Regional Spotlight Events
We are thrilled to announce the following fantastic events as our 2012 NSN Regional Spotlight Events! We also are pleased to thank our partner and major underwriter, Parkhurst Brothers, Inc., helping NSN make this possible. We hope you will help us thank Parkhurst Brothers with your support. Make plans now to attend one or more of these terrific and diverse storytelling events in 2012. More details coming soon!
Northeast Region
January 15-22 : FUNDA FEST: A Celebration of Black Storytelling, various locations, RI
Organizers: Valerie Tutson, Rhode Island Black Storytellers
Southeast Region
February 17-18 : 30th Annual Southern Order of Storytellers Festival, Decatur, GA
Organizers: Southern Order of Storytellers - Ann Ritter, Linda Martin, Debbie Weston From, www.southernorderofstorytellers.org
South Central Region
April 20-21 : Fairfield Bay Story Fest 2012, Fairfield Bay, AR
Organizers: Stas’ Ziolkowski, City of Fairfield Bay
North Central Region
May 4-5 : 25th Jackson Storyfest, Jackson, MI
Organizers: Sara Tackett & Storyfest BOD
Pacific Region
July 12-15 : 2012 Comic Con Storytelling Presence, San Diego, CA
Organizers: Patrick Gerard, David Novak in collaboration with Storytellers of San Diego
Mid-Atlantic Region
August 11-12 : 12th Annual Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, Pittsburgh, PA
Organizers: Mary Morgan Smith & others, Northland Library
Western Region
October (exact date TBD) : Epic Storytelling Extravaganza, Boulder, CO
Organizers: Pam Faro, partnership with local storytelling groups
NSN is proud to announce our partnership with the following events
in 2011 "Year of the Regions"
Western Region:
January 22, Farmington City, UT – Farmington City Storytelling Festival, produced by the Farmington City Parks and Recreation Dept. www.farmington.utah.gov and members of the Utah Storytelling Guild www.utstoryguild.org
Mid-Atlantic Region:
March 25-26, Bethlehem, PA – Story Fusion 2011, produced by Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild with Northampton Community College, www.lvstorytellers.org
Northeast Region:
Spring 2011, Cambridge, MA - Cambridge StoryTrades, produced by StoryStream Cambridge in collaboration with massmouth, www.massmouth.com, www.massmouth.blogspot.com. Small events beginnning Feb. 23 leading up to large event in the Spring, date to be announced.
Southeast Region:
April 1-3, Laurinburg, NC – Storytelling Festival of Carolina, produced by Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast, www.storyartscenter.org
Pacific Region:
April 17, Seattle, WA – Seattle Earth Day Celebration 2011, produced by Seattle Storytellers Guild.Duwamish Longhouse, 2:00pm concert. The Duwamish Longhouse is located at 4705 W Marginal Way, Seattle. www.seattlestorytelling.org
North Central Region:
April 28-May 1, Lake Geneva, WI - The Northlands Storytelling Conference, produced by Northlands Storytelling Network, www.northlands.net
South Central Region:
July 8-10, San Antonio, TX – Texas Storytelling Conference: Sustaining the Flame: Stories Fuel Life and Learning, produced by Tejas Storytelling Association, www.tejasstorytelling.com
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Contact Karin Hensley at Karin@storynet.org or your NSN Regional Director.
2009 Year of the Region award winners
