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Festival Events
Storytelling month kick-off events
Monday, November 10, 2008
Cringe Down Memory Lane (pdf)
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Hollywood Library
Served by Tri–Met Buses #12S,
75 and 77
If you had big hair, pegged jeans, striped rugbies or jellies.
If you listened to Duran Duran, Bon Jovi, Public Enemy or Madonna.
If you loved Kirk Cameron, Fresh Prince, Alyssa Milano or Ricky Schroder.
If you wrote long, agonizing love letters or angst-ridden diary entries.
Bring them. Read them.
You won't be alone.
The more embarrassing, the better.
Exploit your younger self for entertainment! Bring old letters, diary entries, school essays, etc. to read out loud. 5 minute maximum.
Recommended for adults only.
Admission is FREE, but space is limited. Free tickets will be given out 30 minutes before the event is scheduled to begin.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
DIY Stories: Following the Oregon Tale – Stories about how we got here, what makes us love this place, and why we stay. Hosted by David Vanadia. (pdf)
1 – 2 p.m.
Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Served by Tri–Met Max Light Rail and the Portland Streetcar
You moved here from California because you heard about the nice weather. Perhaps you left the east coast to discover the laid-back, west coast lifestyle. Maybe you were born here. Come and share stories about what brought you to Oregon and what keeps you here.
DIY (Do It Yourself) Stories is an open storytelling forum. Join us to hear stories and tell your own. Of course you can just show up to listen, but it's much more fun when you participate! Please keep stories to 5 minutes; no reading or performing; think "beginning, middle, end."
David Vanadia is an interdisciplinary artist who works with narrative in its many forms. He has performed internationally and acts as a consultant for companies of all sizes.
Recommended for adults.
Admission is FREE, but space is limited.
Festival events
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Eavesdropping on Life: An evening of Storytelling with Syd Lieberman (pdf)
7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Mittleman Jewish Community Center
6651 SW Capitol Highway, Portland, OR 97219
Served by Tri–Met Bus #1, 44 and 45
As a Cubs fan, a Harvard man, and a life-long educator, Syd Lieberman has an interesting perspective on life. Join us for a special evening performance as Syd shares his hilarious and touching takes on growing up and raising a family in Chicago. And if we're really lucky, he'll croon some show tunes.
Syd is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, an author, and an award-winning teacher. Many of his best-loved stories deal with growing up and raising a family in Chicago. He is also known for his original historical pieces and his signature versions of Jewish and literary tales. Read about Syd.
For adults only.
Admission: $10
Tickets are available for purchase now at Annie Bloom's Books, Capitol Hill, Central, Gregory Heights, Hillsdale, Hollywood, Rockwood and Midland libraries, Library Administration and at the door.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Monsters, Music and More: A Family Song and Storytelling Concert with Bill Harley (pdf)
7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
Parkrose High School
12003 NE Shaver St. Portland, Oregon 97220
Served by Tri–Met Bus #22 and 71
Enjoy stories, music and more in a rollicking good time for the whole family!
A Grammy Award-winning artist, Bill Harley is a musician, storyteller, author and playwright who has carved
out a reputation as one of the finest family performers in the United States. Wise and witty at the same time,
his work portrays contemporary American life, with a slight off-center bent. A prolific author and recording
artist, Harley has seven children's books and twenty-eight recordings of stories and songs. Read about Bill.
Recommended for all ages.
Admission: Adult: $10, child (to grade 12): $5.
Tickets are available for purchase now at Annie Bloom’s Books, Library Administration, the libraries at Capitol Hill, Central, Midland, Hillsdale, Hollywood, and at the door.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Family Matinees
Recommended for ages 5 and up.
Admission is FREE.
Space at library locations is limited. Free tickets for seating will be available 30 minutes prior to the first program at each location.
11 a.m.
Syd Lieberman at Hollywood Library
Motoko at North Portland Library
Bill Harley at Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Anne-Louise Sterry at Hillsdale Library
1 p.m.
Syd Lieberman at Hollywood Library
Alton Chung at St. John's Library
3 p.m.
Bill Harley at Midland Library
Motoko at Woodstock Library
Alton Chung at Belmont Library
Anne-Louise Sterry at Sellwood-Moreland Library
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Tapestry of Tales Tellabration and Finale
7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
First Unitarian Church
1011 SW 12th Ave., Portland, Oregon
Served by Tri–Met Buses #15,
18,
51,
63 and
many others
Communities around the world gather on the same day to listen and share stories in Tellabration. Come celebrate a world of stories with Syd Lieberman, Bill Harley, and Motoko Dworkin. Read about Syd, Bill, and Motoko.
This performance will have sign language interpreters.
Recommended for ages 8 and up.
Admission is FREE.