 Storyteller Carol Birch 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. Liz Weir Workshop and Concert 04/03/2010
 Liz Weir is a professional storyteller and writer from Northern Ireland. Formerly children’s librarian for the city of Belfast, she now travels the world telling stories to adults and children. She organizes workshops, appears at major international festivals (including the National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee and the Australian National Storytelling Festival) and has performed in Israel, Germany, Australia. Other festivals in the United States include Timpanogos, the Hoosier, and the Bay Area. Weir was the first winner of the International Storybridge Award from the National Storytelling Network which cited her “exemplary work promoting the art of storytelling within Ireland and between other countries.” Saturday, April 17, 2010 Old First Presbyterian Church (Fellowship Hall) 1751 Sacramento St. San Francisco Corner of Sacramento and Van Ness There may be a $6 parking fee Workshop: $25 SAC members $30 non-members Concert: $10 SAC members $15 non-members Workshop - 2:00–5:00pm: Shortening the Road: Using Storytelling for Conflict Resolution Storytelling can play a vital role in promoting understanding between people of different faiths, nationalities and abilities. This workshop will examine the practical ways in which communities can engage in the sharing of stories which are held by the individuals within them. Based on many storytelling projects which have taken place in Northern Ireland both during the conflict and in the post-conflict years, the lessons learned can be replicated in many other communities worldwide. Storytelling Concert - 7:00–9:00pm Liz Weir tales amazing traditional tales from her homeland in Northern Ireland. Don't miss this concert which promises to be an amazing journey. Whether you laugh or cry, you will never forget this evening. Reservations: Susan Ford at 415.407.4297 or suford@earthlink.net:  Saturday, July 18, 2009 3:00-5:00 PM Workshop: Exploring the Attic of Family Stories. Work at remembering, discovering, and organizing what we already know as the museum of our own life. $55, $50 for SAC Members, seniors, students. 7:00-9:00 PM Performance An intimate evening of stories from Donald Davis. $15, $12 for SAC Members, seniors, students. Attend both events and save: $65 for both, $60 for SAC Members, seniors, students. Location: Chapel of the Chimes, 4499 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, California Donald Davis was born in a Southern Appalachian mountain world rich in stories. “I didn’t learn stories, I just absorbed them,” he says as he recounts tales, and more tales, learned from a family of traditional storytellers who have lived on the same Western North Carolina land since 1781. Davis grew up hearing gentle fairy tales, simple and silly Jack tales, scary mountain lore, ancient Welsh and Scottish folktales, and-most-important-nourishing true-to-life stories of his own neighbors and kin. Learn more about Donald by clicking here: Donald Davis Send check payable to SAC to: SAAC, P O Box 11891, Berkeley, CA 94712 or Purchase tickets online securely via Acteva: link Questions? Contact Susan Ford, 415.474.5580 | What's New
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