Weber State University Storytelling Festival Committees 2018 Executive Committee DeeDee Mower, Festival Chair Vincent Bates, Past Chair Sam Payne, Festival Fellow Judith Mitchell Nadia Wrosch Karl Behling Janine Nishiguchi Chloe Merrill Jackie Shafer Brenda Smith Steering Committee School Districts: Monica Murdock (Davis), Melissa Carter (Morgan), Amy Jamison (Ogden), Karla Porter (Weber), Shelly Ripplinger (Charters) Storytellers: Karl Behling, Jean Andra Miller, 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: Raelene and Bill Critchlow MCs & Volunteers: Claudia Eliason (coordinator), Carol VandenAkker Publicity’Community Outreach: Shanna Tobin and Sallee Orr Website and Program: Vincent Bates Packer Center for Family and Community Education Chloe D. Merrill, Executive Director Jackie Shafer, 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. Twenty-Second Annual Weber State University torytelling Festival 2018 Welcome! At the Weber State University Storytelling Festival, talented tale tellers regale children and adults alike with yarns that enliven and inspire. The Jerry & Vickie Moyes College of Education and the Department of Teacher Education are excited to present WSU's 22nd Annual Storytelling Festival. Nationally and internationally acclaimed storytellers, as well as many others, will be part of an outstanding legacy of entertaining adults and educating children through their tales. Even our young storytellers get in on sharing some stories. Weber State University warmly welcomes all of our storytellers and story appreciators. Prepare to have your imaginations ignited! Charles A. Wight, President Charles A. Wight, President Weber State University WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Weber State University Storytelling Festival Sponsors Master Storytellers $5000 plus Ashton Family Foundation Davis County School District Ogden School Foundation —— | PL Stewart Education Foundation Weber School District =e) a3 é \ WSU President's Office a 7 Ba r ds 4 $1 0 0 O to $ A, 9 9 9 Alan E. and Jeanne N. Hall \ Douglas & Shelley Felt Family Foundation, Ltd. ALY Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Children’s Museum George S. Eccles Dinosaur Park MSL Family Foundation Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation Schwab Charitable William J. Ill and Raelene B. Critchlow Poets $500 to $999 America First Credit Union Carol M. VandenAkker Dr. Judith P. Mitchell Dr. Rosemary Conover and Luckey Heath Drs. Jean H.A. and Richard R. Miller Jack D. and Bonnie R. Wahlen Nebeker Family Foundation WSU Arts Learning Collaborative Listeners $100 to $499 Beverly G. Heslop Dr. A Earl and Carole M. McCain Edward Rich and Jane H. Brewer Harry O. and Becky Senekjian Kerry N. and Shanna M. Tobin William E. and Anita Ford Storytelling Festival Dinner Table Sponsors WSU Dr. Ann Ellis Karen B. and G. Val Lofgreen Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts and Humanities WSU Department of Child and Family Studies WSU Department of Teacher Education Departments of Health Promotion and Human Performance WSU Department of Athletic Training and Nutrition WSU Development Office - MCOE WSU Jerry and Vickie Moyes College of Education Our appreciation to any sponsors submitted after press time. 2 ie ay (tS 7: y 7 | yA) ‘es = : nt ye Y/ A pl nd ‘A 4 " / Youth Storytellers 2018 Name School Grade Name School Ogden School District Legacy Prep Megan Ardema Wasatch Elem OH Autumn Stewart Greenwood Keegan Barney New Bridge Elem WW Apple Bodell Bonneville Elem Bh Brinley Carrier New Bridge Elem Kaylie Carrier New Bridge Elem Isabel Carroll T.O. Smith Elem Hadley Chadwick Horace Mann Elem Madison Bancroft Adelaide Elem Estrella Corrales Odyssey Elem Thomas Beckstead East Layton Elem Khloe Hodge T.O. Smith Elem Lucas Bitner Ellison Park Elem Myah Jimenez Hillcrest Elem Mylie Burns Foxboro Elem Eva Klopotek Shadow Valley Elem Diana Cruz-Trigo Woods Cross Elem Birdie Packham Polk Elem Abigail Davis Kaysville Elem Louisa Packham Polk Elem Perry Dutson Kaysville Elem Brooklyn Richie Horace Mann Elem Lilly Foust East Layton Elem Elizabeth Schroeder Horace Mann Elem Ciel Hansen Knowlton Elem Katelyn Starley Wasatch Elem Abbie Heiner South Weber Elem HHP AAA TWH Cael Wilkinson Tylor Canyon Elem Davisson Wright Polk Elem Kaylie Layton South Weber Elem Lulu Loosle Knowlton Elem Rachel McGammon Endeavour Elem Genevieve McFadden Burton Elem Max Mikell Woods Cross Elem Cole Bellus Valley View Elem Logan Russon Woods Cross Elem Brighten Braegger Lomond View Elem Kierstina Stanger Adelaide Elem Elley Cottrell Valley View Elem Nathan Stephens Columbia Elem Taylee Davis Plain City Elem Jack Summerhays Burton Elem Daniela Estrada Pioneer Elem Morgan West Woods Cross Elem Ashton Grimley Lomond View Elem Graham Williams Ellison Park Elem lva Hunt Valley View Elem Adric Williamson Endeavour Elem Stephen Jackson Lakeview Elem Miley young Morgan Elem Greyson Kennedy Plain City Elem Kayson Kurns Roy Elem Jade Miller Plain City Elem Jacob Peterson Riverdale Elem Awm nnn WwWWWw Bryson Hone Morgan Elem Sammi Rasmussen Lomond View Elem Tate Timpke Morgan Elem Andrue Schofield Pioneer Elem Saige Sneddon Lomond View Elem HW WDD DWH FADD KD NWA Weber School District Alexis Stuart Pioneer Elem MI Morgan School District BB Morgan Elem PAD Esther Isaacson Sabrina Jackson wm Shadow Valley Elem Wasatch Elem Columbia Elem sh HPA Cambri White Jayci Wight ADA Windridge Elem WU Kaléa Atkinson BRA Cook Elem HM Brinlee Albright AwWOauonAPh Davis School District BDA Nathan Eliason Hh Charter Schools 2018 Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award Rosemary Conover and Rachel Hedman a r—r—“—C—s—s—sSCOS One day, in Fall of 2009, Ann Ellis (then Chair of the Festival Executive/ Steering Committee), stopped by my office to invite me to serve on the Steering Committee as “University Liaison.” My primary job would be to enhance interest and engage participation of the university community within the scholarly side of storytelling, especially during the annual campus Festival. | wondered how effective I, as a Biological Anthropologist/Linguist, could be in this role. Fortunately, | accepted, and quickly became enchanted by this new adventure. Soon, | was contacted by Jean Andra Miller (a veteran member of the festival committee and a highly accomplished storyteller), who asked me to collaborate with her in creating campus symposia as part of the annual Festival. We teamed together for eight years, selecting the — Panaver topics, panelists and respondents, and were often symposia speakers ourselves. In total, we organized eight campus symposia, and | created two additional sessions on my own. Especially memorable were the symposia analyzing Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, Jack Tales, Creation Myths, Telling the American Experience, and Crafting the Best Stories. Secondarily, | worked with other steering committees on campus workshops, Storyslams, and additional festival events on both the Ogden and Davis campuses. What joyful fun we had. I'm doubly honored to be receiving this year's Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award for doing something which has been intrinsically rewarding by itself. Thank you so much for the recognition! Rosemary is a Professor of Anthropology at WSU. She has taught more than 20,000 students over 48 years. Her academic work has cross-cut the campus and community in multiple ways. She has served as Chair of the Dept. of Sociology & Anthropology, Chair of the WSU Faculty Senate, Chair of the Scholarly Activities of WSU's Centennial Celebration, Chair of WSU's Institutional Reaccreditation in the 1990's, Co-Chair of the WSU's Diversity Committee, and has been a member of countless campus and community committees. She has numerous scholarly publications, professional papers, and conference presentations to her credit, and has worked as a consultant to several organizations. She and her husband, Luckey Heath, confess to being “story-telling enthusiasts” constantly sharing stories with their children, grandchildren, and community groups over the years. Rachel Hedman competed in storytelling as a sophomore high schooler in 1994. Everything went wrong with her first telling, and she considered quitting. By senior year, she received 5th in State (Wisconsin) for Storytelling. Rachel launched the BYU Storytelling Club as a freshman; it earned the Service Award. She became first recipient of the J.J. Reneaux Mentorship grant from the National Storytelling Network, training with Don Doyle. For 14 plus years, Rachel has mentored California high school tellers and received the Arne Nixon Storytelling Award from them. She has been Youth, Educators, and Storytellers Alliance Co-Chair, National Youth Storytelling Showcase » Board Member, and Utah Storytelling Guild President. Rachel received the national ORACLE Award for service and leadership in the Western Region. For eight years, she served the WSU Rachel Hedman Storytelling Festival, became Storyteller Chair, started the Annual Youth Teller Reunion, formalized auditioning, and developed Scout Night. Meanwhile, she completed her Storytelling Masters from East Tennessee State University. The adoption folktales thesis was defended two days before adopting two boys with her husband, Casey. They have since adopted a girl. Lately, she kickstarted Story Crossroads, a Salt Lake county festival, going on its 3rd year on May 23, 2018 in Murray/South Jordan. Previous Karen J. Ashton Award Winners 1996 Phyllis Dixon Shaw 2008 Margaret |. Rostkowski 1997 Anneliese Konkol 2009 Virginia Rasmussen 1998 Steven R. Mecham 2010 Jean Andra Miller 1999 Bill Higley 207] Bob Wood 2000 Dean W. Hurst 2012 Phyllis Savage 2001 William J. Critchlow Il 2013 F, Ann Millner 2002 Milan E. Mecham 2014 Norman L. Skanchy 2003 Lynne Greenwood 2015 Ann L. Ellis 2004 Lynne Goodwin 2016 Kathy Gambles 2005 Karen B. Lofgreen 2017 Beverly G. Heslop 2007 W. Bryan Bowles Linda H. De Young Karen J. Ashton 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. National Tellers 2018 With a silly putty voice, hilarious heart-filled stories, and amazing mouth noises (arguably, the greatest whistler in the world) one-person-showman, Andy Offutt Irwin, is equal parts mischievous schoolboy and the Marx Brothers, peppered with a Ff touch of the Southern balladeer. One of the most sought after performing storytellers | in the United States, Andy is especially known for relating the adventures of his eighty-five-year-old-widowed-newly-minted- -physician- -aunt, Marguerite Van Camp, a woman who avoids curmudgeonship by keeping her finger on the pulse of the — changing world around her as she seeks to grow- even at her advanced age- in the New South. Marguerite steps lively through this existence, loving as many people © asshecan. October of 2015 marked Andy's sixth year as a Featured Teller at the . - National Storytelling Festival. He has appeared ten times as Teller in Residence at "International Storytelling Center. Among other gigs, Andy has been a Guest Artist at Se 1a puddle High School of Art, Music, and Performing Arts in New York (The “FAME!” School); he has been a Keynote Speaker/Performer at the Library of Congress-Virburnum Foundation Conference on Family Literacy; a Guest Writer Performer with the Georgia Tech Glee Club; and a guest composer with the Amherst College Men's Double Quartet. a _ Andy has held a few almost-real-jobs that include: Artist-In- Residence in Theatre at Emory University's Oxford College = Averylong Through). Artist-in-Just-Passingas from 1991 to 2007. (He continues serving at Oxford from time-to-time a time ago Andy spent five years as a performer, writer, and director for SAK Theatre at Walt Disney World. Andy is the recipient of many awards, but he |is tickled as can be to pave received the Oracle 2013 Circle of Excellence from the a _ National Storytellinng Network, > : : ‘Carolina Oulrone-Stulte | isa Colombian storyteller Performer, Social Eamnmunicator ae ~ Graphic Designer who graduated in 2013 with a Masters in Storytelling from the East — if | Tennessee State University (ETSU). Her large repertoire of bilingual stories, explores the | Native and Afro Latin American and Hispanic Myths, Legends and Mysteries ranging - from EI Rio Bravo to La Patagonia. Her bilingual storytelling enchants her audiences _ _ with her compelling mannerisms and the passion she brings into each story. On 2014, she was awarded ' “Outstanding Performer of the Year” by ETSU, and in December 2015 | she became the recipient of the “J.J. RENEAUX EMERGING ARTIST GRANT" by the National Storytelling Network. On 2016 she became a Teacher Artist part of the Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning through the Arts, a recognized national model for oe > fle pe vine arts to lage young children’ S cognitive, emotional, and physical a Conferences: in Texas, Louisiane. Tennessee, and Kansas ci. and also os numerous schools, libraries, universities and molleges_ 16 culturally and socially diverse audiences. To see all the venues Click Here. In March 2016, Carolina toured in Costa Rica with her shows: The Tatu’s Night and Las Animas (spooky tales). During the summer of 2016 Carolina was the featured storyteller at the Witte Museum for the Mayan Exhibition: Hidden Worlds Revealed. Early in 2017, Carolina brought all Maya Talesto _ = the Storytelling Festival at the American School in Tampico, Mexico. Later itin Mae ae was a featured tellers at the ae 2 2 ee ee ae = = Caley Festival at Denton, oe Charlotte Blake Alston performs in venues throughout North America and abroad. She breathes life into traditional and contemporary stories from African and African American oral and cultural traditions. Her solo performances are often enhanced with traditional instruments such as djembe, mbira, shekere or the 21-stringed kora. She brings her stories and songs to national and regional festivals, schools, universities, museums, libraries and performing arts centers throughout the United States and Canada, as well as local and national radio and television. Her repertoire is wide and programs are adapted to any grade level or age group. Ms. Alston has been a featured narrator for several orchestras and conductors including The Philadelphia Orchestra, The Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Cleveland Orchestra, the Saint Louis _ Symphony and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She represented Carnegie Hall in 2003 when she hosted a series of concerts in Miyazaki, Japan with the Eddie Arron String Quartet and fellow storyteller, Motoko. Currently, she performs as both pre-concert artist and host of Carnegie Hall’s Family and Education Concert Series. Charlotte was one of four Americans selected to perform and present at the first International StorytellingField Conference in Ghana and was a featured artist at the Second Int'l Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. In the summer of 2005, she was the sole American selected to perform on a main stage at the STIMMEN: Voices Festival in Basel, Switzerland and The Cape Clear Island Festival in Ireland. She was the Director of “In the Tradition...” the 14th National Festival of Black Storytelling. She is a recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Award, the highest award bestowed by the National Association of Black Storytellers. National Tellers 2018 : Growing upu Itinaa family where the truth was fluid, Bil Lepp becameadept at spinning storyteller and five time champion of the West Virginia Liars’ Contest, Bil’ S outrageous, humorous tall-tales and witty stories have earned the appreciation of _ listeners of all ages and from all walks of life. Though a champion liar, his stories _ often contain morsels of truth which shed light on universal themes. Beita hunting trip, a funeral, or a visit to the dentist, Bil can find the humor in any situation. Leppexplains that while his stories may not be completely true, they are always honest. | ~Lepp, a cross 5 between = Seuss and.. film noir... a Charleston Gazette Bil iis the | - a of Little Things, vwon the PEN Steven Kroll Award for Picture Book Writing received : ~ aKirkus Starred review, and favorable reviews from The Wall Street Journal, : bUbllehers Weekly, The Schoo! Library Journal and other publications. It also won the Zena Sutherland Award, fe Parent's Choice Gold Award, was a finalist for the Irma Black Award, and was chosen to be West Virginia's book at the | National Book Festival. A storyteller author, and recording artist, Lepp's5 works have received awards and recognition - : = - 2011, Bil was pw cided the National Starytelliag. Network’ s Circle of Excellence AwarddLepp has been featured 15 tines a the Nationalpean Festival, andWipes atn Storytelling Festival Hosts Nola and Lynn Paulson Nan and Arnie Smith Geraldine and Evan Christensen Lynne and Steven Carter Randy and Bonnie Galbraith reeam iithsonialann Folklife Festival, WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Monday, February 26, 2018 Ogden Eccles Conference Center and Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, Utah Pictures and video might be taken at these events for use in future advertising. Peery’s Egyptian Theater (Grade4andup) : Ballroom 12.3 _ (Grades K-3) ~ Ballroom BC (Grades 2-5) , Ballroom DE (Grades 2-5) 9:30-10:20 a.m. Early Bird Stories Brighten Braegger oo Taylee Davis Ashton Grimley _ L. Greyson Kennedy ue Ales ‘Bil Lepp a -. | Suzanne Hudson 7 : : ‘Charlotte Blake Alston “MC. ee | Mc: Jeff Stephens |vaHunt Cole Bellus _ =—~—~—___ Stephen Gashler — : Carolina Quiroga-Stultz MC: “Peagy Saunders Andrus Schofield Kayson Kurns | : Kristen Clay “Andy Offut Irwin | Penee Stewart 10: :30 a.m. and 11: 15 ¢a.m. Toddlers at the Treehouse Phyllis Savage (10:30-10:50 a.m.), . 7 Sherrie West (11:15-11:35 a.m.) : Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum, Ogden, UT This session is made possible through the generous support of the Treehouse Museum. Sammi Rear ssen SaigeSneddon | - : ____ jade Miller Elley Cottrell |. 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Skyline Drive, South Ogden), 1:30 p.m. Phyllis Savage & Jim Luter WSU Family Literacy Program Story Time Carolina Quiroga-Stultz 5:30-6:15 p.m. 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.) Virginia Rasmussen, Karl Behling, Bil Lepp Peery's Egyptian Theater, Ogden, UT MC: George McEwan Campfire Tales (7:30 - 8:30 p.m.) Sam Payne, Charlotte Blake Alston, Andy Offut Irwin Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, UT MC: Karl Behling WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Monday, February 26, 2018 Ogden Eccles Conference Center and Peery’s Egyptian Theater, Ogden, Utah Pictures and video might be taken at these events for use in future advertising. Peery's Egyptian Theater Ballroom 1.2.3 7 (Grade 4 and up) _ (Grades K-3) Ballroom DE Ballroom BC | (Grades 2-5) = ataigGes 2-5) 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. Early Bird Stories ~ Autumn Stewart _ NeathanEliason aa a === Eva . rae eS a Lepp | : 7 Tamer _ pple Bedell - aad oe KaylieCarrier —_Elizabeth Schroeder Brinley Carrier & ce oo. ian es _ Klopotek Cambri White |. (Carolina Quiroga-Stultz Dale Boa i Brooklyn Richey oo Joan Effiong : An d y Offut Irwin, - Charlotte Blake Alston 10:30 - 11:10 p.m. Tales for Toddlers ___. Anna West, Stephanie Szanter (Room 101) David Eccles Conference Center — 10:30 - 11:20 a.m. Morning Magic — Jayci Wight Megan Aardema | & Khloe Hodge Katelyn Starley : Jean Andra Miller | Carolina Quiroga-Stultz Sam Payne — 2 its C - A Keegan Barney Joan Effiong MC: Doug Jacobs ee a a - Bee Siston MC: Dwayne Hansen yi Bann ony 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Tales to Remember Estrella Corrales Isabel Carroll Sam Payne Andy Offut Irwin MC; Rich Nye 10 Davisson Wright | Kat Being eee Louise Packham & |. Birdie Packham Ginger Parkinson Bil Lepp MC: Amy Jamison | © WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Tuesday, February 27, 2018 WSU Story Slam (BYOS) Bring Your Own Story, Hosted by Bill Wight Theme: Civility 12:00-1:00 p.m. Student Union Building, Wildcat Theater Weber State University Ogden Campus Co-sponsored by the Weber State University Student Association (WSUSA) Stories from the Ledge (1:00 p.m.) Hosted by Sam Payne Student Union Ledge (adjacent to Einstein Brothers) Sponsored by WSU Diversity & Inclusive Programs WSU Story Symposium (1:30-2:30 p.m.) Hetzel-Hoellein Room, 3rd Floor, Weber State University Library, Ogden Telling Difficult Stories - . Presenters: National Storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston & WSU Associate Provost, Eric Amsel, PhD | Organizer and MC: Jean Andra Miller, PhD Invited audience: WSU students and faculty, adult community (not suitable for children) Co-sponsored by the Honors Program & the WSU Student Council of UCIRA (Utah Coucil of the International Reading Association) School Outreach Concerts Bates Elementary, Weber District, Grades 4-6 (850 E. 3100 N., North Ogden) 2:00 p.m., Bil Lepp Ogden Preperatory Academy (1415 Lincoln Ave.), 1:45-2:15 p.m. (2nd), 2:15-2:45 p.m. (3rd), Carolina Quiroga-Stultz Morgan Elementary, Morgan District, 2:00-2:30 p.m. (K-2), 2:30-3:00 p.m. (3rd-5th), Jan C. Smith & Dale Boam Sunset Elementary, Davis District, most grades (2014 N. 250 W., Sunset) 2:00-3:00 p.m., Andy Offut Irwin Syracuse Arts Academy Jr. High, 2:40-3:10 p.m., Sam Payne Storytelling Festival Dinner Youth Storyteller: Nathan Eliason Carolina Quiroga-Stultz, Andy Offut Irwin, Bill Lepp, Charlotte Blake Alston 6:30 p.m. Timbermine Steakhouse 1701 Park Boulevard, Ogden, UT by reservation only (before February 14), call 801-626-6278 1] WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Monday, February 26, 2018 Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah Pictures and video might be taken at these events for use in future advertising. Balog _ Ballroom B- 7 BallroomCG ~ (Upper Elementary) Ballroom DH 9:30 - 10:20 a.m. Early Bird Stories Brinlee Albright _ Sabrina Jackson Esther Isaacson. | Kierstina Stanger | = =—_—~Perry Dutson Graham Williams | Den & Annie Eastmond Dave Bullock | 2 i 7. Andy Offut Irwin MC: Buck Eckstrom : : Lilly Foust _ Logan Russon, _ Morgan West,& Diana Cruz-Trigo ~ Rachel Hedman — Carolina Quiroga-Stultz Charlotte Blake Alston i MC: _ MC: Logan Toone oe Wayne Kartchner Wing Lynn s —i«™s : | oe Crrr,rrt~—“i—™t—OCOCOCO”COCOCOCisi«i‘C(CSSCOCOw*CO‘(‘CNNCNCNCOCOCiOCOCiO‘(C(O(i‘(C‘é‘iéR(CS(CNC NC _ 10:30 - 11:10 a.m. Tales for Toddlers Sara Biehl, Cheryl Wendt (Twilight Room1) — 10:30-11:20.a.m. Morning Magic | Mae Bancroft Rachel McCammon : Cathy Barker Charlotte Blake Alston Mc: Barbara Booth ) : | jek Srneray LuluLo| osle Hedman : Cherie Davis Kaylie Layton: : - he Abbie Heiner — Bil Lepp Carolina Quiroga-Stultz MC: Ann Ellis MC: Gayle Stucki a Thomas Beckstead a Mylie Burns - Virginia Rasmussen | Sam Payne | MC: Kathy Gambles 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. Tales to Remember Genevieve flctecden Max Mikell Nathan Stephens Miley Young Ciel Hansen Adric Williamson Lucas Bitner Kalea Atkinson Lynn Wing Dan & Annie Eastmond Karl Behling Cherie Davis Virginia Rasmussen Sam Payne Andy Offut Irwin Bil Lepp MC: Ann Ellis MC: Melanie Meszaros MC: Belinda Kuck MC: Matty Bryant 12 | WSU Storytelling Festival Events - Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Davis Campus Performance Charlotte Blake Alston 1:30 p.m. Ballroom, Building 3 Weber State University Davis Campus Schoo! Outreach Concerts Vae View Elementary, Davis District, Grades 3-6 (1750 W. 1600 N., Layton) 1:30-2:30 p.m., Carolina Quiroga-Stultz Rocky Mountain Jr. High, Weber District, all grades (4350 W. 4800 S., West Haven) 1:45-2:30 p.m., Rachel Hedman & Karl Behling Weber State University, Ogden Campus (Teacher Education Building, Room 330) 2:30-3:10 p.m., Lynn Wing & Cherie Davis Layton Christian Academy, 1:30-2:00 p.m. (3rd-5th) 2:00-2:30 p.m. (6th-8th) Andy Offut Irwin Seniors Stories Dave Bullock & Cathy Barker 1:30 p.m. Apple Tree Assisted Living Center 565 North 300 West, Kaysville, UT 84037 Bil Lepp 2:30 p.m. Apple Village Assisted Living Center 2600 East Highway 193, Layton, UT Family Fun Night Karl Behling, Janine Nishiguchi, Sam Payne 6:30-7:20 p.m. Davis Conference Center Ballroom B, Layton, UT McC: TBD Festival Finale: National Storytellers’ Favorites Charlotte Blake Alston, Carolina Quiroga-Stultz, Andy Offut Irwin, Bil Lepp 7:30 p.m. Davis Conference Center, Layton, UT MC: Sam Payne 13 Utah Storytellers 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 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 Cherie Davis is an engaging teller that caused a child to yell “You rock!" at the end of her performance. She heads an annual Story Camp for youth. She also taught storytelling in schools, lectured in universities, and recently released her book “Spooks and Saints”. www.cheriedavis.com Cathy Barker has a love of life anda passion for nature and the outdoors. Her work with children and teenagers over the years has encompassed many magical storytelling moments. Cathy is the Co-Host of the weekly KPCW Radio Show, “The Story Mine”, which airs every Sunday morning at 8:30 am. (Listen in at KPCW.org). Joan Effiong tells stories from her childhood in Nigeria that teach lessons in comprehension and problem solving. In the last 11 years she has participated in many venues. Joan has a master’s degree from Brigham Young University in Communications. edgerley1971@msn.com Dale Boam has been telling everyone he won Utah's Biggest Liar for years and since he finally won in 2017 it's been... confusing. Dale shares stories of growing up with his Large Animal Veterinarian Grandfather, a man with a heart for adventure and a loose relationship with personal safety and stories in ASL for people who don’t know ASL. Ted Erekson has been telling stories since he was a wee lad. He love making people laugh and cry and scream. He currently hold 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 mesmerized. David Bullock has been telling stories professionally for over 30 years. A founding member of the Utah Storytelling Guild and a retired Hard Rock Miner and Treasure Hunter, David has a treasure load of tales to tell: some more true than others. Stephen Gashler uses his own material when he performs throughout Utah as a puppeteer and storyteller. He has been doing this for years with his wife, Teresa. He is the author of the young adult fantasy novel “The Bent Sword." www.stephengashler.com Rob Burns brings his enthusiasm for stories to the stage as botha storyteller and one of the founders of the Teton Storytelling Festival. Alan Griffin has been an educator in Utah for the past 42 years. He has always loved stories and has used them extensively in his teaching. He has produced many original versions of classic fairy tales, and often uses puppets to enhance his presentations. He is the past president of the Ben Lomond Chapter of the Utah Puppetry Guild and has performed in many school and community settings. When he's not storytelling, he spins yarns of science for biology students as a professor at Brigham Young University—Idaho and performs in local theatre productions. 14 ae Harvest Home (Annie & Dan Eastmond) are a husband and wife singing duo who play six different instruments between them—guitar, fiddle, concertina, mandolin, banjo, and pennywhistle. Dan is a college administrator and Annie is a librarian who does an online storytime initiative called StorySpace. annieeastmond@gmail.com Jean Andra Miller shared legends and fables of French-speaking lands with her students when she taught French Studies at WSU for 34 years. She has received the Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award. She's one of our Bilingual Voices and serves on the Festival Committee. jamandr2m@gmail.com Rachel Hedman, M.A. received a national storytelling award for service and leadership. She completed her Storytelling Masters and celebrated 23 years as a storyteller. As Story Crossroads Executive Director, she will help with the 2nd Annual Story Crossroads on May 24, 2018 in Murray, Utah to become worldwide. 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 www.rachelhedman.com 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 isa member of Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts and past president of the Utah Storytelling Guild. www.storyconnections. biz Jan C. Smith uses her flair for humor and her experience as a reading intervention specialist to inform her performances and workshops. Jan has coached young storytellers for the Murray School District for the past four years, and she taught adults storytelling at Roots Tech. www.jantellstales.com Jim Luter, Ph.D., is a retired Professor of Speech. He taught his students to use stories in speeches, but never thought of telling a story by itself. A visit to the Timp. Festival changed that. His sense of humor makes his first-person tales hilarious, his fractured fairy tales a delight and his stories of little known incidents of US History exciting. His motto is: “Have story, will travel.” WSU George McEwan is armed with the experience of a misspent childhood and frequent international travel mishaps, and it's hard to tell truth from the tall tales he spins. He currently is five-time winner of “Utah's Biggest Liar" through the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. www. mcewan.cc 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 1960s. Now she is part of the Story Crossroads Board. www.lynnawing.wix.com/tellsstories 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 theStories for Little Ones series. Phyllis received the Karen J. Ashton Award in 2012. Associate Tellers 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. 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 teach 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 Karl Behling Storyteller/ Teacher eee Barbara Booth Community Activist Janine Nishiguchi- Matty Bryant © Assistant Principal, Syracuse Arts © Academy Jr. High David Byrd Rich Nye Associate Professor, WSU Teacher Education Department | Douglas Dickson Buck Ekstrom _ Storyteller Principal, South Clearfield _ Elementary Former Chair, WSU torytling Ann Ellis Chair, WSU Teacher Education — Dwayne Hansen WSU Student Teaching Amy Jamison : District Library Specialist, Orden School District Doug Jacobs seal District Storyteller Wayne Kartchner BelindaKuck Jack Mayhew — District Davis School Professor, WSU Teacher Education Sheryl Rushton Assistant Professor, WSU Teacher. elt Stephens ~ Penée Stewart Morgan School. Curriculum ee Dean, College of Education Community Activist Brenda Smith Coordinator Gayle Stucki Shanna Tobin ? Logan Toone : Department President of the Utah Storytellers Guild Superintedent, Ogden School District Jack Rasmussen ~ Paul Schvaneveldt | Department Comm unity Activist Lorie Rasmussen _ Phyllis Savage © Storytell er/ Community Activist. Kristin Hadley | Peggy Saunders — Festival Kathy Gambles Meszaros Education Department — Professor WSU Teacher Education : _. Department Treasured Storyteller/Teacher/ Community Activist Chair, WSU Department of Child and Family Studies Development Director, WSU College of Education: Superintendent, Weber School _ District : a : _ Prolescor WsU Teacher Education Department _ Community Activist. a Community Activist Assistant Superintendent, Davis ae. a ce Join us for the 3rd Annual Story Crossroads Festival May 23, 2018 * Murry City Park/South Jordan Community Center Enjoy Denise Valentine, Brian "Fox" Ellis, Honey and 12 other story artists www.storycrossroads.com lf Weber State University Ogden, Utah Weber State University Davis Campus Layton, Utah Ogden Eccles Conference Center & Peery’s Egyptian Theater 2415 Washington Boulevar Ogden, Utah Conference Center 1651 North 700 West Layton, Utah _ Other Venues Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Children’s Museum, 347 22nd Street, Ogden, Utah Mountain Ridge Assisted Living, 1885 East Skyline Drive, South Ogden, Utah Apple Village Assisted Living, 2600 East Highway 193, Layton, Utah coe —. _ and area schools WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ‘Moyes College of Education — Se,