.
Mt. Holly, NC. For more
information: http://lonabartlett.com/cfcp
or www.fcpfellowship.org
March 2012
March 2- My Roots Are Showing: a southern boy’s bumpy journey to manhood, Michael Reno Harrell’s one-man play. Hickory Community Theatre, 30 3rd Street NW, Hickory, NC. 8pm. Contact 828-328-2283 or 828-327-3855.
March
6- The
Clemson Area StoryTellers (CAST) and The Arts Center will present the 4th
Annual Celebration of Story. Adults and elementary age
children will experience stories through the spoken word, music, and
visual arts. Featured storytellers from CAST will be Billy Boggs and
Matthew Phillips, Michele Buscher, Wendel Craker, Judy Seeley, and
Jennifer Simmons. Also will include music by blues band Hoodoo
Hounds and a multi-media art exhibit. 6:30pm, The Arts Center, 212
Butler Street, Clemson, SC. Free admission with donations of canned
goods to benefit Clemson Community Care. Call 864-653-4932 or email clemsonareastorytellers@yahoo.com
Also see http://explorearts.org/cast
March
8-10 Intergalactic Storytellers Festival & Liars competition.
Featuring World Renowned Folk Singer John McCutcheon, and featured
Tellers: Dolores Hydock, Hawk Hurst, Natalie Daise & The
Ronstadt Generations. Beaufort, SC. Details at www.artworksinbeaufort.org
or call 843-379-2787.
March
11-17 Scottish, Irish and Appalachian Traditions in Storytelling.
Instructor: Bobbie
Pell. Learn to weave stories into vocal tapestries by experiencing the rich
treasury of our Appalachian culture based in European roots. Discover
crossover legends, shared motifs, and stylistic devices used by
traditional tellers to share these wonderful stories. Dramatic techniques
involve Reader's Theater (voice/ accent), creating a narrative arc (plot
structures), and building believable characters. All levels welcome!
Housing and Meals: Available on-site for an additional fee. John C.
Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902.
800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775; info@folkschool.org
or https://www.folkschool.org
March
17- Storytelling at the Feed & Seed.
Celtic Stories. Co-sponsored by the Asheville Storytelling Circle
and the Fletcher Arts & Heritage Association. Feed &Seed is
located at 3715 Hendersonville Hwy., Fletcher, NC at the Fanning
Bridge Road & US 25. Saturday, 3-5pm. www.feedandseednc.com for
more information.
March 25-30 Mountain
Stories and Ballads, Appalachian Literature, and Mark Twain: The Funny
Curmudgeon 2012.
Lake
Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, 91 N. Lakeshore Drive
Lake Junaluska, NC 28745. Road Scholar program sponsored by
Elderhostel call 1-800-454-5768.
March
28-31 Storytelling
Festival of Carolina with
Donald Davis, Eth-Noh-Tec, Doug Elliot, Gene Tagaban, Sheila Arnold, G.
Buckley. Workshops, Sharing Stage, tours, performances. Festival
kicks off on Thursday night at 7:30 at The Storytelling & Arts Center
of the Southeast, 131 S. Main St., Laurinburg. Friday & Saturday
events held at the historic John Blue House and Grounds. NOTE:
February 29th is the last day to
register for early registration discounts. Register on-line
at http://www.sfoc.info or call
910-706-3266. http://www.storytellingfestivalofcarolina.org
April 2012
April
1- Storytelling Festival of Carolina special: Nature and Tales
Walk with Doug Elliot. Laurinburg, NC. Go to: www.StoryArtsCenter.org
April
6- Members
of the Triad Storytelling Exchange will perform as part of
First Friday events, 6:30pm. African American Atelier in the
Cultural Center, 200 N. Davie St., Greensboro, NC. Contact Charlotte
Hamlin at chamlin1@triad.rr.com
April
20-21 Sounds of the Mountains Music & Story Festival, Camp
Bethel, Fincastle, VA. A few featured tellers will be Michael Reno
Harrell, Bil Lepp, Bobby Norfolk and Kim Weitkamp. For festival
information http://soundsofthemountains.org/
or call Camp Bethel at 540-992-2940.
April 21-22 Stone
Soup Storytelling Festival,
Woodruff, SC.
Contact 864-476-8770 or http://www.stonesoupsc.com/
April 27-29 Hearing
the Call: Claiming Your Story,
a weekend workshop retreat on story, myth and journey with Connie
Regan-Blake and Courtney Smith. Asheville, NC. Contact http://www.storywindow.com/workshops.htm
April
29- Music Tells Stories Series with Kandinsky Chamber
Trio and Connie Regan-Blake. Laurinburg, NC. Go to: www.StoryArtsCenter.org
April
29-May 1 Taking
Your Story to the Stage,
a storytelling intensive with feedback, critique and the opportunity to
perform on stage. Open only to returning students. Asheville, NC.
Contact http://www.storywindow.com/workshops.htm
May 2012
May 20- Storytelling at the Feed & Seed. Stories from the Heart. Co-sponsored by the Asheville Storytelling Circle and the Fletcher Arts & Heritage Association. Feed &Seed is located at 3715 Hendersonville Hwy., Fletcher, NC at the Fanning Bridge Road & US 25. Saturday, 3-5pm. www.feedandseednc.com
May 18-20 Finding
& Nourishing the Storyteller in You.
Instructor:
Connie
Regan-Blake. Find your innate capacity as a storyteller as you
explore the legacy of memories, discover how to "embody"
stories, and foster and enjoy the bond that forms between teller and
listener. Together, we will create an encouraging, playful, and
appreciative community as we learn and share through oral exercises and
story-partnering. What is gained can be useful in the corporate world,
classroom, pulpit, on stage, on paper, or with family and friends. All
levels of interest and experience are welcome. John C. Campbell Folk
School, 1 Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902. 800-FOLK-SCH;
828-837-2775; info@folkschool.org
or https://www.folkschool.org
July 2012
July
22-28 Storytelling: A Telling
Experience
Instructor:
David
Novak. Have fun while a master storyteller coaches you through a
variety of exercises and games to develop a unique storytelling persona.
Have “telling” experiences with familiar folk tales, classical
literature, and personal memoirs. Activities will range from voice and
speech training to mime and mask work to creative dramatics and creative
writing. No experience needed. John C. Campbell Folk School, 1 Folk
School Road, Brasstown, NC 28902. 800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775; info@folkschool.org
or https://www.folkschool.org