Story Crossroads: The Newsletter
Volume 7, Issue 2
Traditions in our E-Newsletter
* Story of the Month
* Events
* Story Videos of the Month, created or loved by us
* Cap's Off to You! - people/organization profiles
* Past Celebrations
Commissioned Artwork by Rowan North
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Year-at-a-Glance (click on month or story title for story):
August 2021 - South America - Paraguay
September 2021 - Africa - Somalia
October 2021 - Europe - Luxembourg
November 2021 - Asia - Nepal
December 2021 - Australia/Oceania - Fiji
Story of the Month rotates with the six major continents. Our paid memberships delve deeper with three family/classroom activities as well as recipe(s) with the featured culture and country.
Thank you to commissioned articles and e-workbooks from Laura Packer, Sam Payne, Baba the Storyteller, Karl Behling, Linda Gorham, Dr. Joseph Sobol, Karla Huntsman, Peter Cook, Jim Brulé, and
Steffani Raff. Join us as a Story Crossroads Member today.
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Story Crossroads Academy
- Spread the word -
We launched Story Crossroads Academy, online self-led storytelling courses, with special attention to teachers, homeschool groups, and seniors. The first 8-hour course (4 modules - 16 lessons) is free with American Sign Language and open captioning for
increased accessibly.
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Finding the Funny: Using Humor in Stories
Steve Daut
Saturday, July 10, 2021
9am-10:30am MDT (UTC -6)
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
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51st House Concert - in-person
Stephen Gashler
Tales from Valhalla – Myths and Adventures of Viking Lore
Friday, July 16, 2021
7pm-8pm MDT (UTC -6)
Suggested donation $15+/person or $25+/household
House Concert Series
Exact address given upon registration
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Saturday, August 7, 2021
9am-10:30am MDT (UTC -6)
Sliding Scale Tuition: $5 minimum, $25 suggested donation, on up to $50
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Story Videos of the Month
Enjoy Diane Wolkstein tell "The Magic Orange Tree," a Haitian folktale she published with many other tales. We are honoring her with the Cap's Off to You! (see below). The last two videos are showing what you can look forward to with Steve Daut's virtual workshop "Finding the Funny: Using Humor in Stories" on
July 10, 2021 as well as the transitioning time for our house concerts and a hint of our featured teller, Stephen Gashler for July 16, 2021.
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If you or someone you know has a story video that you want us to see, then let us know by emailing [email protected].
Celebrating your way of using story
Featuring: Diane Wolkstein (Posthumously)
Find out more the impact that Diane Wolkstein has had for and will continue to have for Story Crossroads...and the world. Click link below or on the picture of Diane Wolkstein.
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A New Sacred Space - Share Memories
Do you know a Story Artist who has passed on and want others to remember them? Memories? Pictures? You can submit names and memories of Story Artists who have passed on through our
online form.
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We thank Bob Davis for these pictures (and many more) from the hybrid festival on May 10-13, 2021 at the Murray City Park, Utah.
We celebrated our youth tellers, professional story artists, videographers, and ASL Interpreters. We had 951 views of our Festival playlist with the Youth Teller Premiere being most watched. Considering the family and friends...not too surprised. People enjoyed the different cultures as well as having ASL throughout all the 24 videos connected with the Festival.
We celebrated our first hybrid festival on May 10-13, 2021...though many people are still enjoying it now as ticketholders can view to June 15. We will share more details in our July e-newsletter.
Thanks to funding from National Endowment for the Arts; Western States Arts Federation; Utah Division of Arts and Museums/Utah Legislature; Utah Humanities; City of Murray; Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP) of Salt Lake County; Salt Lake City Arts Council; Clever Octopus, and 80+ businesses and individuals.
We had a lovely virtual workshop on June 5, 2021 led by Suzanne Hudson on "Bringing HerStory & History Alive." We had special guests/docents from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Museum as well as people across the nation. We were pleased that men AND women enjoyed the amazing insights
from Suzanne. And she had 7 excellent handouts on top of it all.
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Tuesdays, 9am-9:30am MDT (UTC -6)
We have weekly live-streaming of behind-the-scenes of Story Crossroads.
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1st Fridays, Noon-1pm MDT (UTC -6)
Join our informal video chats on Discord about storytelling-related topics. Find archived talking points from past discussions as well as future topics.
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We appreciate the permission from Steve Evans to use his world photojournalist pictures. He as well as other talented people are found on the Honored Artists page.
Through the Non-Profit Rewards Program, Story Crossroads receives materials as well as continuous fundraising through Clever Octopus, which sells discounted art and craft supplies from 2250 South West Temple, South Salt Lake, 84115. After your purchase, you can place tokens in our Story Crossroads jar at
their store location for continuous donations to us. Visit www.cleveroctopus.org for more information. |
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