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The Olympia Storytelling Guild Newsletter

June 2002

 

June Gathering

Join us on Wednesday June 19th for our monthly get-together and swap, 6-8 pm at McLane Elementary School  (200 Delphi Rd. SW in Olympia).   This month’s topic is “A Full Set: Designing a storytelling program.”  Do you have any tips or tricks that you use to build your storytelling programs?  Any successes or interesting feedback from audience members on the way you put together a string of tales?  Or maybe you have some feedback about some of our recent events and how tales were placed in the programs.  We’ll also swap stories and have a final business-y check in before we part ways for the summer.  Latecomers and diners are welcome!

 

The Guild Calendar

June 14th:  “Spring Fling,” An evening of storytelling at the Carriage House, 7-9 pm

June 19th, our OSG monthly gathering: (see above) 

August 3rd:  Stories in the Park, Stories in the Dark

September 18th Monthly Gathering:  “Storytelling Revivals.”  This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee.  We’ll celebrate by watching a fabulous video of their 10th anniversary festival, and have a chance to talk about the revival of storytelling as an art form in this country as well as this community.

October 16th Monthly Gathering:  “Trick or Treat.”  A “grab-bag” of storytelling ideas and issues.  Have a question?  Want to know more about a particular aspect of tale-telling?  Come join our open forum discussion!

November 20th  Monthly Gathering:  “Talkin’ Turkey.”  Bring your storytelling bloops and blunders for a celebration of the learning process. 

November 23rd:  Tellabration!  Our annual celebration of storytelling for grownups.

 

Come to The Spring Fling

On Friday June 14th, the OSG will present an “enchanting evening for attentive listeners and lovers of stories.”  Check out our poster on the opposite side of this letter, and come on down!   Also, will those who volunteered to bring refreshments give Rebecca a call if she hasn’t already tracked you down?  (866-6308) Thanks!

 

Stories in the Park, Stories in the Dark

Remember, Anne Marie Schaefer is this year’s coordinator for this event with Olympia Parks, Arts, and Recreation.  For those of you who are new to the guild, the evening is broken into 2 parts.  The first part is for families, including young children.  After intermission, it’s time for the creepy spooky stuff!  You can reach Anne Marie at 754-7568 to volunteer your talents, either telling or providing other support (publicity, etc.).

 

No Newsletter?

Don’t panic if you don’t see a newsletter from the Storytelling guild until September.  You’re mail is NOT getting lost.  I’m just taking a break for the summer.  You should receive a reminder about Stories in the Park, Stories in the Dark, and I’ll have a newsletter winging it’s way to you in enough time to get everyone excited about the September Monthly Gathering.

 

Steering committee members

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