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Very soon a new website will be announcing performing artists' events state-wide. When Storytelling is added as a category, Carol will be entering her announcements on
http://www.NowPlayingUtah.com
The Traveling Tellers--Billie, Carol, Dan, Holly, Janine, Jan and Suzanne--storytellers from the Olympus Chapter of the Utah Storytelling Guild--will be touring the state responding to invitations to provide their storytelling programs to schools and other venues during the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 Utah Arts Council's Performing Artists Tour.
See[What's New] for our Traveling Tellers photo!
In The Schools.......................
"Balanced Literacy" Includes Oral Traditions--Storytelling!
In recent years, The Jordan School District's Literacy Specialists have orchestrated Super Literacy Events. Carol has participated as Storyteller at Southland Elementary, Quail Hollow Elementary and Draper Elementary schools.
Carol loves libraries!
Salt Lake County Libraries have discovered Carol's talent for combining stories with enticing followup activities!
Story Plus! Magic You can Do
Seven library managers invited Carol to present her program during January and February 2008.
Several parents consented to having their children's photos used to update her Magic You Can Do brochure.
Carol has had the great pleasure of connecting with storytellers in Bend, Oregon. At the Spiritual Awareness Center, she told the Sacred Earth Tradition's myth: Gaia Creates Herself. See [Applause] for some of the appreciated audience response to Carol's presentation at that event.
Also (by request) the audience gathered on August 24th also experienced Rindercella and the Prandsome Hince--a "spoonerized" tale. They were also treated to a brief biography of the Reverend W.A. Spooner.
For the "Lunch Bunch" Event at the Utah Gallivan Center during the 2006, 2007, amd 2008 summer seasons, Carol and other Storytellers including The Traveling Tellers continue to perform.
Look for more Storytellers during the May-September Event, 2008.
2005 and 2006 Memorabillia
October's "haunts" kept Carol busy at This is the Place Heritage Park. The event, Haunted Deseret, was the classic alternative to spook houses offering a menu of spine tingling tales. "The Warning," is the tale to be remembered!
Red Butte Garden "Garden After Dark" event this year (2007) featured a magical theme. Carol entertained adults and children with spooky stories, silly jokes and a couple of magic tricks in keeping with this year's theme!
The 1st and 2nd Annual Salt Lake Freedom Film and Storytelling Festivals (2005 and 2006) held in the Post Theatre at Fort Douglas coincided with the Museum's annual Halloween event. The event featured tales of ghosts reputed to have been encountered there.
Carol participated with other Olympus Chapter members of the Utah Storytelling Guild. Slightly spooky tales, funny stories, filmed stories were all a part of the scheduled events publicized on local Salt Lake City TV channels--Channel 2, 4, 5, and 7.
Brian Jackson Fetzer organized the event.
A "Spinner of Smiles," the Salt Lake Tribune reporter called Carol. Indeed! The fable of the King of the Beasts and his bad breath was a surprise. Someone even won a lion hand puppet to use when she retells the tale. (below)
See Lynda Percival's article on storytelling and how Carol is sharing her variety of tales regionally with children and adults. You may download a (pdf) copy.
Salt Lake Tribune,
July 29, 2005
Whether indoors at storytelling festivals and school literaracy events such as Southland Elementary in the Jordan School District (above)
...or outdoors at
community gatherings such as Taylorsville Dayzz for three consecutive years (right), the celebration of stories is contageous.
Children and adults often participate in the telling of the stories. Imagine being a grasshopper and singing "La Dee Da Dee Da Da" while the Ant chatters, "I'm so Busy!"
