Niki na Meadhra: RAW Garden Storytelling – July 3rd, 2016

Stories for the heart of Winter! Niki will come with ancient stories of the Queen of Winter, the ancient woman, who stirs the seas and brings the snow in Ireland and warmly invites you to bring your own mid-Winter stories, songs and thoughts to share.

 Niki na Meadhra is a professional storyteller, theatre artist and Creative Director of Hearth Tales. She has just returned from touring in Ireland, telling stories at festivals and concerts, and carrying out extensive research.

Passionate about her Irish ancestry, abundant in potent legend and folklore, she powerfully engages audiences of all ages in magical transporting stories, with wisdom and joy.

Where: The RAW Garden 325 South Road East Brighton 

Time: 12.00 - 2.00

Cost: $15.00 at the door

Learn more about the RAW garden HERE

Learn more about Niki HERE

Fabled Nights in Newport 17 June 2016

We're back in the Newport Scout Hall this Friday. Our numbers are growing to the point where one cake may no longer be sufficient!

Fabled Nights is not an open competition, just an open hearted space for all storytellers and story lovers. There will be space for ten people to tell their story of around 7 minutes. 
It is open to any and all genres of story.

COST: $3.00 (Storytelling Vic and Newport Fiddle and Folk Club members)
 $5.00 non members
WHEN:  7:30 pm - 10.00 pm
WHERE: THE NEWPORT SCOUT HALL: Market Street, Newport (opposite the Substation  and squeezed between the RSL and Bowls Club). By the Newport train station.

There will be tea/coffee and biccies/cake.
There are food venues in nearby Mason Street. Or feel free to bring some food and wine and make yourselves comfortable.

Storytelling Vic is hosting an open floor for the Newport Folk Festival, Saturday July 2: Stories by the Fire. Fabled Nights is an excellent place to come and practice your story for the festival. Storytellers who participate are given a wrist band which gives them fee access to festival events.

Check out the Newport Festival Program HERE

The Australian Fairy Tale Society’s 3rd Annual Conference 26 June 2016

Theme: Into the Bush - Its Beauty and Its Terror

Description:  Into the Woods,’ is a phrase that has become closely linked to the fairy tale genre. It conjures up all manner of fairy tale images, such as roguish wolves waiting behind trees and lost children stumbling upon gingerbread houses. But how does it translate into the Australian fairy tale tradition? For our third annual conference, we will be exploring what happens when we venture… ‘Into the Bush.’ Australian fairy tales reflect many of the realities of the bush, while also reimagining it as a space of magic and mystery. Whether it is depicted as real or otherworldly, the bush always encompasses duality – it is a place of both beauty and terror.

This one day conference is a feast of academic papers, performances, readings and feisty discussion.
It will be taking place 'inside' the Glen Eira Storytelling Festival so if you are hungry for more spoken word or literary stimulation there is plenty to explore.

Victorians you are lucky as previous conferences have taken place in NSW.

Visit the AFTS website for all the details, The full program is available, and you will need to register.
HERE

Glen Eira Storytelling Festival 18 June - 3 July 2016

Welcome to the Glen Eira Storytelling Festival - they have joined the Storytelling Australia Vic network.

WHEN: 18 June - 3 July
WHERE: multiple venues across the Glen Eira municipality, Melbourne
BOOKINGS: HERE

The Storytelling Festival has become the centrepiece of Glen Eira City Council's Arts and Culture program and within this festival you'll find exhibitions, historical tours, films, talks, open mic sessions and even an interactive collaborative art installation - all of which highlight the different ways we tell and share stories.

The Storytelling Festival will be held in a range of venues, including Glen Eira Town Hall, Caulfield; Council's libraries in Carnegie, Caulfield, Bentleigh and Elsternwick; local cafes and bars; and other venues across Glen Eira, with events to suit all age groups, budgets and interests.

Have a look at the program, there it much that will interest you. This festival celebrates storytelling in all its guises so if you are looking for the events that are specifically about oral storytelling here are a few tips to whet your curiosity.

Storytelling is a common and shared human experience that transcends culture, language and time. Through storytelling we come together and share our histories, our experiences and the important stories that have been handed down through generations.

Open mic opportunities
Scroll through the program and look for the orange mic, this marks all the open mic opportunities.

Story Peddlers
The Story Peddlers are bringing back the art of the roaming storyteller. 

  
The Australian Fairy Tale Conference: Into the Bush - Its beauty and Its terror
This is the Australian Fairy Tale Society's 3rd annual Conference
Performances, readings, artworks and academic papers.

Check out the breadth of the Glen Eira Storytelling program  HERE
NB For some sessions you will need to book.

Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky's story show BILARNI, is on again: Victoria and the Nothern Territory

Saturday June 11 – Buninyong
Bilarni
Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky tracks the ‘expert’ on Aborigines, the greatest yarn spinner of them all,
We (Bill) Harney in a land where everything and nothing is black and white.

WHEN         Saturday June 11 @ 7.00 for 7.30 pm start.

WHERE       Buninyong Brewery, 107 Yuille St, Buninyong (near Ballarat)$20 includes tea & coffee

COST            $20. Free tea & coffee

BOOK           0419 324 042 & merle.hathaway@bigpond.com

                      Online:  www.trybooking.com/LNZG

Sunday 19 June – Castlemaine

Bilarni
Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky tracks the ‘expert’ on Aborigines, the greatest yarn spinner of them all,
We (Bill) Harney in a land where everything and nothing is black and white.

WHEN         Sunday June 19 @ 2.00 for 2.30

WHERE       House show in Campbell’s Creek. Location revealed when booking.

COST            $25 includes wine, nibbles, tea & coffee

BOOK           With Jan: 0417 332 065

Saturday 25 June – Katherine (NT)

Bilarni
Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky tracks the ‘expert’ on Aborigines, the greatest yarn spinner of them all,
We (Bill) Harney in a land where everything and nothing is black and white.

WHEN         Saturday June 25 @ 7.30pm

WHERE       Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre, Katherine. NT

COST            $20/ $15/ $10

BOOK           08 8972 3751

July 2016

Saturday July  9 & Sunday 10  – Darwin

DETAILS for Darwin still being finalised: check in on Jan's website: HERE
Bilarni
Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky tracks the ‘expert’ on Aborigines, the greatest yarn spinner of them all,
We (Bill) Harney in a land where everything and nothing is black and white.

WHEN         Saturday July  9  @ ** pm
Sunday July 10 @ ** pm

WHERE       The Living Room (Details TBC)

COST            TBC

BOOK           TBC

Gael Cresp: Read to Tell. Wonthaggi 18 June 2016

This program will show you how to read a story in order to tell a story – without the book, without any props, without notes, without memorizing the text.

 Gael will take you through a range of methods of learning a story and help you to discover which method or methods suit your learning style.
Parents and grandparents will find all sorts of use for these skills while caregivers and teachers (from kindergarten to university) will find the insights Gael’s methods offer to their students useful when creating individualized learning programs.
Knowing how to do your preparation and then speak without notes is invaluable for everyone.

Gael has over 30 years of experience with telling stories in schools and libraries and with teaching others this skill.
All adults are most welcome to these free sessions. Bookings are essential for set up and catering purposes so phone Wonthaggi Library on 5672 1875 and come along to join the fun.

WHERE: Wonthaggi Library, Murray Street 
WHEN: 10.30 am to 12 noon Saturday 18th June
More about Gael HERE

Scissors Paper Rock Story: invitation from Dani Bücheler-Scott: 4 June Mentone

Do you and the kids like listening to stories and making them up or do they like painting on rocks?
If yes head on down to Mentone for a fun-filled 2 hours of creativity and wonder as we enter a world of stories told through a variety of mediums.

"Frothy Betty Creative Productions" takes pride in creating a space where kids and adults alike can immerse themselves in art, away from technology. We go back to basics as we bring out the paints, rocks, paper and good old-fashioned oral storytelling, to bring about a very human experience and sense of community.

Watch artist Liz in action as she asks you and the kids to paint rocks and then makes up a story with those rocks. The kids may even want to make up their own story, which is always loads of fun.

 I will be using my 'Kamishibai' (Japanese style storytelling paper stage) to tell a couple of tales. This way of storytelling is very interactive and engaging as it is easy to see the colorful A3 picture cards being moved from front to back as the story unfolds.



All the monies raised from ticket sales will go towards a wonderful charity project that allows children to attend school in remote communities in Pakistan, as we believe everyone should have the opportunity for education.

So if you feel like a fun afternoon where you can foster your kids' creativity come on down to Liz' art studio in Mentone, take a tour of her wonderful community garden and feel good about supporting a very worthwhile charity.

WHEN: Sat 4 June
TIME: 2.00pm - 4.00pm
WHERE: Frothy Betty Studio 62 Flinders St, Mentone
TICKETS: $15 HERE 
More about Frothy Betty HERE

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