* MI Story *
Storytelling Event Calendar
since
2001
Yvonne Healy,
Editor - Judy Sima, Distribution Editor
All events are
located in Michigan unless otherwise noted.
11/30/2011
HIGHLIGHTS
·
Call for Stories: submit recordings of told stories for the 30th
Annual Northlands Storytelling Conference, April 26-29. Held in Lake Geneva, WI, details for
submission are at www.Northlands.net
·
Call for Fringe: submit your written
info and description of a 50 minute spoken word presentation for the Fringe
Lottery for the 30th Annual Northlands Storytelling Conference,
April 26-29. Held in Lake Geneva, WI, details for
submission are at www.Northlands.net.
2011
DECEMBER
December 1, Detroit 4:00 pm doors/7:30 pm stories
Detroit Moth StorySLAM. Arrive early the first Thursday of every month to get a seat. Cliff Bell’s Bar, 2030 Park near Comerica Park to get a seat. Enjoy snacks or dinner and drinks while you wait. $5 tickets at the door. Info: http://www.themoth.org/storyslams_detroit This month’s theme is “Discovery.”
December 4, Detroit, 2:00 pm
Join
award winning storyteller, author, and teaching artist, Judy Sima, for
"Storytelling: Hanukkah the Festival of Lights" as she lights
up the holiday season with Hanukkah stories of miracles, menorahs, and magic
dredyls. Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave. Info: www.DIA.org
December 4, Ann Arbor 2:00 pm
“Kerry
Tales: Twinkling Stars and Mother Goose”
Storyteller, Trudy Bulkley, entertains as Mother Goose with rhymes and
stories.
1/2 hour program for young and old alike.
2 p.m., Kerrytown Market and Shops in
Hollander's, 410 N. Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI. Free. 734-769-3115
December 10, Mt.
Clemens 11:00 am
Italian
storyteller, Loretta Vitek, offers “Holiday Stories from The Befana” to
celebrate the season. Mt. Clemens Public
Library, 150 Cass Ave., Mt. Clemens, MI. Info: 586- 469-6200 or
www.Dragon-Story.com
December 11, Detroit
2:00 pm
“Cozy Christmas Stories” at the DIA. Cozy
tales and jolly games from the European Christmas tradition entertain adults
and children when shared by award-winning Irish storyteller, Yvonne Healy.
www.DIA.org
December
20, Ann Arbor 6:00 pm doors/7:30 pm stories
Ann Arbor Moth StorySLAM. Arrive early to get a seat. Held each third
Tuesday of every month to get a seat. Circus Bar, 210 South First Street, Ann
Arbor. $5 tickets at the door. Info: http://www.themoth.org/storyslams_detroit This month’s theme
is “Ancestors.”
2012
FEBRUARY 2012
February 18, Ann Arbor, 10:00 a.m.
"The Rhino and the Valley Girl". Public is invited
to a workshop on voice presented by Willy Claflin. Ann Arbor District Library, 343 South
Fifth Ave. 48104 Free. Co-sponsored by the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild.
Ages 11-Adult are invited to laugh,
growl, whisper, whine, mumble, & bellow as participants make sound effects
and other joyful noises. http://www.annarborstorytelling.org/AASG/The_Ark_Collaboration.html
February 18, 7:30 pm
Ann Arbor
The
Ark Storytelling Festival offers spoken word narrative and storytelling for
adults. Tellers include Willy Claflin (CA), Czenga Zalka (Hungary), Allison
Downey (MI) and a local teller to be announced. Info: www.theArk.org
February 19, 1:00 pm
Ann Arbor
Children
and families get their very own concert with mainstage storytellers at the Ark
Storytelling Festival. School kids and adults will enjoy Maynard, the Moose
(Willy Clafin’s sidekick), Czenga Zalka, Allison Downey and a local teller to
be announced. Info TBA. www.theark.org
MARCH 2012
March 11, Ann Arbor, 2:00 pm
Grammy Award-winning musician, storyteller and author, Bill Harley presents a concert for families and adults aged 5-105 in this family concert sponsored by the Ann Arbor District Library, at the Ark; 316 South Main Street. Info: Laura Raynor,734-327-4226 or raynorL@aadl.org.
Grammy Award-winning musician, storyteller and author, Bill Harley presents a concert for families and adults aged 5-105 in this family concert sponsored by the Ann Arbor District Library, at the Ark; 316 South Main Street. Info: Laura Raynor,734-327-4226 or raynorL@aadl.org.
March 11, 7:30 pm Ann
Arbor
Bill
Harley, Grammy Award-winning storyteller and musician, returns for a special
show for adults at the Ark, 316 South Main. For ticket information, visit http://theark.org/.
APRIL 2012
April 26-29, Lake Geneva, WI
Have fun,
improve skills and celebrate the 30th Annual Northlands Storytelling
Conference. Workshops, slams, concerts and good times feature the best in
storytelling in the Midwest and nationwide.
Presenters TBA. http://northlands.net/
MAY 2012
May 4-5, Jackson
Celebrate
25 years of free storytelling at the Jackson StoryFest with Donald Davis, Jay
O’Callahan and Michigan’s Yvonne Healy. Other
tellers include Barbara Schutzgruber, Judy Gail Krasnow, Jean Bolley, Brenda
Harris, Paige Conat, Trudy Bulkley,
Gemini, Sharon Peacock, Jenifer Strauss, La’Ron Williams, and Cate Robart
Snyder. Mark your calendars now! Info: www.JacksonStoryFest.com
·
May 4, Jackson 7:00 pm
·
Adults and teens are invited to a free concert at Jackson High
School, 544 Wildwood Ave., Jackson.
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May 5, Jackson 8:45 am
·
Workshop on storytelling at the Jackson Public Library, 244
Michigan Ave., Jackson. $25. Register www.JacksonStoryFest.org
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May 5, Jackson 11:30 am
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Workshop on storytelling at the Jackson Public Library, 244
Michigan Ave., Jackson $25. Register www.JacksonStoryFest.org
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May 5, Jackson 2:00 pm
·
Free public concert for families and adults with Yvonne Healy at
location TBA.
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May 5, Jackson 7:00 pm
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Adults and teens are invited to a free concert at Jackson High
School, 544 Wildwood Ave.
May 19, White Lake
Second
Annual Spring Storytelling and Song Festival presented by North Oakland County
Storytellers. Workshops, performances by
storytellers and musicians, with featured guest, nationally recognized blues
musician
and
storyteller, Reverend Robert Jones. Fisk
Farm, 9180 Highland Rd. (M-59), White Lake, MI 48383. Information at
http://www.northoaklandcountystorytellers.org/events
or Lois Sprengnether Keel, 248-625-5848, LoiS-sez@LoiS-sez.com
Find-A-Storyteller:
STORYTELLER DIRECTORIES links at http://www.Michiganstorytelling.com
STORYTELLING ORGANIZATIONS/MEETINGS
Michigan
guilds listed at http://www.MichiganStorytelling.org
Yvonne
Healy, storyteller
Managing Editor
810-813-3000
