My Childhood Home
Back Yard Between the Houses
See the new USG Logo introducing my Artist's Profile on Now Playing Utah.
First Prize Storyteller at the annual Scandinavian Festival in Ephraim, UT May, 2010
For her portrayal of Caroline Jensen, first Chief Telegrapher in the pioneer community of Ephraim, UT
She has continued to entertain Scandinavian Heritage Festival audiences in 2011 and 2012
Carol 's program of Urban Legends and Noodlehead tales took off at the Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City
12:00 Noon
Lunch Bunch
June 26, 2012
Look for more Storytellers Karl Behling, Janine Nishiguchi, Gary Hansen and Laurie Allenat the 2012 Lunch Bunch.
As Carol portrays Betsy Ross, she teaches how to cut a 5-pointed star with just a single snip of the scissors.
The Widow Olsen
How Time Flies!
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What was new in the recent past!!
Metamorphoses 2008!
The 2008
International Colloquium on Narrative and Folklore
will be held at the University of Utah on October 2-4, 2008
Here is what some people say..
"Carol, I always enjoy hearing you perform your unusual stories. You have such a unique depth of knowledge when it comes to words and how they fit into the English language. It's poetry!"
--Billie J. Jones, former President
Olympus Chapter/Utah Storytelling Guild
Toastmaster, DTM
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What's New in January, 2013
Carol is a contributing author to this innovative new book you will want to learn about! How to be a Storyteller--Essays and Advice. The Kindle version already available at Amazon.com. Editor: Sean Buvalla at Storyteller.net
The book is now available from http://Amazon.com
Also new....Carol's page on the Utah Education Network invites other licensed Utah Educators to explore storytelling as an important literacy skill. Link to my page/60902.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=308xRJjWYfQ
Watch Carol's audition video for the 2013 Weber State University Storytelling Festival (February 25-27).
Carol will be telling "More True Lies" on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m.
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What's New in 2013!
Carol is already scheduled for two performances at the Gale Center for History and Culture. Check January, 2013 and April, 2013 for details.
What's New Storytelling in Senior Settings
Carol plans to propose a 2013-2014 project for introducing storytelling programs in 9 senior settings in Salt Lake County, UT. Each Programming Assistant who is responsible for scheduling entertainment has a "menu" of program possibilities.
The funding proposal (deadline April 2013) provides for a no-cost program for each site during July, 2013 through July 2014. Some personal stories (below) are likely to be added to that menu.
Introduction: Being in awe of writers, I enrolled in a weekly writing class two years ago where the participants recount anecdotes they have written about and they invite critiques of their work. A published author meets with us twice monthly for instruction. This year, I am submitting a literary proposal--essays to be read at the Utah Arts Festival in June.
I believe it is important to write about and to tell about the memories that are the essential fabric of our lives--some of mine are here for you to consider. When they inspire you to write and tell your stories and perform them as essays or retold personal tales, I will have achieved my intent!
The 2011 Silver Pen Essay Competition theme was: "The Best Vacation Ever." At the Awards Ceremony, my essay took 2nd place!
Silver Pen Award 2011: "The Best Vacation Ever"
Other Essays
Revisiting My Childhood Home Via Google Earth
Between the Houses
Are We There Yet?
My Mother's Artistry--Clothing Construction and More!
Here They Come and There They Go
The First Christmas I Remember
Pyramid Water--Delicious
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New Exploration in 2012
Carol is exploring how Storytellers can enhance their marketing strategies and learn to promote their events by inserting photos into post card and greeting card templates to send to Arts Councils and other potential Venues.
You can learn more here on the "What's New" Button as I gain more information. Connect with me by email for the distributor number and card web site if you want to start exploring on your own.
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Scandinavian Festivals
Carol was invited back with other Storytellers for the 2011 and 2012 Festivals.
 Carol told "Groundcherry Dresses" and embellished the Saga of the Sanpitch story with the song, "Sing Your Way Home at the Close of the Day." The audience sang along with Carol and her husband, Joe's harmonica accompaniment.
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Always newly refreshed and ready to deliver!
Urban Legends and Noodlehead Tales
Absolutely true stories about something that happened to a friend of a friend of a friend's uncle cousin!
Tales of getting even include: Call Waiting, Not Much of a Man, and The Hotel Reservationist.
Carol's favorite: The Lipstick Mafia
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Learn about Magic Workshops for students wanting to be creative about school talent show performances.
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Portrayals of Significant Women in U.S. History
Learn more about Carol's recent projects:
Portrayals of Significant Women in U.S. History
 Betsy Ross tells what it was like during Revolutionary War days in early U.S. History. Legend has it that she designed the first Stars and Stripes at the request of General George Washington.
Margaret Gardner relates her story about pioneer life in the Western United States in the early 1800's.
She was first wife of Archibald Gardner.
At Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts events, Carol portrays the Widow Olsen who took in laundry to support herself and her children. She tends (and defends) her garden pea patch against the menacing rooster, Old Red! This is a first person portrayal based on a true story embellished by Clive Romney.
At the Annual Scandinavian Festival in Ephraim, a storytelling contest was added to the event. Carol won the First Place prize for her portrayal of the 15-year-old girl who was assigned the position of Chief Telegrapher at the first telegraph office in Ephraim, UT on September 5, 1869.
Learn more about Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts.
Magicians are also Storytellers! That's how they make every
day magic tricks spellbinding and amazing. They call their creative stories "patter."
You can do it too!
Arrow Point Trail Elective 13: Magic
For more past June/July/August events, explore the list and know that these programs are still available!
Details
 
Enjoy music and
storytelling in the restful settings of the Gallivan Center and Pioneer Park--bring your lunch all summer long!
Carol performs along with other Storytellers every summer.
Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts
  
http://www.upharts.org/
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Always new and refreshed!
My audiences have complimented the ease and spontaneity with which I have been known to perform classic tales using "spoonerisms" which reverse and rearrange sounds and syllables, people request them over and over again!
Adults who recall a 20th century radio announcer, Colonel Stoopnagle, long to hear this foolishness!
Word Play
Beeping Sleauty
Listen to the outrageous opening lines of
Beeping Sleauty!
Invite Carol to tell the whole story at your event!
The audience at the First Annual Kanab Storytelling Festival enjoyed Beeping Sleauty. Carol appeared there with other members of The Traveling Tellers Performing Artists Tour.
Hear the beginning up to the point where the "ficked wairy" pronounces her "pagic smell."
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Three Piddle Ligs Listen!
Hear what the wolf says when he "__pells smiggies."
Requests have come recently from Canada, North Dakota, Oregon, North Carolina, Utah, and many other states!
The Three Piddle Ligs <--Download the pdf.
(Workshops and CD audio tutorial now available)
Use this "Spoonerized" word play to reverse/rearrange sounds and syllables. This activity promotes phonological awareness and spelling skills!
Three Piddle Ligs
That is terrific. I know it will bring a lot of joy to both children and adults alike! What a wonderful gift you have. We need more people like you to go out and create joy in others. Thank you!
Nancy Eichin /Durham, NC
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Coyote and the Magic Words (audio)
Coyote and the Magic Words (video intro)
Hear just the inviting introduction....
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Listen to Gold Spinning Guy (The misnamed title is not Howlin' and Growlin'--just listen!)
Gold Spinning Guy--Who could that be?
If you guessed Rumpelstiltskin, you are correct!
Gold Spinning Guy<--Download the pdf.
Introduction topic: Lipograms as a literary device featuring omissions of selected sounds.
Rumpelstiltskin without any "R" sounds
This is an original adaptation by Carol Esterreicher.
(Workshops, CD audio tutorial, and complete story now available)
Build an extensive vocabulary! This way of telling (retelling) a story really accesses your personal "thesaurus." The activity promotes use of synonyms in a novel context.
Listen to the opening lines of Gold Spinning Guy.
Notice how all the words that would have contained "R" sounds have been changed!
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The storytelling connection to literacy
is experiencing renewed interest!
Read Carol's blogs. For comments on storytelling as literacy and word play, scroll down quickly to August blogs.
http://carol2blog.blogspot.com/
(subscription to be available soon)
What else is new? These links change often!
Metamorphoses|Toastmasters|Blogspot
Language and Communications Building on the University of Utah Campus
This is where presentations focusing on our language and its evolutionary changes. Folklore and fairy tales is the focal point. The Colloquium is open to the public.
Storytelling at Pioneer Park's Picnic Series
Get ready for Summer, 2009 too!
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http://www.storyteller.net/tellers/cesterreicher
Here you can read and print out a copy of Carol's article: "Why Word Play?"
Enjoy fairy tales and other classics with a new twist! Carol's article on Word Play strategies is one you will be glad you read! Find it on this storytellers' site. You can also hear the popular "Chright Before Nistmas" by clicking on the option to listen.
"...simply delightful!
The clever switches in language were masterful!"
--Karla Huntsman, Utah Storytelling Guild
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Use this amusing word play activity to promote phonological awareness and spelling skills!
Rindercella and the Prandsome Hince!
Beeping Sleauty!
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Ladle Rat Rotten Hoof (Substitutions)
Carol just performed this spoof at the Utah Gallivan Center in Salt Lake City. The Lunch Bunch event from noon until 1:00 p.m. takes place every work day during the months of May through September. Be prepared for more storytellers in 2007!
(CD audio tutorial and complete story now available)
Soon you will be able to listen to a
few lines from the story and download the pdf.
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