NSN Year of the Regions - 2009
National Storytelling Network co-sponsored one exciting event in each of our seven regions as part of 2009 – Year of the Regions! Congratulations to the following events:
January 25, 2009 – Mid-Atlantic Region – Tales from the Body: Storytelling about Illness and Disability in New York City, NY - produced/co-sponsored by The Storytelling Center of New York City and co-sponsored by the New York Society for Ethical Culture
February 18-21, 2009 – South Central Region – Telling Stories, Changing Lives in Columbia, MO – produced/co-sponsored by Kind Crone Productions, Mid-Missouri Organization of Storytelling (MOST) and the Columbia Public Library, with additional support from Columbia College, the City of Columbia, and Daniel Boone Regional Library
March 7, 2009 – North Central Region – Nebraska Storytelling Festival in Omaha, NE – produced/co-sponsored by Nebraska StoryArts and co-sponsored by Nebraska Arts Council; partnership with GBT (Growing and Building Together) Academy of the Arts. Gather round the stories and share the warmth!
March 26, 2009 – Southeast Region – Coming Home to Healing - Florida StoryCamp pre-event in Eustis, FL – produced/co-sponsored by Florida Storytelling Association
April 24-26, 2009 – Western Region – New Horizons in Storytelling, part of Rocky Mountain Storytellers’ Conference (RMSC) in Denver, CO – produced/co-sponsored by RMSC and co-sponsored by Spellbinders, and Swallow Hill Music Association in Denver, CO
June 4-5, 2009 – Northeast Region – The Folktales for Life Project in Portland, Maine – produced/co-sponsored by MOOSE (Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts) with support from Coffee By Design
July 16-19, 2009 – Pacific Region – Talk Story Conference in Waikiki, Hawaii - produced by Jeff Gere with Talk Story Festival and co-sponsored by the Alliance for Culture and Arts and Friends of the Library.
Thank you to all the groups who submitted proposals for our pilot “Year of the Regions” program. There are so many fine storytelling events around the country, it made selections very difficult; we wish we could sponsor all of them.