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ELLIS STEERING COMMITTEE Storytellers Masters of Ceremony Schools Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum Schools Liaison University Liaison Publicity Sponsors Dinner Technology Facilities Community Outreach WSU Storytelling Festival Fellow WSU Storytelling Festival Associate WSU Storytelling Festival Treasured Tellers KARL BEHLING, JANINE EVANS DEEDEE MOWER, KENZIE KIER, SHANNA TOBIN SELENA CAMPBELL (DAVIS), MELISSA CARTER (MORGAN) SHANNON JOHNS (OGDEN), HEATHER NEILSON (WEBER), KIMBERLEE IRVINE (WEBER), KARL BEHLING (CHARTERS AND HOME SCHOOLS) WES WHITBY, LYNNE GOODWIN SHERNAVAZ VAKIL, ANGIE COLLINWOOD TAMARA GOLDBOGEN BRIAN & NADINE CHRISTENSEN, LINDSEY SWEATLAND, SALLEE ORR JUDITH MITCHELL, BRIAN & NADINE CHRISTENSEN LISA KARLE, TAMMY BUSH, DAN HUBLER, NATE BINGHAM KATERINA PANTIC, RICH FRY, MEGAN HAMILTON SCOTT CONLIN, GERI CONLIN, MICHELLE CHECKMAN SHANNA TOBIN, KENZIE KIER SAM PAYNE KARL BEHLING VIRGINIA RASMUSSEN, PHYLLIS SAVAGE, ANN ELLIS Thank you The WSU Storytelling Festival is supported by hundreds of school and community volunteers who work many long hours to make it a wildly successful community event. The festival is profoundly grateful for the outpouring of community support and volunteer effort from the individuals who make this annual event possible. February 27 — March 1, 2023 2 | weber.edu/storytelling Welcome! Welcome to the annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival. Iam so honored our institution hosts this wonderful event as one of the very few university-sponsored storytelling festivals in the U.S. I value the festival’s goal of bringing together people of all backgrounds, from preschoolers to senior citizens, college students to families with children of all ages and our renowned featured storytellers. A unique vibrancy arises every year during the festival as cheerful storytellers and story-listeners come together. Few if any events at Weber State help us fulfill our mission of promoting vibrant community relationships through civic engagement as the WSU Storytelling Festival. May all of us be personally enriched, inspired and motivated through experiencing this year’s festival and leave with a deeper commitment to support and develop the beauty of storytelling. BradZ. Movlernen PRESIDENT, WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY Boyd K. and Donna S. Packer Center for Family and Community Education DAN HUBLER, EXECUTIVE 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 including the WSU Storytelling Festival. Packer Center activities draw upon faculty, staff, students and community members from a variety of disciplines. While the festival is sponsored and 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 through campus and educational outreach offerings. February 27 — March 1, 2023 3 | weber.edu/storytelling | The past two years have led the WSU Storytelling Festival to anew normal! We are back to | live face-to-face events at all the WSU campuses. It has been exciting to see the community, especially the young students, arrive on campus to experience the thrill of live tellers. In addition to the live tellers, we offer virtual sessions for most Festival events. Last fall, we had | our first-ever Storytelling Festival Encore, sharing the stories told at last year’s live festival | through our website. We hope to maintain this new tradition and welcome all to participate again in fall 2023. We are also thrilled to be able to return to outreach concerts at retirement communities and schools. With the return to live telling, we are excited to offer, in all their varieties, fantastic tales to our audiences as we consider the theme, Tales to Remember: ‘Stories aes. STORYTELLING FESTIVAL SPONSORS ! FROM FEB I, 2022 10 FEB i, 2023 Stewart Education Fouatidation(’ Raelene B. Critchlow a Ralph Nye Charitable Foundation Master Siniiliacs $5,0000 to ¥8, 999 Davis School District. Douglas and Shelley Felt _ Nebeker Family Foundation ~ Ogden School District Ogden School Foundation | Weber School District WSU President’ S Office F ~ Bards $1,000 to $4, 299 Ann L. Ellis Bear Lake Holdings, LLC ‘Listeners $100 to $499 Carolyn R. Rasmussen Claudia Eliason Amanda Petersen Anonymous Beverly G. Heslop Dan and Rachel Hubler — 3 Kerry and Shanna Tobin _ Elizabeth A. Gibson Vincent C. and Kristin Bates ~ Poets $500 to $999 Carol M. VandenAkker DeeDee and Gordy Mower Department of Child & Family siiidiée Judith P. Mitchell _ ~The Kier Companies | Moyes College of education? Dean’ S Office Nebeker Family Foundation Teacher Education Department — WSU Family Literacy Program February 27 ~ March 1, 2023 5 | weber. edu/story telling — Our appreciation to any cadets after press time. 7 7 “<ibmined _ If you would like to donate to the Storytelling Festival, go to weber.edu/storytelling — 2023 KAREN J. ASHTON STORYTELLING AWARD | RAELENE CRITCHLOW © | The Grea h Acliton roi yelling Award — for 2023 is Raelene Critchlow. Raelene served on the WSU Storytelling Festival steering committee from 2005 to 2021, asa Storytelling Festival host, - © a partnership luncheon coordinator, and was. the driving force of the Eyes Toward the Past | Bicentennial Painting collection. Raelene was born in beautiful Star Valley (Afton), Wyoming to Elmer and Wanda Warren Sommers on October 29, 1933. As a young girl, she moved to Ogden, Utah, where she graduated _ from Ogden High School. Over seventy years later, she still has fond memories of serving as student body secretary at OHS, and the wonderful lifelong _ : a oa ieee | | friendships she made there. While attending Weber State College, she met and married 7 Douglas G. Brian, also of Ogden, in February 1953. They are the parents of five children. ~ Raelene’s greatest life’s work is raising her five children, many years asa single mother after Doug’s accidental death in 1977. Seventeen n years later Nahe married einen tee Critchlow. Bill passed away in August 2020. | j Many years of service were given to her church as set served in Primary, Sunday Sehoul: as _ Gospel Doctrine teacher, ward and stake Relief Society President and on the General Primary Board under Michaelene Grassli. As part of that assignment, she enjoyed teaching Boy Scout Training for 3 years at Camp Philmont. She was called to serve as a young women leader at the age of 80! She and Bill served a LDS mission in St. George, Utah as 3 directors of the St. George Visitor’ s Center and historic sites. : . _ Her community service includes serving on the instintions! Review Board of the McKay Dee Hospital. She served many years on the Elizabeth Stewart Children’s Museum executive board. But serving on the steering committee that planned and started the Weber State University Storytelling Festival 26 years ago has been the highlight « of her service to this community. _ _ Raelene has loved traveling the country and the world. One of her most treasured adventures was visiting the Piedmont region of northern Italy and seeing the very place where her _ ancestors lived for many generations before immigrating to Utah. She has always felt a close connection to her ancestors and is active with the Daughters of Utah Pioneers to this day. Raelene loves the arts in every form- theater, museums, concerts, plays, recitals, and dance. It’s safe to say she gets as much enjoyment from a great-grandchild’s dance performance as she did attending the Shakespeare Festival for many aay. She enjoys watching college football where she cheers for everybody! _ : As a result of her life’s work raising her family, her life’s joy comes from being the combination to those she inherited in Bill's family, she adores 44 srantichildreri and 80 greatgrandchildren. Each one of them has a special relationship with their “Grandma Rae.” THE KARENJ. ASHTON AWARD In 1990, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival began its run in Karen J. Ashton’s backyard, _ moving to larger venues and becoming a _ standard of storytelling in the country. The Weber State University Storytelling Festival — began just six years later with Karen’s enthusiastic encouragement. This award pays homageto her vision of what the renewal of the ancient art of storytelling can do for a contemporary community. Karen is well respected in the world of professional storytelling as one who nurtures storytellers and their art. The KarenJ. Ashton Storytelling Award is presented annually to a deserving community member who perpetuates the art and PEDES of storytelling. Previous Karen J. Ashton Award Winners 1996 Phyllis Dixon Shaw 1997. 1998 Anneliese Konkol Steven R. Mecham 1999 _— Bill Higley 2001 William J. Critchlow III 2003 Lynne Greenwood 2000 2002. Dean W. Hurst Milan E. Mecham 2004 Lynne Goodwin 2008 Margaret I. Rostkowski 2005 2007. KarenB.Lofgreen — W.Byran Bowles — 2009 _—- Virginia Rasmussen 2010 2011 2012 February Jean Andra Miller Bob Wood _— ~=Phyllis Savage 2] - March 1, 2023 | y | weber.edu/storytelling 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 F. Ann Millner | Norman L. Skanchy Ann L. Ellis 7 Kathy Gambles Beverly G. Heslop and Linda H. DeYoung Rosemary Conover and. Rachel Hedman | Jack L. Rasmussen - Judith P. Mitchell Claudia F. Eiiason Monica Sue Flint _ STORYTELLING FESTIVAL FELLOWS WSU Storytelling Festival Fellow SAM PAYNE In 2017 we invited nationally recognized local storyteller, Sam Payne, to join the festival on an ongoing basis as WSU Storytelling Festival Fellow. In this role, he performs at a variety of events throughout the year, promotes the festival in Utah and nationally and advises the executive committee. A regular performer at the WSU Storytelling Festival, Sam has been featured at other festivals large and small, all over the country. Also, Sam hosts The Apple Seed: Tellers and Stories, a radio program on the art of storytelling, broadcasting daily on Sirius XM 143. WSU Storytelling Festival Associate KARL BEHLING Karl Behling is a seasoned, professional educator and experienced performing artist. He recently retired after 36 years of classroom teaching in public schools. Karl is an Adjunct Professor in the Teacher Education College at Weber State University. Karl is the President of the Utah Storytelling Guild, and serves on the Executive Committee of the WSU Storytelling Festival. He produces storytelling events and programs for Weber State University, schools, communities and library systems in Northern Utah. Karl also publishes a regular column called “Ask the Expert” in the USG quarterly magazine, The Taleswapper. He also teaches Professional Development workshops for school faculties on using storytelling as an instructional strategy in the classroom. Learn more at https://kbstoryteller.webs.com/ February 27 - March 1, 2023 G | weber.edu/storytelling WSU STORYTELLING FESTIVAL TREASURED TELLERS VIRGINIA RASMUSSEN _ Virginia Rasmussen auditioned for her first WSU Storytelling Festival in 1996, and has participated in the festival ever since. She received the Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award in 2009. In 2011 she became known as one of the festival’s Treasured Teller’s. Virginia loves to tell stories because it allows the audience to the use their imaginations and participate with the © if storyteller iin creating a tale. Her motto is “Believe in the magic of Once Upona Time.” | ~ PHYLLIS SAVAGE 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 RES, Ashton shi Award in 2012. ANN ELLIS” “Oh, I just have to tell you about the time when....” Ann Ellis’s WSU students would settle back to hear what alates life was really like. Now that she has retired after 30 years as a faculty member of the teacher _ education department, her storytelling focus is in her family. As Grandma Ann, no family gathering is complete without her rendition of The Little Widemouthed Frog or the retelling of favorite ancestor stories. A long-time member of the WSU Storytelling Festival committee, beginning with its inception, and, later, as its chair for eight years, Ann is dedicated to connecting teller, _ story and listener in those enchanted moments outside of time. She received the Karen J. Ashton Storytelling Award in 2015. "February 27 -Maarch 1, 2023 = | weber. -edu/storytelling L Bil’s books and angie ellections havewon Sheila Arnold = for storytelling, a talent a passion _ for history, and compassion _ for people. She provides" Storytelling, Historic | A Gold awards and awards from the National Parenting Publications Association and _ Jersey has Bruce Springsteen, West Virginia has...Bil Lepp.” — Goldenseal Magazine - the Public Library Association. He is also the recipient of the Vandalia Award, West _Virginia’s highest folk honor. “Just as New Character Presentations, ' Christian Monologues, and Professional _ Development for schools, _ festivals, churches and organizations nationally 7 and internationally. She is co-founder and Artistic Director of Artists VALENTINA ORTIZ Valentina Ortiz speaks the ancient Aztec words as Standing Strong Together (ASST) asource of | awards including the PEN Steven Kroll Award for Children’s Book Writing, Parents’ Choice inspiration, strength and action in the _ storytelling and artists world. Sheila has ~ well as the modern Fellow, a 2020 Mt. Vernon Research Fellow She has been on stage since she stories of Mexico. been honored as a 2021 MacDowell Artist and a 2019 Hewnoaks Artist Colony summer _ residence Noted Artist. Sheila lives in © _ Hampton, VA near her son, grandsons, was six years old, , 2sanactress,a — a storyteller. She Bil Lepp is an awardwinning storyteller, author, | and recording artist. He’s the host of the History Channel’s Man Vs. History series, the occasional host of NPR’s schools, assembly halls,— and theaters in Mexico, the - United States and other parts of the world. She has published four books and produced four records with her original stories and music. She now deeply enjoys multilingual storytelling, Spanish, Nahuatl, English, French. Besides stories, her passion is music and percussion instruments of the world; Mountain Stage,anda — she has been a drummer and composer contributing columnist to for over 30 years, participating in many Afro-Latino bands and playing in her own’ alternative projects. the West Virginia Gazette-Mail. Bil’s humorous, family- friendly tall tales and stories ~ have earned the appreciation of listeners of _ all ages and from all walksof life. Though © a five time champion of the WV Liars’s Contest, Lepp’s stories often contain morsels of truth which present universal themes in clever and witty ways. Audiences all across. the country, from grade schools to corporate execs to the Comedy Central’s Hudson stage, have been delighted by Bil’s mirthful tales and delightful insights into everyday life. February 27 —- March 1, 2023 | weber.edu/storytelling - : — takes her stories to internationally syndicated 10 s, § musician and as and parents. BIL LEPP | _ - 3 REG 10 NAL STO RYTELLERS _ LAURIE B. ALLEN ELAINE BREWSTER Laurie has been © telling ghost stories, As a child, Elaine | told stories in the folk tales and high branches of © than she wants stage. As of 2023 Americana tales, some with music, _ for more years _ © her walnut tree and on a homemade cardboard puppet toadmit.Shehas _ she has given © taught storytelling ts ee workshops for to children and adults alike. Laurie will share the Tejas Festival in Texas, the National _ anywhere there isanaudienceandisa Storytelling network in San favorite with Ogden Ghost Tours. Contact her Francisco, and performed at the Global at storiesbylaurie@gmail. com for help with your storytelling needs. : CASSIE ASHTON © Family Reunion in Salt Lake City. She has > ae re Seats Cassie uses the ak taught Utah ae for over twenty years. KRISTEN CLAY power of story as wife, mother, Kristen founded the As a storyteller, she is known for historical stories, Salt Lake City Ghost Tours in 2002 based grandmother and relationship coach. original, awardwinning Ogden and have learned in a fun and entertaining way, along with her own personal stories of transformation. She is a co- author of pane Salt Lake City. 2 ey as vr e St WILLIAM BOARDMAN ‘ i cone She is creator and director of Hysterical | < History Tours. Kristen has circled the globe as a Storyteller, actor, writer, teacher and perpetual student. She has a passion for From his trainingin | William has been in. has always seen | i as well as 13 years performing airbalance — types of stories, but the stories he loves the most are the stories that make youthink! ——_ as a Journeyman Sheetmetal worker and 10 years as a Fire Direction Specialistinthe National Guard. William loves telling many CHARLES COLTRAIN Born in Virginia — and raised in Salt Lake City, Charles nee a son of the west. He prides himself on his ability to craft stories with spoken visualizations, filled with problems and resolutions. In 2017, Charles attended the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival. He has also participated in the Clinton Storytelling Festival and the _ Story Crossroads Summit & Festival. He is a member of the Utah Storytelling Guild. February 1 1) 27 - March 1 , 2023 weber.edu, storytelling © himself as a child of the south and © Sant William spent 10 years as a Respiratory Tech, | healing and inspirational stories that she frequently shares in schools, prisons, rehab facilities and with youth in custody. radio broadcasting to auctioneering to storytelling to public speaking, front of an audience for over 25 years. , - on ghost stories _ she found while __- researching Utah’s © rich story legacy. — myths and legends. She loves sharing eeu powerful life lessons and wisdom others | storytelling and music through the Arts Council and Utah Festival ld REGIONAL STORYTELLERS « ccovmieD) -CHERIE DAVIS PAIGE FUNK Sit Cherie is a storyteller, author, classic,character ~and mentor to driven storytelling. Paige’s intelligent _ young storytellers. | She travels © nationally and _ sharing stories _ - teaching storytelling over two decades ago. tellers ages 8-16. Cherie also authored © elementary school and you can Elizabeth hails | from a long line of | informal, family storytellers, who frequently shared _ _ | ‘ayolven talliek tales of themselves Pay and their ancestors” ue characters and how they happen to — into one another. She travels throughout the country to enrich the imaginations of | children and families alike. She is the wife of a man she affectionately refers to as Doc due to his work within the field of health care. 3 Together, they have six children anda ESE theycallRo. _ around the kitchen table and damae front porch gatherings. This love of story led loves crafting her own stories that contain | universal messages which transcend place and time. Elizabeth is excited to be a part of the WSU fonyieling=Festival! MELVA GIFFORD | Melva has JANINE EVANS performed on the Janine is a past PBS radio program, Story Mine, Story © president of the Utah Storytelling - Guild, and is currently on the Crossroads, WSU Storytelling Festival, Pioneer WSU Storytelling Days, and Ellis librarian in her storytimes — , February 2] — March i, 2023 | weber. edu/storytelling ‘ | Her repertoire includes patriotic camps, community fairs, Provo Park and and programs. She loves connecting with audiences of all ages. One her favorite - audiences is her two grandkids that are — 3 always eaey forastory. _ Island (Orem event). Festival committee. Sheusesher | - magical storytelling 12 thought provoking, pen expect the sie aaa ATKINSON GIBSON _ the stories of your | favorite fairy tale as a children’s , ELIZABETH | TRISH DUNCAN “Trish is a storyteller, librarian. Her , _ she often uses it to help bring her stories to life. Specializing in folk tale, myth, and tales from her own imagination, Paige’s stories are ; | She is the founder and director of Story Camp, a storytelling day camp for young © children’s book -author and | — shed light on dusty old tales. Music . always been very important to Paige and _ storytelling. Cherie began Sebionenline wil Spooks and Saints, a collection of Salt Lake © City ghost stories. & humor and ability to tell stories | from different perspectives will | : internationally, and teaching back and enjoy _ Paige’s crisp, | | churches. She told at Orem Library’s Liars Competition, Pioneer Park, family reunions, Orem deaf school, family parties and Springville Art Museum. ALAN GRIFFIN - RACHEL HEDMAN telling stories of various kinds to his students. He often award for service _ and leadership Rachel received a national storytelling - Alan has spent 40 years in education as well as the utilizes music and ‘puppetry in his" Karen J. Ashton Award in 2018. She completed stories, many of which are geared to younger audiences. He has oe in numerous settings, including the WSU her Storytelling Masters nil has — a storyteller since 1994.As Story Crossroads | Annual Story Crossroads Summit & Festival stories feature endless variety and are always © in Salt Lake County, Utah. accentuated with ‘surprise elements that are ~ sure to entertain. SUZANNE HUDSON i Suzanne Hudson © tells inspiring stories of discovery NANNETTE _ GUEST-WATTS Combining careers| in storytelling, —~and adventure from a degree in Music past. She often -around the world and from Utah’s choreography, and steps into first. Dance Theatre, Nannette embraces _ the worldof performing arts. She , | was a featured regional teller at Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and festivals from Idaho the Utah Storytelling Guild and hasbeena docent at the LDS ChurchaL SSuOry Museum | for 17 years.. storyteller, storycoach, and director of MARY LOUISE | HUGHES ‘National Youth Storytelling. She is the author of Youth Tell and co-authored two Haunted Salt Lake City books. She blends movement Mary Louise began storytelling in 2018 to preserve personal and family history. She has enjoyed and voice, creating characters that captivate listeners. | : “HARVEST HOME Annie and Dan telling stories in as private homes, at festivals and Porpnaeny Eastmond, aka Harvest Home, are events. She loves to find noteworthy lessons © _ tandem and solo in everyday encounters with people. While her stories are personal, you may find some uncanny reflections of the humans in your tellers who liven up their stories with music. They each sing and play ownn three instruments. ! Their tales and tunes are heard at festivals, conferences, libraries, schools and community events. They are co- chairs of the Utah Storytelling Guild Olympus Chapter in the Salt Lake Valley. Learn more about them at http: /fharvesthomemusic. com 13 _ person historical characters in the Chautauqua tradition. She is a longtime member and past president of to Utah’s corners. Sheis a highly requested — February An March _ Executive Director, she will help with the 8th — Storytelling Festival, online with TEDx and at several state and community events. Alan’s , 2023 | weber.x edu/storytlling © home! - REGIONAL STORYTELLERS cove) ; KARLA HUNTSMAN BOB OLSON Karla's storytelling | is said to have “a strong sense of character and © connection with the audience.” She believesinthe ~ Bob is from Ontario, - Canada just north of Minnesota, but © he and his wife, — power of story to © enhance, clarify _and change lives. Her repertoire consists af personal, traditional, historical and family tales and stories with music. She includes original songs, guitar, autoharp, djembe drum, washboard and puppetry with her ca 2 programs. the Timpanogos - Point, Red Butte Gardens, schools and libraries. Ginger has two alternate personalities of Veronica Broomstitch the six children to | bed with stories | of George Bunny and space visitors. Now with 22 grandchildren, he keeps in practice. tells stories at local events and is the President of the Farmington Bay Chapterof the Utah Storytelling Guild. He speaks fluent Spanish, pretty good French, ane] is currently studying Mandarin. BRADLEY MACKAY Bradleyisan from many genres, and performs them _ § with a theatrical | flair. He has paevicimly told at‘the hogy Crossroads Summit & Festival, Utah’s Biggest Liar Competition, and Hauntings Competition. Recent theatrical credits include Pride and Prejudice at Hale Center Theater Orem, and Mousetrap at Hale Center Theater Sandy. - Watch for his storytelling podcast, Immersive to go live later this year! -Febr uary 27: - March _ witch as well as Mrs. Claus, who will give you _ the inside scoop as to what Santa is doing ‘during the holidays. 1, 2023 | weber. edu/storytelling . STEFFANI RAFF | Steffani’ s stories. | : ‘surprise with unexpected humor, heart and wisdom. Steffani’s first book, The Ravenous Gown: _ And 14 More Tales about Real Beauty won a Storytelling | storyteller and | -actor.He adapts ~ fairy tales, myths, pens original pieces — Storytelling — Festival, WSU | Storytelling Festival, _ Thanksgiving — storytelling at a young age, following the example of his father. He put his - 14 GINGER P!PARKINSON Ginger has spun Wayne started - immersive in Canada, growing up on a fens: near the boreal forest, provided fertile ground for _ creativity for his craft. — hermagicat WAYNE KARTCHNER Wayne Sandy, now reside in Kaysville. Bob _ loves writing stories and setting them to song. His youth © World Award in 2016. The Deseret News called | Steffani’s stories, “clever, humorous, thought- _ provoking tales.” MO REYNOLDS sd omer * Based in Idaho, Mo travels the country weaving personal stories with folk and fairy tales, throwing in a tall tale here and there for good measure. She performed on the National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place stage in 2022 and will be featured at Stone Soup, Women’s Storytelling and Kansas Storytelling Festivals in 2023. Her YouTube channel, Miss Mo Storyteller, is a platform for families and teachers to bring folk and fairy tales into their homes and classrooms. JAN C. SMITH Known for her humor and flair, Jan is an exciting storyteller and an engaging workshop presenter. She has performed at the Timpanogos . Storytelling Festival, His WSU Storytelling Festival and has presented workshops, as well as performed, at the RootsTech Conference. She honed her storytelling skills as an Army wife, moving from place to place. She has been a drama teacher and a literacy coach, using the power of story to inspire TOM WALKER Tom is a native Utahn and lifelong ski enthusiast. His family owned a business in the Alta ski area from 1963 through 1990, where Tom developed his love for the sport. Among Tom’s most important skiing contacts is aman named Ray Conrad. With Ray’s blessing, Tom shares iconic bits of the sport’s early days in addition to recounting his own experiences growing up immersed in the sometimes checkered pleasures of living the ski area life. LYNN WING For 25 years, Lynn has been delighting and inspiring audiences of all ages from as close as her own backyard to as far away as Russia.Her wealth of stories § | includes traditional folktales, tall tales, fairytales, stories of the scary and creepy and “somewhat true” personal stories. struggling readers. Jan believes that “a story doesn’t preach or chide or correct. It connects.” Stories make it possible for us to be humar — Daniel Taylor February 27 —- March 1, 2023 15 | weber.edu/storytelling FESTIVAL YOUTH TELLERS — STUDENT DISTRICT — Daxton Feller | Charters & Home School a “Charter & Home School —~ | Charter & Home School : ~ Charter & Home School — Megan Butler (virtual) Emerson Feller | ‘ Sam Gadd (virtual) Hedley Lance (virtual) : | Charter & Home School - Emmaline Rawlins (virtual) = Charter & Home School _ Charter & Home School Hailey Trejo (virtual) Charter & Home School — Davis School District — — — — 6 Blakely Blaisdell — “Davis School District John "Howie" Brumbaugh Davis School District 6 Davis School District 6 Henry Christensen ‘Davis School District 6 Austyn Cowart (virtual) Davis School District 4 Kalei Crockett Davis School District 6. Teenie Callahan Jack Dickson 3 © Davis School 5 District 5 Lydia Ford (virtual) Davis School District 3 Zoey Hales Davis School District 6 Leah Johnson - Davis School District 6 Abbi Johnson Davis School District 5 Katie Joubert | Davis School District 6 Nick Langeland Davis School District 1 Aven McCain Davis School District Addison McCrary Davis School Quin Milliron District 6 Davis School District 6 Davis School District | 4. Davis School District 5 | Titan Moser (virtual) Meg Packard | © February 27 —- March 1, 2023 «gf 16 — Gharter& Home Schools Emilee Sprague (virtual) Ariana Aldred RADE Charter & Horne School Lizzie Manning (virtual) Bryn Stoker : ? © . | weber.edu/storytelling | fa! | am 4 _ : YOUTH TELLERS “STUDENT DISTRICT Maggie Rogers Davis School District 6 | Zoey Teare i Davis School District 4 | Bennett West | Davis School District ; 6 : | Addison Winter — Davis School District Tatum Morley (virtual) , 6 Morgan School District 4 | | Casen Rose (virtual) | | Morgan School District : 1 | Hartlynn Toone | Morgan School District : 4 ee Gilbert Wilde Morgan School District 4 Cecilia Willis (virtual) Morgan School District 1 “Evie Belliston Ogden School District 6 Bree Belnap Ogden School District | 6 Ogden School District a Ogden School District 4 Tate Browning (virtual) : Meghan Cain Violet Cain (virtual) Ogden School District 6 | : Ogden School District 11 Rosie Carter (virtual) ? Ogden School District 3 Lydia Cheshire : F Ogden School District 11 : Ogden School District 6 : | Olivia Canova : 7 Eliza Cash (virtual) Bobby Clawson Ogden School District 3 Jimmer Davis Ogden School District — 5 ClaraGeddes Ogden School District 8 Olivia Geddes" Ogden School District 7 | Harley Groves Ogden School Distyict 10 Ogden School District 8 Jesse Luna Charley McBride ) ~ Ogden School District 4 Andee Nolan Ogden School District 2 Beatrice Packham Ogden School District 5 Georgia Packham Ogden School ieteict 5 Jeremy Parrish Ogden School District 11 Aleeya Phillips Ogden School District 4 February 27 —- March 1, 2023 17 | weber.edu/storytelling YOUTH TELLERS (continven) SSTUDENT. DISTRICT | Ogden school alas Ally Stark Catia School Disttict a | Guise Bennett | (virtual) Weber erhcol piece ater Kepa Chertudi oO : School District | ‘Adalynn Erickson Weber School Ciena : ‘Weber School District Sialie Headley Weber School District Chloe Martersteck Weber School District Austin Maylin | Weber School District Ga WM - Mason Giacalone wm - Weber School District BU Brecken Church A Liberty Bingham SUrebae School District : GRE Aiden Bindrup (virtual) ao pddieen Smith fieNS ‘Ogden School District Boe Evelyn Shelton Uw | Ogden School District Sie om Michelle Sagustume Garcia Fe Ogden School District , Maria Rafael ‘Weber School District finewm Parker Se Weber School District UW ca Weber School District | Leah Smith Weber School District | : FO | | Taelie Spackeasn | Weber School District Oy Moss | Luke Titeneor 2 Weber School District 2Gi Miah Charley Wintle Weber School District OF ~ nee Penni | | usedto say to my bubbe, ‘Bubbe, is this story true?’ and she'd say, Of course It's true! But it may not have happened. « _ Patricia Polacco February 27 — March 1, 2023 18 | weber.edu/storytelling YOUTH STORYTELLERS LEGACY In 1996 circus tents dotted the grass field on the northwest corner of the Weber State University campus as the inaugural WSU Storytelling Festival launched. Today, the festival continues the bold tradition it began 26 years ago — inviting youth storytellers to share the spotlight with professional storytellers. While the WSU Storytelling Festival celebrates the power of storytelling by people of all ages, it is perhaps best known for its youth tellers. In fact, we are the largest festival involving youth storytellers in the country. Each year, 60-75 youth tellers participate in festival events. So far, that adds up to more than 1,600 local youth, who were selected based on their performances at festivals hosted by neighboring school districts and charter schools. Besides experiencing the sheer fun of telling stories, schoolchildren who participate in storytelling activities gain many other benefits, whether they are invited to perform at WSU’s festival or not. Research at WSU shows that children who learn to tell stories become significantly better readers. Elementary school students develop self-confidence and typically go on to participate in other performance-related activities in high school. Festival organizers express profound gratitude to the myriad teachers and librarians who have coached youth storytellers through the years. Young people and their parents are encouraged to check with their local schools for more information about how to become a WSU Storytelling Festival youth teller. If your local school doesn’t currently participate in our festival, encourage them to get involved! And, if you can’t find the information you need there, you can contact festival organizers at: weber.edu/storytelling. Ry February 27 — March 1, 2023 19 | weber.edu/storytelling “STORYTELLING FESTIVALEVENTS — Monday Febuary 27 2023 pe =i EE (at WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY SHEPHERD UNIOR, OGDEN, UT s BALLROOM A BALLROOMB 9:30 - 10:20 AM ~ Leah Smith. Elaine Brewster — i. Miah Taelie Spackman Harvest Home § on | _—_—Liberty Bingham Chloe Martersteck KepaChertudi Aiden Bindrup Valentina Ortiz Suzanne Hudson - BilLepp Kartchner William Boardman Lizzie Manning Sheila ee BILINGUAL SESSION Charley Wintle Arnold —_ Hartlynn Toone Brecken Church Lynn Wing Sam Gadd _ Emerson Feller Adalynn Erickson Gilbert Wilde Zoey Penman —S_ Jaxon Parker Bil Lepp Cherie Davis Stephanie Raff Valentina Ortiz § Sheila Arnold —— Ginger Parkinson Paige Funk AI: 30 AM - 12: 30 PM ~ Austin Maylin Mason Giacalone Luke Titensor _ _ - -Daxton Feller _ Kristen Clay Sheila Arnold | MONDAY MORNING TODDLERS AT THE TREEHOUSE 11-00 AM Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum 347 22nd Street, Ogden, Utah Phylis Savage Ann Ellis: SPECIAL OUTREACH EVENT (ey vitarion ony) Partner Appreciation Luncheon ee 12: 30 Pi ee Weber State University Hurst Center for LifelongLearning 1265 Village Dr.,Ogden February 27 —- March 1, 2023 al oO - SialieHeadley Owen Bennett Callianna Howell WiLocar THEATER Moss Wayne ONO BALLROOMC © | weber.edu/storytelling | ‘Bil Lepp ~ | — | | Normal = Youth teller | Italics = Regional teller | Bold = Featured teller OUTREACH EVENTS ee 1:30 PM ork oo ate Syracuse Arts Academy at is gees Wee 1:49 PM : ee ne 1:45 PM Riverdale Seat _ Wayne Kartchner | prilley Mathias | Ginger Parkinson Valentina Ortiz a Karla Huntsman ee _ Nannette Guest-Watts ae = ARTS WEBER STATE UNIVERSITYVAL A. BROWNING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL EVENTS —-6:00 PM a8 os 6:30PM i” cae 7:30 es FamilyFunNight PM oe _ Campfire Tales Mo Reynolds a ia Tatum Morley Violet Cain Liberty Bingham Aiden Bindrup _ Mo | Arnold Sheila BilLepp — | ne Valentina Ortiz ‘ MONDAY VIRTUAL STORYTELLERS — ~ AnnEllis 7 oe ' Behling — Karl = a - As | Music Choir Kids A rigs Kids are Music : =siss~t™S Reynolds | . : Bil Lepp To access virtual stories, go to weber.edu/storytelling ~The world is shaped by two things — stories told and the memories they leave behinds, ul ors Nagaytan y : | February 27- March 1, 2023 | 21 | weber.edu/storytelling = ."? 4 . ie Le A - — 27th annual — & r. | S70 RYTELLING te x FES THVAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL EVENTS Tuesday. Febuary ; 28. 2028 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY SHEPHERD UNION, OGDEN, UT BALLROOMA 9:30 - 10:20 BALLROOM B AM a Maggie Rogers — _ Addison Winter Christensen Jan Smith 10:30 - 1 20M De Lydia Ford - a8 John “Howie Paige Funk © Brumbaugh _ BILINGUAL SESSION —Austyn Cowart a Titan Moser ~— Valentina Ortiz - Emilee Sprague —_s _ Katie Joubert Meghan Packard Harvest Home> _— Sheila Arnold — Storytelling Ph. D. ~ Telling Your Own Cultural Stories 1:00PM “Weber State University 2 -Febr ruary 27 ~ Marc Hd, 2023 ae Re ee ; Stewart Library, Hertzel- Hoellein Room 321 _ Seminar given by Weber State faculty: _ Dr. David Byrd, Sara Gailey | weber. edu/storytelling | © a ee TUESDAY AFTERNOONTies EVENT ae Addison McCrary ~ Virginia Rasmussen Quin Milliron ~ Zoey Hales Teenie Callahan Cherie Davis Bil Lepp oa ae Ariana Aldred = Mo Reynolds RachelHedman _ Valentina Ortiz 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM -—WILDCAT THEATER ° - Karl Behling — Zoey Teare 7 Nick Langeland Bil Lepp | conn Janine Evans Bt HEEP BALLROOMC ei Leah Jonnsop Sheila Arnold — - , | | Jack Dickson Kale Crockett Bennett West Alan Griffin Karla Huntsman Normal = Youth teller | Italics = Regional teller | Bold = Featured teller OUTREACH EVENTS 12:30 PM : 1:30 PM Harvest Home Valley View Elementary CO Ain Grins Lakeview Elementary _ 1:30 PM oe Burch Creek Elementary Biteoe a Paige Funk es: Bob Olson : — - Elaine Brewster Jan Smith Pot Kristen Clay c | a ccd - cA FR... Mecuan Hementery oe oe a oe A ee SBGPM Sam Payne Karl Behling Trish Duncan " Mary Louise Hughes William Boardman Apple Village Care Center Elizabeth Gibson _ TUESDAY EVENING STORYTELLING FESTIVAL SPONSORS BANQUET (ey RESERVATION ONLY) ‘Storytelling Fundraising Banquet a 6-00 Pi a: ee oo Timbermine Steakhouse es Leah Johnson | Sheila Arnold 1701 Park Blvd., Ogden, Utah 84401 _— Bil Lepp : : | Valentina Ortiz ‘ TUESDAY VIRTUAL STORYTELLERS Tate Browning Casen Rose Titan Moser Rachel Hedman | | | Valentina Ortiz Sam Gadd _ Hadley Lance To access virtual stories, go to weber.edu/storytelling February 27 — March 1, 2023 23 | weber.edu/storytelling | | ~ STORYTELLING F ESTIVAL EVENTS ~— March t 2023 | BALLROOM h BALLROOM B WILDCAT THEATER eee C 9:30 - 10: 20 AM Jimmer Davis 7 Lydia Cheshire _ Brynn Stoker _ Melva Gifford Olivia Canova Evelyn Shelton Beatrice Packham —_ Virginia Rasmussen | Stephanie Raff Bil Lepp Bradley Mackay - "SUFFRAGE SESSION - Clara Geddes Meghan Cain © 7 Valentina Ortiz Jan Smith at 7 Janine Evans ~ Cassie Ashton Suzanne Hudson 10:30 - 11:20 AM _ Jeremy Parrish ~ Ally Stark Olivia Geddes Bob Olson Michelle - Sagustume Garcia _ Harley Groves Nannette ae | -Watts . Sheila Arnold Bil Hepp Addison Smith Jesse Luna Bobby Clawson Charley McBride Evie Belliston Georgia Packham a Bree Belnap | Maria Rafael Laurie Allen — Trish Duncan Valentina Ortiz _ Lynn Wing © 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM ‘Andee Nolan Aleeya Phillips Cassie Ashton © _ Ginger Parkinson OUTREACH EVENTS 12:15PM Ben Lomond High School 1:30 PM | Ogden Preparatory Academy 1:00 PM Layton Christian Academy 2:00 PM > Mountain Ridge Care Center Febr uary 2 7 - March - 2025 | 24 | weber. edu/stor ytelling, Mary Louise Hughes ‘Sheila Armold ‘Rachel Hedman Laurie Allen © Mo Reynolds Cassie Ashton - Charles Coltrain ~ Tom Walker | — RS SoA Libel Serer aGeerg an Se Se peeM Rags VOY CME RS arc a ies Pag RRS ve ee RAED Paes SMe ameny GPa Tare Vee Omi teen ant oy gc ORR Sit ae eae ay gt Sy erect aes ane Peg Elizabeth Stewart Treehouse Museum 347 22nd Street, Ogden, Utah Farr West Elementary Choir Valentina Ortiz Farr West Elementary Choir : Stefani Raff Bedtime Stories | Janine Evans oe Nannette Guest-Watts Sheila Arnold 2 Festival Favorites Finale Bil Lepp Valentina Ortiz . Eliza Cash ~~ Valentina Ortiz ~ Rosie Carter Cecilia Willis Austyn Cowart _ - Lizzie Manning © Hailey Trejo dl ie FF et Fhe Bett ket gf ee of ee SE ee ee Se UlUrtlC OCU CO , i February 27 - March 1, 2023 2a | weber.edu/storytelling 4 _ Ith anithal STORYTELLING FESTIVAL an | hospitality to this yea: S featured tellers. Scott and Pat Handy - Geraldine and Evan Christensen | Vy and Bennise Whelan ; _ =: LOCAL CHILDREN 5 CHOIRS Kids are Music Farr West Elementary Choir | | 6 KAM 7 ng a gs s © | Prkcon oh at BOOK SALES | 2 io handled by WsU Ogden bookstore. b <a of sates are more than true, not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because _ they tell us that dragons can be beaten, mt ‘February 27 = ‘March 11, 2023 F 26 | weber. edu/storytelling ia —-~G. a Chesterton 7 Laurie mnie ie . Utah Storytelling Guild Cassie Ashton........................ Past President Utah Storytelling Guild lek ee ee ri) President of the e . . . . . . . e . . al . . . ° . . . ... Ashton Award Winner . 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