7/2/2024 Elinor Benjamin will probably tell a tale or two of Jack. You know Jack, don't you? You may not realize that he travelled all the way up the Appalachian Mountains to where they end on the fabled island of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic, where he continued to have adventures. Hosted By: Ralph Chadis | 7/9/2024 Rona Barbour is from England, Scotland, Italy, depending on where she is! She loves the power and persuasion and the lasting importance of traditional, oral storytelling. She was born in Glasgow, and has been telling ever since in the British Isles, Russia, USA, Jakarta, Indonesia and in Marrakech, and more. Hosted By: Bruce Marcus | 7/16/2024 Elisabeth Anton has been telling stories ever since she recited Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” whilst turning the pages of the book, thus pretending to read to impress her uncle. She began writing her stories down sometime thereafter, and has spent her life telling stories in a variety of forms. Hosted By: Mike Cohen |
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7/23/2024 Denise Page Is a multi-generational African American New Englander. Her stories are rooted in that experience. You’ll hear in them wonder, reverence for family, community, & justice; stirred with humor. She is a Proud Black Woman – identity inherited from her ancestors. Her stories are about and for all People. Hosted By: Andrea Kamens | 7/30/2024 SARA ARMSTRONG loves finding and telling traditional tales. Her stories build connections and highlight learning about and caring for others. She works at supporting tellers and listeners in as many ways possible. Really, it's all about the stories!
She is Chair of Storytelling Assoc of Calif and board of ASST. Hosted By: Mike Cohen | 8/6/2024 Sara deBeer tells Tales of Transformation - traditional stories from the time before this time, when life was more fluid, and creatures might easily shift from one shape to another. Hosted By: Barbara Aliprantis Hear Ye: (Loads in 3 sec.) |
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8/13/2024 Jane Dorfman Jane Dorfman tells fairy and folk tales, personal stories, a few lies, Arabian Nights, and sometimes tells as Calamity Jane. She tells for adults and children at Festivals, libraries, and schools. In August she'll at the Hans Christian Andersen statue in Central Park. Hosted By: Mike Cohen Hear Ye: (Loads in 3 sec.) | 8/20/2024 Cooper Braun Cooper’s stories remind us that fairy tales were never just for children. That traditional stories can be funny, dark, poignant, and anything but dry.
He was awarded the 2018 JJ Reneaux Emerging Artist Award and the 2022 Regional Excellence Award by the National Storytelling Network. Hosted By: Andrea Kamens Hear Ye: (Loads in 3 sec.) | 8/27/2024 OPEN TELLING All Open Telling this week! Feel free to bring your tales of Summers gone by or yet to come. Hosted By: Bruce Marcus |
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9/3/2024 OPEN TELLING This week folks in the USA observed a day when laborers of all ilks and professions shared food, drink, and stories. So Zoom in, bringing whatever food, drink, and/or other enjoyments, and ask, "Have you heard the one about ...?" Hosted By: Mike Cohen | 9/10/2024 John & Rebecca Petrik John told his first story in 2020 and now creates stories in a number of genres. Rebecca is a lifelong musician; her current focus is on Celtic fiddle tunes. They recently began to combine their talents. Expect to hear fractured fairy tales, original comedy, personal stories, fiddle tunes and more! Hosted By: Ralph Chadis | 9/17/2024 SPEAK PEACE is a NEST Storytelling Concert celebrating the International Day of Peace. This concert features 6 Master Storytellers. Join Jackson Gillman, Merrill Kohlhofer, Marilyn McPhie, Jo Radner, Laura Simms, and Cris Riedel in this celebration of the International Day of Peace. Hosted By: Mike Cohen Hear Ye: (Loads in 3 sec.) |
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9/24/2024 Michael Anderson is a union lawyer. After he takes off his tie, he talks to audiences in ways they don’t allow in Federal Court. Also an actor, recent Shakespeare roles include Julius Caesar, Claudius in Hamlet, and Duncan in McBeth, thus confirming his typecasting as “the old guy that everyone wants to stab.” Hosted By: Ralph Chadis Hear Ye: (Loads in 3 sec.) | | |