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South Florida Storytelling News
February 2015
Mij Byram
[email protected]
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Page 2 - JCC Storytelling Project Workshops
TELL
ENJOY
Page 3 - Fire meeting in Broward , FSF scholarship give away in Boca
Page 4 - True Lies: An Extraordinary Adult Storytelling Series
Page 5 - Arts Spark and Story Play at Sugar Sand Community Center
Page 6 - FAU’s Life Long Learning - Our Veterans, Ourselves:
A Citizen’s Journey
Page 7 - Florida Storytelling Festival
Page 8— FSF Featured Tellers
Page 10- FSF Events
Page 11- VOX , Story Circle and more
Page 12 - Links to learn, listen and enjoy
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The Jewish Storytelling Project
with Caren Neile, PhD.
Everybody’s Got a Story! What’s Yours?
After a successful launch last season, The Jewish Storytelling Project is back!
Learn about the art of storytelling and learn to tell your own story in a meaningful and engaging way.
Have an opportunity to perform your story before a live audience.
Caren Neile, PhD., MFA is an acclaimed professional storyteller.
She teaches storytelling at Florida Atlantic University and co-hosts The Public Storyteller on WLRN 91.3 FM.
Opening Performance
by professional storytellers, Caren Neile and Carrie Sue Ayvar
Monday, January 26, 7:00 p.m.
Sit back and relax and be entertained by two of the finest storytellers in South Florida.
$15, A&L Gold Members: $12, A&L Platinum Members: free
Workshop Dates:
Mondays, February 2, 9, 23 and March 2 and 9, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
$95 for 5 week workshop, A&L Gold Members: $75, A&L Platinum Members: $60
Final Performance by workshop participants
Sunday March 15 at 2:00 p.m.
$15, A&L Gold Members: $12, A&L Platinum Members: free
Call 561-558-2520 for more information
Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center
The Phyllis and Harvey Sandler Center for Jewish Life Enhancement
21050 95th Avenue S., Boca Raton, FL. 33428
(off of Glades Rd., between Lyons and 441)
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GUILD NEWS
ALL INTERESTED FOLKS ARE WELCOME
Palm Beach County Storytelling Guild has the opportunity to give away one
free scholarship to the Florida Storytelling Festival in Mount Dora, FL,
This scholarship valued at $175 is for a first-time attendee, someone who has
never been to this event. It covers all the events and the Saturday night banquet.
Ask, it could be yours.
Scholarship will be awarded at the Palm Beach County Storytelling Guild meeting
February 9th at 1:30 at the Glades Road Branch Library, 20701 95th
Ave. South, Boca Raton, FL 33434 (Just East of the intersection of Glades Road &
State Road 7/441)
For more information on the Florida Storytelling Festival see pages 7—9
For more information call Claire Forrest, President, (561) 756-1701
Broward Story Tellers Guild has held a Fire Meeting for the last 18 years.
The meeting includes business, story telling and a burning.
If you put something in the fire (non-toxic or flammable) you may be silent about it, tell a story about it, lie
like a rug, or just tell an unrelated story that has nothing.
Date: Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Start Time: 8:00 PM
Location: Dania Beach Bring a chair, or something to sit on.
Dress: Down - This is a camping cloths suggested event.
The weather is often chilly, so bring cloths with that in mind.
Bring snacks & drinks of your choice
For more information call Debbie Helmlinger at 954-966-6084,
Dania Beach Blvd is located between Sterling and Griffin road east of Federal Hwy in Dania. Take Dania
Beach Blvd east all the way to the bridge that goes over the Intercoastal Waterway as the bridge begins to
curve to the left there will be an off ramp to the north leading down to Dania Beach. As you come down
the ramp the Dania Beach Grill will be on your right along with some chickee huts. Make a right at the first
corner and a right at the next corner. This happens very quickly and the chickee huts and the Dania
Beach Grill will still be on your right. Go past the Dania Beach Grill to the small playground on your right
and you will see a pavilion.
That's where we will be gathering. bring a chair, a snack to share, drinks of your choosing, someone to
share this annual event with and join us for an evening around the fire just to listen or maybe even tell.
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TRUE LIES:
AN EXTRAORDINARY ADULT STORY TELLING SERIES
HOSTED BY DR. CAREN NEILE
AT WILLOW THEATER
300 S MILITARY TRAIL, BOCA RATON 33486
561-347-3948
Kim & Reggie Harris:
The Underground Railroad-A Journey of Song and Story
Take a lively musical ride on the Underground
Railroad; the historic network of abolitionists and supporters who risked their lives
and their livelihoods to help shepherd southern slaves to safety.
Rated PG
Date: Wed., Feb. 11
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $15
Phone 561.347.3948
Box office Information
Sandy Walker: Ghastly Ghosts,
Sweet Revenge and Other Guilty Pleasures
Chilling, thrilling, funny and mysterious—
these are the kinds of stories that Miami
Performer Sandy Walker finds worth telling.
Come enjoy the mysteries and pierce the veil to
what lies beyond this existence, with these
unearthly tales of love, lust and justice.
Date: Wed., March 4,
Time: 7:30 PM
Cost: $15
Phone 561.347.3948
Box office Information
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An interactive festival of
the arts for kids
At Sugar Sand Park
Community Center
300 S. Military Trail, Boca
Raton, 33486 Map link
$10 All-Day Access Wristband
kids 16 & under - purchase day of event ONLY at the Community Center
Adults free with paid child(ren)
Children MUST be present to receive wristband.
Included in your All-Day Wristband...
Stories by Miss Mij
Hands-On Workshops - Demonstrations — Make & Takes
S TORY AND PLAY WITH MISS MIJ
AT
SUGAR SAND COMMUNITY CENTER
SATURDAY
MORNING,
FEBRUARY 21
OUR THEME FOR FEBRUARY
F A M I LY
Stories about 3 Bears, 3, Pigs and 3 Goats
Time: 10:00-10:45 (ages 18mo— 36 mo)
11:15- 12:00 (ages 3+4yrs)
Families pulling together to get a big job done.
Cost: $5 per child, includes a carousel
token.
Explore books, dance, laugh and play with your family.
Register day of event at front desk
Come Early Space is Limited.
Questions? call 561- 347-3900
Location: Sugar Sand Park Community
Center, 300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton,
33486 Map link
Martha will bring her babies
Story and Play with Miss Mij
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FEBRUARY EVENT
F L O R I D A AT L A N T I C U N I V E R S I T Y L I F E L O N G L E A R N I N G S O C I E T Y
PRESENTS:
O U R V E T E R A N S , O U R S E LV E S :
A CITIZEN'S JOURNEY
At least 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans have been diagnosed with serious symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, (PTSD). Yet, more than half of those with PTSD do not seek treatment. This deeply moving, one-of-a-kind performance by a professional storyteller outlines her recent and
ongoing experiences working with U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf. Her
lecture will also be interspersed with remembrances of her father, a veteran of World War II, and her own
anti-war upbringing. Through warm, witty and heart-rending images, Caren Neile brings to life veterans'
sufferings and triumphs, as well as her own coming-to-terms with war and its aftermath.
Dr. Neile's storytelling work with veterans has been featured on WLRN Miami public radio in a 1/2-hour
Veterans Day segment in 2012, as well as on WXEL Palm Beach County public television in a 2013
special called Saving America's Heroes, which dealt specifically with PTSD. Select segments from these
shows will augment the performance. An audience discussion will follow the performance.
Caren Schnur Neile, Ph.D., MFA, is a professional storyteller who has taught storytelling studies at Florida
Atlantic University since 2000. A former Fulbright Senior Specialist in Jerusalem and Vienna, she performs and lectures across the U.S. and overseas.
Her numerous publications include the books The Great American Story (Lambert) and Hidden: A Sister
and Brother in Nazi Poland (University of Wisconsin Press).
The former chair of the National Storytelling Network, Dr. Neile founded the Palm Beach County Storytelling Guild and is also a founding co-editor of the academic journal Storytelling, Self, Society and a columnist for the South Palm Beach County Jewish Journal. Dr. Neile appears weekly on WLRN public radio as
co-host of The Public Storyteller. http://www.fau.edu/divdept/lifelong/LLSBoca/WPL0226.php
Time: 4:15 pm - 6:00 pm
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2015
Location: Barry and Florence Friedberg Auditorium,
Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton Campus
Fees: Member advance registration - $20 per event
$50 for any combination of three events
$100 for any combination of eight events
Door price member/non-member - $25
For information, call [email protected] or call 561-297-3171.
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MARCH EVENTS
March 5-8, 2015 in Mount Dora
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Come for the concerts, the workshops or the full Weekend
 Registration $175 at http://www.flstory.com
Call us with questions: 800-327-1796 or [email protected]
Reserve your room at the lovely, historic Lakeside Inn
Join us in the Concert Tent on the Grand Lawn of Lakeside Inn. Concerts Thursday, Friday, Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Tell & Talk sessions Friday and Saturday offer a conversational opportunity to
both hear stories and interact with the tellers.
Featured Storytellers see page 8
Lodging and programs see page 9
Invite your friends and family to join you.
The city is charming, the entertainment superb.
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Sheila Kay Adams
Born and raised in North Carolina, Sheila Kay is an Appalachian
teller and musician that will tickle your funny bone and warm
your heart.
More about Sheila Kay at http://sheilakayadams.com/
Christopher Agostino
Join us for story concerts on
the Grand Lawn of the
historic Lakeside Inn,
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
evening & Sunday morning.
Featured tellers offer a
diversity of story, styles and
cultures.
Combining storytelling with his
mastery of facepainting, he will leave
you in awe at the end of the tale.
More info http://agostinoarts.com/
Cheryl Floyd
Stories that will ignite, unite and
inspire you. Cheryl brings her Cajun
roots and loving heart to the stage
with every tale she tells.
www.cherylfloyd.com/storytelling.html
Registration
and concert tickets at
www.flstory.com
Hank Mattson
The Cracker Cowboy Poet, Hank
crafts stories into poetry that bring
to life the history and mystery of
the Florida cow-puncher.
www.crackercowboypoet.com/
Lucrece Louisdhon-Louinis
Dancing, drumming, singing and stories – Lucrece weaves her
Caribbean culture into a performance that will leave you tapping
your toes and wondering where the time went.
http://www.louineslouinisdance.org
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Florida Storytellers will grace the stage on Thursday evening to get the weekend started, and again on
Sunday morning with Stories From the Heart.
Workshops Galore
Friday and Saturday offer morning and afternoon workshops that explore the many facets of storytelling. Workshops are led by the featured storytellers and seasoned professionals in the art. A
roster of workshop titles will be posted to the festival website in early January.
StorySwaps, Slams and The Swappin' Grounds Competition
From casual swaps on the veranda to the late night slam in Tremain's Tavern - the weekend will
offer plenty of opportunities for anyone to tell a story.
On Friday and Saturday afternoon, the Swappin' Grounds Competition is open for telling. The top
two tellers in the competition will open the Saturday night concert! So bring your best story, 8
minutes or less, and the mic is yours.
Youthful Voices and Family Fun Day
Saturday is Youthful Voices Day and we welcome those young storytellers chosen to perform at
the annual Youthful Voices Concert on Saturday evening. The Youthful Voices tent will offer listening, learning and telling opportunities for children along with storytelling crafts.
StoryCruise
As the festival comes to a close on Sunday, extend your storytelling weekend with a one-hour
StoryCruise on beautiful Lake Dora. While you glide along enjoying the scenery, you'll be entertained by some of Florida's finest storytellers.
Location & Lodging
All events will be held on the grounds of Lakeside Inn in Mount Dora. All events are accessible
and ASL interpreters will participate in every storytelling concert.
Lodging at Lakeside Inn is discounted for those attending the festival. When making your reservation, use the promotion code FSA to secure the discounted rate.
800-556-5016 or http://www.lakeside-inn.com
Note that Lakeside Inn is a historic venue and few lodging rooms are handicapped accessible. If you require more accommodating lodging there are more modern hotels in Mount Dora that are within an easy commute.
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GUILDS AND CLUBS
Find Florida storytelling guilds and groups by following this link— Florida Guilds
Follow this link to find guilds and organizations listed by state — State and locale storytelling groups
PALM BEACH COUNTY STORYTELLING GUILD
Second Monday of each month at 1:30 —-February 9
Contact Claire Forrest, [email protected]
Glades Road Library, 20701 95th Ave. South,
Boca Raton, 561-482-4554
Ask about the scholarship to FSF
NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY STORYTELLING GUILD
Fourth Thursday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 PM The meeting consists of a learning experience
focused on a specific storytelling skill. Participants are welcome to tell a 5-7 min. story, fairy tale,
folktale, scary story, bible story, family or personal story.
Palm Beach Gardens Library, 11303 Campus Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Directions:
http://www.pbclibrary.org/branches/gardens
Contact Mickey DiSeina at [email protected]
BROWARD COUNTY STORYTELLING GUILD
Third Thursday of each month
Join Broward Storytellers Guild on Facebook or Meet Up
Contact Jo Bridges at 954.583.0705 for more info.
MIAMI STORYTELLING GUILD
Every Sunday evening
at The Grateful Bread Bakery and Restaurant, 927 NE 125th St., North Miami
Contact Jim Gregory 305.607.3790, [email protected]
FORT MYERS
GUILD — TAMIAMI TALE TELLERS
Third Thursday of each month, 7:00 to 9:00PM
Grand Court Retirement Community, 8351 College Parkway, Fort Myers, 33919
Contact Mary Lou Williams [email protected]
ORLANDO STORY CLUB
You are invited: https://www.facebook.com/orlandostoryclub
https://www.youtube.com/user/OrlandoStoryClub
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HEAR A STORY– TELL A STORY
ATTEND, LISTEN, TELL, ENJOY
Enjoy these online stories. There is something for everyone.
Our own The Public Storyteller Stories told by your friends and neighbors about life in South Florida
hosted by Caren Neile
Syd Lieberman One of my all time favorite storytellers has posted all his stories on line. Be sure to listen
to Sean Connery.
Folk tales told by Richard Martin www.tellatale.eu/video.html.
Story Bee Stories for kids from 4 – 18.
Bill Harley, Humorous and heartwarming storyteller and musician for kids and adults who used to be
kids. You can find his music and musical stories on Pandora
‘The Apple Seed’ Storytelling Show at BYU Radio: high quality 60 min episodes created daily.
Sharing our common wealth of story is mass mouth . Six season of story slams.
There is more, millions more. If you start to investigate you will see – the stories are endless.
VOX
VOX Sunday, February 22,
Free admission and PRIZES
In 2015 you will have four opportunities to enjoy VOX:
The Storytelling Slam at the Living Room Café at Florida Atlantic University,
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, Fl
VOX will take place March 29, September 27 and October 25, all at 8 p.m.
For more information contact Caren Neile at [email protected]
STORY CIRCLE
I’LL TELL YOU MINE — IF YOU TELL ME YOURS
First Monday of the month, every month: 4:00 - 5:00 PM
Come with a story or just your curiosity. Tell it like it is, how it was or how you wish it were. You never
know what you will hear. This has become one of the most popular story circles in South Florida.
Charismatic, Glad McLeod leads this telling. Call Glad at: 516.582.9047
Hagen Ranch Road Branch Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road, Delray Beach 33446 Click for map
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SOMETHING MORE
I am always happy to get an email that says “Mij, I want to know more about storytelling.
Where do I start?” Whether you are new to storytelling or you have been at it awhile, there are always
new things to learn.
Attend, Listen, Tell and Enjoy
Attend the performances and workshops listed in the SFSN.
Attend the Florida Storytelling Festival in March, live workshops and performances. You will meet lots of
other storytellers across Florida and the nation. Start here Florida Storytelling Association or go back to
pages 7-9.
Get the big picture at National Storytelling Network You will also find Special Interest Groups: Healing
Story Alliance, Storytelling in Higher Education, Storytelling in Organizations and more. Look for past
issues of Storytelling Magazine, find a storyteller, search and join.
Join and Read in: Storytell Listserv You will learn so much from so many. Then ask questions and give
opinions.
Want to keep it light? Try Fairy Tale Lobby discussion group.
Listen to podcasts.
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The Moth http://themoth.org/ True stories told live
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StoryCorps http://storycorps.org/ NPR True personal stories
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This American Life http://www.thisamericanlife.org/
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Porchlight Storytelling Series http://porchlight.libsyn.com/
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The Teller and the Tale http://www.thetellerandthetale.com
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Eric “Brother” Wolf’s “The Art of Storytelling” http://www.artofstorytellingshow.com/
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Leo Sofer’s “Stories of the Journey Home” http://www.storiesofthejourneyhome.com/
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Snap Judgment http://snapjudgment.org/podcast Stories with a Beat
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Everything is Stories eisradio.org
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True Story http://truestorytime.org/
There is still more. But I trust you’ll find them and tell me about it.