This month: a festival, a master class, a teleconference, concerts,
meetings, business opportunities and story-swaps. Read all about! it.
Want to take your storytelling business the next level? This is for you:
The Global Business Development Center is now accepting applications for
the Business Side of Art Program. The program teaches artists how to structure
and manage a successful business, introduce you to successful industry contacts
and give you the opportunity to win grant funding. Spring session starts April
14, summer session starts July 14.
The program meets 5 consecutive Saturdays 9AM to
5PM. Workshops are free ...with a onetime registration fee of $75.00. Breakfast
and lunch are provided.
All artists are welcome to participate (storytellers, actors, singers, dancers, designers, chefs, photographers, writers, directors, producers, etc.) For dates, registration and more information contact:
info@globalbusinessdevelopment.center.com
http://www.globalbusinessdevelopmentcenter.com/images/From_Starving_to_Striving_flyer.pdf
April Events
Healing Story Alliance Teleconference
Thursday, April 5, 9:00 pm
Helping Youth and Family Heal using
Yoga And
Story with Sydney Solis
This is a free teleconference presented by the Healing Story Alliance.
For details contact me at
mijbyram@aol.com.
Inaugural Deerfield Beach Storytelling Festival
Saturday, April 14, 12:00 – 10:00 FREE
At the Arboretum, Constisution Park
2841 West Hillsboro Blvd.
Featuring celebrated tellers,
Connie
Regan Blake, Gail Rosen, Lucia Gonzalez and
Mij
Byram
and others
Musical acts
Spider Jon
Koerner, Rod MacDonald
and more
Stories, music, workshops, what you'll find at the Festival:
Main stage storytelling shows for children (early on) and adults
(evening)
Amateur Story "Swap" area – sign up to tell your
story!
Musical groups all day long!
Food and Craft vendors, Local sponsor
booths,Community booths
Bring chairs and blankets
Sponsored by City of Deerfield Beach Cultural
Committee and
South Florida Storytelling Project
Broward County Storytelling Guild
Thursday April 19, 7:30 – 9:30
Mikki Ostendoff’s house 954-583-0705
Call Jo Bridges 954- 612-1896 for information
Wednesday, April 25, 7:00 pm Free
We welcome all listeners and tellers.
We meet to share stories and hear news of the storytelling world.
Come to tell. Come to listen.
Questions call Adele Alexandre at 954.732.4356
Hagen Ranch Road Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach, FL 33446
561-894-7500 ● Fax 561-495-5451
Water Fest
City of Stuart, Water and Environmental Festival with storyteller,
Mij
Byram
April 28 10:00 – 4:00
Memorial Park 300 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
Contact Mary Kindel, 772.600.1206 or click
Water Fest
Jon
Spelman, Master Class
Sunday, April 29 5 – 6 hour intensive, Time TBA
FAU Main Campus, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, 33431,
Cost $100
If you are serious about your art and have a desire to reach the next
level this is for you.
This will be a small group of dedicated tellers. There are only three
spots still open.
First lean about Jon.
Meet a world class teller.
Then contact Caren Neile at 561.297.0042 or
cneile@fau.edu.
This class will sell out – don’t wait.
VOX
Sunday, April 29, 8:00pm
It's happening at the Living Room Café
at the FAU, Boca Raton Campus, 777 Glades Road. Living Room Theaters.
Map here.
Please note: The café has great food and
drinks, with no minimum.
Students, seniors and everyone in-between, come tell us your story. Get
there early to get a table and sign up to tell your 5-7 minute, true-life tale.
(No notes or memorization, please) You never know what you’ll hear. Questions?
E-mail Caren Neile at cneile@fau.edu or call 561-297-0042.
Jon Spelman: Shakespeare,
Lincoln, Frankenstein and Me
Monday, April 30, 2012, 2p.m. and 7p.m.
Caldwell Theatre Company Count de Hoernle Theatre 2011-2012 Storytelling
Series
Speak Easy: The Spirit of Storytelling
Don’t know Jon Spelman?
Learn more here.
What do William Shakespeare, Abraham
Lincoln and Dr. Frankenstein's Monster have in common? A "storyteller's
storyteller," Jon Spelman brings to life his personal and professional
experiences with some of the world's greatest literature in this eclectic and
electric show.
The L.A. Times called Spelman
“world-class.” The Washington Post considers him “a stunning wordsmith and a
riveting performer.” You may have heard Jon Spelman on NPR, at the Kennedy
Center or Lincoln Center, or in countries from Mexico to Japan. A three-time
EMMY winner, he is featured on five videos and four audio collections and is a
recipient of numerous awards, including the National Storytelling Network's
Circle of Excellence.
Box office phone 561.241.7432 or 877.245.7432
7901 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton, FL 33487
Radio Stories on the Air
If you have a true South Florida story approximately 4-7 minutes in
length please send a brief synopsis to
cneile@fau.edu
To listen to past stories or learn more go to
The
Public Storyteller.
Monthly Events
I’ll
Tell You Mine if You Tell Me Yours
First
Monday of Each Month 4:00 – 5:00 Free
We
all have a story about love, about life, about laughter and tears.
A Story Sharing Circle led by Glad McLeod at the
Hagen Ranch Road Library
14350 Hagen Ranch Road
Delray Beach 33446
Glad
McLeod 561-894-7500
Puppet Guild of South Florida Monthly Meeting
Second Wednesday of each month 6:30pm - 10:30pm
Dave Goboff’s & Simply Puppets new studio located at
1064 NW 53 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
its a little West of I-95 and Powerline Road (NW 49 Ave), & just North of
Commercial Blvd
Contact David Goboff, President - Puppet Guild of South Florida (PGSF)
(954)
667-3283
http://www.puppetguildofsouthflorida.com/
http://www.facebook.com/PuppetGuild
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