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Liaison: Pamula
Spivey,
256-593-3353, pamula_spivey@hotmail.com
2008
Lost Arts Series: Southern Storytelling Workshops at Historic McClellan
Join two of Alabama’s most popular storytellers, Katherine Tucker Windham and Renee Simmons Morrison, and learn how to tell your own stories!
Date: Saturday April 12, 2008– Ghost Lady of Alabama
Katherine Tucker Windham
Time: 10:00 am – 11:30 pm or 1:30 pm —3:00 pm
Location: JSU McClellan Auditorium (Anniston, AL)
Fee: $20/session –.15 CEUs
Date: Saturday April 19— My Life as a Black & Tan Coonhound
Renee Simmons Morrison
Time: 1:30 pm—3:00 pm
Location: JSU McClellan Auditorium (Anniston, AL)
Fee: $20—.15 CEUs
Call JSU Continuing Education at 800-634-7199 or 256-782-5983 OR visit www.coned.jsu.edu
4th Annual Mountain Longleaf Festival: A Celebration of Arts & Environment
Enjoy live music, storytelling, nature & arts activities, arts demonstrations & sales, great food, vendors, children’s activities & fun at this second annual festival designed to celebrate our natural world and to benefit the children of our community.
Date: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Where: Mountain Longleaf Festival (Historic McClellan, near Anniston Alabama)
Time: 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Fee: Optional Donation of $5 per family
Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
Family Fairy Tale Weekend DeSoto State Park: August 15 & 16
JSU Field Schools and DeSoto State Park will offer fun activities Friday night, all day Saturday and Saturday night for families. Join JSU Field Schools’ Renee Morrison for Campfire Talks Friday (Scary, Hairy & Sometimes Merry Fairy Tales of Little River) and learn about the legends of Bigfoot on Saturday night. Register for the Fairy Hunt & Fairy Houses Workshop on Saturday. (For lodging and area information visit www.desotostatepark.com)
Fairy Tales of Little River Canyon
Underneath a mossy rock deep in a secret cave somewhere in the canyon a magical book was discovered by storyteller Renee Morrison…Scary, Hairy & Sometimes Merry Fairy Tales of Little River.
Date: Friday, August 15
Where: DeSoto State Park Campfire
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: Free
Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
Fairy Hunt & Fairy Houses
Renee Morrison has been making fairy houses with her sons for sixteen years. She reports that occasionally the fairies do visit and leave tokens of their appreciation. She’ll also lead a short “hobbity” hike through an enchanted forest to spot fairies and places where fairies like to play, live and observe us.
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2008
Where: DeSoto State Park Pavilion (near playground)
Time: 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Fee: $2 per person to cover supplies; pre-registration required
Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
Campfire Storytelling: The Legend of Bigfoot
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yete, Big Elder Brother, “Ed”…you have heard of him! Yes, he does exist in Little River Canyon. Join us for a humorous night of “evidence” and storytelling about this famous creature.
Date: Saturday, August 16
Where: DeSoto State Park Campfire
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fee: Free
Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
Storytelling Weekend at Cheaha State Park: Storytelling WORKSHOP
Join Alabama storytellers Nina Reeves and Renee Morrison for a weekend of storytelling fun, spooky story shivers, and a “how to” workshop to learn practical technique for telling your own stories.
Dates: October 17—18, 2008 Friday Night Ghost Telling (Family Friendly) at 6:00 pm; Saturday Workshops at 10:00 am- 11:00 am and 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm; Storytelling Concert at 6:00 pm Saturday Night.
Where: Cheaha State Park; Bald Rock Retreat Lodge
Fee: Workshop fee of $25 adult; $15 child (ages 8 – 18; not recommended for children under 8 years of age); does not include lodging or meals; Pre-registration required. Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
For lodging information: call 1-800-ALA-PARK; visit http://cheahastpark.com
Family Weekend DeSoto State Park (October 31 – November 1)
JSU Field Schools and DeSoto State Park will offer fun activities Friday night, Saturday and Saturday night for families who want to learn about nature together. Join JSU Field Schools naturalist and storyteller Renee Morrison for fun Campfire Talks on Friday night (Ghosts in the Valley) and Saturday night (My Life as a Hound Dog). Join us for the family storytelling hike on Saturday. For lodging information, visit www.desotostatepark.com
Storytelling Hike
Join Renee Morrison for this easy artsy stroll. Learn the basics of telling your own stories and hear the “hound” dog lady in action.
Date: Saturday, November 1, 2008
Where: DeSoto State Park trails
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fee: No fee
Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
International TELLABRATION!! Storytelling in the Canyon
This is a worldwide event devoted to storytelling. This grass-roots movement Is endorsed by the National Storytelling
Network. Join Renee Morrison and other local storytellers for this fun event.
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008
Where: Little River Canyon Center
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Fee: No fee
Visit www.tellabration.org for more info.
Call JSU Field Schools at 256-782-5697 or visit http://fieldschools.jsu.edu
