Storytelling Association of California

It's coming! It's almost here!
Join us to celebrate story and storytelling at the
Bay Area Storytelling Festival Gala!

When:   Sunday, June 5, 2011, 4-7 PM

Where:  San Francisco Conservatory of
                Music
            50 Oak Street
            San Francisco, CA

Tickets: $50

What:   Stories, silent auction, live auction,
                Pinole Valley Jazz Band,    
                Dreamtime Quilt raffle, gourmet
            food, wine, and dessert, and        
                more!

Tellers: Diane Ferlatte
            Eth-Noh-Tec
            Dovie Thomason
            Willy Claflin

Click here for tickets. Limited seating.

It's a rare opportunity! Get story feedback from one of the best. MaryGay Ducey will listen to your story, at whatever stage of development, and help you make it better. Each storyteller gets 20 minutes. And you'll get to hear some great stories by other participants. MaryGay has volunteered to do two nights for SAC members. Proceeds support the Bay Area Storytelling Festival.
When:Thursday, January 20, 7:00-9:00
Wednesday, January 26, 7:00-9:00
Where: Oakland Public Library, Rockridge Branch
5366 College Avenue, Oakland (a few blocks from Rockridge Bart)
Who's eligible: Any current member of SAC.
Fee: $10 (the best bargain of 2011, and it supports BASF)
How to sign up: Email your interest to story.sac@gmail.com.
Slots will be assigned via random drawing from all who have indicated an interest by 11:59, Friday January 7. There are six slots per night. If you are free both nights, please help the scheduler (and increase your odds of getting a slot) by indicating that, and specifying your preferred night. If you can only do one night or the other, please specify which night you are available. Please also include a phone number.
Listeners: Each teller is invited to bring a listener. (No fee. SAC membership not required for that person.) There will also be a limited number of places for additional listeners. (No fee, but SAC membership IS REQUIRED.). If you're a SAC member and want to listen, email that message to story.sac@gmail.com. We'll accommodate as many as possible. Your spot will be confirmed by email sometime during the week of January 9th.
Questions: story.sac@gmail.com (If you don't have email, call Jeff Byers @ 415-584-1804.)

The Storytelling Association of California (SAC) has issued an appeal to fans of the Bay Area Storytelling Festival to raise funds for the next Festival (scheduled for 2012).

To kick off this fundraising,  SAC Board Members  along with the Bay Area Storytelling Festival Committee (the volunteers that organize the annual Festival) have already pledged $1775 in matching funds. Learn more at the Festival Web site.

Donate now and double the value of your contribution!

Contributions are 100% tax-deductible.

Donate to the Festival via our secure online fundraising page.

Saturday, November 20, 7:00–9:00 PM.
Southbay Storytellers and Listeners present their 19th annual Tellabration!™--a worldwide storytelling event for ages 9 to 99. Storytellers: Kristin Link, Tom & Sandy Farley, Joy Swift, Laurie Pines, Steve Abell, and Tim Ereneta.

Palo Alto, Church of Christ, 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto CA. Donations accepted at the door, $10 suggested. Info: Steve Abell at ebpstl@gmail.com.

Saturday, November 6. 1:30–3:30 PM.
Storytelling from Michael Katz, Jean Ellisen, Ruth Fraser, and Kirk Waller, emceed by Elaine Stanley. Tickets: $12. Reservations required! This show is nearly sold out! Call Marian Ferrante at 925-437-1360

Antioch Historical Society Little Theater, 1500 W. 4th St, Antioch. Park and enter in rear; on ground floor and handicapped accessible. Highway 4 exit onto Auto Center Drive, drive north (toward river) one mile to end at 4th St.  Historical Society gate is in front of you.                                                                         

Friday, November 19, 7-9 PM
Pre-Tellabration!™  House Party, featuring Olga Loya's exuberant and imaginative storytelling, and zesty finger treats! 2421 Lomitas, Santa Rosa,  $10 donation suggested. Olga's books, DVDs, and CDs available for purchase. RSVP: Patricia Foster 707-540-0655

Saturday, November 20, 10:15 AM - noon  Bilingual Tellabration!™ (Cuentabración)
for children and their families, featuring Cathryn Fairlee, Matthew Gollub, and Olga Loya! Free event with complimentary pan dulce. Tellers' books and CDs available for purchase. Sonoma County Library 's Forum Room, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa. Contact: Patricia Foster 707-540-0655

 Saturday, November 20, 7–9 PM
Tellabration!™  for teens through adults, featuring Michael D. McCarty, Kirk Waller, Olga Loya, and Cathryn Fairlee, with emcee-teller Craig "Hackin' Boo" Harrison! Free event with complimentary dessert. Tellers' books and CDs available for purchase. Sonoma County Library 's Forum Room, 211 E Street, Santa Rosa. Contact: patricia5580@comcast.net 707-540-0655 

John Steinbeck's masterful storytelling soars as performed by Carol Birch. Hearing two selections from Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath aloud is as exhilarating as it is a revelation. Listening to Carol's moving and thoroughly entertaining interpretation of this great novel is to be brought deep inside Steinbeck's world.

Saturday,
October 9, 2010
7:00 PM

St. Alban's Episcopal Church Parish Hall
1501 Washington Ave
Albany, CA

General admission: $15
SAC members; $12

Purchase tickets online, or tickets will be available at the door.

Questions: call Sara Armstrong, (510) 848-6340

Carol Birch is the recipient of the National Storytelling Network's Circle of Excellence Award. She has been a lecturer at more than fifty universitites, a featured storyteller six times at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennesee, and has performed at more than one hundred storytelling festivals nationwide--including the Bay Area Storytelling Festival.

The Grapes of Wrath is copyright 1939 by John Steinbeck, copyright renewed 1967.