JULY
Special
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Storytellers
are taking center stage at the Capital Fringe. Please
come and see Rivka Willick perform LABOR DAZE at this year's
Fringe Fest. LABOR DAZE is filled with stories in one
way or another connected to birth. The stories span
over 400 years but you won't need an epidural to enjoy these
delightful tales. The show also features lullabies,
sung by parents from around the world collected by the New
Mexican based Lullaby Project. Labor
Daze will have six shows at the Main Stage of the oethe Institute,
Main 812 7th Street, NW. Performances are scheduled
for Thursday 7/10/08 7pm, Sun 7/13/08, 3:00pm,
Thur 7/17/08, 7:30pm, Sun, 7/20/08, 2:00pm, Wed, 7/23/08,
8:30pm, Sun 7/27/08, 1:00pm
Tickets can
be purchased on line starting June 23 rd at capitalfringe.org
and by phone 866-811-4111. The box office will be open July
7 th at 607 New York Ave, NW , Washington , DC 20001
Also at Capital
Fringe - " Sex, Love & Vomit" by: Arianna
Ross and Katie Knutson on Friday, July 11 at 6pm, Saturday,
July 12 at 9pm, Sunday, July 13 at 8pm, Saturday, July
19 at 7pm, Sunday, July 20 at 3pm at Warehouse-Beyond,
1017 7th St. NW, Washington, DC 20001 TICKETS:
$15
http://www.theatermania.com/content/show.cfm/show/144753
Wed, July
2 - 11:00 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into My
Parlor, Please?” at the Rehoboth Library in Rehoboth Beach
Delaware . Call 302-227-8044 for reservations. Free
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2:00 PM Same show at the Frankford Library in Frankford Delaware
. 302-732-9351.
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4:00 PM Same show at the Laurel Library in Laurel Delaware.
302-875-84-3184
---7:30 pm Kensington Row Story Salon. Storytellers Bill Mayhew
and Ann Sheldon show that storytelling is not just for kids.
Free, Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave, Kensington.
301-949-9416
Fri, Jul 4—noon and 2:30 pm “Toward July 4” Adam Whitley
brings to life events from the Stamp Act to the Declaration
of Independence at Gunston Hall, George Mason's home on Mason
Neck. Admission $8 ($7 seniors, $4 age 6-18) includes a tour
of the mansion and the chance to interact with a George Mason
reenactor. 703-550-9220 (Discount coupon available at gunstonhall.org
)
Sat, July
5 - 10:00 AM Gary Lloyd tells “Chocolate-covered Fairytales”
at the Bayside Outdoor Theater near Fenwick Island, DE.
No phone available. Free.
Mon, July 7
- 10:15 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into My
Parlor, Please?” at the Hockessin Library in Hockessin Delaware
. Call 302-239-5160 for reservations. Free for all ages.
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4:00 PM Same show at the New Castle Library in New Castle
Delaware . 302-328-1935.
Tues, July
8 - 10:30 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into My
Parlor, Please?” at the North Wilmington Library in Wilmington
Delaware . Call 302-761-4290 for reservations. Free.
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1:00 PM Same show at the Brandywine Hundred Library in Wilmington
Delaware . 302-477-3150
-- SpeakeasyDC takes on “Cliques, Cults & Family Rituals,”
Stories about belonging & brainwashing. Station 9, 1438
U St, NW. Doors open at 6:30, show 8-10, restaurant opens
5:30. $10 cover. www.speakeasydc.org
to sign for open mic
July 8-20 SpeakeasyDC restages
Chocolate Jesus: The Resurrection as part of the Capitol Fringe
Festival. For details, see Speakeasydc.org
Wed, July 9
- 10:00 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into My
Parlor, Please?” at the Wilmington Institute Library in Wilmington
Delaware . Call 302-571-7400 for reservations. Free for all
ages.
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2:00 PM Same show at the Claymont Library in Claymont Delaware
. 302-798-4164.
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7:00 PM Same show at the Kirkwood Library in Wilmington Delaware
. 302-995-7683
Thurs, July
10 - 10:30 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into
My Parlor, Please?” at the Lewes Library in Lewes Delaware
. Call 302-645-2733 for reservations. Free for all ages.
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2:00 PM Same show at the Georgetown Library in Georgetown
Delaware . 302-856-7958.
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6:30 PM Same show at the Delmar Library in Delmar Delaware
. 302-846-9894.
-- July 10-27 As
part of the Capitol Fringe Festival, SpeakeasyDC presents
”Revenge of the Cat-Headed Baby & Other True Tales about
Life & Death,” a second ensemble show featuring Twain
Dooley , Edwin Kubal , Darrell Perry , Vijai Nathan , &
Tabbie Mann . For details, see Speakeasydc.org
Sat, July 12
- 11:00 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into My
Parlor, Please?” at the Abingdon Library in Abingdon Maryland
( Harford County ). Call 410-638-3990 for reservations. Free
for all ages.
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3:00 PM Same show with Gary Lloyd at the Jarrettsville Library
in Jarrettsville Maryland . 410-692-7887.
- 9:00-4:00
The Sizzle For The Steak, a Storytelling Workshop
A handout with a bibliography will be given to the
participants. Workshop Leader Noa Baum www.noabaum.com
is an acclaimed performance
artist, educator and workshop facilitator who brings stories
to life with her animated and energetic style.
Location: 5 minutes
from Van Ness Metro (red line)
Cost: $160
Minimum: 10 participants
Contact: Neil Olonoff
olonoff@gmail.com
-10:00-3:00 GROW
Workshop led by Kim Weitkamp, Sponsored by Beaver Creek
Storytellers
Contents: Storytellers at all levels take an unbiased
look at where they are, examine what their ultimate goal is
and what the next step is in getting there. Basic marketing
skills How to prepare a media packet that has impact Web design
Record keeping
Kim Weitkamp is proof positive that her methods work. She
will be appearing at The Exchange Place at the National Storytelling
Festival in October, and at the prestigious Timpanagos Storytelling
Festival in August. You can read more about her at
www.justkissthefrog.com .
Where: Bristol Public Library, 701 Goode St., Bristol,
VA 24201; John H. Kegley Meeting Room
Cost: $20 without
lunch. Optional $5.00 for a catered bag lunch.
Make check for total
amount out to Beaver Creek Storytellers and send to Mimi Rockwell,
15301 Castle Yonder Lane,
Bristol, VA 24202.
by July 6.
Wed, July
16 - 11 am Barbara Effron 's Storytime Express. Stories in
the Park for ages 2 and up. Ft. Ward Park, area #8, 4301 W.
Braddock Rd., Alexandria. Sponsored by Barrett Branch, Alexandria
Library. 703-838-4555, ext. 3 for more info.
-- 3:30 PM Gary
Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into My Parlor, Please?”
at the Duncan Library in Alexandria Virginia. Call 703-838-4566
for reservations. Free for all ages.
Thurs, July
17 - 10:00 AM Gary Lloyd tells spider tales in “Come Into
My Parlor, Please?” at the New Market Library in New Market
Virginia. Call 905-953-5110 for reservations. Free for all
ages.
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1:00 PM Same show at the Shenandoah Library in Edinburgh Virginia
. 540-984-8200.
Fri, Jul
18—7 pm Festival Launch Party: StarryTelling and Galileo
with Mike Francis . Kensington Town Hall, The Armory, 3710
Mitchell St. www.starrytelling.com
Sat, Jul 19—11 am-1 pm “Tales of Br'er Rabbit” Margaret
Chatham tells at Historic Green Spring Manor House, 4603 Green
Spring Road, Alexandria, followed by a traditional English
tea. (Br'er Rabbit would love it!) Fairfax County Park Authority
program, $25, for age 6 and up, by prepaid reservation only:
703-941-7987 (Mastercard & Visa accepted).
Sat, Jul 19—2-10 pm (and Sun, Jul 20: time?) Look
Up! The StarryTelling Festival 2008 at Kensington Town Hall,
The Armory, 3710 Mitchell Street. Tellers include Linda Fang
, Gail Hermann , Tim Livengood , & Lynn Moroney . Schedule
not yet posted as this newsletter goes to press: see
www.starrytelling.com for Saturday's & Sunday's events.
Sat
& Sun, July 19/20 Jackson Gillman
tells at Cascades Library, Potomac Falls VA (free
but tickets required, 703-737-8879)
Sat. 2
pm, followed by a storytelling house concert for adults
7:30 pm and workshop Sunday 10 am-1 pm in
Silver Spring. House concert, suggested donation $15;
workshop, sliding scale $75-50. Workshop: Storyscaping:
Jackson assists tellers in finding the landscapes of
their stories, and (with concrete exercises) how to clearly
convey those settings to the audience . For house concert
and workshop, contact Anne Sheldon and Cricket Parmalee, 301-588-3912,
cricket1415@yahoo.com
. To learn about Jackson, www.jacksongillman.com
Sun, July
20 - 11:00 and 3:00 Gary Lloyd tells “Amazing Escapes: True
or False” in Furnacetown , Maryland for the Berlin Library.
Call 443-235-5597 for directions.
Saturdays,
Jul 26 & Aug 2 & Wednesdays Jul 30 & Aug 6—2 pm Tales
from Yellow Mountain with Linda Fang . ImaginAsia family program
for children 8-14 and their adult companions, Sackler Gallery,
sublevel 2. Free. www.asia.si.edu
Sat, Jul
26—7:30 pm STORYSWAP Storytellers
and listeners are invited to the (Metro accessible) home of
Miriam Nadel in Vienna for an evening of shared stories and
potluck snacks. Free. RSVPs and directions: mhnadel@alum.mit.edu
Sun, Jul
27—4 pm 4th at 4 StoryFolk at Towson Unitarian
Universalist Church, 1 mile N of Baltimore Beltway on Dulaney
Valley Rd. Please bring something to nibble or sip and a story
to share. RSVP Barb 410-252-1438 or Diane at 410-321-8419
AUGUST
Aug 6-9
Network of Biblical Storytellers Festival Gathering, Simpsonwood
Retreat, Atlanta, GA nobs.org Aug 7-10 National Storytelling
Conference held this year in Gatlinburg, TN. Beautiful place,
our sort of people, and for the first time ever, there are
telling events scheduled almost at all hours, so that those
who (like your editor) generally don't go for workshops can
enjoy great stories instead. www.storynet.org
Sat, Aug
16 — 7:30 PM STORYSWAP
Storytellers and listeners are invited to the home of Bill
and Maren Mayhew for an evening of shared stories and potluck
snacks. Free. Call 301-595-7920 for RSVPs and directions.
