Wednesday, July 28

8:30am - 4:45pm

Pre-Conference Workshop

YES! Alliance: Many Voices for Education

Presented by Youth, Educators, and Storytellers (YES!) Alliance SIG

7:30pm - 9:30pm

Story Slam

Thursday, July 29

8:00am - 12noon

Pre-Conference Workshop

Organizational Storytelling: The Art, The Science, and The Practice

Presented by: Storytelling in Organizations (SIO) SIG

9:00am - 12noon

Pre-Conference Workshop

Lessons from X and Y: Marketing and Social Media with the 20-40 year olds

Presented by: Producers and Organizers (PRO) SIG

1:00pm - 6:00pm

Master Class

In The Beginning, There Was Nothing But A Moose: Teaching Kids to Tell Tales

Willy Claflin

Master Class

Taming Technology: Using the Internet for Story Biz Success

Dianne de Las Casas

Master Class

Seeing the Big Picture: Artistic Vision for Both Performers and Producers

Nancy Donoval

Master Class

Emcee and Microphone Skills

Susan Klein

Master Class

Writing for Storytellers

Rafe Martin

Master Class

Beyond the Voice

Antonio Rocha

6:00-7:30pm

Dinner on your own

7:30-8:30 pm

Opening Ceremony

8:30pm - 9:30pm

Keynote

Storytelling – The Tool of a Culture

Diane Ferlatte

9:45-10:40 pm

Fringe

Storytellers Unplugged
Ruth Halpern and Tim Ereneta

Fringe

Sense of Place

Lynne Duddy

Fringe

Everything I Know About Leadership I Learned from Beavers

Pete Griffin

Story Swap

Storytell Swap

host: Mary Garrett

Story Swap

Healing Stories

host: Alfreda A. Harris

Story Swap

Audience Participation Stories for Young Listeners

host: Mike Lockett

Friday, July 30

9:00am - 10:30am

General Session

Friends and Colleagues Fast and Easy – The Story of This Conference Begins Now!

Sue O’Halloran

10:45am - 12:15pm

SESSION A

Workshop

The Five New Keys to Energize Your Artist Marketing

Sean Buvala

Workshop

When Grandma Speaks, We Listen! Teaching Storytelling to Older Adults

Barbara Clark

Workshop

Don’t Be Stymied by State Standards

Mary Grace Ketner

Back Story

Antonio Rocha

Fringe

Alakazam! We Have Talent Too!

Carol Esterreicher

Story Swap

Traditional Tales

host: Marjorie Shaefer

12:15-2:00 pm

Lunch on your own

2:00pm - 3:30pm

SESSION B

Intensive

Using Play to Develop Your Stories

Kevin Cordi

Intensive

The Art of Gathering and Performing Oral History

Jo Radner

Workshop

Hopeful Telling from Inside Out: Audaciously Spreading Hope through Story

Wendy Edey

Workshop / Panel

Storymining at Johnson Space Center: A Model for Bridging Generations

Beth Horner, Judy Allton, & Kay Tobola

Performance

Pacific State Showcase

3:45pm - 5:15pm

SESSION C

Intensive-cont.

Using Play to Develop Your Stories

Kevin Cordi

Intensive-cont.

The Art of Gathering and Performing Oral History

Jo Radner

Workshop

Japanese Paper Theater: Visual Storytelling the Kamishibai Way

Hazuki Kataoka & David Battino

Fringe

Family Famine: Hunger for Love

Rachel Hedman

Back Story

Gay Ducey

Performance

Pacific State Showcase

5:15-7:30 pm

Dinner on your own

7:30-9:30 pm

All Regions Concert

9:45PM - 10:40pm

Fringe

Queen Berta and King Pippin: A Medieval Tale of Treachery

Priscilla Howe

Fringe

My Name is Hutta: A True Story

Debra Morningstar

Fringe

Chaidentity

Slash Coleman

Story Swap

Trickster Tales

host: Anne Rutherford

Story Swap

Spooky Tales

host: Jeff Gere 

Story Swap

Good Witches & Other Wild Women & Girls

host: Ellie Jo Shinham

Saturday, July 31

9:00am - 10:30am

SESSION D

Intensive

Bizarre Business Practices Required of the 21st Century Bard

Baba the Storyteller

Intensive

Old Tales for a New Millenium

Linda Gorham, Sue Black, Donna Dettman, Mike Speller

Workshop

Beginnings: Oral Tradition and Adult Literacy

Lyn Ford

Workshop Performance

Fire in my Heart: A Storyteller’s Journey among the Kurds

Diane Edgecomb

Back Story

Leeny Del Seamonds

Story Swap

Stories from the Workplace

host: Patricia Reily

10:45am - 12:15pm

SESSION E

Intensive-cont.

Bizarre Business Practices Required of the 21st Century Bard

Baba the Storyteller

Intensive-cont.

Old Tales for a New Millenium

Linda Gorham, Sue Black, Donna Dettman, Mike Speller

Workshop

‘So there we were…’ Organization Creativity and Adaptability through Storytelling

Patricia Reily

Workshop

Stringing and Storying: Learn String Stories you can tell!

Ruth Stotter

Performance

Pacific State Showcase

Back Story

Beth Horner

12:15pm - 2:30 pm

Lunch & Membership Meeting

2:45pm - 3:45pm

Keynote

Honest Stories Meet the Real World

Antonio Sacre

4:00PM - 5:30pm

SESSION F

Workshop

Cracking the Story Code: A Comprehensive Story Model

Katherine Farmer & Wendy Gourley

Workshop

Teachers and Tellers: Literacy Development in the Classroom

Jane Stenson

Workshop / Panel

How to Produce, Sell and Market a Winning CD

Marilyn McPhie & panel

Fringe

Tales for Teens

Audrey Kopp

Back Story

Antonio Sacre

Performance

Pacific State Showcase

5:30-7:30 pm

Dinner on your own

7:30-9:00 pm

Oracle Award Celebration

9:00pm - 12:00am

Oracle Reception and Dance

9:45pm - 10:40pm

Fringe

Hand Me Down Storytelling Garments: One Generation to Another

Angela Lloyd, MFA

Fringe

Chain Saw Story

Russ Conrad

Fringe

What Are You?

Barbara G. Wong

Story Swap

Bars, Cars and Dating Scares

host: Melanie Pratt

Story Swap

Stories that Changed my Life

host: James Nelson-Lucas

Story Swap

Island Stories

host: Bill Park

Sunday, August 1

9:00am - 10:30am

General Session

Enriching Our Community: Celebrating Storytellers with Disabilities

Mary Gay Ducey, Beth Horner, Peter Cook, Jessica Carleton and Liebe Gray

10:45am - 12:15pm

Session G

Workshop

The Alexander Technique for Storytellers: Improving Performance through Healthy Habits

John Harer & partners

Workshop

Activating the Classroom with Stories: Who, What, When, Why, How

Emily Lansana & Merissa Shunk

Workshop

The Destination Is the Journey: Stories and Life Transitions

Jane Treat

Back Story

Diane Ferlatte

Performance

Pacific State Showcase

Story Swap

Sacred Stories from World Religions

host: Yvonne Young

12:15pm - 2:00pm

Lunch on your own

2:00pm - 4:00pm

National Concert and Closing Ceremony