New
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New York Guilds
& Regional
Organizations
State
Liaison:
(Upstate)
Mike & Mary
Ellen Rickert,
716-544-8422, maryellenrickert@aol.com
(New York City Metro
Area) Regina
Ress, 212-260-3674, storytellerRRess@aol.com
Radio
and TV
WCTW
(The
"CAT")
98.5-FM, Catskill,
NY "Just
Imagine",
stories and music
for the whole family
hosted by "The
Storycrafters":
Jeri Burns and Barry
Marshall. Heard
throughout the
Hudson Valley and
Catskills every
Sunday morning at
8:30 am. We welcome
studio-quality
recordings of
stories and
children's music.
Just Imagine. P.O.
Box 353, Philmont,
NY 12565. (518)
672-7664. Straus
Media Network (914)
471-2300.
WWWK
99.3-FM, Ellenville,
NY. "Just
Imagine" [see
above].
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Ongoing
The
Mount
Clemens
Raconteurs regularly
scheduled mtgs. are
Sept. - Dec. on the
1st Sat. of the
month Jan. - May on
the last Sat. of the
month at 2:30 p.m.
unless these fall on
a date when the Mt.
C. Public Library is
closed (this means
the Sept. mtg. is
the 2d Sat. the May
mtg. is the 3d
Sat.). We meet at
the Mt. C. P. L.
Info. is best sought
from Lois or Marge
at 810-469-6200 as
adjustments
sometimes are made
to fit opportunities
that arise. Summer
activities occur to
fit special
activities.
New
York City.
The American
Scandinavian
Foundation (www.scandinaviahouse.org or (212) 879-9779) is conducting a free Saturday Morning Storytelling with the H.C. Andersen Storytellers: April 12 & May 10 at
11:30 am. Ages 5+
Apalachin,
NY
The first Saturday
of every month the
Chat-a-Wyle
Coffeehouse offers
an evening of
dinning and
storytelling
featuring bilingual
storyteller Gregorio
C. Pedroza and a
guest storyteller.
Dinner starts at
6:30 PM and
storytelling at 7:30
PM. Reservations
recommended. Contact
Pam Babuka at
607-625-2834.
Binghamton,
NY
The last Saturday of
every month the
Susquehanna
Storytellers present
Story Night at the
Unitarian
Universalist Church
at 183 Riverside
Drive, Binghamton,
NY. Regional and
local storytellers
are featured as well
as an open mike.
Stories start at
8:00 PM. ERstoryteller@aol.com.
Central
Park.
Every Saturday from
June 2nd to
September 30th 11:00
AM to noon at the
Statue of Hans
Christian Andersen
at 75Th St. and
Fifth Avenue in
Central Park. Rain
or Shine. Free.
Call: Diane
Wolkstein
212-929-6871.
Second
Tuesday each month. New
York City
CORNELIA CAFE,
Cornelia St.
Manhattan. One block
from A Train's W4th
St. station.
Scheduled tellers
and open mic.
7.00-9pm. Contact
Barbara Aliprantis
(718)461 1355 or
email balipranti@aol.com
New
York City.
Once a month on
Sundays DAYLONG
WORKSHOP by Laura
Simms in New York at
the LOFT 814
Broadway NYC
"Thinking Like
a Storyteller"
212 674 3479 limited
to `12 $75
New
York City.
Laura Simms, ongoing
storytelling course,
Thursdays (44 weeks
a year), 7pm-9pm.
$25 per session. 814
Broadway, New York
NY. (212) 674-3479. Storydevi@earthlink.net
Albany,
NY:
Story Circle of the
Capitol District.
Monthly, alternating
between 4th Tuesday
and 4th Wednesday
7pm, at Glenville
Branch Library (Glenridge
Rd. at Rt 50),
Glenville, NY. Next
meeting: Tues. Mar.
28. www.timesunion.com/communities/storycircle.htm.
Carol Connolly (518)
786-1271. ccstory@aol.com.
Brooklyn,
NY:
African Folk
Heritage Circle,
Inc. (AFHC). Joyce
C. Duncan (212)
568-1645.
Long
Island, NY:
4th Mondays, 7:30pm,
at Borders Book
Store, 425 Jericho
Tpk, Syosset, NY.
Long Island
Storytelling Guild,
hosted by Pamela
MacFarlane (631)
587-7176 or pamsstory@aol.com.
Manhattan,
NY:
1st Thursdays,
Jewish Stories for
Adults at the 92nd
St. "Y",
1395 Lexington Ave.,
NYC.
(212)996-1100/(212)415-5542.
Rochester,
NY:
NEW LOCATION
Storytelling Guild
of Greater
Rochester, swaps
first Fridays,
7:30pm at Barnes and
Noble Booksellers at
3349 Monroe Ave.
Pittsford NY. (716)
544-8422, (716)
394-8182. Maryellenrickert@aol.com.
Poughkeepsie
NY:
Visions Story &
Arts Center,
Poughkeepsie Day
School, one
weeknight a month at
7:30pm. (914)
635-3887
Buffalo,
NY:
Spin a Story Night,
2nd Fridays, 8pm,
Central Presbyterian
Church (716)
873-5805.
Greenwich
Village,
NYC. Cornelia
Street Café, 29
Cornelia St. Two
features and open
mike, second
Tuesdays, 7-9pm. $5.
(212) 989-9319.
Barbara Aliprantis
(718) 461-1355.
Manhattan
Plaza,
Ellington Room, 400
West 43 Street, NY,
Storytelling Swap:
featured tellers and
open mic. First
Wednesdays at
7:30pm. A good venue
for longer
storiesMargaret
Dawson (212)
594-2148.
Scotia,
NY.
Story Sundays at the
Glen Sanders
Mansion, Dinner and
storytelling one
Sunday a month, 5pm
to 8pm. Featuring
two tellers each
night: July 9:
Barbara Palumbo and
Nancy Marie Payne
with "Midsummer
Night's Dream: Tales
of Whimsy and
Magic." $20
including dinner. 1
Glen Avenue, Scotia,
NY (across the
Western Gateway
Bridge from
Schenectady). Call
(518) 384-1700 for
reservations.
Shoreham, New
York. The 3rd
Sunday of every
month -Next meeting
May 20th: LISN
Storyshare Meeting.
2-4. We are the
Long Island
Storytelling
Network. We meet
each month, usually
spending the first
hour sharing
storytelling events,
ideas, books, etc.
and the second hour
sharing and
practicing stories.
The meetings are
open to all people
interested in
storytelling (either
as tellers or
listeners). Visit
or contact Harvey
Heilbrun or Debbie
Gurriere at
631-744-6664 or
hdh15@optonline.net
or
Funtales@aol.com
Vestal,
NY.
Susquehanna
Storytelling, the
last Saturday of
every month, 8pm, at
Barnes & Noble,
Town Square Mall in
Vestal NY. Sponsored
by Susquehanna
Storytellers of
Binghamton NY.
Featured tellers,
often accompanied by
musicians, followed
by open mike
session. Eileen
Ruggieri (607)
775-1190or Jan Fiore
(607) 797-9357.
New
York City.
The
New York
Storytelling Center
offers workshops,
performances, and
swaps.
Contact:
Regina
Ress,
212-613-3117; storytellingnyc@yahoo.com; www.storytelling-nyc.org
.
New
York City. True
Story Open Mike
hosted by Master Lee
& Mr. Patrick.
Every Tuesday @ 7pm,
The DownEast Art
Center, 203 Ave A (btwn
12+13st), NYC.
Our focus is True
stories. But all are
welcome, poets,
storytellers,
musicians, etc...In
a safe and
supportive space.
Suggested donation
$5, 6-8 minutes.
info@talkingstick.us
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Events
April 10
The monthly meeting of the Black Dirt Storytelling Guild will be held this Thursday, April 10th at 7:30 pm in the library. This month's theme is Journeys. Adult story lovers (ages 16 +) may join the storytelling circle and tell a story. For more info or directions call Madelyn Folino (845) 651-7659 or email her at mfolino@rcls.org
April/May 2008
Coyote's Dance - an original dance play about the infamous mischief-maker Coyote from Native American culture. Public performances are April 13th & May 18 at 11am. School performances are April 8, 29, 30 at 10 am. All performances will be held at the Ailey Citigroup Theater at 405 West 55th Street (corner of 9th Avenue). Tickets are $15.00. For tickets or more info contact the Box Office at (212) 715-1914.
