The 2010 National Storytelling Conference

Wednesday, July 28

Keynotes

Diane Ferlatte – Storytelling – The Tool of a Culture

Antonio Sacre - Honest Stories Meet the Real World

Master Class Presenters

Willy Claflin - In The Beginning, There Was Nothing But a Moose: Teaching Kids to Tell Tales

Dianne de Las Casas - Taming Technology: Using the Internet for Story Biz Success

Nancy Donoval - Seeing the Big Picture: Artistic Vision for Both Performers and Producers

Susan Klein - Emcee and Microphone Skills

Rafe Martin - Writing for Storytellers

Antonio Rocha - Beyond the Voice

Workshop Presenters

Sean Buvala - The Five New Keys to Energize Your Artist Marketing

Barbara Clark - When Grandma Speaks, We Listen! Teaching Storytelling to Older Adults

Mary Grace Ketner - Don’t Be Stymied by State Standards

Kevin Cordi - Using Play to Develop Your Stories

Jo Radner - The Art of Gathering and Performing Oral History

Wendy Edey - Hopeful Telling from Inside Out: Audaciously Spreading Hope through Story

Beth Horner, Judy Allton, & Kay Tobola - Storymining at Johnson Space Center: A Model for Bridging Generations

Hazuki Kataoka & David Battino - Japanese Paper Theater: Visual Storytelling the Kamishibai Way

Baba the Storyteller - Bizarre Business Practices Required of the 21st Century Bard

Linda Gorham, Sue Black, Donna Dettman, Mike Speller - Old Tales for a New Millenium

Lyn Ford - Beginnings: Oral Tradition and Adult Literacy

Diane Edgecomb - Fire in my Heart: A Storyteller’s Journey among the Kurds

Patricia Reily - So there we were…Organization Creativity and Adaptability through Storytelling

Ruth Stotter - Stringing and Storying: Learn String Stories you can tell!

Katherine Farmer & Wendy Gourley - Cracking the Story Code: A Comprehensive Story Model

Jane Stenson - Teachers and Tellers: Literacy Development in the Classroom

Marilyn McPhie, Ted Krycko, Beth Blenz-Clucas, Tim Ereneta, with moderator Barbara Smith Decker - How to Produce, Sell and Market a Winning CD

John Harer - The Alexander Technique for Storytellers: Improving Performance through Healthy Habits

Emily Lansana & Merissa Shunk - Activating the Classroom with Stories: Who, What, When, Why, How

Jane Treat - The Destination Is the Journey: Stories and Life Transitions

All Regions Concert Storytellers

Duane Free (Western Region)

Mary Garrett (South Central Region)

Karen Golden (Pacific Region)

Jane Hauser (Southeast Region)

Rona Leventhal (Northeast Region)

Mike Lockett (North Central Region)

Bill Park (International-Australia)

Denise Valentine (Mid Atlantic Region)

Emcees: Elaine Muray & Ellen Switkes

Pacific State Showcase Storytellers

Masankho Bando, Steven Henegar, Anneke Jong, Bill Ratner, Yvonne Young, Randel McGee, Anne Rutherford, Rosemary Vohs, Kirk Waller, Fern Zimmerman, Tim Ereneta, Elaine Muray, Jo Walter, Barbara Wong, Jeff Gere, Rick Huddle, Phyllis Larrymore Kelly, Michael Litzky, Sandra Posey, Ina Buckner-Barnette, Karen Rae Kraut, David LeBarron, Ruth Stotter

National Concert Storytellers

Victoria Burnett

Willy Claflin
Susan Klein
Antonio Sacre

Fringe Performances

Ruth Halpern and Tim Ereneta - Storytellers Unplugged

Lynne Duddy - Sense of Place

Pete Griffin - Everything I Know About Leadership I Learned from Beavers

Carol Esterreicher - ALAKAZAM! We Have Talent Too!

Rachel Hedman - Family Famine: Hunger for Love

Priscilla Howe - Queen Berta and King Pippin: A Medieval Tale of Treachery

Debra Morningstar, Oneida Storyteller - My Name is Hutta: A True Story

Slash Coleman - Chaidentity

Audrey Kopp - Tales for Teens

Angela Lloyd - Hand Me Down Storytelling Garments: One Generation to Another

Russ Conrad - Chain Saw Story

Barbara G. Wong - What Are You?

8:30am–4:45pm

YES! pre-conference

7:30–9:30 pm

Story Slam

Thursday, July 29

8:00am–12noon

SIO pre-conference

9:00am–12noon

PRO pre-conference

1:00–6:00pm

Master Classes

6:00–7:30pm

Dinner

7:30–8:30pm

Opening Ceremony

8:30–9:30pm

Keynote

9:45–10:40pm

Fringes and Story Swaps

Friday, July 30

9:00–10:30am

General Session

10:45am–12:15 pm

Workshop Session A

12:15–2:00pm

Lunch (on your own)

2:00–3:30pm

Workshop Session B

3:45–5:15pm

Workshop Session C

5:15–7:30pm

Dinner

7:30–9:30pm

All Regions Concert

9:45–10:40pm

Fringes and Story Swaps

Saturday, July 31

9:00–10:30am

Workshop Session D

10:45am–12:15pm

Workshop Session E

12:15–2:30 pm

Lunch / Membership Meeting

2:45–3:45pm

Keynote

4:00–5:30pm

Workshop Session F

5:30–7:30pm

Dinner (on your own)

7:30–9:00 pm

Oracle Award Celebration

9:00pm–12:00am

Oracle Reception and Dance

9:45–10:40pm

Fringes and Story Swaps

Sunday, August 1st

9:00–10:30am

General Session

10:45am–12:15pm

Workshop Session G

12:15–2:00pm

Lunch

2:00–4:00pm

National Concert / Closing Ceremony