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FEATURING
in 2011
Leeny Del Seamonds
Dan Yashinsky
Kala Jojo
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31st ANNUAL
MICHIGAN STORYTELLERS FESTIVAL
July
15 - 16, 2011
Schedule of Events:
It’s free fun for all INSIDE the Flint Public Library. Don’t miss our master storytellers who bring the oral tradition to life. As always there will be several workshops and storytelling concerts during the day on Saturday with storytellers in concert beginning at 7PM on Friday and Saturday.
FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011
7-10 PM, READING ROOM: EVENING STORYTELLING CONCERT with KALA JOJO, DAN YASHINSKY, LEENY DEL SEAMONDS (Audience: adults and children 10 years and above)
SATURDAY, JULY 16
9:00 AM, Lower Level Meeting Room: COFFEE HOUR (Free)
9:15 – 10:45 AM – Lower Level Meeting Room : STORYTELLING WORKSHOP with LEENY DEL SEAMONDS (Audience: college students, storytellers, public)
10:00-11:00 AM , OFFSITE: at Flint Farmer’s Market, 420 E. Boulevard , Flint, MI, TITLE with KALA JOJO - ( Audience: children & families, an outdoor, offsite event )
11:00 – 12:30 AM – Lower Level Meeting Room : STORYTELLING WORKSHOP with DAN YASHINSKY: (Audience: college students, storytellers, public )
10:30 - 11:30 AM , Second Floor Meeting Room: CHILDREN’s TURN TO TELL
(Audience: children & families )
NOON TO 12:50 PM, READING ROOM: Little Red Riding Hood by Seymour Barab with UM-Flint Voice Students directed by Julie A. Carr
1-2:30 PM, READING ROOM: MICHIGAN SHOWCASE
Michigan regional tellers share their tales. (Audience: storytellers, families, college students )
1:30-2:30 PM , OFFSITE : At Rosehaven Manor, 3900 Hammerberg Road, Flint, MI 48507; 810-767-363-0 700 STORIES FOR SEASONED CITIZENS with DAN YASHINSKY ( Audience: Senior Citizens, indoor event )
1:30-2:30 PM, OFFSITE: at the Lockwood of Burton Retirement Community, 2173 S. Center Rd., Burton, MI 48519; 810-744-9400 STORIES FOR SEASONED CITIZENS with LEENY DEL SEAMONDS
(Audience: Senior Citizens, indoor event )
3 – 5 PM – Lower Level Meeting Room : STORYTELLING WORKSHOP with KALA JOJO “Storytelling with Musical Instruments” (Audience: college students, storytellers, public)
3-3:50 PM , READING ROOM : ON STAGE withLEENY DEL SEAMONDS (Audience: Family)
4-4:50 PM, READING ROOM : ON STAGE withDAN YASHINSKY (Audience: Family)
5:00-6:30 PM , Lower Level Meeting Room : STORY SWAP ( Audience: Family)
7-10 PM, READING ROOM : EVENING STORYTELLING CONCERT with DAN YASHINSKY, KALA JOJO, LEENY DEL SEAMONDS (Audience: adults and children 10 years and above)
OUR FEATURED STORYTELLERS
LEENY DEL SEAMONDS
About Leeny
Master Story Performer, Leeny Del Seamonds, is an award winning performer of Latino, original and multicultural stories. Spiced with exquisite mime, Del Seamonds’ face and voice launch an array of characters. www.leenydelseamonds.com
DAN YASHINSKY
About Dan
Dan Yashinsky is a Toronto-based storyteller, radio host, author, and community organizer. He founded the Toronto Festival of Storytelling and co-founded the Storytellers School of Toronto. He is the editor of four acclaimed collections of Canadian storytelling and the author of Suddenly They Heard Footsteps — Storytelling for the Twenty-first Century . http://www.storytellingtoronto.org/Directory_Pages/Dir_DanYashinsky.html |
KALA JOJO
About Kala
Kala Jojo weaves songs and ditties born of African heritage into stories of cultural diversity, healing, and side splitting humor. From Philadelphia, PA, he is a master musician using African instruments to dramatize his stories, including the kora, djembe, and thumb piano. He has delighted audiences throughout the U.S.A.
http://www.kalajojo.net/
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