Qjales to dRemember Weber State University Ist Annual Storytelling Festival September 13 - 14, 1996 A warm welcome to all story tellers and listeners at Weber State University’s first annual Storytelling Festival. We are pleased to have you on our campus, and anticipate that you will enjoy the high quality and creativity of the stories presented. We hope this event, a part of Utah’s Centennial celebration, can be an annual happening. —Paul H. Thompson President, Weber State University The Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award: For years, Karen J. Ashton has pursued a simple dream--that the art of storytelling might be ennobled and preserved throughout the state of Utah. Her insight and determination led to the founding of the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and she continues as the director of that festival today. Karen is a nationally recognized storyteller. She was born in Salt Lake City and attended Brigham Young University. She has served as the president of the Orem City Library Board; president of the Friends of the Library Organization; and is a storytelling volunteer for the Primary Children’s Medical Center. She is married to Alan C. Ashton, and has practiced her storytelling art with their eleven children. In recognition of her many contributions, the Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award was created and will be presented annually to a deserving community citizen who perpetuates the art and purpose of storytelling. A special thanks to Karen from the northern Utah community Phyllis Dixon Shaw: It is an honor to present the first Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award to Phyllis Dixon Shaw. Through decades of successful teaching and community service, this masterful storyteller made the printed page come alive for thousands of children and adults as she shared her abilities in elementary school classrooms, library meetings, district school board sessions, State PTA functions, and many others. With eyes full of twinkle and a magical voice, Phyllis Shaw kept generations of listeners spellbound by beginning with the simple phrase, Once upon a time... Her articulate sense of setting, character, and narrative always provided the balance and excitement that delighted audiences. She has been an influence for good throughout the state of Utah and beyond. Phyllis is the eldest daughter of Henry Aldous Dixon, a former president of Weber College. She and her husband John A. Shaw (Jack) (deceased) had eight children. Phyllis was selected as the Utah Mother of the Year in 1984. She and her husband Jack, were the Grand Marshalls for the 1979 Ogden Pioneer Day cel- ebration. They also received the WSU Child and Family Studies, Nurturing Hand Award. The Weber County Heritage Foundation and the Ogden City Landmark Commission honored Phyllis for “historical service and contributions to Ogden.” Teacher, daughter, wife, mother, community/state leader ,and storyteller, Phyllis Dixon Shaw is well deserving of our thanks and tribute. WELCOME TO THE FIRST ANNUAL TALES TO REMEMBER WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY STORYTELLING FESTIVAL From the griots of Africa to the-épi recounted their tales for generation history of their people. Others spin ets of ancient Greece, storytellers around the world have disteners. Some storytellers, such as the griots, pass on the intended to amuse, entertain, or instruct. While the end product appears 1 making of stories. 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Listen to the stories and follow the ‘al Thank you for supporting this wonderful adv ‘cz sbuivdtied. as you listen to a variety of oung story tepleys will enhance their stories Meet The Artist Tales To Remember Norman L. Skanchy Illustrator Give a child a blank piece of paper and a box of crayons and let him draw and tell you about his creation. Squiggle lines and disproportionate arms and legs allow the child the individual freedom to create his own design. -Norman L. Skanchy Norman L. Skanchy was born and raised in Logan, Utah. After serving with the U.S. Marine Corps, he attended and graduated from Utah State University. He was awarded a master’s degree from Ohio State University where he was selected as one of twenty artists nationwide to participate in an intensive Master of Arts program. Norm became an art teacher in the Ogden School District and was later appointed the district art supervisor. One of his many accomplishments in this position was the inception of the Artists in Residence program for the district. This program brought many well known local and national artists to schools where for nine weeks the master artists taught students their individual art specialties. This program resulted in a mini traveling museum that displayed the art of prominent artists in school settings for students to enjoy and learn from. Norm also served as an elementary principal and later he became the director of elementary education. Among other awards, he was presented the first annual Governor’s Award for being the most outstanding art educator in the State. Norm married Elma Avondet and they have four children Norman L. Skanchy is the illustrator of this year’s festival print, Tales To Remember. This magnificent watercolor is a true expression of Norman Skanchy, a multitalented artist. We are fortunate to share this inspirational work of art. Thanks Norm! Special Thanks The Friends of the Stewart Library would like to thank the members of the WSU Storytelling Festival Steering Committee: Karen Ballif, Doris Bosworth, Mary Anne Bradley, Jane Brewer, Michael Cena, Frankie Colton, Preston Costley, Raelene Critchlow, William Critchlow, Blythe Eddy, Trudy Evans, Lynn Goodwin, Michaelene Grassli, Wendy Harker, Kathleen Herndon, Beverly Heslop, Sherwin Howard, Melissa Karren, Anneliese Konkol, Ann Larson, LeAnn Leishman, Karen Lofgreen, Carole McCain, Julie Middlemas, Jelean Montgomery, Jennie Montoya, Betty Stewart Moore, Kristin Quintana, Elaine Sandoval, Norm Skanchy, Woodie Slaughter, Mary Tolliver, Nannette White, Dian Wismer and Becky Wright. Special thanks is also extended to Weber State University’s Art Services Department, Physical Plant, Printing Services, University Police, and especially the festival volunteers. The Friends of the Stewart Library and Weber State University students thank Festival Sponsors for their generous patronage. Because of contributions, proceeds from Festival ticket sales will be used to enhance the Stewart Library on the WSU campus and the libraries of participating schools. This list represents contributions received as of August 30, 1996. Corporate Sponsors Amalgamated Sugar Idlewire Pet Care Standard Examiner Anderson Lumber Kier Corporation Swift Transportation Company, Inc. Bank of Utah Lindquist Foundation The Taco Maker, Inc. Bell Company Janitorial Marriott Corporation U & I Furniture Ogden LDS Institute of Religion United Savings Bank Rich Family Foundation Weber State University Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, Inc. White Pipe Company Supply Deseret Book G. S. Harris Company, Inc. The Gallery, Etc. Gallery (Smith's Etc. Sponsors - —~« Amalgamated Sugar STANDARD-EXAMINER - J. Todd Anderson Karen Barnard Mitzi & Rod Brady Jane & Rich Brewer Patricia & William Child Raelene & William Critchlow Maggie & Ned Favero Lurlien & Joe Florence Anders&n UNITED SAVINGS ) BANK Bev & Ivan Heslop Val B. Johnson Kay & Allan Lipman Karen & Val Lofgreen Jelean & Robert Montgomery Bonnie & Jack Wahlen Special thanks to storytellers who generously donated their time and talent. Our Featured Storytellers JAMES ARRINGTON Pyressionatty trained at The American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, James Arrington has been seen in everything from the demanding role of Shakespeare’s King Lear to a tap dancing Christmas tree in a nightclub. Well known for his one-man shows Here’s Brother Brigham and variations on The Farley Family Reunion, James now owns a consulting firm, Total Performance, Inc. specializing in Customer Service and Performance Enhancement. In this Utah Centennial year, festival attendees are sure to identify with his engaging and humorous reflections on Utah history and culture. NAMU LWANGA This Ugandan born performer uses her life experiences in her one woman shows as well as traditional stories, interweaving music, dance, mime, and a lot of audience participation. Her programs are targeted for all age groups. A versatile musician who plays drums, strings, wind instruments, and the xylophone, Namu has performed in Zimbabwe, England, India and China. She wrote instrumental ensembles and plays performed in Kenya and Canada. In high school she won a national award for being one of the first women in Uganda to play certain instruments. Namu Lwanga is the artistic director of KAYAGA! a colorful performing group, specializing in East and Central African arts. ED STIVENDER E. Stivender enthralls audiences with his participatory improvisations, comical fairy tale renditions, and dueling banjos. This versatile performer entertains a wide variety of audiences. Children love his animated style. Adults enjoy his Raised Catholic, Can You Tell stories. A resident of Phiadelphia, he has toured the country since 1975, singing, playing, and telling his stories. Ed has studied mime, dance, theatre, and clowning. He also holds a master’s degree in theology from Notre Dame. His delightful books and performances include coming-of-age stories and universally humorous yet poignant moments of life. J. J. RENEAUX A storyteller well known for the spice she adds to her performances, J.J. Reneaux mixes Cajun spice, classical jazz, and Delta Blues. She blends her rich, Southern stories about swamp ghosts and neighbors back home on the bayou with traditional and original songs, sung in both Cajun-French and English. She is the author of three books published by August House: Haunted Bayou, Why Alligator Hates Dog, and Cajun Folk Tales. Her stories and songs are available on tape. Her first music CD, “Cajun Country and Blue’, was released in 1995. “J.J. fairly pops and sizzles with joie de vivre and wit” (Library Journal). Transplanted from South Louisiana, J. J. now lives in the country near Athens, Georgia. Local Storytellers NANCY ALDER “One minute mesmerizing... the next minute energizing” 1s how one reporter describes Nancy Alder’s storytelling style. Since 1989 she has taught the art of storytelling and coaxed original tales from school-aged kids to senior citizens. She performs on radio and television, and throughout the West at festivals, in schools, at museums and book stores...everywhere people gather. Nancy’s stories will tickle your funny bone and tug at your heart. Nancy is sought after for her storytelling workshop, which is a part of our festival at Weber State University. TERRA ALLEN Terra began telling stories as a small child. Back then, she got in trouble for those “tall tales”! Now audiences of all ages are entertained with Terra's special brand of storytelling magic. A professional performer for several years, she never fails to delight her audiences with an unforgettable story journey that energizes the imagination, enriches the spirit and lightens the heart. STEVE ARGYLE Although Steve has lived all but four years of his life in Utah, he says it would be wrong to say he grew up here. He “never really managed to grow up”! Deeply in love with Utah’s wild places, both desert and mountain, Steve has delved into the roots of Utah’s earliest stories. He also has a cosmopolitan flair and a commitment to preserving folktales from around the world in their oral form. Steve is a charter member and a past president of he Utah Storytelling Guild. KAREN ASHTON was born a storyteller! Her delightful and engaging stories come from literature, history, and her own rich experiences and imagination. Karen is the president of the Friends of the Orem Public Library and founder of the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. Weber State University has named their annual Master Storyteller Award after Karen in recognition of her leadership in elevating storytelling to a true art in Utah. JOHN L. BEACH Since 1988, John has been delighting audiences of all ages with his stories. Occasionally enhancing his stories with his harmonica and dulcimer, he tells stories for fun, stories for learning and stories of healing. A retired second- ter high school she attended Weber State College and Utah Valley Community College. Now as a full time mother of two children, she enjoys telling stories at schools, ary school teacher, and a broadcaster, he has told stories in elementary schools in Utah, Alaska and his hometown of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Recent performances include Jackson Hole, The Museum of the Mountain Man in Pinedale Wyoming and in Boulder, Colorado. J. STANLEY BEACHAM Stan has been a storyteller all his life but didn't get “serious” about it until eight years ago. Now he is a regular storyteller at the Washington County Library in St. George. He — * has also told stories throughout Utah U and Nevada. He especially enjoys telling tales from South America and the South Sea Islands. His stories highlight love, honor, and the unconquerable human spirit. RONALD W. BONANNI is a nationally recognized storyteller. He has delighted audiences as far away as the Republic of the Phillipines and in Colorado, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Utah. A former resident storyteller at the Treehouse Children’s Museum in Ogden Utah, he has taught storytelling at the university level and conducted storytelling workshops for professional storytellers, educators and novices alike. Ron received his undergraduate degree in theatre Arts Education from Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and his Master’s of Fine Arts degree in Directing and Performance from Utah State University where he taught storytelling and interpretation of children’s literature for two years. MARY ANN BRADLEY was born and raised in Nephi, Utah and spent one year living in Berlin, Germany. She use to deliver papers as a child and teenager and would tell herself stories to pass the time. In : high school she enjoyed drama and aificipating in the school plays. Af- and church functions. Folktales and fairytales are her favorites. ‘HE f SCOTT BREWSTER Dr. B. Scott Brewster lives a double life. During the day he is a Research Associate in the Advanced Combustion Engineering Research Center at Brigham Young University. In his spare time he performs individually and with his wife and children in a musical group, The Brewster Family. They have produced two recordings. He is a wellknown local story teller and performer on the hammered dulcimer. TERESA B. CLARK AlIthough Teresa’s creative imagination found an outlet in storytelling as a child, She didn't join the storytelling world until she | had published works in several children’s maga- - zines and Reader’s Digest. ' She was inspired to tell sto- ries after hearing Debbie Richen’s stirring tale of Harriet Tubman. Teresa is the founder of the Storytelling Guild of Eastern Idaho and continues to delight audiences with her unique blend of historical trivia, wit and folklore. DIXIE CRAGUN’s love of stories started with her grandmother’s famous bedtime stories. She continued the tradition by telling stories to her younger brothers and sisters. Now, she tells stories to her fifth grade students at Antelope Elementary School in Syracuse, Utah. She wants them to learn the fine art of storytelling. Her reputation for telling scary stories earned her the neighborhood nickname of “Queen of the Ghost Story Tellers.” BRIAN JACKSON FETZER is an instructor of songs and stories at the University of Utah and is the author of several collections of writings and songs. He is the writer and producer of many recordings including a collection of favorite tunes “The Signature Album” and a Christmas album, 6 ‘A Shepherd’s Born”. Brian has written and directed two shows for Abravanel Hall and has written and performed in television commercials. In 1995 he received special recognition from the LDS church music contest for his song “Bethlehem Merchant”. Brian lives in Salt Lake City with his wife Lori Jill Petrovich Fetzer who is a very fine artist and writer of poetry. ROBERT D. HARRIS Come and hear the tale of The king who forbade laughter, and of the farmer’s children who taught the King and his whole kingdom to be merry again. Gifted with both entrepreneurial and artistic talents author Robert D. Harris has created his own fairy tale life. Born and raised in a farming community of 200 people, Robert is the CEO of Harris Research Inc. with 4,200 franchises in 49 counties, a phi- lanthropist, jet pilot, collector of antique Stearman biplanes, motivational speaker, and inventor with five chemical patents. Always searching for a new fairy tale to read to his eight children, Robert began creating and telling his own stories. He hopes to turn fairy tales into happy realities for many children. BILL HIGLEY graduated from Weber State University with a degree in Theatre Arts and has taught drama at Weber High School. For more than twenty years, Bill has presented Readers Theatre, storytelling, and pantomime programs and workshops in local schools and throughout the community. He specializes in telling stories through pantomime. Bill has entertained tens of thousands of school children, encouraging them to read. GARY HOGG has always loved stories and has been creating them since he was a boy growing up in Idaho. At the age of _ ence members often find themselves providing sound effects for an exciting cowboy tale or becoming characters in one of Gary’s hilarious Beautiful Buhla’s stories. Gary lives in Huntsville, Utah with his fabulous wife, Sherry and their wonderful children, Jackson, Jonah, Annie and Boone. MIKE IVERSON Anyone whois a fan of folk and bluegrass music in the state of Utah will be familiar with the work of Mike Iverson. Mike has played in many different bluegrass ensembles but is best remembered for his contributions to the Bittercreek and Powder Ridge Bands. While still in high school, Mike began researching and performing folk songs from the Western United States. This led to the life-long love affair Mike has had with songs “native” to the west. It has also made him a popular performer at events such as the Festival of the American West where he has entertained for the past thirteen years. Mike plays a number of instruments but is primarily known for his rich baritone vocals and claw hammer style banjo work. ANNELIESE KONKOL was introduced to the art of storytelling through her World War IT experiences in Germany. “Schools were closed and there were no books,” she writes, “so adults taught children with only the spoken word.” After the war, she worked in homes for disabled and displaced children, and later became an actress with a degree in theatre arts. For seventeen years, Anneliese was a librarian in the Young Peoples’ Collection at Weber State University, and in 1985 she earned a master's degree in education. She is known for “keeping adults and children spellbound for endless hours with her storytelling.” Since Anneliese suffers from a condition that has left her legally blind, so she is especially attuned to the needs of disabled audiences. nineteen, he wrote his first children’s book and has | been dedicated to creating © and telling lively, fun sto~ ries ever since. As an author, Gary has had thirteen books published. They include, J Heard of a Nerd Bird, Sir William the Worm and Stop That Eyeball. As a storyteller, Gary has a busy travel schedule. In a typical year, he performs at more than 140 schools, conferences and special events around the country. Gary’s programs are fast paced and funny. Audi- REGINA LAYTON A born storyteller, Regina has been accused of “making up every excuse in the book” by her sophomore English teacher. She has recently devoted much of Utah’s centennial year to telling stories of Utah’s past. Her hobbies, quilting and gardening, find their way into her stories. When she travels she is on the look-out for folk tales and stories of far away places. Because she teaches elementary school she has a ready audience for her stories. KATHRYN STEWART LYMAN makes up most of the stories she tells. These include stories for any occasion, especially Halloween and she tells them to her students at Plains Elementary School. Kathryn often performs at LSD Ward gatherings, parties and the Children’s Treehouse Museum. She is KLO radio’s voice of Wanda the Witch and Lena the Leprechaun. Kathryn also tells pioneer stories and campfire ghost stories. She was born in Payson, Utah and started telling stories at age 12. She also writes poetry and is a 2nd degree blackbelt in karate. TOKER TIMOTHY MANYHATS was_ born in Idaho and has been telling stories since 1976. Toker is a nickname meaning Happy Walker. He has interests in keeping the Mountain Man spirit alive and in telling stories that are from that era. He has performed for many groups throughout Utah including, the Weber County Fair, AT&T, and various schools and church groups. MARVIN PAYNE lives in acabin in Alpine, Utah, with his lovely wife Laurie, two guitars, a banjo, and a cardboard moon from The Fantasticks. He is fond of Winnie-the-Pooh, sopranos, oceans, mountain tops, and anything involving tortillas. He is a frequent lead at Sundance, having starred in Annie, Big River, I Do! I Dol, Baby, The Fantasticks, Guys and Dolls, and South Pacific. He was Noah in the last incarnation of Celebrating the Light at Promised Valley Playhouse and played the title role in Phantom this Autumn at the Grand Theatre. He has toured across the nation in The Planemaker, which he wrote with Guy Randle. He makes audio adventures for children (He is The Storyguy, Boo Dog, Lorenzo, and Theo the Tortoise!) and acts in movies and industrial films. Spiritual, his retrospective CD of twenty-three selected songs, was released at the beginning of this year. SAM PAYNE comes to us from St. George Utah, but he was born to a couple of folk singers and raised near Provo in the shadow of the Wasatch Mountains. At nine, his folks got him a typewriter at D.I., on which he wrote spy thrillers. Much later, he moved to Ogden to study music, theater, and English literature at Weber State University. He has worked as an actor, on stages from the west coast to the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. He has also worked extensively with children and the Arts, organizing and conducting jazz workshops for high school students, and acting for two seasons with Utah Musical Theater’s “Storybook Players,” including work with “Kids Act Up,” theater camp for youth. Also, in Ogden, he worked for several years on the staff of Treehouse Children’s Museum, doing everything from teaching children about Shakespeare to taking out the trash. He has written several plays for children about monsters and friendly spirits, and one for grownups about going back home. LETICIA PIZZINO masterfully intertwines her animated storytelling with beautiful singing and fun instruments. Her vivacious storytelling has enlivened souls and captivated imaginations throughout the west and midwest. In addition, Leticia has told stories on radio, appeared in television and film, and has performed in theater. She currently serves as president of the Utah Storytelling Guild. This year Leticia has toured Utah extensively with her special program, “Celebrate Utah!—100 Years of Songs and Stories,” commemorating Utah's centennial. She has taken it to approximately 100 schools throughout the state, as well as many libraries and various community and church groups. In 1997 she will be telling more Utah stories as part of the sesquicentennial celebration. She resides in West Jordan, Utah, with her husband and three children. VIRGINIA RASMUSSEN is a children’s librarian and holds a degree in theater arts. She has enjoyed being a storyteller at the Weber County Library for ten years and specializes in folk tales, which her children have enjoyed for years. Virginia appears as a member of a reader’s theater troupe, and she has performed at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival in Orem, Utah. Our festival attendees are sure to be charmed by her stories. DEBI RICHAN When Debi Richan discovered the name of two ancestors etched on the window of William Shakespeare’s birthplace, it was really no surprise. Her family has had an ear for the very best of stories for generations! Debi, a polished and popular performer, has been featured at the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and the 1995 BYU Women's Conference. In addition, she teaches workshops in the art of storytelling and in the researching of the unique historical stories for which she has become well-known. LORA SCHMIDT has been telling stories to anyone who would sit still and listen for as long as she can remember! Her professional performances include schools in the Jordan, Granite, Salt Lake, Murray and Davis districts, and she appeared this year at the Timpanogos Storytellintg Festival. Lora was part of the first annual “Ghosts at the Gallivan” scary story evening last Halloween. She has taught children’s theatre classes and directed children’s plays, as well as performed in over two hundred television and radio commercials. Lora has four children, two fish, a guard cat named Shasta and one very patient husband! BRYCE ASPEN STILLWATER Bryce’s audiences always enjoy her wonderfully creative stories and balloon twist art. All ages are enchanted by her cheerful personality and the love | she has for people and for performing. “She makes balloon figures with a twist, although she is not into ‘pop’ art.” (Salt Lake Tribune). She says she performs “‘anywhere’—from schools, homeless shelters, and birthday parties, to libraries, corporate functions, and trade shows. Bryce came to Utah to study film, has written screenplays and appeared on television. JACQUELINE THOMPSON is a native of Nashville, Tennesee. She is the oldest of nine children, and graduated from Higlands High School in California. | She received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from Idaho State University, and is currently enrolled in the Masters of Education Program at Weber State University. She has received numerous awards and national recognition, and was the 1994 recipient of the Spirit of American Woman Award for Public Education. Ms. Thompson currently works at the Utah State Office of Education in the Educational Equity Section as a Race Desegregation Specialist. Ms. Thompson is a member of the True Vine Baptist Church in Kaysville, Utah. She is married to Edward Thompson and they have two sons. KAYE WESSMAN isa storyteller with the Arts Council in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Although her B.S. degree is in biology, she knew early in her life that she relished theater and story competitions. She ae says, “after being clob- bered by my big black 40th birthday, I finally realized I was a storyteller!” She has been performing stories and workshops throughout the west since that time. She displays skill and love for the art as she intrigues children of all ages with her imagination and creativity. Keatured Events Friday, September 13, 1996 2:30-3:20 p.m. 11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Musical Storytelling 7:00-8:00 p.m. Browning Center Bedtime Stories Bring your favorite teddy Sego Lily Allred Theater Bryce Stillwater 3:30-4:20 p.m. Sego Lily (Separate ticket needed) Something Scary Austad Auditorium kindle your nightmares! (Separate ticket needed) 4:30-5:20 p.m. Seagull Thrills and chills to 7:00 p.m. Browning Center Auditorium . Utah Storytelling Guild Wattis Workshops Smith Lecture Hall 207 Learn how-to-do-it from Rm 206the experts. 11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sego Lily Musical Storytelling Marvin Payne You are invited to put your name in the hat for a chance to share your Special Event Richard Paul Evans My Daughters’ Favorite Stories Utah Storytelling Guild Open Meeting Meet the Guild and hear more stories. Saturday, September 14, 1996 9:00 a.m.-3:20 p.m. Building Potpourri own story! bear and blankie. 8:30 p.m. Browning Center Seagull The Laughin’ Place “Everybody’s got to have Austad a laughin’ place...” Brer Rabbit (Separate ticket needed) RICHARD PAUL EVANS Richard Paul Evans’ writing career officially began with a few scraps of paper and a Xerox machine. He was an advertising executive, award-winning clay animator for the American and Japanese markets, candidate for state legislature and most importantly, husband, and father of three daughters. The Christmas Box was written as an expression of love for his (then) two daughters. Though he often told them how much he loved them he wanted to express his love in a way that would be timeless. His quiet story of parental love and the true meaning of Christmas made history last December when it became simultaneously the #1 hardcover and paperback book in the nation. Evans says: “...I share the message of this book with you in hopes that in some way, you might be, as I was, enlightened.” Evans has been featured on “The Today Show,” Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, Washington Post, Good Housekeeping, USA Today and Family Circle. rently working on his next novel. He lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he is cur- Weber State University Storytelling Festival Tales to Remember FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Friday, September 13, 1996 Time Tent 1: Seagull 8:30 - 4:00 Tent 2: Blue Spruce Registration, 9:00-9:50 Tent 3: Sego Lily Marissa Blank Kristina Lynn Brown Rebecca Bush Laura Carter Mary Ann Bradley Karen Ashton Anneliese Konkol A Great Day for Stories Dixie Cragun *Namu Lwanga* Leticia Pizzino *James Arrington* MC: David M. Greene MC: J. Dale Christensen MC: Chieko N. Okasaki MC: Larry L. Yates Break ~ 10:00-10:50 Tennille Flint Camille Godfrey Mindy Green Sarah Hatch *J. J. Reneaux* *Ed Stivender* Myth America Teresa Clark Bryce Stillwater Virginia Rasmussen J. Stanley Beacham Gary Hogg John Beach MC: David M. Greene MC: J. Dale Christensen MC: Chieko N. Okazaki MC: Larry L. Yates 10:50-11:00 Break Jordan Jensen John David Kilpatrick Jeanette Langford Melissa McGary Tiare McKay Robert Harris The Tickle Kingdom *Ed Stivender* Classics *J. J. Reneaux* Lora Schmidt Terra Allen Kaye Wessman Ron Bonani MC: David M. Greene MC: J. Dale Christensen MC: Chieko N. Okasaki MC: Larry L. Yates 11:50-12:30 Lunch Under the Canopy 12:30-1:20 _ Bryce Stillwater in Sego Lily Laura Mellor Neil Mendoza Ren Pfuhl Nicole Rees Hayley Sanders Sarah Spencer Kristina Stewart Jeremy Stoker Leticia Pizzino Kathryn Lyman Scott Brewster Bill Higley *Namu Lwanga* J. Stanley Beacham MC: Richard E. Kendell MC: Judy H. Elsley MC: Michael F. Paskewicz MC: Catherine Ortega 1:20-1:30 Break 1:30-2:20 Elizabeth Strickler Jennifer Thurgood Todd Wright Shelby Carmichael, Danny Ann Western Snelson, Alex Bond, & Nicole Shaundra Secrist Weiss *J. J. Reneaux* Kaye Wessman *Ed Stivender Dancing Stories Debi Richan Go Down Moses: The Story of Harriett Tubman *James Arrington* MC: Richard E. Kendell MC: Judy H. Elsley MC: Michael F. Paskewicz MC: Catherine Ortega Carina Tingey, Haley Mattson, Mary Fowler 2:20-2:30 Break 2:30-3:20 Alexis Arnell Rachel Howard Ryan Beilik Leticia Pizzino Debi Richan *Ed Stivender* Raised Catholic: Can You Spinning Tales MC: Richard E. Kendell Alex Smith, & Melissa Parker *James Arrington, John Beach, Mary Ann Bill Higley Teresa MC: Bedtime MC: *Namu Lwanga* Tell? MC: Judy H. Elsley 7:00-8:00 Allred Theater 8:30 Austad Auditorium Beehive Matthew Black 9:50-10:00 11:00-11:50 Tent 4: Information, First Aid, Concessions, Bookstore, Festival Vendors Michael F. Paskewicz Clark MC: Catherine Ortega Stories Bradley, Leticia Pizzino, Lora Schmidt, *Ed Stivender C. Daniel Litchford Something Scary Terra Allen, *James Arrington, Dixie Cragun, Bill Higley, Anneliese Konkol, *J. J. Reneaux, Debi Richan MC: C., Daniel Litchford 10 Saturday, Time Tent 1: Seagull 8:30-4:00 9:00-9:50 Tent 2: Blue Spruce Registration, Carlie Parkinson Nancy Alder J. Stanley Beacham Regina Layton Sam Payne MC: Mary Rosa Moraga Barrow MC: Mary B. Halverson Tim Genovesi MC: Mary Rosa Moraga Barrow Chelsey Barnard Scott Wiser 9:00-10:20 *Namu Lwanga* *James Arrington* *Ed Stivender* MC: Joan G. Hubbard MC: Robert F. Montgomery Storylab Julian Oberhal B. J. Whimpey Kristy Cardon & Tara Giorbano Ketey Howard John Beach Anneliese Konkol Family Favorites Jackie Thompson MC: Mary B. Halverson MC: Joan G. Hubbard MC: Robert F. Montgomery Bryce Stillwater Terra Allen 10:20-10:30 Break 10:30- 11:50 Break Devin Miles North Ogden Elementary Amanda Maloney Katie Hunsaker Danielle Laun Rosa Medina Tyler Peterson Brian Fetzer Scott Brewster *James Arrington* MC: Mary Rosa Moraga Barrow Robert Harris The Tickle Kingdom MC: Mary B. Halverson MC: Joan G. Hubbard MC: Robert F. Montgomery 11:50-12:30 Lunch under the Canopy Andres Vono Cory Nelson Toker Timothy Manyhats MC: Margaret I. Rostkowski Katie Burton Sam Payne *Ed Stivender* Peace Tales Nancy Alder Sculpting a Story, Telling a Tale Marvin Payne in Sego Lily Amanda Adalaid Raylyn Speciro Trevor Williams Ryan Rominger 12:30-1:50 *Namu Lwanga* Mike Iverson *J. J. Reneaux* | McC: Grant D. Protzman MC: Adele Smith MC: Forrest C. Crawford Shake, Rattle, and Roll Break 1:20-1:30 Kimo Mailo Steve Argyle Kathryn Lyman MC: Margaret I. Rostkowski Nicole Qualls Joshua Pluim Lora Schmidt *Ed Stivender* The Kingdom of Heaven is Like a Party Virginia Rasmussen Ron Bonani MC: Grant D. Protzman MC: Richard Pearce Heather Gibbons Gary Hogg Kaye Wessman 1:50-2:00 Break Adele Smith MC: Forrest C. Crawford 2:00-3:20 Break 2:20-2:30 2:30-3:20 Margie Chadburn Nicole Brown Brian Montoya 10:50-11:00 1:30-2:20 Wattis Utah Storytelling Guild Workshops Break *J. J. Reneaux* 12:30-1:20 Tent 4: Beehive Information, First Aid, Concessions, Bookstore, Festival Vendors Robert Dana Steve Argyle 11:00-11:50 14, 1996 Tent 3: Sego Lily 9:50-10:00 10:00-10:50 September Lindsey Hoxer Potpourri MC: Margaret I. Rostkowski Jacey Hanson Scott Brewster *J. J. Reneaux* Teri Christensen Jason Johnson Janey Smalley *James Arrington* Marvin Payne *Namu McC: Grant D. Protzman MC: Lwanga* & Adele Smith 3:20-3:30 Break 3:30-4:20 Sego Lily Special Event in Sego Lily Leticia Pizzino Terra Allen The Fun of Learning and Teaching Storytelling MC: Forrest C. Crawford Richard Paul Evans tells, “My Daughters’ Favorite Stories” MC: Lynn H. Goodwin 4:20-4:30 Break 4:30 Seagull Utah Storytelling Guild OPEN MEETING in Seagull Meet the Guild and Hear More Stories 7:00 Austad Auditorium The Laughin’ Place Steve Argyle, “James Arrington‘, Bill Higley, MC: Anneliese Konkol, *J. J. Reneaux*, Leticia Pizzino, *Ed Stivender* Michaelene P. Grassli 11 Utah Storytelling Guild WORKSHOPS Saturday, September 14, 1996 9:00 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. E. O. Wattis Business Building Smith Lecture Hall rm 206-207 The art of storytelling by definition is a shared art. Meet with expert storytellers and sharpen your own storytelling skills as they share their secrets. Members of the Utah Storytelling Guild are hosting the workshops and will be available throughout the day to answer your queries about guild activities. Festival participants are invited to attend any or all of the sessions. Follow the signs from the Festival Grounds to the workshop site. Your Saturday festival ticket will admit you to the workshop sessions. Time Event 9:00- 10:20 *Ed Stivender* Storylab Previous workshop participants exclaimed, “What an absolutely stupendous workshop. You left us all simply glowing from your talent and energy.” Ed presents the five foolproof rules of storytelling. For performers, teachers and librarians interested in the uses of story theater and creative dramatics in the classroom, library or performance space. 10:20-10:30 Break 10:30-11:50 Nancy Alder Sculpting a Story, Telling a Tale . A fun, participatory workshop to help you choose a tellable tale, learn it quickly and tell it with pizazz. volunteer to get your storytelling feet wet in a casual and comfortable environment. 11:50-12:30 12:30-1:50 You can Lunch *J. J. Reneaux* Shake, Rattle, and Roll J. J. demonstrates creative teaching through the arts in this lively interactive workshop. Simple, affordable and fun ideas can help you bring storytelling, song writing, drama, music and creative writing into the school, home, church or camp environment. Learn how to turn junk into a musical treasure chest; jazz up math and science with rhythm and movement; write a five-minute song and teach a lasting history lesson; tell and record stories to create old-time radio shows and modern video productions; tell, write and illustrate stories from many cultures and open the world to children. For parents, educators and anyone who works with children. 1:50-2:00 Break 2:00-3:20 Leticia Pizzino and Terra Allen The Fun of Learning and Telling Stories Leticia and Terra will help you foster creativity and spontaneity in your students or family members through games, exercises and dramatics. Let these professional actors and storytellers guide you through the exciting creative process of story creation and performance. Participate with them as you learn to spark creativity guaranteed to tease a tale from the most reluctant or _ beginning tellers. 12 lf 1,001 Arabian Nights Of Stories Saved Scheherazade's Life, Just Think What Stories Could Do For You nce upon a time (like-right now), you found the opportunity to join with other folks who love stories and — for just $10 — you can become part of most vivacious, loquacious, and piquanacious organization ever established in Utah... the Utah Storytelling Guild. Annual membership entitles you to: The Tale Swapper — A monthly newsletter full of storytelling information. Monthly meetings of local chapters — Meet other story lovers and hear and tell stories. Hear the news first about our annual StorySwap — A storytelling and workshop event, March 7-8, 1997. The opportunity to associate with others interested in storytelling, and more! + Join. . and you might live happily ever after! For more information see our brochure or call Leticia Pizzino (801) 568-1545. an Attend a Fun USG Meeting! le toy Saturday, September 14 at 4:30 p.m. Yytewl Tent 1: Seagull — Weber State University Storytelling Festival uLy Storyteller Masters of Ceremonies Friday Morning , September 13, 1996 - 9:00 - 12:00 Saturday Morning, September 14, 1996 - 9:00 - 12:00 J. Dale Christensen Superintendent/Morgan School District David M. Greene Mary Rosa Moraga Barrow Former Classroom Teacher Dean/WSU College of Education Nursery Supervisor/ McKay Dee Hospital (Retired) Chieko N. Okazaki Joan G. Hubbard First Counselor/ LDS Mary B. Halverson Church Director/WSU Stewart Library Relief Society General Presidency Robert F. Montgomery Larry L. Yates Senator, State of Utah Assistant Superintendent/Weber School District Friday Afternoon, September13, 1996 - 12:30 - 3:20 Saturday Afternoon, September 14, 1996 - 12:30 - 3:20 Judy H. Elsley Professor/WSU Grant D. Protzman Representative, State of Utah Richard E. Kendell Margaret I. Rostkowski Superintendent/Davis School District Teacher/Writer/Ogden High School Superintendent/Ogden School District Councilwoman/Ogden City Council Director of Elementary Education/Ogden School District Professor/WSU Michael F. Paskewicz Friday Evening, September 13. 1996 Adele Smith - 7:00 - 8:00 - Bedtime Stories C. Daniel Litchford Professor/WSU Friday Evening, September 13, 1996 - 8:30 - Something Scary Saturday Evening September 14. 1996-8:30-The Lau chin’ Place Michaelene P. Grassli Former President/LDS Church General Primary C. Daniel Litchford Professor/WSU 13 Young Storytellers Hundreds of students from four area school districts participated in a variety of storytelling activities during the spring of this year. From those activities, approximately eighty young storytellers were selected to participate in Tales to Remember. During the summer, many of these students aided in publicizing the Festival by sharing their stories with area civic and social groups. You will hear these stories at the beginning of each storytelling session. Thanks to Karen Ballif, Weber School District; Frankie Colton, Ogden City Schools; LeAnn Leishman, Davis School District; and Carole McCain, Morgan School District; for coordinating this joyful adventure involving so many young people, their families, teachers, and schoolmates. Name/School Davis School Name/School District Matthew Black Tolman Elementary Marissa Blank Tolman Elementary Kristina Lynn Brown Hollbrook Elementary Rebecca Bush Cook Elementary Laura Carter Holt Elementary Jordan Jensen Kaysville Elementary Jeanette Langford Windridge Elementary Melissa McGary Holt Elementary Neil Mendoza Cook Elementary Ren Pfuhl Crestview Elementary Try our fresh bread and peach jam! Grade Name/School Grade Jeremy Stoker Adams Elementary Hayley Sanders Davis High School Jennifer Thurgood Syracuse Elementary Morgan Todd Wright King Elementary Mindy Green Farmington Junior High 10 District Jason Johnson Morgan Elementary Z Janey Smalley Morgan Middle School =) Ogden School District Sarah Hatch Farmington Junior High Amanda Adalaid Taylor Elementary 5 Tiare McKay Farmington Junior High Tiera Baird Lynn Elementary 5 Laura Mellor Heather Gibbons Wasatch Elementary 5 Sarah Spencer Central Davis Junior High Jacey Hanson Grandview Elementary 5 Kristina Stewart Sunset Junior High Lindsey Hoxer Grandview Elementary Elizabeth Strickler North Davis Junior High Kimo Mailo Taylor Elementary Tennille Flint Joshua Pluim Lewis Elementary Fairfield Junior High Davis High School Camille Godfrey Woodscross High School Cory Nelson Polk Elementary Nicole Qualls Wasatch Elementary 14 Name/School Grade Name/School Grade Name/School Grade Richard Pearce pi Katelyn Cash North Ogden Elementary Julian Oberhal 6 Washington Terrace Elementary Ryan Rominger Taylor Elementary 5 Margie Chadburn Mar Lon Hills Elementary Melissa Parker Raylyn Speciro Taylor Elementary 5 Teri Christensen Carlie Parkinson Mar Lon Hills Elementary 2, Trevor Williams Taylor Elementary 5 Kristy Cordon Country View Elementary Heather Protzman 4 Katie Burton Ben Lomond High School 1] Robert Dana Valley View Elementary Alex Smith North Park Elementary 6 Rosa Medina Ogden High School 1] Ashley Freed North Ogden Elementary Shaundra Secrist Bates Elementary 3 Tyler Peterson Ogden High School 1] Mary Fowler | Kanesville Elementary Danny Snelson Roy Elementary 6 Andres Vono Ogden High School 12 Tim Genovesi Roosevelt Elementary Sara Taggart North Ogden Elementary 4 Tara Giordano Country View Elementary Carina Tingey North Park Elementary 6 Dee Elementary Weber School Pioneer Elementary District 6 H. Guy Child Elementary North Ogden Elementary Alexis Arnell Club Heights Elementary 4 Katie Heward Valley Elementary Nicole Weiss Roy Elementary 4 Chelsey Barnard Plain City Elementary 5 Rachel Howard Green Acres Elementary B. J. Whimpey Far West Elementary a Karla Bartholomew North Ogden Elementary 4 Katie Hunsaker West Weber Elementary Ryan Bielik Green Acres Elementary 6 Amanda Maloney Uintah Elementary Danielle Laun T. H. Bell Junior High i Alex Bond 4 Haley Mattson North Park Elementary Scott Weiser Wahlquist Junior High Zz Nicole Brown Midland Elementary + Devin Miles Hooper Elementary Shelby Carmichael Roy Elementary 6 Roy Elementary Everybody's got to have a Laughin'’ Place! Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Shelly Minnoch North Ogden Elementary Brian Montoya Lakeview Elementary Visit the Festival Vendor's Booth e Festival Posters ¢ Festival T-Shirts ¢ Festival Pins 15 The Story of Brushy The Badger There was a badger named Brushy who enjoyed most things just swell but who most of all loved hearing old stories told well. the poster did read. ‘And we promise, young man, that your mom won’t be teed. He would nag at his mother to tell him a story, but when tale-telling time came she was on the couch snoring. And so Brushy went to the story-telling place and he had quite a time with a smile on his face. He would plead with their neighbor, old Malachi Raccoon who would only nod and ask, ‘“Won’t your Dad be home soon?” He went to Weber State to the Storytelling Festival where people told storiesall happily, best of all. One day when Brushy almost shed one whole tear he learned of a tale-telling place that would be near. go listen and look ‘round the Storytelling Festival supported by Deseret Book. “Old stories told well,” So if you, too, like stories FESTIVAL LOCATION &, Edvalson Weber State University 3650 Harrison Boulevard Ogden, Utah 84408 Wn; Street Bro Key Aid M Parking Additional parking at the Dee A shuttle will be provided. Events Center. ad A + A A me Y HARRISON ma ae + Information/First * Registration A Vendors 4000 South M Bookstore Bus Drop-off Storytelling 3850 South Food a BOULEVARD 16 General Information Grounds. Festival Location The Weber State University Storytelling Festival, Tales to Remember, is located on a large grassy field at the northwest corner of the campus on Harrison Boulevard, Ogden, Utah. Parking Parking is conveniently located at the Browning Center and the Dee Shuttle buses will bring those who park in the Dee Events Center to the Festival Grounds. The bus departs every 15 minutes. Shuttle drop-off and pick-up is at the north end of the Festival Grounds. Events Center. Registration Tickets for all events may be purchased at the registration booths on the north and south ends of the Festival Grounds. Information/Lost and Found Festival information and Lost and Found is located in the center of the grounds near the Festival Vendors booth. You may also ask for assistance from any of the friendly Festival volunteers, identified by volunteer ribbons. First Aid Medical assistance is available on the west side of the Festival Drinking Water Free drinking water is located throughout the Festival Grounds. Restrooms Portalets are located on the south end of the Festival Grounds. Concessions Food service will be available at concession stands on the east side of the Festival Grounds. Snack foods will be served between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Hot foods will be available between 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Be sure to try the Festival special—fresh bread with peach jam! Bookstore The Festival Bookstore, sponsored by Deseret Book, is located in the center of the Festival Grounds. Lost Children Ribboned Festival volunteers will escort lost children to the Information Booth at the center of the Festival Grounds to await your arrival. Please help your children identify the volunteers. Please... ° no smoking. * no recording. ° no cameras. ¢ no children under four. ¢ no pets (guide dogs excepted.) ro” Wie are X. to 25, CENTENNIAL SJ 1896-1996 Festival Memorabilia The Festival Vendor booth has for sale: Utah Cenntenial The Weber State University Storytelling Festival, Tales to ° tapes of stories by Festival storytellers Remember, is an official Utah e Centennial event. Festival T-shirts ¢ Festival posters ¢ Festival storyteller pins Festival Information and Lost and Found is also located near here. The completion of the Library building in 1965 marked the first time in the history of the University that library collections and services were housed in a building dedicated specifically for those services. In 1976, in honor of the generous support of Elizabeth and Donnell Stewart, the Library was named the Stewart Library. Today, the Stewart Library is one of the University’s most valuable resources. Its extensive collection of print and electronic sources, including full access to the Internet, provides students with the resources they need to succeed in our increasingly information-based global society. Critical to the success of the Library is the enthusiastic support provided by the Friends of the Stewart Library. The Friends are dedicated to help the Library strengthen its resources and increase community awareness of those resources. With the help of the Friends, the Library is able to enhance its collection and sponsor special events and activities, including the storytelling festival, which benefit the entire community. all Cc WA PZ NIALL SS 1896-1996 | ail