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- What's the Festival like?
- How much does it cost?
- Should I bring my kids?
- What should I bring?
- What should I not bring?
- May I tell a story at the Festival?
- How do I get to the Festival?
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The Festival is a weekend of
storytelling concerts featuring some of the best storytellers from
across the country. Opening and closing concerts offer a variety of
stories and storytelling styles, as each of our featured tellers
takes a turn on the stage. During the afternoons, you can choose to see
solo performances or attend a workshop from our storytellers.
Just to be clear: this is not a book festival (Nor is it, since some of you have asked,
an arts and crafts fair, a speech contest, a kid's carnival, or a reading by authors).
Our performers are simply exceptional practioners of one of the oldest human art forms: oral storytelling.
You can come for an hour, or stay
for the whole weekend! We have ticket options for you. Tickets range
from $14 for any one concert to $75 for an all-weekend pass. There are
discounts for kids, seniors, and families,
and for ordering in advance. Check ticket prices here.
You can purchase advance tickets online with a credit card via our secure vendor, Acteva.com. There is an additional fee for this service.
The Festival is not
designed to be a children's event. At most sessions, our invited
storytellers may or may not tell stories appropriate for younger
children. We suggest that the weekend performances are appropriate for
ages 9 and up. There is one performance set aside on Sunday afternoon
for children ages 4-8 and their families.
In addition, the Festival sets aside a separate storytelling concert
for local students. Teachers interested in our 14th Annual Storytelling
Study Trip for Grades 3-6, to be held May 2011 in Richmond, California,
please click here.
(PDF, 51k) Contact Robin Wilson (robinyeewilson [at] aol[dot]com)
if you are interested in the waiting list, or getting info for applying
for 2011.
If you are teaching a high school, college, extension, or adult class,
we recommend coming to the regular Weekend Festival.
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Friends!
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(Optional) A five minute story to share at the open
mike.
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Extra spending money, for a
souvenir t-shirt, CD, collection of stories, and raffle tickets for a
chance to win a handmade storytelling quilt!
Any type of photographic, digital, or
analog recording equipment. Please respect our artist's work and image.
Yes, you can! Story Swapping, our
version
of an "open mike," is scheduled each day. You can sign up to be on the
bill. Performing order is usually determined by drawing names out of a
hat. To give everyone a chance, there is a 5 minute time limit per
teller.
Performances on the main stages are by invitation only. Invited tellers are scheduled from 1 to 3 years in advance.
For directions, click
here.
Last updated December 27, 2010
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