A National Library Week Celebration
Hearing Voices
Washington County, Oregon
Admission is Free
All events are fun for children and adults
Guide to Storytelling Resources (pdf)
Hearing Voices 2008 , 2007 , 2006 , 2005
"There have been great societies that did not use the wheel,
but there have been no societies that did not tell stories"
--Ursula K. Le Guin
Schedule
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April 1: Storytelling Festival Kick-off
Beaverton City Library, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
A festival sampler presenting life, legends, history and folk tales from around the world. Featured Storytellers: Christopher Leebrick, Rick Huddle, Anne Penfound and Alton Chung. Recommended for all ages.
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April 1: Story Swap
Walters Cultural Arts Center, downtown Hillsboro, 7:00 p.m.
Come one – come all! If you have a yarn to spin or story to tell – this is your opportunity to take the stage. Also featuring several members of the Portland Storytellers' Guild. Arrive early to sign-up for one of the 5–7 minute storytelling spots. Recommended for all ages.
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April 2: Humorous & Inspiring Stories
Tigard Public Library, 2:00 p.m.
An afternoon with Rick Huddle. Recommended for all ages.
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April 3: Humorous & Inspiring Stories
Hillsboro Public Library - Tanasbourne, 6:30 p.m.
An evening with Rick Huddle. Recommended for all ages.
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April 4: Multicultural Tales For Ages 5-105
Tualatin Public Library, 7:00 p.m.
An evening with Christopher Leebrick.
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April 5: Multicultural Tales For Ages 5-105
West Slope Community Library, 6:30 p.m.
An evening with Christopher Leebrick.
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April 5: Folk, Fairy & Tall Tales from Around the World
Forest Grove City Auditorium, 1915 Main St., Forest Grove, 7:00 p.m.
An evening with Anne Penfound. Recommended for all ages.
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April 6: Folk, Fairy & Tall Tales from Around the World
Garden Home Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
A morning with Anne Penfound. Recommended for all ages.
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April 6: Asian & Hawaiian Tales
Cedar Mill Community Library, 6:30 p.m.
An evening with Alton Chung. Recommended for adults and children age 5 and up.
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April 8: Tales to Inspire — Festival Finale (bilingual)
Tuality Health Education Center (downtown Hillsboro), 2:00 p.m.
A sample of inspiring tales featuring storytellers Christopher Leebrick, Barb Stevens-Newcomb (Spanish & English), and Alton Chung. Recommended for all ages.
Storytellers
Alton Chung
Website: www.altonchung.comStoryteller Alton Chung combines a rich cultural heritage, drawing inspiration from his Japanese and Korean roots, as well as being influenced by the superstitions, stories, and magic of the Hawaiian Islands where he grew up. Alton is a member of Portland Story Theater and the Portland Storytelling Guild. He collects oral histories of Japanese elders for the Portland Nikkei Legacy Center, is an apprentice to Eth-Noh-Tec, and is the recipient of the 2005 J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award from the National Storytelling Network.
Rick Huddle
Website: www.rickhuddle.comHailing from a long line of teachers and Southern preachers (and a very short line of one clown), Rick Huddle has storytelling in his blood. With exuberance, and sometimes a guitar sing-a-long, Rick tells humorous and inspiring stories about princesses who slay dragons, monsters that play kickball, and cows that dance.
Christopher Leebrick
Website: www.allgoodstories.comBeginning in 1975, at the age of 13, Christopher Leebrick began performing as a storyteller. He has shared stories with thousands of children and adults across the United States at schools, libraries, concert halls and campfires. He was recently featured at the Australian National Storytelling Festival, John Brown University in the Ozark mountains of Arkansas, the St. Louis Storytelling Festival, and the StoryKeepers Festival in Missoula, Montana. Both of Christopher's CD's, Good Stories From All Over (2002) and Critters, Kids, and Cowboys (2005) have been honored with national Storytelling World Awards. Christopher resides in West Linn, Oregon with his lovely wife and beautiful kids
Anne Penfound
A native of the British Isles, Anne grew up in an era where stories were a part of everyday life. As a child she moved to the Caribbean where stories came in the form of poetry and song. She raised her own family on Scottish soil, where bedtime stories of wild haggis and monsters in the lock were all time favorites. A chance meeting with a storyteller in Portland, Oregon, where she has lived since 1995, sparked an interest that she felt impelled to explore. Anne shares folk and fairy tales, tall tales, and ghost stories from around the world. Anne believes that life is full of stories just waiting to be told.
Barb Stevens-Newcomb
Barb has been a professional, bilingual storyteller since 1983. Her storytelling CD, The Daughters of Ishi-shini received a Notable Recording Award from the American Library Association. She has been a featured storyteller and workshop leader at festivals throughout the United States. Barb was the host of the storytelling television series, "The Wishing Well," has performed on northwest area radio and she published the storytelling newsletter, "Stretching The Truth." She has a Master's degree in Education and the Arts, and she taught art and Spanish to public school children for two decades. Barb now teaches at the University of Oregon, performs, and gives workshops in the northwest.
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