Weber State University Storytelling Festival Committees 2019 Executive Committee DeeDee Mower, Festival Chair Chloe D. Merrill Patricia Cieslak Brenda Smith Stephanie Speicher Judith Mitchell Nadia Wrosch Karl Behling David Byrd Emily Hulse Steering Committee School Districts: Monica Murdock (Davis), Melissa Carter (Morgan), Amy Jamison (Ogden), Karla Porter (Weber), Shelly Ripplinger (Charters) Storytellers: Karl Behling, Joan Effiong, and Janine Nishiguchi University Liaison: Tamara Goldbogen, Stephanie Speicher Engaged Learning Series Representative: Shirley Dawson History Department Representative: Brady Brower Hosting: Judith Mitchell Luncheon: Judith Mitchell and Carol VandenAkker MCs & Volunteers: Claudia Eliason, Monique Benard Publicity/Community Outreach: Shanna Tobin and Sallee Orr Website and Program: Patricia Cieslak Teaching Seminar: David Byrd Storytelling Fellow: Sam Payne Early Childhood Representative: Sherrie West Graphic Designer: Emily Caraballo and Emily Hulse Packer Center for Family and Community Education Chloe D. Merrill, Executive Director Patricia Cieslak, Administrative Assistant Brenda Smith, College Development Director The WSU Storytelling Festival is associated with the Boyd K. and Donna S. Packer Center for Family and Community Education (Packer Center). An entity of the Moyes College of Education, the Packer Center provides administrative services for a variety of community-centered initiatives that draw upon faculty, staff, students and community members from a variety of disciplines. While the Festival continues to be directed by faculty in the Department of Teacher Education with the help of a dedicated committee of campus and community volunteers, all financial matters (e.g., sponsors, venues, contracts) are coordinated through the Packer Center. The mission of the Packer Center, as with the WSU Storytelling Festival, is to enhance the lives of individuals and families, enrich communities and promote nurturing environments though campus and educational outreach offerings. Thank you to the hundreds of school and community volunteers who work many long hours to make this Storytelling Festival a successful community event every year. ws Twenty-Third Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival 2019 Welcome! Who doesn't enjoy listening to a good story? Or better yet, who doesn't like telling a good story? Thank you for joining us at the Weber State University’s 23rd Annual Storytelling Festival, presented by the Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education and the Department of Teacher Education. Prepare to be enthralled by the expertise of nationally and internationally acclaimed storytellers, as well as aspiring amateurs and our own local youth, as they inspire, educate and entertain us. Weber State University warmly welcomes all of our storytellers and audience members to this year’s festival. We look forward to another amazing event! Brad L. Mortensen, President Weber State University Brad L. Mortensen, President Weber State University WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Storytelling Festival Sponsors Steller Storytellers $10,000 plus Stewart Education Foundation Stephen G. and Susan E. Denkers Family Foundation Ni CI Rt Master Storytellers $5000 to $9,999 Weber School District Ogden School Foundation Davis School District WSU President's Office Bards $1000 to $4,999 Dr. Judith P. Mitchell Douglas and Shelley Felt Foundation, Ltd. Eliason Family Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum Ogden's George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park Poets $500 to $999 G. Wade Leak and John A Yost honoring Melissa Carter America First Credit Union Carol M. VandenAkker William J. Ill and Raelene B. Critchlow Nebeker Family Foundation Drs. Jean H.A. and Richard R. Miller Listeners $100 to $499 Ge D. Ac Ke Ce Ac Al La Ne Sa Ge Pe Ht Ce At DeeDee Mower Ar William E. and Anita B. Ford Ell Dr. A. Earl and Carol M. McCain Beverly G. Heslop Le Storytelling Festival Dinner Table Sponsors Dr. Ann Ellis Karen B. and G. Val Lofgreen WSU Department of Child and Family Studies WSU Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education WSU Development Office- MCOE WSU Provost's Office WSU Department of Teacher Education WSU Family Literacy Program Melba S. Lehner Children's School Our appreciation to any sponsors submitted after press time. 2 Vi Sa Kit Lu Cr Te Ko Jar Youth Storytellers 2019 School Grade Charter Schools Wasatch Elem Wasatch Elem Morgan Elem Byrdie Packham Mt. Ogden Jr. High Samantha Trunzo Morgan Elem Annie Hunter Shadow Valley Elem Gabriella Hayward Kaysville Elem Aleia Salgado Taylor Canyon Elem Perry Dutson Kaysville Elem Ash Hanamaikai Ellison Park Elem Ellison Park Elem Knowlton Park Elem Clara Short Knowlton Park Elem Abigail Pexton Tolman Elem Anne Stephens Tolman Elem Ellie Hill Columbia Elem Lexi Walker Columbia Elem Vivian Phan Mountain View Elem Marissa Simpson Mountain View Elem Sam Dugdale Burton Elem Kirra Naylor Burton Elem Lucy Nilsson South Weber Elem Chloe Lang South Weber Elem Teagan Hurley Adelaide Elem OR ae Joselyn Rivera Lincoln Elem Constance Butler Taylor Canyon Elem Gavin Wardell Polk Elem Oa Weber School District Kayla Rosson Pioneer Elem Ellie Read Pioneer Elem Keelee Rasmussen Pioneer Elem Liliana Bowen Pioneer Elem Lakeview Elem Lakeview Elem Catherine Wald North Ogden Elem Jacob Mizar North Ogden Elem Ellie Wilson Pioneer Elem Nevi Powell Pioneer Elem Kanyion Branning Pioneer Elem Gracie Scadden Pioneer Elem Kendall Wigen Farr West Elem Payton Bell Farr West Elem Maylin Lundell Farr West Elem SPh Daphne Batchelor Owen Tanner Bella Anderson Farr West Elem ioe = Morgan Elem Lincoln Elem ah Jackson Weaver Gerardo Guzman GC Morgan Elem Lincoln Elem Oa Kort Adams Evelyn Marcial Altamirano OV Morgan School District OU Hunter Allen Camilla Bruse a UW -OrO ATS Oo Brielle Beesley Samantha Stark te Natalie Rimington Bonneville Elem A Heritage Elem Cooper Barley OU Lanna Mi Horace Mann Elem ON Alice Steed Beaney Vargas 6 Endeavour Elem Heritage Elem Horace Mann Elem Pn Rachel McCammon Raina Hoaglin A Endeavour Elem Heritage Elem er Adric Williamson Alyssa Macedone a Cook Elem oh Carter Weaver a Cook Elem Polk Elem ew Kate Weaver Louisa Packham OA Cook Elem BOA Addison George oe New Bridge Elem Henderson a Cienna Davis School District a Horace Mann Elem oe AJ Vazquez I Horace Mann Elem es Mad. Fort Jr. High Keegan Barney I Jalan Nye North Davis Prep. ak Shadow Valley Elem Uae Bree Belnap Be Academy Elem UF Shadow Valley Elem ONT Evie Belliston OV Syracuse Arts a Ogden School District Alfredo Alejandro Gallegos Alfonso Grade ae Russ Beecher School Name ee Name 2019 Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award Jack L. Rasmussen “Hey, did | tell you about the time....?” This is Jack, as he loves to share a good story. Tales of teaching, students, horses, and life. Jack's love for storytelling has carried into his role as the Dean of the Moyes College of Education for the past 17 years, allowing him to share his vision for the MCOE Z Z in unique ways. y If you ever talk with one of his students, either past or present, about what they remember Z 2 most from his class, it is that Jack had a story 2 for every occasion to help them understand the concepts being covered in class. If you T ask his family members or close friends about him, they could probably relate a recent story Se KR y beginning to any conversation with Ny a common C K that he had shared with them. In fact, at the encouragement of his grandchildren (of which T he has 52, with 1 more on the way), he wrote a great story titled Gus the Gator goes Collecting under his pen name Rack Jasmussen. “i Jack has been a great supporter of the Storytelling Festival for more than 17 years. In his role as Dean, he earmarked funding to ensure the success of the festival and supported faculty and staff in planning and implementing the annual festival. Over the years, he has attended many of the storytelling events, even serving as an MC on several occasions. His pride for the Storytelling festivities is evidenced by bringing different guests to experience the talent and entertainment. His guests have come from not only the Ogden community but from across the United States and Canada. Some of his guests in attendance this year are his siblings who traveled down from Canada. Jack is truly deserving of the Ashton Storytelling Award. GUS COLLECTING Story by Rack Jasmussen illustrated by Hazel Diane Bell K S Previous Karen J. Ashton Award Winners 1996 Phyllis Dixon Shaw 2009 Virginia Rasmussen 1997 Anneliese Konkol 2010 Jean Andra Miller 1998 Steven R. Mecham 2011 Bob Wood 1999 Bill Higley 2012 Phyllis Savage 2000 Dean W. Hurst 2013 F, Ann Millner 2007 William J. Critchlow III 2014 Norman L. Skanchy 2002 Milan E. Mecham 2015 Ann L. Ellis 2003 lynne Greenwood 2016 Kathy Gambles 2004 lynne Goodwin 2017 Beverly G. Heslop er 2005 Karen B. Lofgreen er 2007 W. Bryan Bowles 2008 Margaret |. Rostkowski ry Linda H. DeYoung 2018 Rosemary Conover Karen J. Ashton Rachel Hedman The Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award is presented annually to a deserving community citizen who perpetuates the art and purpose of storytelling. More than twenty years ago, Karen J. Ashton envisioned a renewal of the ancient art of storytelling and established the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, one of the most widely recognized festivals in the country. Karen is well respected in the world of professional storytelling as one who nurtures the storyteller and his or her art. She was instrumental in supporting the foundation of the WSU Storytelling Festival. aS iff 71e 1g rt. 1d WSU ee ww Sam Payne Festival Fellow Sam Payne serves as the Weber State University Storytelling Fellow, and has brought his stories and songs to halls in Canada, Bulgaria, Tokyo, and from coast to coast in the United States, including the Will Rogers Auditorium in Dallas, Texas and the Kennedy Center in the nation's capitol. He hosts "The Apple Seed: Tellers and Stories," a national radio show on the art of storytelling, broadcasting daily on BYU Radio. Sam has authored publications for children, with a regular readership of more than a million elementary school students. In 2019, audiences can enjoy Echoes of Hammers and Spikes, a book and music project (with Clive Romney and Suzanne Christensen) celebrating the sesquicentennial of the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. National Tellers 2019 Jasmin Cardenas is a Colombian-American bilingual storyteller, actress, educator, and social activist. Jasmin experienced the storytelling Mecca when she was an Exchange Place Teller at the 2016 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Since then she hasn't stopped touring around the country at various festivals, schools and libraries in Illinois, Texas, Washington DC, New York, Missouri, and Minnesota. Her program Cuentos from the Americas is a family friendly story concert which highlights folktales, myths and legends from North, Central, South America and the Caribbean islands. Winner of the Race Bridges Storytelling Fellowship, Jasmin believes in the power of art as activism. Jasmin is a proud SAG- AFTRA actress, is represented by Big Mouth Talent and has worked at many Chicago theaters including Steppenwolf Theatre Company and Goodman Theatre, and has guest starred in NBC's Chicago Fire. For shows, podcasts, and more info go to www. JasminCardenas.com. Born and raised in Israel, Noa Baum is an award-winning storyteller and author who uses her art to build bridges of peace and understanding. Her stories, drawn from diverse cultures but primarily from her own Jewish heritage and personal experience, highlight our similarities, celebrate our differences, and encourage curiosity, awareness, and acceptance. Noa was an actress at Jerusalem Khan Theater, studied with Uta Hagen and at NYU and performs internationally for diverse audiences of all ages from the World Bank and prestigious universities to inner city schools, festivals, and congregations. Highlights include: The World Bank, US Department of Defense, The Kennedy Center, Mayo Clinic for Humanities in Medicine, AARP, The National Storytelling Festival, Securities & Exchange Commission, NSA, George Washington University Law School, Brandeis, Brown and Stanford Universities, and the Fabula festival in Sweden. Noa’s audio recordings won awards from Storytelling World and the Parents’ Choice Foundation. Her memoir FA Land Twice Promised- An Israeli Woman's Quest for Peace, is a winner of the Anne Izard Storytellers’ Choice Award, a Storytelling World Award and the 2017 LDS Publishing Professionals Association Award. Antonio Rocha, a native of Brazil, began his career in the performing arts in 1985. In 1988 he received a Partners of the Americas grant to come to the USA to perform and deepen his mime skills with Mime Master Tony Montanaro. Since then he has earned a Summa Cum Laude Theater BA from USM (University of Southern Maine) and studied with Master Marcel Marceau. Mr. Rocha's unique fusion of mime and spoken word has been performed from Singapore to South Africa and many places in between including 16 countries on 6 continents. Some of the venues include The Singapore Festival of the Arts, Wolf Trap, The National Storytelling Festival, The Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian Institution, The National Geographic, The Tales of Graz in Austria, Dunya Festival in Holland as well as any other Storytelling Festivals and educational institutions around the USA. Antonio has three very entertaining and educational award winning DVDs, a picture book and a few awards including the coveted Circle of Excellence Award by the National Storytelling Network. Wherever Ed Stivender has been, he has entertained audiences of all ages with his unique blend of wit, whimsy and wisdom and has been doing so since 1975. His early work consisted of original renderings of classic American folklore with a comic twist, learning Jimmy Neil Smith (founder of the National Festival) to call him "the clown prince of storytelling.” Ed's current repertoire includes religious comedy, American classics, world folklore and personal stories. He has produced several audio recordings of his work and his video credits include three Family Specials with The Christophers, an appearance on NBC Today, American Storytelling Series by H. W. Wilson, and numerous YouTube pieces. Called the "Robin Williams of Storytelling " by the Miami Herald, “a cross between George Carlin and Mark Twain” by Mara Liasson in The Vineyard Gazette, and "My son, my son” by his mother, Ed is always entertaining and ever accessible, more interested in giving the audience inviting them to a dance of interactive imagination that than persuading them to by lives everyday their a break from change their point of view to accept his higher way of thinking. A Google search will yield some 21,000 results, though his own website, edstivender.com, might be more informative than the Cialis ads listed therein. Storytelling Festival Hosts We would like to thank the Storytelling Festival Hosts for all their help with the National Storytellers Randy and Bonnie Galbraith Geraldine and Evan Christensen are: - Carol and Ed Freestone Lynne and Steven Carter Nola and Lynn Paulson Book Sales Books and other materials published by our national and regional storytellers will be available for sale at all conference venues. Sales will be handled by The Queen Bee Bookstore. For questions, call 801-317-4226. SUPPORTS THE WEBER STATE UNVERST | _ AWARD hl THEBESSTYET.COM 301-814-8719 : RR) KARLA. THEBESSTYET@GMALL. com WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Monday, February 25, 2019 Ogden Eccles Conference Center and Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, Utah Pictures and video might be taken at these events by Festival staff for use in future advertising. Peery's Egyptian Theater (Grade 4 and up) Ballroom 1.2.3 (Grades K-3) Ballroom BC Ballroom DE (Grades 2-5) (Grades 2-5) 9:30-10:20 a.m. Early Bird Stories Keelee Rasmussen, ne Lillana Bowen Daphne Batchelor, Owen Tanner Catherine Wald, Jacob Mizar seed l Kristen Clay Janine Nishiguchi Ann Ellis dehealiay macdelan Noa Baum Jasmin Cardenas Ed Stivender Ai che does Morleal MC: Jeff Stephens MC: Doug Jacobs MC: Brenda Smith Kayla Rosson, Ellie Read 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Toddlers at the Treehouse Phyllis Savage (10:30-10:45 a.m.), Sherrie West (11:15-11:30 a.m.) Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum, Ogden, UT This session is made possible through the generous support of the Treehouse Museum. 10:30-11:20 a.m. Morning Magic Anphises euieus Session ule io) ek Karl Behling Saba: ‘ Jasmin Cardenas MC: Jack Mayhew Kanyion Branning, Kandall Wigen, Payton Maylin Lundell, Bella Annie & Dan Eastmond Alan Griffin Janine Nishiguchi Ed Stivender Noa Baum Antonio Rocha MC: Jack Rasmussen MC: Lorie Rasmussen MC: Jennifer Green Gracie Scadden Bell 11:30-12:20 p.m. Tales to Remember Kort Adams, Jackson Weaver Karl Behling Antonio Rocha MC: Bob Wood Anderson WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Monday, February 25, 2019 Stories on the Ledge Workshop (1:00-2:00 p.m.) Student Union, Fireplace Lounge, WSU Ogden Campus Hosted by Sam Payne Sponsors Luncheon (1:00 p.m.) Noa Baum, Ed Stivender, Antonio Rocha, Jasmin Cardenas | Union Grill, 315 24th Street, Ogden By Invitation Only School Outreach Concerts Weber District: H. Guy Child Elementary (655 E. 5500 S., Ogden) 2:00-3:00 p.m. with Annie & Dan Eastmond and Kristen Clay Ogden District: Gramercy Elementary (1270 Gramercy Ave., Ogden) 9:30-10:30 a.m. with Wayne McKay and Suzanne Hudson Taylor Canyon Elementary (2130 Taylor Ave., Ogden) 9:30-10:30 a.m. with Cassie Ashton and Mary Louise Hughes Davis District: Leo J Muir Elementary (2275 S Davis Blvd, Bountiful) 2:30-3:20 p.m. with Wayne McKay and Suzanne Hudson WSU Family Literacy Program Story Time (5:30-6:15 p.m.) Jasmin Cardenas, Karl Behling & Janine Nishiguchi (QA session) Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum, Ogden, UT Sponsored by the WSU Family Literacy Program and the Treehouse Museum McC: Paul Schvaneveldt Bedtime Stories (6:30 - 7:20 p.m.) Sam Payne, Antonio Rocha Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, UT MC: DeeDee Mower | Campfire Tales (7:30 - 8:30 p.m.) Ed Stivender, Noa Baum Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, UT MC: Sam Payne WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Ogden Eccles Conference Center and Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, Utah Pictures and video might be taken at these events by Festival staff for use in future advertising. Peery’s Egyptian Theater Ballroom 1.2.3 Ballroom BC (Grade 4 and up) (Grades K-3) (Grades 2-5) Ballroom DE (Grades 2-5) 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. Early Bird Stories ui aca cose Aatton ) FeBeisons: q Cienna Henderson Keegan Bamey& Alyssa Macedone Gallegos Alfonso Rachel Hedman Elaine Brewster an Payne Ed Stivender Jasmin Cardenas Antonio Rocha nee oom MC: Sheryl Rushton MC: Phyllis Savage MC: Amy Jamison MC: Karl Benling Russ Beecher Alfredo Alejandro Jalan Nye P 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. Tales for Toddlers Tamra Pratt, Anna West, Stephanie Szanter (Room 101) David Eccles Conference Center 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. Morning Magic Raina Hoaglin & Beany Vargas Cooper Barley Brielle Beasley & Samantha Stark Byrdie Packham Annie Hunter Ricis Salcado é Evelyn Marcial Altimirano Gerardo Guzman & Joselyn Rivera Karl Behling Elaine Brewster pissie CAUOP Rachel Hedman Ed Stivender Sam Payne oan Antonio Rocha MC: Phyllis Savage Mi BEGNG Baasy MC: Rich Nye 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Tales to Remember Constance Butler Gavin Wardell Karl Behling Jasmin Cardenas Mc: Shanna Tobin 10 MC: Heidi Costello 10 WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Tuesday, February 26, 2019 Stories on the Ledge (12:00-1:00 p.m.) Hosted by Sam Payne Theme: The Stories from My Culture Co-sponsored by the Moyes College of Education, Diversity & Inclusive Programs, and ——$_$_$__—_——.& Center for Community Engaged Learning WSU Educational Storytelling Seminar: Creating Culturally Appropriate Thai Stories: Lessons Learned (1:00 p.m.) Sky Room, 4th Floor, Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, Ogden Invited audience: WSU students and faculty, adult community Presenters: Dr. David R. Byrd, Dr. DeeDee Mower, Dr. Nadia Wrosch, Ariel Brown, Thomas Bowker, Anneli Byrd Stories of a Lifetime (2:30-3:00 p.m.) Treeo (6086 S. Ridgeline Dr., South Ogden) with Idlewild Duo and Ed Stivender WSU Storytelling Symposium A Land Twice Promised - An Israeli Woman's Quest for Peace (3:30-5:30 p.m.) Wildcat Theater, Main Floor, Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, Ogden Featuring Noa Baum Invited audience: WSU students and faculty, adult community School Outreach Concerts Weber District: Valley Elementary (5821 E. 1900 N., Eden) 2:30-3:00 p.m. with Nanette Watts Morgan District: Morgan Elementary (344 E. Young Street, Morgan) K-2nd @ 2:00 p.m. and 3rd-5th @ 2:30 p.m. with Tamara Pratt and Ginger Parkinson Davis District: West Point Elementary (3788 W. 300 N., West Point) 2:00-3:00 p.m. with Cassie Ashton and Lynn Wing Charters: Legacy Preparatory Academy-North (2214 S. 1250 W., Woods Cross) 10:15-10:55 a.m. with Mary Louise Hughes Storytelling Festival Dinner (6:30 p.m.) Youth Teller: Jackson Weaver Antonio Rocha, Noa Baum, Jasmin Cardenas, Ed Stivender Timbermine Steakhouse, 1701 Park Boulevard, Ogden, UT by reservation only (February 14), call 801-626-6278 11 WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah Pictures and video might be taken at these events by Festival staff for use in future advertising. Ballroom AEF Ballroom B Ballroom CG (Upper Elementary) Ballroom DH 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. Early Bird Stories Addison George Adric Williamson Ginger Parkinson Ed Stivender MC: Peggy Saunders Kate Weaver & Nees ye ae mmon Pe McCa Rachel Lanna Mi Natalie Rimington Samantha Trunzo Bradley MacKay Lynn Wing Melva Gifford Noa Baum Karl Behling MC: Shari Leder Mc: Shanna Tobin Antonio Rocha MC: David Byrd 10:30 - 11:10 a.m. Tales for Toddlers Kailey Price, Cheryl Wendt (Twilight Room 1) 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. Morning Magic Gabriella Hayward Perry Dutson Ash Hanamaikai Hunter Allen Camilla Bruse Clara Short Abigail Pexton Anne Stephens Bradley MacKay Nannette Watts Ted Erekson Wayne McKay Noa Baum Antonio Rocha Jasmin Cardenas Sam Payne Peggy Saunders MC: Ann Ellis MC: MC: Kathy Gambles McC: Buck Ekstrom 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Tales to Remember Ellie Hill & Lexi Walker Vivian Phan Marissa Simpson Sam Dugdale Kirra Naylor Lucy Nilsson Chloe Lang Teagan Hurley Lynn Wing Melva Gifford Ted Erekson Mary Louise Hughs Virginia Rasmussen Sam Payne Ed Stivender Antonio Rocha MC: Ann Ellis MC: Logan Toone MC: 12 Kathy Gambles MC: Karl Behling WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 Ig Davis Campus Performance (1:30-2:30 p.m.) ww Jasmin Cardenas Ballroom, Building 3 Weber State University Davis Campus School Outreach Concerts Weber District: T.H. Bell Jr. High (165 W. 5100 S., Ogden) 1:30-2:30 p.m. with /dlewild Duo Davis District: Knowlton Elementary (801 Shepard Lane, Farmington) 2:30-3:20 p.m. with Antonio Rocha Charters: Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning (1051 W. 2700 S., Perry) 12:45-1:15 p.m. with Kristin Clay Maria Montessori (2505 N. 200 E., Ogden) 1:30-2:30 p.m. with Bradley MacKay and Rachel Hedman Family Fun Night (6:30-7:20) Karl Behling, Laurie Allen, Sam Payne Davis Conference Center Ballroom B, Layton, UT MC: Stephanie Speicher Festival Finale: National Storytellers’ Favorites (7:30) Jasmin Cardenas, Antonio Rocha, Ed Stivender, Noa Baum Davis Conference Center, Layton, UT MC: Sam Payne 13 _ Utah Storytellers Melva Gifford performed on the PBS radio program “Story Mine”, Pioneer Days, at airs, Provo Park, churches, schools, Orem's Library's Liars Competition, Springville Art Museum, Laurie Allen entertains with American folktales and beyond as well as ghostly encounters, often using music. Laurie has worked with the Ogden and Salt Lake City Ghost Tours since its inception. She teaches music, performs in local plays, and heads the annual Clearfield Storytelling Festival. www-storiesbylaurie.net Stories and uses them extensively in Cassie Ashton uses the power of original versions of classic fairy tales reunions, and parties. As a writer, she won first place for her MG book, Operation: Middle School Madness, at the 2016 Utah Arts counsel. She's won two semi-finalist awards from Writers of the Future. Alan Griffin has been an educator in Utah for the past 43 years. He loves his teaching. He has produced many story as wife, mother, grandmother, and relationship coach. As a story- and often uses puppets to enhance his presentations. He is a member of the Ben Lomond Chapter of the Utah Storytelling Guild and has performed in many school and community teller she is known for historical sto- ries, myths, and legends. She loves sharing the powerful life lessons and wisdom others have learned in a fun and entertaining way along with her Settings. own personal stories of transforma- Harvest Home (Annie & Dan Eastmond) are Story Musicians. This delightful duo play a variety of instruments, often weaving music into their solo and tandem tales. Harvest Home regularly performs at local and regional storytelling venues. They lead the Salt Lake Valley (Olympus Chapter) of the Utah Storytelling Guild. annieestmond@gmail.com tion. She is a co-author of “Haunted Salt Lake City.” my Elaine Brewster has been telling Stories since childhood, either to her mother as she baked break or on a carboard puppet stage. Today, her stories are likely to be shared through Utah Schools, one-woman programs, or made up at bedtime when her grandchildren sleep over. An accomplished singer and musician, you'll usually hear oldtime music, often on hammered dulcimer, along with her stories. Rachel Hedman, M.A. received a national storytelling award for service and leadership as well as the Karen J. Ashton Award. She completed her Storytelling Masters and celebrated 24 years as a Storyteller. As Story Kristen Clay has circled the globe as a Storyteller, actor, and teacher. She tells ancient mythology blended with modern phenomena, folk tales, Stories of people of courage, personal tales, and true ghost stories. She is also the owner of Story Tours, Ogden and SLC Ghost Tours. www.StoryTours.com Crossroads Executive Director, she will help with the 4th Annual Story Crossroads Festival on May 15, 2019 in Murray/South Jordan, Utah. Mary Louise Hughes tells scary Stories to thrill and entertain; historical stories to remember and inspire; personal stories to increase understanding and connection with loved ones. She has enjoyed Storytelling at This is the Place Ted Erekson has been telling stories Since he was a wee lad. He loves making people laugh and cry and Scream. He currently holds the title of Utah's 2nd Biggest Liar and is working on moving to the top spot this year. Twisted fairy tales, Stories of his childhood, and his own concoctions will leave any audience Heritage Park, Timp Hauntings, as well as Festivals including Story Crossroads, Clinton, Clearfield, and Weber State University. She would love to tell you a good story! mesmerized. 14 Suzanne Hudson tells inspiring Stories of discovery and adventure from Utah's past, often stepping into Ist person historical characters in the Chautauqua tradition. She is a member of Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts and past president of the Utah Storytelling Guild. www.storyconnections.biz Janine Nishiguchi has tales to tickle your ears and engage each listener. She is a two-time Utah Storytelling Guild president and a children’s librarian. She started a youth storytelling festival in her local elementary and started a Davis County chapter of USG in 2012. Ginger Parkinson tells stories that whisk the imagination where it can romp around like a loose puppy. She spins curriculum-based stories at Freedom Academy Elementary School as their resident teller. She lives in Springville with her husband and four children. www.gingerparkinson.com Idlewild Duo are an old time American storyteller duo that has toured and played Celtic and Old Time American music with our group or as Storytellers for 25 years. We present music and tales from the Pioneer West. Our show is presented as an old time Medicine show with old Utah dance tunes, tales of the Winnemucca Bank Robbery, and dancin’ with the Wild Bunch at the barn dances in Monticello Utah. » Bradley MacKay =e Tamra Pratt is dynamic. She's } animated. She draws audiences in through recrafted fairytales, original fairytales, and true to the bone coming-of-age stories from small town Creswell, Oregon. Lynn Wing studied Dramatic Arts | at UC Berkeley, later attending BYU where she took storytelling and folklore ® classes. Lynn authored “Remembering While We Still Can” with two other ladies on stories from the 1950s and Wayne McKay is a veteran singer/ Storyteller and voiceover artist 1960s. Now she is part of the Story Crossroads Board. www.lynnawing.wix.com/tellsstories who as Founder/Director of Cashe Storytelling brought Northern Utah the Cashe Valley Storytelling Festival and one-of-a-kind, Tunnel Tales. Soon, he will introduce over the Worldwide Web two captivating new podcasts The Moral of the Story with The Country Sage and Youngster Yarns with Papa Wayne. WSU Children’s School Tellers Left to Right: Cheryl Wendt, Sherrie West, Adrianna West, Stephanie Szanter, Sara Biehl 15 Treasured Tellers Virginia Rasmussen sure knows how to capture an audience. She has been a presenter at our Festival each and every year. In 2009, she received the Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award. She spins her tales at senior centers, schools, festivals and libraries. Virginia also holds workshops on the art and belongs to the Utah Storytelling Guild. Drawing from nearly 60 years of experience teaching children, Phyllis Savage combines music and story into performances that delight audiences of all ages. A devotee of the WSU Storytelling Festival, she has served faithfully for many years as an MC and storyteller, especially in the Stories for Little Ones series. Phyllis received the Karen J. Ashton Award in 2012. Associate Teller Karl Behling is a seasoned, professional educator and experienced performing artist who also writes books, attends Mountain Man rendezvous whenever possible, and who loves settling in to tell stories with the grandkids. Karl has taught 2nd, 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th grades for 27 years for the Ogden City School District and currently teaches at GreenWood Charter School. He also taught High School English and English as a Second Language classes for 2 years in Burley, Idaho. Karl has been an active member of the Utah Storytelling Guild, serving as President of the Ben Lomond Chapter of the Guild from 2007-2009 as well as President of the Utah Storytelling Guild. He is a member of the executive committee for the Weber State University Storytelling Festival, and produces an annual storytelling » event for Farmington City (the Annual Farmington Storytelling Festival), and 2 events for Kaysville City (storytelling for the June “Arts and Music in the Park” festival, and for the October Fall Festival in the Park). He publishes a regular column about storytelling in the quarterly Taleswapper, and teaches faculty professional development workshops in Northern Utah on using Storytelling as an instructional strategy in the classroom. We would like to thank the many volunteers who have helped with the festival this year! 16 Weber State University Storytelling Festival Masters of Ceremony ir! Behling Storyteller/ Teacher avid Byrd Associate Professor, WSU Teacher Heidi Costello Instructor of Nutrition, WSU ATN Department Buck Ekstrom Principal, South Clearfield Ann Ellis Former Chair, WSU Storytelling Education Department Elementary Festival Jack Mayhew Professor, WSU Teacher Education Department DeeDee Mower Assistant Professor, WSU Teacher Education Department Rich Nye Superintedent, Ogden School District WSU Storytelling Festival Fellow Dean, College of Education Sam Payne Jack Rasmussen Lorie Rasmussen Community Activist Sheryl Rushton Assistant Professor, WSU Teacher Kathy Gambles Storyteller/ Community Activist Jennifer Green Assistant Professor, WSU Teacher Education Department Peggy Saunders Kristin Hadley Chair, WSU Teacher Education Department Professor, WSU Teacher Education Department Phyllis Savage Treasured Storyteller/Teacher/ Community Activist Dwayne Hansen WSU Student Teaching Coordinator Doug Jacobs Superintendent, Morgan School District Amy Jamison District Library Specialist, Ogden School District /Vayne Kartchner Storyteller Belinda Kuck Curriculum Director, Davis Schoo! nari Leder Career Counselor, Moyes College of District Education ROR Brenda Smith Education Department Development Director, WSU College of Education Stephanie Speicher Assistant Professor, WSU Teacher Jeff Stephens Superintendent, Weber Schoo! District Shanna Tobin Education Department Community Activist Logan Toone Assistant Superintendent, Davis Bob Wood Karen J. Ashton Award Winner School District oe AMERICA FIRST CREDIT UNION 4th Annual Story Crossroads Festival May 15, 2019 Murray City Park & S. Jordan Community Ctr www.storycrossroads.com se vad pantie a ele al ee