Welcome to the Eleventh Annual Weber State University Storytelli ng Festival 2007 Welcome! “The world is made of stories, not of atoms,’ 2 wrote poet Muriel Rukeyser. For millennia, the art of storytelling has defined and inspired human communities around the world. Weber State University and the Department of Teacher Education are pleased to contribute to this longstanding tradition by presenting the 11 annual Storytelling Festival. We extend a warm welcome to all storytellers and their listeners. Thank you for sharing your creativity with the campus and our community. F Ann Millner, President F. Ann Millner, President Weber State University Weber State University Weber State University Storytelling, Festival Committees 2007 Executive Committee Ann L. Ellis, Chair Claudia Eliason Jean Andra Miller Louise Moulding Carole McCain, Secretary Lynda Goucher, Executive Assistant Steering Committee Budget, Accounting and Sponsors — Claudia Eliason, Leslie Moore Sponsors’ Dinner — Cindy Kunz, Karen Kunz, Deanna Porter, Lisa Sheffield, Margaret Tribe, Kathy Wood Facilities — Ellie Seely Luncheon — Raelene and Bill Critchlow Masters of Ceremony — Susan DeYoung Program — Ann Ellis Publicity — Louise Moulding, Patrice Boerens Schools — Paula Bosgieter, Ogden, Coordinator; Monica Murdock, Davis; Shelly Ripplinger, Ogden; Ellie Seely, Private Schools; Nancy Taylor, Morgan; Shirley Atkinson, Weber, Sue Fisher, Weber. Storytellers, Bilingual Voices — Jean Miller, Mary Halverson, Esther Phelps Jackson, Anneliese Konkol, Deon Saunders Vendors — Shanna Tobin Volunteers — Beverly Heslop, Linda DeYoung, Thanks tO the hundreds of community and Kathleen Newman, Norman Skanchy University volunteers who work many make this Storytelling Festival a successtul community event. long, hours to ‘ Welcome to the I Annual Weber State University Storytell ng Festival Ten years ago, the Weber State University premiered its Storytelling Festivals in huge tents on the green. As the festival grew, it moved to the Ogden Eccles Conference Center and Perry’s Egyptian Theater. This year, the 11th Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival will also be presented for one day at the Davis Conference Center in Layton. We are happy to welcome the Davis County community to enjoy every facet of the festivities. At that first Festival, Chair, Karen B. Lofgreen, welcomed listeners to the first annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival. Her welcome is as timely now as it was then. “ From the griots of Africa to the epic poets of ancient Greece, storytellers around the world have recounted their tales for generations of listeners. Some storytellers, such as the griots, pass on the history of their people. Others spin tales intended to amuse, entertain, or instruct. “While the end product appears magically effortless, there is both hard work and high artistry in the making of stories. After learning the basic narrative, a teller must select words with a sensitive perception to the individual style of each tale. Story lovers young and old know that there is no pleasure exactly like the moment when storyteller and listener meet and are just right for each other. At the simplest level, that moment of sheer exhilaration, wonder and satisfaction is what storytelling is all about. “The Weber State Storytelling Festival brings all of this together so that you will be entertained, amused, instructed, and perhaps even a little scared as you join in the mystique of well-told stories presented especially for you. Here, national and local storytellers, young and old, will weave tales of lore, humor, fantasy and breathtaking real events.” This year’s national storytellers have all performed at the WSU Storytelling Festival before and we welcome them again with great excitement and anticipation. They include Celtic master, Patrick Ball; Diane Ferlatte, traditional preserver of African-American folk history; Syd Lieberman, oral historian; and Olga Loya, bilingual Latina storyteller. They come together, each bringing a rich cultural perspective on the human condition. Also featured in this year’s program are accomplished storytellers Teresa Clark, Omar and Lori Hansen, Bill Higley, Anneliese Konkol, Janine Nishiguchi and Nannette Watts. In addition, 20 local storytellers and 54 student storytellers round out the program. The telling will be presented in daily storytelling concerts, special sessions for preschoolers, a special presentation for senior citizens, on-campus workshops and concerts during the afternoons, and outreach concerts to local schools. We welcome you. Enjoy! and thank you for supporting this wonderful community adventure. “You have to understand, my dears, that the shortest distance between truth and a human being is a story.” — Anthony de Mello, from One Minute Wisdom 2007 Karen J. Ashton Storytelling, Award Recipient W. Bryan Bowles W. Bryan Bowles, Superintendent of Davis County Schools, is the recipient of the 11 Annual Karen J. Ashton Storytelling award. As a leader who believes in literacy, Dr. Bowles models his love of reading by reading to hundreds of students each year and speaking to anyone who will listen about the critical need for all citizens — young and old — to be able to read well. Dr. Bowles’ vision of students, W. Bryan Bowles adults businesses, and elected officials reading together to promote literacy throughout the community has grown into the highly successful Davis Reads program. As an undergraduate, Dr. Bowles majored in Speech Communication/Theatre at the University of Utah. During his career, he has put his skills to work, notably for seven years as vice president of the Polynesian Cultural Center in Laie, Hawaii. He served as president of the Utah Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts in 1997-98. He was named Utah Superintendent of the Year in 2006. Bowles became superintendent after serving for two years as principal of Bountiful High School. Previous to that, he served at various times as the district’s curriculum standards and credit supervisor, secondary language arts curriculum supervisor, assistant principal at Millcreek Junior High School and for 13 years as a teacher of English, speech, drama, debate, and film at Bountiful High School. It was during his tenure as secondary language arts curriculum supervisor that Dr. Bowles served as a member of the Weber State University Storytelling Festival Steering Committee. Davis School District sends a large number of student storytellers to participate in the Festival each year and many Davis County students participate in field trips to hear national and local storytellers at the Festival. Previous Karen J. Ashton Award Winners 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Phyllis Dixon Shaw Anneliese Konkol Steven R. Mecham Bill Higley Dean W. Hurst William J. Critchlow III Milan E. Mecham Lynne Greenwood Lynne Goodwin Karen B. Lofgreen | Karen J. Ashton For years, Karen J. Ashton has pursued a simple dream that the art of the storyteller might be ennobled and preserved throughout the state of Utah. Her insight and determination led to the founding of the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. She continues as an advisor to the Timpanogos Festival today. She is well respected in the world of professional storytelling, as one who nurtures the storyteller and his or her art. The Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award is presented annually to a deserving community citizen who perpetuates the art and purpose of storytelling. Meet the Storytellers 2OO7 Patrick is considered one of the premier Celtic harpers and storytellers in the world today. He was born and raised in California and gave little thought to such things as where his ancestors came from. He studied music from time to time and over the years developed a nodding acquaintance with the piano and the guitar. But while at school he found that he was irresistibly drawn to words, to the music of words, to writers who made words sing, to writers from Ireland. Patrick Ball Diane has wowed audiences across the globe from Graz, Austria, to Auckland, New Zealand. As a youngster Diane was steeped in the oral tradition. Her early childhood years in Louisiana were spent on her grandparent’s porch with the family and neighbors swapping stories, lies, and tales. As she grew older, Diane played the piano and sang in church choirs, performed in various stage productions, and became proficient in American Sign Language, all of which contributed to a completely unforeseen career in storytelling. Diane Ferlatte Syd is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, an author, and an award-winning teacher. Many of his best-loved stories deal with growing up and raising a family in Chicago. He is also known for his original historical pieces and his signature versions of Jewish and literary tales. His work has garnered awards from ALA, Parent’s Choice, and Storytelling World. pO Syd Lieberman Olga is a nationally recognized bilingual storyteller of singular talents. Loya performs a large repertoire of family and personal stories with the goal of exploring the struggles and complexity of being bicultural—a Mexican—American in the United States. Loya also tells bilingual Latin-American folklore and colorful and sometimes magical stories from Africa, India, Asia, the Antilles, and Europe. She incorporates a variety of performance styles, including improvisation, movement and dance, song, and instruments. Olga Loya Featured Storytellers 2007 Teresa B. Clark entertains and educates thousands each year as she shares her passion for storytelling. Teresa’s unique blend of history, wit, personal glimpses, and fantasy create stories that are a delight to hear and impossible to forget. Teresa is one of the featured tellers on National Public Radio-’’Stories in the Air.” From southern Idaho, Teresa is a favorite teller at this festival, and we welcome her back. Omar and Lori Hansen began telling stories together 13 years ago, as a way to contribute to their children’s elementary school classes. With Omar’s acting and playwriting background, and Lori’s Theatre Education experience, once they were parents, tandem storytelling became a natural evolution. Since then, they have told at festivals around the west, including the Weber State Storytelling Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, The Festival of the American West, and in Iowa, the Donna Reed Festival, and the LAUGHS festival in Virginia. Omar told at the National Storytelling Network conference in Denver, CO. Last year, they were both featured at the Exchange Place Program at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. Omar teaches storytelling at BYU-Idaho as part of his narrative theatre program, and Lori teaches storytelling through the community education program in Rexburg, ID. They, together with Teresa Clark, are the founders of the Snake River Storytelling Festival in Southeastern Idaho. Bill Higley is the recipient of the 1999 Karen J. Ashton Storytelling award. When Bill tells stories in his trademark striped shirt with wide suspenders holding up his baggy pants, there is plenty of giggling going on. For more than twenty years, Bill has regaled listeners with readers’ theater, storytelling and pantomime. He has presented programs and workshops in local schools and throughout the community. Bill is a favorite at the Children’s Treehouse Museum in Ogden where he shares his storytelling talent. He graduated from Weber State with a degree in theatre arts and taught drama at Weber High School. Anneliese Konkol, recipient of the Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award in 1997, has presented stories in her charming German accent for schools of all levels, churches, public libraries, social organizations, and nonprofit institutions. Anneliese played on Professional stages as a classical actress after earning a degree in theatre arts in Berlin. She earned her Master’s Degree in Education and left her 17-year employment with Weber State University to devote her life to storytelling. Janine Nishiguchi loves “short” tales, folk tales, scary tales and funny tales. She weaves enchanting tales to her audience and has been practicing on her four children for years. She has been a teller at schools, libraries, the SLC Children’s Museum and at the Timpanogos Festival. She is a regular volunteer at the Bountiful Library charming young audiences with stories. Janine delights all ages and is the President of the Utah Storytelling Guild. Nannette Watts creates animated characters through a masterful blend of movement and voice, with many children recognizing her as “the Troll Lady.” Billed as “very energetic and fun to watch,” she enjoys coaching children in the art of storytelling, including her own children who are accomplished storytellers in their own right. Nannette participates in the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival Outreach Program to schools, providing training and resources for children and their teachers. ' Local Storytellers 2007. Listen as Laurie Allen spins a spell that captivates you. Whether you are trapped in a tale about ghosts and the supernatural, or a folktale from past ages, you’ll be caught in the silken strands of the storyteller’s web and you won’t care to escape. When she isn’t sharing stories, Laurie teaches music and is grandmother to several small story listeners. A member of the Utah Storytelling Guild, Daniel Bishop the Storyteller loves stories of all kinds. Whether he’s spooking campers around a fire, spinning a yarn for his daughter, performing in a play, or mulling over the plot for a movie, he’s always expressing his passion for the oldest of all entertainments — the story. Kristen Lynne Clay brings the islands of Polynesia alive. Her tales combine elements of history, culture, myth and modern phenomenon. Her love and respect of the island ways are contagious. She has performed for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. She has a degree in theater from BYU-Hawaii. She enjoys sharing her spirit of Aloha with the people of the mainland. She coaches student storytellers. As a child, Joan Effiong loved hearing stories from her elders in Nigeria. Now, Joan uses the stories to help strengthen the diversity of her adopted Utah culture. Joan loves it when her family of five grown children and three grandchildren gather and she can pass on the stories of her own childhood. Alicia Giralt is a professor of language and literature at Weber State University. She loves words and sharing stories, her own and others she has gleaned from listening to others. Rachel Hedman takes everyday events, discovers the adventure behind them, and shares the stories with everyone. Since 1994, she has been involved with storytelling. She jumpstarted the BYU Storytelling Club in 1997 and now serves as Co-Chair for the Youth, Educators, and Story- tellers Alliance on a national level. Rachel is the recipient of the first storytelling mentorship grant established by the J. J. Reneaux Memorial Fund. Shirley Huesgen began sharing her stories with a “captive audience” of 15 children-a yours, mine, and ours family- many years ago. Later, students in her English, drama, and speech classes were “bribed” with stories while she was teaching high school in the gold mining country of California. She enjoys sharing Indian myths, scary tales, pioneer yarns, and tales from many lands. Billie Griffin is a former teacher and homemaker. She has practiced storytelling at pre-schools in the area as well as at home and at church. Her eight children have provided a wonderful daily opportunity to tell stories. Children learn to read because they want the stories. Reading and storytelling are two of her favorite things. From her earliest years, Mary Halverson has enjoyed being in plays and community theater productions. She is vice-president of the Ben Lomond Storytelling Guild and a member of the Utah Story Telling Guild. She has worked with the WSU Storytelling Festival since its inception in 1995, and has been a member of the Festival Steering Committee. Since her retirement as a head nurse in the nursery at McKay Dee Hospital, storytelling has been a fulfilling and important activity in her life. Jeronimo David Pacheco is know by his friends and family as “Uncle Jerry,” and by his students as “Mr. P.” He grew up in Magna, Utah, received two degrees from Weber State and has been teaching elementary school in Weber county for 24 years. Jerry lives in North Ogden. He began storytelling for audiences more than two decades ago. He very much enjoys performing with his long-time friend, Bill Higley. Local Storytellers 2007 larged her repertoire and now entertains audiences of all ages with folk tales, myths, and legends. Virginia has been telling stories professionally for the past 16 years and has performed at the Timpanogos Festival, the Children’s Treehouse Museum, René Sheets teaches sewing lessons and speed reading for kids, and loves sewing dresses for her granddaughters. She also home schools her oldest granddaughter. She has been to China three times to teach English and can’t wait for her next adventure abroad. She also writes plays and is getting ready to produce her latest one this schools, libraries, and special events throughout the state. She has performed at the Weber State year. Rene’ adds one of her favorite flavors to her Everybody thought that Phyllis J. Savage had retired 5 years ago after 30 years as a first grade teacher at Dee Elementary School, the culmination of a 46 year career in education. However, she still spends much of her time serving children. Phyllis still teaches kindergarten and first-grade music at Dee school and also conducts and plays for school sing-ins. She is a volunteer at the Children’s Treehouse Museum directing Toddler Time Music. She serves on the Museum’s board of directors. A grandmother and great-grandmother, Phyllis is a native Arizonan and a graduate of Arizona State University. Stan Tixier (ti - SHEER) has been writing and reciting cowboy poetry since 1991. He is the author of several books and audio tapes. Stan has recited to audiences throughout the west and has won competions at “Cowboy Poetry Rodeos in Cedar City and Kanab, UT. He is also a regular on the Utah Performing Arts Tour. Stan and his University Festival for many years. storytelling: yodeling! wife, Jan, live in Eden, UT where they raise and train Foxtrotting horses. Sherrie West has been a supervising teacher in the Melba Lehner Children’s school at Weber State University for the past 22 years. Sherrie trains and evaluates early childhood teachers, develops curriculum and assessment tools and presents workshops around the country. She is the author of the early childhood education books, Sand and Water Play and Literacy Play with co-author Amy Cox. | Emily and Wesley Whitby have long been storytellers, revelling in the fantastic tales of folk and faerie from their earliest association together. They started working together at the Treehouse Children’s Museum in 1994, where they were both employed as tour guides and storytellers. Since then they have performed together as husband and wife across the intermountain area at schools, community functions, and storytelling festivals. In June of 2000 they returned from a year’s tour of Russia (a favorite source for their stories), their adopted “motherland,” where they taught and did research at a school in Moscow. They love telling the stories they learned on their journey. The Student Storyteller Legacy Here they are, the storytellers of the next generation! One of the unique aspects of the Weber State University Storytelling Festival is having student storytellers on the same Stages as professional storytellers. This practice makes ours one of the premier storytell- ing festivals in the country. Hundreds of young people from kindergarten through high school have told stories at the WSU Storytelling Festival since it began in 1996. Many children who had their first on-stage successes here, followed up with speech and drama activities in middle and high school. Generally, student storytellers are good students and avid readers. Many search throughout the year for good material for the next Storytelling Festival. Children from throughout the area participate in a variety of storytelling activities in their schools prior to the Festival. From these, approximately 50 are selected to tell their stories at the Festival. They rehearse, tell their stories to other children at school, to residents in nursing homes, to friends and to any grandparent, aunt or uncle who will listen. Families develop storytelling traditions. Parents assist children in selecting, memorizing and rehearsing their stories for the Festival. Younger children want to be like their older brothers and sisters and tell stories to their stuffed animals and dolls. Families tell stories at family gatherings and in the car while they are traveling. Children remember and retell the stories they heard from the adults with whom they shared the stage. The Festival is indebted to teachers and media specialists who encourage the art of storytelling in their schools and to parents who support and assist their children in preparing for performance. Special thanks go to Judy Prall, Davis District; Carole McCain, Morgan District; Rich Moore and Paula Bosgieter, Ogden District, Ellie Seely, Private Schools; and Roger Baily and Sue Fisher, Weber District. —— Virginia Rasmussen has been making stories come alive ever since she was a child. She has en- Student Storytellers 2007 Name Grade McKenzie Alldredge 5 Doxey Elem Liz Ashby 6 Knowlton Elem Hannah Allen Kaitlyn Bancroft 4 Rhiannon Bradley 4 Nathan Bean Erin Bowe Stephanie Cook Cassandra Collard Madison Enser r 6 4 6 6 4 Time & Venue The Fox’s Problem W 10:30 Ballroom AEF Knuffle Bunny W 10:30 Ballroom DH Davis County Schools W 10:30 Ballroom B East Layton King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub Adelaide Elem Tikki Tikki Tembo W 9:30 Ballroom AEF I don’t Want to Go to Bed W 10:30 Ballroom B Burton Elem Windridge Elem Scottish Tale A Porcupine Named Fluffy Clinton Elem Heritage Elem Windridge Elem The Magic Tree Weird Parents The Three Billy Goats Gruff _ East Layton W 9:30 Ballroom B W 10:30 Ballroom CG W 11:30 Ballroom CG Cook Elem Regular Flood of Mishap W 9:30 Ballroom DH Megan Hulse Ammon Jones 5 6 Centerville Elem Oak Hills Elem The Witch’s Long, Brown Sack The 3 Pigs, the Wolf's Return W 9:30 Ballroom CG M 9:30 Grand BC Nikko Meza Dalton Moore Blaine Pack Kami Page Sarah Parkinson Keelee Petersen 6 2 11 4 5 3 Sand Springs Elem Cook Elem Northridge High Woods Cross Elem Orchard Elem Adelaide Elem Oh, That’s Good! Oh, That's Bad Cookies Jimmy and the Cornstalk True Story of the 3 Little Pigs Fancy Nancy My School’s a Zoo W W M W W W Justin Wapshott Megan Warburton Alyssa Wood 6 5 2 Sand Springs Elem Oak Hills Elem Knowlton Elem Oh, That’s Good! Oh, That’s Bad The Clay Boy Junie B. Jones W 11:30 Ballroom B M 9:30 Grand BC W 10:30 Ballroom DH Laura Deru 5 Morgan Middle | Brady Harris Hanna Haas 6 4 6 Windridge Elem Washington Mali Hodgson 5 Centerville Elem Alicia Leopardi 6 Sand Springs Elem Zach Pierce Erin Turner Elise Vandersteen 5 11 6 Sarah Elton Anna Tibbits 3. 4 Caliann Anderson Mikayla Beeler Isaac Burton 7 4 4 Crestview Elem Northridge High Washington Elem Morgan Elem Morgan Elem Highland Middle Edison Elem Wasatch Elem Horse Hiccups The Wide-Mouthed Frog The Golden Arm Rapunzel Grandfather Twilight W 10:30 Ballroom AEF M 9:30 Grand DE W 11:30 Ballroom AEF Piggy Idol The Trouble with Mom Turkey Trot Trot Trot T 11:30 Grand BC Polk Elem The Toe f Jonathan Wright 5 T 11:30 Jr Ballroom M 9:30 Jr Ballroom M 10:30 Grand BC Grandview Elem Randy the Goat M 10:30 Egyptian Theater Wasatch Elem Braunt’ Anderson 4 Municipal Elem Breanna Burton 6 Municipal Elem Municipal Elem Brittney Remy 5 Valley View Elem Julia Satterthwaite Mari Satterthwaite Sierra Schaefer Rachel Seipert 6 5 5 5 Municipal Elem Municipal Elem Lakeview Elem —_xH.. Guy Child Elem Sterling Steed 4 M 10:30 Grand BC The Wild Swans Jack and the Beanstalk Parson Brown 4 6 M 10:30 Jr Ballroom ™M9:30 Egyptian Theater T 11:30 Grand DE Highland Middle Wasatch Elem Polk Elem Elizabeth Wheelwright Tori Bond. T 11:30 Egyptian Theater T 10:30 Egyptian Theater T 10:30 Egyptian Theater T 10:30 Jr Ballroom T 9:30 Egyptian Theater M 9:30 Jr Ballroom 2 | \ 11:30 Ballroom B 9:30 Ballroom DH 10:30 Grand DE 11:30 Ballroom DH 11:30 Ballroom DH 9:30 Ballroom AEF Princess and the Pea Caps for Sale Jack and the Beanstalk Aleksa Poulter 8 4 4 Municipal Elem | | Ogden School District Peter Rabbit 1 Am Not Going to Learn to Milka Cow My Partner Blew Away Becca Rettenberger Porter Smith April Sweeten | Morgan School District Wasatch Elem Grandview Elem Gramercy Elem -Hillcrest Elem | | W 9:30 Ballroom CG W 11:30 Ballroom B 4 4 5 5 | W 11:30 Ballroom AEF The Biggest Lie Lily Bosworth Aliesha Keller Justin Neneman Reiley Porter | | W 9:30 Ballroom B W 10:30 Ballroom CG W 11:30 Ballroom CG Megan Gilchrist | Title The King’s Highway | , School Peter Rabbit M 10:30 Jr Ballroom | | Weber School District The Three Silly Billies T 9:30 Grand BC, T 10:30 Grand DE The Three Silly Billies T 9:30 Grand BC, T 10:30 Grand DE Cowboy Cal T 10:30 Grand BC The Three Silly Billies The Three Silly Billies The Three Silly Billies Two of Everything Epossumondus The Three Silly Billies T 9:30 Grand BC, T 10:30 Grand DE T 9:30 T 9:30 T 9:30 T 9:30 Grand BC, T 10:30 Grand DE Grand BC, T 10:30 Grand DE Grand DE Jr Ballroom T 9:30 Grand BC, T 10:30 Grand DE | | | WSU Storytelling Festival Events Monday, March 4, 2007 Egyptian Theater | Jr. Ballroom | Ballroom BC | Ballroom DE First Session 9:30 — 10:20 a.m. Alesha Keller Isaac Barton & Porter Smith M Laurie Allen Wes vs patie eal) atrick Emily With! ba Itby ume Erin Turner Jones Mary Syd Lieberman Vike Jacobsen, MC Conference Warburt arourion Virginia Rasmussen Diane Ferlatte Noel Zabriskie, MC Eccles & ton Ey Halverson Olga Loya Jack Rasmussen, MC Mike Vause, MC Second Session 10:30 — 11:20 a.m. Center Lily Bosworth & Elizabeth Wheelwright Jonathan Wright Aleksa Poulter April Sweeten Olga Loya Patrick Ball Sherrie West Jean Andra Miller* Noel Zabriskie, MC Mike Jacobsen, MC Mike Vause, MC Virginia Rasmussen Diane Ferlatte R L Blaine Pack ane All yd Tiel en Lieberman Jack Rasmussen, MC 11:30 to Noon Storytellers Book Signing Pan Preschool Concert Mary Halverson 10:30 — 11:10 a.m. Museum WSU . Ocden 4: Education Building C Campus Room 325 Anneliese Konkol ; Storytelling Workshop 12:30 — 1:20 p.m. Bedtime Stories Anneliese Konkol Wes Whitby, MC Olga Loya 6:30 p.m. — 7:10 an Olga Loya Gods, Virgins & Death A Bill Higley Cookies and Milk Theater South Foyer Diane Ferlatte Patrick Ball Syd Lieberman Campfire Tales 7:30 p.m. — 8:30 Wes Whitby, MC *Bilingual Voices Weber State University Storytelling Festival 2007 Masters of Ceremony Robb Alexander Mike Jacobsen Superintendent, Weber County Schools Davis County Resident and Former Utah Jack Rasmussen Dean, WSU College of Education State Legislator Teri Richards Owner, Shepherd’s Bush John Bond Weber County Deputy Treasurer Phyllis Savage Treehouse Children’s Museum Bryan Bowles Superintendent, Davis County Schools Carol Thornock ‘Treehouse Children’s Museum Steve Curtis Mayor, Layton City Nancy Wold Ben Lomond Storytelling Guild Kathy Gambles Ogden School District Media Specialist, Ron Wolfe Superintendent, Morgan County Schools retired Mike Vause WSU Department of English Kathleen Herndon Chair, WSU Department of English Wes Whitby Treehouse Children’s Museum Robin Macnofsky Ogden City Arts, Downtown Ogden, Inc. Noel Zabriskie Superintendent, Ogden City Schools Haven J. Barlow | WSU Development Office ! ) WSU pie bo a Festival Events Tuesday, March 6, 2007 Egyptian Theater | Junior Ballroom | Ballroom BC First Session 9:30 — 10:20 a.m. Mikayla Beeler Jerry Pacheco Janine Nishiguchi Rachel Siepert Municipal Elementary Phyllis Savage and John Bond, MC Alicia Giralt* Olga Loya Kathy Gambles, MC Joan Effiong* Patrick Ball Carol Thornock, MCs Second Session 10:30 — 11:20 a.m. Anna Tibbits Caliann Anderson Sarah Elton Eccles Conference Center Rachel Hedman Rene Sheets Patrick Ball Syd Lieberman Ron Ballroom DE Sierra Schaefer Omar & Lori Hansen Teresa Clark Robin Macnofsky, MC Brittney Remy Municipal Elementary Omar & Lori Diane Ferlatte Kristen Clay Hansen Robb Alexander, MC Wollfe, MC | Karla Huntsman Teri Richards, MC Kathy Gambles, MC Preschool Concert 10:30 — 11:10 a.m. Room 101-102 . Wes and Emily Whitby Third Session 11:30 a.m. — 12:20 p.m. Laura Deru Becca Rettenberger Joan Effiong* Bill Higley Karla Huntsman Rachel Hedman Ron Wollfe, MC Robb Alexander, MC Kathy Gambles, MC Kristen Clay* Olga Loya Reiley Porter Justin Neneman Shirley Huesgen Omar & Lori Hansen Teri Richards, MC 11:30 — Noon Storytellers’ Book Signing a Os 5 Campus Area School ae Kimball Visual Arts Auditoruium Storytelling Concert 1:30-2:30 ‘ay aeepuorortan Davis District Clearfield HS. Outreach Concert 1:00 2:00 pm. : Patrick Ball p rueaeC ener 1:10 — 2:00 p.m. Diane Ferlatte Outreach Concert Teresa Clark Roosevelt Elementa y Muireaen 1:30 — 2:30Concert p.m. Janine Nishiguchi 5 | Grand Ballroom A Meet the Storytellers Dinner 6:30 p.m. Sold Out Morgan District Morgan High School ee istri ae es Weber District Eccles Conference Center *Bilingual Voices ue 1:15 — 2:15 p.m. Olga Loya Sn ae ere y Diane Ferlatte : Patrick Ball WSU Storytelling Festival Events Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Ballroom AEF | Keelee Petersen Kaitlyn Bancroft Ballroom B | Ballroom C G First Session 9:30 — 10:20 a.m. Nathan Bean Stephanie Cook Mali Hodgson Megan Hulse | Ballroom D H Dalton Moore Brady Harris Billie Griffin Syd Lieberman Anneliese Konkol* Janine Nishiguchi Stan Tixier Diane Ferlatte Dan Bishop Teresa Clark Bryan Bowles, MC Nancy Wold, MC Kathleen Herndon, MC Steve Curtis, MC Second Session 10:30 — 11:20 a.m. Zach Pierce McKenzie Alldredge Davis Conference Center Dan Bishop Nannette Watts Rhiannon Bradley Hanna Allen Bill Higley Diane Ferlatte Cassandra Collard Erin Bowe Billie Griffin Patrick Ball Stan Tixier Olga Loya Bryan Bowles, MC Nancy Wold, MC Kathleen Herndon, MC Steve Curtis, MC Hannah Haas Elise Vandersteen ieee ee, Wapshott Megan Gilchrist Madison Enser Sarah Parkinson Kami Page Kristen Clay Patrick Ball Third Session 11:30 a.m. — 12:20 p.m. S Campus Area Schools Davis Conference Canis Bill Higley Teresa Clark Twilight 1 Preschool Concert 10-30 — 11:10 a.m. a: Seniors’ Concert Twilight 2 & 3 oO. en Dan Bishop Olga Loya 1:30 3-30: Mary Halverson Syd Lieberman ; Phyllis Savage : Patrick Ball McKay Education Building Storytelling Workshop Diane Ferlatte Davis District Adelaide Elementary Outreach Concert 2:00 — 3:00 p.m. Teresa Clark Ogden District Edison Elementary School Outreach Concert 1:10 — 2:00 p.m. Janine Nishicuchi S Weber District - North Ogden Junior High Outreach Concert 1:45 — 2:30 p.m. peanatette yvalss Meridian Ballroom National Storytellers’ Concert 6:30 p.m. (Sold Out) Olga Loya Patrick Ball , Syd Lieberman Room 325 1:30 — 2:30 Haven J. Barlow, MC *Bilingual Voices Liz Ashby Alyssa Wood Diane Ferlatte Storytelling Festival Special Events Preschool Events Monday, March 5, 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Mary Halverson and Anneliese Konkol Preschool Storytelling Concert for children up to kindergarten-age and their parents. Treehouse Children’s Museum Wednesday, March 7, 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Phyllis Savage Preschool Storytelling Concert for children up to kindergarten-age and their parents. Davis Conference Center, Layton Twilight Room I Tuesday, March 6, 10:30 to 11:10 a.m. Wes and Emily Whitby Preschool Storytelling Concert for children up to kindergarten-age and their parents. Ogden Eccles Conference Center Room 101-102 Senior Citizen Event Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Patrick Ball, internationally acclaimed Celtic harpist and storyteller will present a program especially for senior citizens. Come and enjoy and hour of unforgettable entertainment. Davis Conference Center, Layton, Twilight Room 2/3 School Outreach Events chool District Davis School District Tuesday, March 6, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. Patrick Ball brings the magic of Celtic storytelling to area high school students. Clearfield High School, 938 S 1000 E, Clearfield, UT Wednesday, March 7, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Teresa Clark captivates the children with retold tales. Adelaide Elementary, 731 Morgan School District W 3600 S, Bountiful UT Tuesday, March 6, 1:10 to 2:00 p.m. Diane Ferlatte presents a multicultural feast of story and song. Morgan High School, 55 N 200 E, Morgan UT Tuesday, March 6, 1:15 to 2:15 Olga Loya and Teresa Clark tell bilingual stories and fairy tales. Grandview Elementary, 960 39" Street, Ogden UT Wednesday, March 7, 1:10 to 2:00 p.m. Janine Nishiguchi weaves story magic. Edison Elementary, 935 E 1050 N, Ogden UT Weber School District Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Janine Nishiguchi weaves story magic. Roosevelt Elementary, 190 W. 5100 S, Ogden UT Tuesday, March 7, 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Nannette Watts enchants listeners with tales of wonder. North Ogden Junior High, 575 E 2900 N, North Ogden UT Storytelling Festival Special Events Weber State University Campus Events Monday, March 5, 12:30 to 1:20 p.m. Olga Loya presents Gods, Virgins & Death. a storytelling workshop addressing the history of Latin-American folklore, telling a story, and playing storytelling games. Students in the fields of education, history, folklore, communications, foreign language, sociology, anthropology, and drama would be enriched by this workshop. McKay Education Building Room 325 Wednesday, March 7, 1:30 to 2:20 p.m. Diane Ferlatte presents Bringing Stories to Life. This workshop is for anyone interested in exploring ways to add life to stories. Discover the power of a well-told story through small group exercises, presentations, and examples How do you effectively pass on your story? Getting in touch with the whole story, verbal and nonverbal, through our senses; movement, gestures, voice, facial expression, emotions, and characterization. You don’t have to Tuesday, March 6, 1:30 to 2:30 Syd Lieberman presents his one-man show, The Summer of Treason, about the signers of the Declaration of Independence, a unique presentation of oral history. Especially for students in the fields of education, history, communications, sociology, anthropology, and drama. Kimball Visual Arts Auditorium be an actor to be a good storyteller. You only need an imagination. McKay Education Building Room 325 Evening Events Monday, March §, 6:30 to 7:10 p.m. Perry’s Egyptian Theater Bedtime Stories Stories for younger children Featuring Anneliese Konkol, Bill Higley and Olga Loya Wes Whitby, MC Monday, March 5, 7:10 to 7:30 p.m. Milk and Cookies Storytellers’ books and tapes available for purchase Monday, March 5, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Campfire Tales Stories the whole family will enjoy Featuring Diane Ferlatte, Patrick Ball and Syd Lieberman Wes Whitby, MC Monday, March 5, 8:30 p.m. Storytellers’ Book Signing Tuesday, March 6, 6:30 p.m. Ogden Eccles Conference Center Grand Ballroom A Meet the Storytellers Dinner (sold out) Tuesday, March 6, 8:30 p.m. Storytellers’ Book Signing Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. Davis Conference Center, Layton — Meridian Ballroom B National Storytellers’ Concert The national story tellers present their best loved stories. Featuring Olga Loya, Patrick Ball, Syd Lieberman and Diane Ferlatte Haven J. Barlow, MC Wednesday, March 7, 8:00 p.m. Storytellers’ Book Signing Storytelli ng Festival Sponsors gum "pte Master Storytellers $5000 plus Davis School District Lawrence T. Dee and Janet T. Dee Foundation Stephen G. and Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation John A. and Telitha E. Lindquist Foundation Ogden School District Stewart Education Foundation Weber School District Weber State University Bards $1000 to $4,000 American Dream Foundation, Inc., Karen and John Gullo Gil and Sherrie Craig Family Destination Homes, Brad Wilson Rosemary and Dave Lesser, Ogden Women’s Clinic, Inc. Carolyn Nebeker Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation Junior E. and Blanche B. Rich Foundation Utah Arts Council Poets $500 to $999 Jean H. A. and Richard R. Miller Listeners $50-$499 ANTLA Barber Brothers Ford of Morgan Beard Construction Beverly Heslop Harold and Esther Phelps Jackson J & J Nursery and Garden Center Jane H. and E. Rich Brewer Lifetime Products, Inc. Deanna and Frank Browning Carpenter Paper Co. Raelene and William J. Critchlow Drama Club of Ogden Claudia and Glen Eliason Every Bloomin’ Thing Milan E. and Susan Mecham Carole and Earl McCain Jelean and Robert Montgomery Morgan School District Katelyn Ivory Moore Leslie and David Moore Murdock Chevolet Kathleen T. Newman Jordan Q. Rasmussen—In Memory Becky and Harry Senekjian Smoot Real Estate United Way of Northern Utah Bonnie and Jack Wahlen Zions Bank In-Kind Sponsors JDH Group Meadow Gold Dairy Ogden Weber Chamber of Commerce Standard Examiner Meet the Storytellers Dinner Table Sponsor Big-D Construction Sherrie and Gil Craig Family Davis School District Janice and Thomas D. Dee II Horizon School Carol and Dean Hurst Telitha E. and John A. Lindquist Ogden School District Friends of the Stewart Library Storytelling Festival Steering Committee Bernice and Bill Stromberg Weber School District Weber State Credit Union Bonnie and Jack Wahlen Wright Development Group, Denise and Gary Wright WSU Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education WSU Department of Child and Family Studies WSU Department of English WSU Department of Health Promotion & Human Performance WSU Department of Teacher Education WSU President Ann Millner Our appreciation and apologies to any sponsors submitted after press time. David Eccles Conference Center and Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden | and Davis Conference Center in Layton