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Willy Claflin
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Register Now for workshops taught by renowned storyteller Willy Claflin!

January 16:
Storytelling for Beginners‐‐‐Everything you always wanted to know about storytelling but were afraid to ask! What to do, where to go, how to find stories of your own. If you love listening to tales and would like to learn to tell them, this workshop will guide you on your way. 1‐4 PM

January 30: My name is Maynard Moose‐‐‐How to create an original puppet
character, bring it to life, and teach it to tell stories. Co‐taught by Maynard Moose, 2009 Ruminant of the Year. 1–4 PM

February 13: Out of Thin Air‐‐‐How to make up original tales to tell. An easy, fool‐proof (even Jack‐proof!) method for making up and telling stories from imagination. Participants are guaranteed to come away with a new story to tell! 1–4 PM

February 20: In Yonder’s Wood‐‐‐(evening concert with Brian Claflin) Traditional ballads and story‐songs from the British Isles, Appalachia and the American West. As performed at the National Storytelling Festival, with a few new surprises! “live performance not to be missed.” ‐‐‐ Richard Taylor, Director, Folk Song Society of Greater Boston. Concert Starts 7:30 PM

February 27: The Day Uncle Walter Ate His Hat‐‐‐Family and personal stories. How to recall them, how to tell them, how to make them truly memorable. 1–4 PM

Each Workshop: $50 ($40 for SAC members);
Concert: $15 ($12 for SAC members)
Special Offer: Register for all 4 workshops($200 or $160 for SAC members) and concert is free!

Location: Quaker Meetinghouse, 65 Ninth St, San Francisco, CA 94103 (map)
Contact: Ruth Fraser, (415) 626-3757

 
 
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SAC, in partnership with Bay Area Storytelling Swap Groups, Presents Three Bay Area Tellabration! Events

EAST BAY: Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 7, 2009

6:45pm
Shell Ridge Community Church
200 La Casa Via
Walnut Creek, California    Map

TELLERS: Michael Katz, Olga Loya, Joel ben Izzy, Linda Yemoto
Tickets: $10 each, $25 (Family)

Contact: Jim Eklund jimtells@gmail.com or 925-381-2858

NORTH BAY: Tiburon
Saturday, November 14, 2009

4:00 PM
Community Congregational Church
145 Rock Hill Drive, Tiburon, California    Map

TELLERS: Tim Ereneta, Erica Lann Clark, Steve Sanfield, Joe Armstrong

$18/15 Seniors, students, SAC members/10 (for over 6);
$3 advance purchase sent to 933 via Casitas, Greenbrae 94904 by Nov. 11.
Contact: Jim Cooke jimcooke@comcast.net

SOUTH BAY: Palo Alto
Saturday, November 21, 2009

7:00 PM
Palo Alto Church of Christ
3372 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, California    Map

TELLERS: Lance McVay, Richard Marsh
Contact: Tom and Sandy Farley farley@spont.com or 650-366-1818

 
 
Come hear storytellers from SAC and visit our booth at the San Francisco Theater Festival, Sunday, July 26, 2009
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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

 
 
A Benefit for David Ponkey
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