This page updated - May 13, 2008
Free storytelling workshop, Friday, June 13thFriday, June 13th, 2008
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Lantern, Barnes Road, St. John’sEver want to collect and tell your family stories? Want to learn how to interview family members, preserve the oral stories, and weave together family facts and experiences into tellable tales? Join storyteller Cindy Campbell from Nova Scotia for this workshop that will help you create or re-create stories to pass along to the next generation. A Family Stories Workbook will be provided to help get you started.
About Cindy Campbell, Workshop Leader
Cindy is a storyteller, born and raised in Nova Scotia with roots in Prince Edward Island. She heard her first oral stories as a child while sitting around her grandmother’s kitchen listening to the adults talk. These were snippets of stories about people, events and community history. As an adult, she became interested in storytelling when she attended the 3rd Annual National Conference of Storytellers of Canada/ Conteurs du Canada in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1995. Soon, she became fascinated with regional stories and histories, family stories and personal stories. Cindy has performed at festivals, conferences and special events all across the country. In 2006, Cindy toured the Gaspe Region as a Storyteller for CASA and was a traveling Storyteller for the TD Canadian Children’s Book Tour.
In 2006, Cindy was project manager for the Youth In Storytelling Initiative which encouraged the use of Storytelling in the schools, encouraged youth to collect their family stories, and the final stage was a Family Storytelling Contest. This project was in partnership with The Storytellers Circle of Halifax and Pier 21 National Historic Site. Cindy is also working on a Community Stories project for Cole Harbour Heritage Farm where the information from taped interviews are woven into stories. She is the Provincial Representative for Storytellers of Canada/ Conteurs du Canada, Coordinator of the Storytellers Circle of Halifax, and Storytelling Liaison for the Helen Creighton Folklore Society. In Halifax, from November 14 -16, the Helen Creighton Folklore Society will host the 2008 Conference for the Canadian Society For Traditional Music. Cindy is co-chair of this conference along with Clary Croft.
FREE Workshop, limited seating, participants must pre-register.
Register by fax (709-739-5413) phone ( 709-739-1892 ext 3) or email info@heritagefoundation.ca
Storytelling Workshop, Sunday May 25th 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Are you interested in learning to tell stories? Mary Fearon will host a storytelling workshop.
$40.00 fee - For more information and to register contact Mary at maryefearon@gmail.com
Mary Fearon has been performing professionally since 1997. During that time, she has performed and run workshops at a variety of festivals, schools and other events both here in Newfoundland & Labrador and in Australia. Her interest in traditional Newfoundland material inspired her to co-develop the book, Over The Big Fat Waves; A Collection Of Newfoundland & Labrador Rhymes, Songs and Language Games
Halifax Municipal Library and Ecology Action Centre presentTelling the environment
A chance for youth (14-18) to be a part of a community arts project. YOU will learn to tell us your story of the environment and WE will work together with Linda E. Clarke (writer and storyteller) to build “Brick by Brick:Tell the Environment”art.
For more info or to register contact Heather @ 902-442-0198 or outreach@ecologyaction.ca or
see poster
SESSION #1
Sat. May 10th, 1-3pm
@ Dartmouth Alderney Gate LibrarySESSION #2
Sat. May 31st, 1-3 pm
@ 1313 Hollis St SpaceWRAP UP SESSION
Sat. June 7th, 1-3pm
@ Dartmouth Alderney Gate Library
Canadian Librarian Association and Halifax Public Libraries present:
Storytelling as a Major Communication Tool - with speaker Gail de Vos
A good story can do more than just entertain; it can help spread your message more effectively than most traditional communication tools.
Wednesday, Mar 26 7:00 pm
Helen Creighton Room, Aldernay Gate Library
60 Alderney Drive
DartmouthCost: CLA members $10
For more information see poster or contact Anne at 902-424-2078
Non members $15
Students $10
See The Storytellers School of Toronto website www.storytellingtoronto.org for a complete listing of their offerings
The Second Story Workshop is a storytelling centre located in the second story of a renovated barn in the village of Baden, Ontario. We offer workshops, concerts, retreats, and a storytellers’ guild.
Info: Mary-Eileen McClear,
89 Snyders Road West
Baden, ON N3A 2M2
519 634-8973. maryeileen@thestorybarn.caStories Aloud - open storytelling - is held in The Second Story Workshop on the first Friday of the month from 8:00 - 11:00 p.m., September to June. Donations are accepted at the door with $4 the suggested donation. Info: Mary-Eileen McClear, 519 634-8973. maryeileen@thestorybarn.ca
Storytellers' Guild is held in The Second Story Workshop on the third Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m., September to June. Members gather for networking, coaching, to learn from each other, and to use the resource collection.. Annual dues are $25. Info: Mary-Eileen McClear, 519 634-8973. secondstor@golden.net
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of Northern Lights Symbol Works
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