 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
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.
 Storyteller Awele Makeba June 19, 2010 in Oakland:Join SAC for an evening of stories, music and inspiration featuring award-winning and internationally known storyteller, actor, playwright and educator Awele Makeba. She is a "truth-teller" and an artist for social change. Come celebrate stories of freedom, hope, challenge, and change! Download a Flyer here! (PDF, 1.9 MB) 7:00 PM June 19, 2010 810 Clay St, Oakland CA ( map) (Bay Area Christian Connection Church) $12 Admission / $10 for SAC members, seniors, and students Send check payable to SAC, PO Box 11891, Berkeley CA 94712 Questions: Kirk Waller, (510) 290-0253 or via email.
May 22-23, 2010
Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area, El Sobrante, California
For more than 25 years, the Bay Area Storytelling Festival has brought the finest storytelling to the San Francisco area. Every May, stories whisper and shout through the East Bay hills, alive with personal drama, folk and fairy tales, epics and song. Nationally celebrated performers lead you far from home, through laughter and tears, deep into new cultures, and face to face with yourself. Discover the world within the towering trees and rolling hills of Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area, just a short drive from the Bay Bridge. Featured tellers this year: Willy Claflin, Diane Ferlatte, Ben Haggarty, Kealoha, Syd Lieberman, and Connie Regan-Blake. For a complete schedule, directions, and ticket information, visit www.bayareastorytelling.org
Join SAC! Come to the Annual SAC Meeting during the lunch break on SUNDAY (May 23) at the Festival. Meet and vote on SAC Board members. Make your interests and wishes known. Share information about your Swap Group and/or activities!
 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, 2010Old 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 ResolutionStorytelling 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:
 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
SAC, in partnership with Bay Area Storytelling Swap Groups, Presents Three Bay Area Tellabration! Events
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 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 7:00 PM Palo Alto Church of Christ 3372 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, California Map TELLERS: Lance McVay, Richard MarshContact: 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
 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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