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April - June
Mothers (and Grandmothers) are always in season! No matter what the holiday or occasion--somebody's mother gets to be a "hero." My Grandma
Ask about Mother's Day stories.
A family gathering where storytelling completed the perfect evening!
Christmas Stories Galore! Poems! Songs! Learn a holiday magic trick too! Enjoy Carol's programs for children in
Traditional Stories, new stories, holiday humor, songs, poems and memories! Christmas Eve entertainment at 2004-2008
Hanukkah Tales and other from a Jewish Tradition
Adult Venues are increasing in Utah. Look for home concerts announcements.
Woodstock Elementary students--got a howling "Ha Ha Halloween" was a blast at the South Jordan Library (2008)!
The Night Before Christmas at Club Solitude--guest accommodations at the Solitude Ski Resort 2004, 2005 2006, and 2007
Solitude Mountain Resort 2006
Winter! Snow!
Groundhog Day Presidents Day Valentines Day
Any Season
"Story Plus"
The Day It Rained Hearts
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An "Attitude of Gratitude" |
Seasonal/Holiday or Sentimental and Personal Explore this entire page! Dig deep and find the story treasure that will enhance your event the most.
Story Plus!
Mother's Day -- Year after year the stories collect and are waiting to be told again and again! Carol's Story Plus! program includes a brief history of how Mother's Day came to be celebrated. Afterwards make a personalized Mother's Day card. Parents and children enjoyed this event at the South Jordan Library in May 2008. This popular event is available again in May, 2009.
(Remember Grandma! Remember Great Grandma!) Personal stories connect us with each other as we experience what we have in common. One such "connection" is awakened by the word, "Grandma." We all have had at least one Grandma--or we wouldn't be here! Three different Grandmas made these quilts. They'd certainly enjoy knowing that their handiwork now enhances many story gatherings as listeners gather to share memories about their Grandmas! Here's what some have told me. "My Grandma is skinny and she rides a bicycle." Read Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul for inspiration about mothers! Carol will share these and other favorites with you. The Good Night Kiss Father's Day August Summertime is Camping time! Any place can be a campground whether it is your back yard or just your living room. Ask Carol about her campground program of stories and songs. Any time can be "camping season." All year long, this storytelling program is a hit!
Halloween and Fall
Some years Red Butte Garden has hosted storytellers. Be sure to check their programs as well. The Bone Woman...Too Many Pumpkins...The Strange Visitor...Lavender...The Rocking Cradle...The Red Velvet Ribbon....The Creaking Mantle. Carol's stores are silly, surprising, scary, and sometimes slightly suspenseful. Ask for the combination that is perfect for your Halloween or Fall gathering. Ha Ha Halloween combines Halloween stories and jokes about ghosts, witches, pumpkins and other Halloween personalities. What do you call witches who live together?
Home! School! Park! Creekside! You choose the place!
Seasonal or sentimental, stories inspire us to act, to appreciate, to be thankful, and to love. A myriad of human emotions are evoked by a story told well. Hold "an attitude of gratitude" during this and the many upcoming seasons of the year--and of our lives. Carol tells "Gathering at Grandma's," a post-World War II Thanksgiving tale of gratitude for being together and enjoying the company of uncles (a sailor and a soldier) returned from overseas to enjoy the holidays in civilian clothes! As winter descends upon us. The ski resorts open again. As we shop for the upcoming Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and other celebrations, consider Storytellers and how their touching performance can add to your events. Some of Carol's popular Christmas stories include: The Highway Christmas -- a rowdy story of family upset over where to put the Christmas Tree The Best Little Wingman -- a little girl helps her dad clear the snow on country roads.
The Night Before Christmas and
Zig a Zak -- a mischievous Hanukkah tale of spirits wanting to upset a community's holiday celebration
New stories are added to old favorites each year! Gathering at Grandma's is a personal tale of Post-World War II reminiscence. Carol will be telling this story and others during a growing series of home concerts intended for adult audiences.
Winter Holidays and Events Christmas Eve 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 at Solitude Mountain Resort! Carol continues to entertain guests staying at the lodge. The spoonerized "Chright Before Nistmas" has become a traditional hit. Children guess what these nonsensical words were in the familiar version. One very polite youngster actually thought the storyteller was having difficulty speaking correctly! Santa Claus was there and even enjoyed a bit of Carol's humor: What do you get if Santa comes down the chimney and there's a fire in the fireplace? "Crispy Kringle" of course! Carol's storytelling was well-attended by resort guests and staff. Salt Lake City Festival Foolishness! At the Annual Freedom Film Festival and Salt Lake City Storytelling Festival, Brian Fetzer accompanies Carol's "Chright Before Nistmas" with his strumming on guitar as they politely dispute the correctness of the words. The Smothers Brothers themselves would enjoy this wacky exchange.
After the December holidays....
Poems
Stories Heard Somewhere Over and Over Again Songs
More Winter! More Snow! Solitude Ski Resort's Program Planners continue to hire storytellers and other entertainers as well as providing enticing activities for resort guests. During the winter Carol provided "after-ski" evening storytelling times.
Children at Thanksgiving Point Childrens' Gardens made ugly trolls after enjoying The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Carol offers this programs in other settings including public libraries.
Summer Celebrations Watch for Community Celebrations where storytellers are invited to participate.
Since 2003, Carol has been a featured Storyteller at Taylorsville Dayzz!
Celebrate July 4th Enhance your event with songs, stories, games, and crafts. July 2, 2005 and July 2006 were great fun at Thanksgiving Point Gardens. This upcoming seasons are bound to be just as great! Participate in a "Red, White, and Blue Relay" race. Play "Make the Liberty Bell Ring" (with bean bags!). Make a "Flag Wind Sock." Besides stories and songs, consider adding these simple games to your holiday celebration on July 4th or on another patriotic holiday!
Fall and Back-to-School Whether it's sentiments evoked by going back-to-school--or going to school for the first time, mothers, fathers, teachers, and students have their stories to tell. There are Halloween and Pumpkin patches were stories abound. Carol has told at This is the Place Heritage Park and at Red Butte Gardens during this lively and sometimes spooky season. Didn't someone turn a pumpkin into a magical golden coach? Spooky Tales are in such demand that Carol just had to add some to her menu of Halloween Tales. Ask to hear these "G" rated thrillers and chillers: The Creaking Mantle The Bone Keeper!
Thanksgiving Stories that recall the First Thanksgiving Carol has performed Thanksgiving at Grandma's House for audiences of storytellers as well as storytelling festival general audiences. It's amazing how the specific details of the storyteller's experience prompt our own imagery of the specific details of our own Thanksgiving memories!
2010
Groundhog Day Presidents Day Valentines Day Speaking of word play, are we talking Valentines or vegetables? Peas be mine.
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Contact Carol My email is caesterreicher@earthlink.net .
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