10/4/2016 Nanette Perrotte This NH-based professional vocalist combines social history, musicology, storytelling and video in her multi-media biography: Ella Fitzgerald- Queen of Swing. Hosted By: Bruce Marcus | 10/11/2016 OPEN TELLING No feature tonight so try your new stories, or tell about an October Holiday:
World Vegetarian Day; Rosh Hashanah; Mad Hatter Day; World Smile Day; Canadian Thanksgiving Day; Columbus Day; Yom Kippur; International Moment of Frustration Day; Be Bald and Be Free Day.
Hosted By: Joe Pagliuca | 10/18/2016 Joseph Smeall-Villarroel is a Boston-based writer, graphic artist, and musician. He works at WGBH-PBS, plays organ at Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Maronite Church, and can be found in cafés and shawarma diners revising his novel, inspired by the mystical and superstitious histories of his Bolivian ancestors. Hosted By: Mike Cohen |
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10/25/2016 Laura Packer is a beloved former Boston area storyteller who now calls KC, MO home, visits for her (more-or-less) annual birthday feature. She'll share her always-compelling trademark original stories: a potent brew of traditional tales, motifs and wisdom blended with in-your-face contemporary grit and wit. Hosted By: Ralph Chadis | 11/1/2016 Richard Cambridge presents "The Cigarette Papers" in which a 20-year, 2 pack-a-day Smoker quits & all hell breaks loose. Cambridge wrestles with the Marlboro Man, the Dullards, the Cookie Monster, and finally, with God. A powerful, intimate portrayal of addiction, and the search for spiritual fulfillment. Hosted By: Andrea Kamens | 11/8/2016 Joe Pagliuca On Election Eve we'll no doubt have some very dramatic stories during the Open Telling, as we wait to hear the results, so how could we top that? With Big Joe Pagliuca, that's how! Hosted By: Bruce Marcus Hear Ye: (Loads in 3 sec.) |
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11/15/2016 George from the Bronx is a physicist, inventor, teacher, writer and award-wining storyteller born into a kooky family in a strange world called the Bronx. After 17 years of Catholic indoctrination, followed by 7 colleges and deprivation in 23 countries, he exudes zany tales overflowing with joy, passion, wisdom and wit. Hosted By: Bruce Marcus | 11/22/2016 Sharon Kennedy has a Telling career spanning decades, which includes stories directly collected from other countries & cultures, original historical recreations, and her vivid personal tales. Tonight she'll share from her Grammy-nominated CD with: "Women Young and Old: Personal, Funny, and Vulnerable". Hosted By: Ralph Chadis | 11/29/2016 Peter Ash began storytelling at the age of four, when he told his mother that his (non-existent) cousin was the one who had broken her favorite vase. His stories are still mostly original, often based on literary sources, incorporating ancient myths and archetypes into tales set in the present day. Hosted By: Joseph Pagliuca |
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12/6/2016 Jennifer Munro comes from UK via CT. She has performed at festivals across the nation, including the National Storytelling Festival. Her original stories, spiced with her wicked sense of humor and populated with memorable characters that spring vividly to life, will take you on a roller coaster ride of emotions! Hosted By: Bruce Marcus | 12/13/2016 Libby Franck researches and brings to life women from history. Tonight she portrays Katharine Wright, sister of famous flyers Wilbur and Orville. All right? All Wright! Hosted By: Ralph Chadis | 12/20/2016 Thea Iberall is a contextual poet, author and musician whose storytelling is electrifying. She weaves personal anecdotes with history, insights, humor, magic, religion, science and culture. Gritty and sublimely poetic, she is a role model for the perfect fusion of head and heart, intellect, emotion and passion. Hosted By: Ellen Robertson |
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12/27/2016 Lynn Cooper-Andrea Kamens-Andrew Tripp Three religious folks - 2 Christian Chaplains and an Orthodox Jew (and all, not incidentally, very fine storytellers!) - trade tales that explore the deeper meaning of the season. Come escape rampant commercialism and holiday madness, and connect with some eloquence and heartfelt substance! Hosted By: Ellen Robertson | | |