Life, legends, history and fairytales come alive through the magic of storytelling.

April 12-20, 2008

Performances

Saturday, April 12

Storytelling Festival Kick-Off & Workshop

Tigard Public Library
1:00 – 2:30 pm

Featured storytellers: John Dashney, Anne Rutherford, and Robert Rubinstein.

Sunday, April 13

Tall Tales, Tongue Twisters & Original Spoken Ballads

Tualatin Public Library event @ Tualatin Senior Center
(8513 SW Tualatin Rd.)
2:00 p.m.

An afternoon with John Dashney.

Monday, April 14

Animals, Animals!

Garden Home Community Library
10:00 a.m.

A morning with Robert Rubinstein.

Stories From Here & There

West Slope Community Library
6:30 p.m.

An evening with Robert Rubinstein.

Tuesday, April 15

A Suitcase Full of Stories

Forest Grove City Library
7:00 p.m.

An evening with Anne Rutherford.

Borrowed Bard: Shakespeare’s Debt to Oral Traditions

Walters Cultural Art Center
(527 E Main St., Hillsboro)
7:00 p.m.

An evening with Dorothy Ormes sponsored by the Art Center Spoken Word series.

Wednesday, April 16

Tales from Near and Far

North Plains Public Library
10:30 a.m.

A morning with Anne Rutherford.

Tall Tales, Tongue Twisters & Original Spoken Ballads

Banks Public Library
7:00 p.m.

An evening with John Dashney.

Thursday, April 17

Celebrando el mágico de los cuentos (Presented in Spanish)

Cornelius Public Library event @ Centro Cultural
(1110 N Adair St., Cornelius)
7:00 p.m.

An evening with Olga Loya.

Incredible Journeys 

Sherwood Public Library
7:00 p.m.

An evening with Dorothy Ormes.

Friday, April 18

World Tales

Cedar Mill Community Library
7:00 p.m.

An evening with Olga Loya.

Stories from the Elders

Hillsboro Main Library
7:00 p.m.

An evening with Dayton Edmonds.

Saturday, April 19

Storytellers’ Matinee Concert

Beaverton City Library
3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Featured storytellers: Dayton Edmonds, Dorothy Ormes and Olga Loya.

Sunday, April 20

Workshop & Story Swap

Storytelling Tool Kit 101

Beaverton City Library
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Discover the techniques used to bring a story to life from two professional storytellers. Come with a short story to work on. Participants will work in small groups to develop the skills needed to tell in public. The workshop will end with a Story Swap. All interested participants may take the stage and present a 5 - 7 minute story. You will come away with the skills needed to tell and select stories for your audience. Designed for ages 10 - adult. Presented by Alton Chung and Anne Penfound.

Story Swap

Beaverton City Library
3:30 – 4:30 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. Attend the preceding workshop to sign-up early for one of the 5 - 7 minute storytelling spots or just stop by and enjoy the assortment of stories. Presented in partnership with the Portland Storytellers’ Guild.