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Story Telling at the Inn
Starting
in January 2009 the Alphorn Bistro at Inn at Danbury will be a new
venue for storytelling! The Graf’s were introduced to
storytelling by Lauretta Phillips at the Corner House Inn. The Inn and
Bistro feel that this is such a fantastic talent that they have decided
to host a story telling Brunch on two Sundays each month starting
January 11th. The stories will be age appropriate for kids.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED for this event.
STORY
TELLING BRUNCH
Starting
in January 2009 the Alphorn Bistro at Inn at Danbury will be offering
live story telling two Sundays each month. The story tellers will vary
each week and are all professional, some nationally recognized.
$12.50 for the Brunch menu (Egg type dishes)
$14.50 for Lunch Menu
Tentative Time Schedule:
11:45 Arrival of Guests
12:15 Brunch/Lunch served
12:45 – 1:00 Story Telling begins
1:45 – 2:00 Story Telling ends
| January
11 |
Cora Ciampi (postponed due to weather)
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| January 25 |
Lauretta
Phillips has been telling stories Professionally since 1987. She
writes
most of her own stories but her repertoire also includes folk tales,
fairy tales, legends, urban tales, tall tales, small tales, cat tales,
rat tales, and just plain tales. |
| February 8 |
Andy Cheney aka Ebenezer Webster
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| February 15 | Cora Ciampi |
February 22
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Angela Klingler - "Alternately wise and funny, silly and poignant," (Yukon News,)
nationally recognized, NAPPA award winning storyteller Angela
Klingler's animated retellings of traditional world folktales,
fairytales, myth and legends delight and engage the imaginations of all
ages.
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| March 8 |
Sharon Wood
has been a professional storyteller since 1995. Her pride in her
Eastern European roots led her to build a repertoire of Folktales from
Around the World for audiences of all ages. A scarf, a hat, or an apron
plus a word or two spoken in the language give each story a special
touch. Her theme for her stories at the Alphorn Bistro will be "Salty
Tales" from Poland, Hungary, England and, of course, Germany. |
| March 22 |
Andy Cheney brings to life through his portrayals, characters such as:
Ebenezer Webster, a little known 18th century soldier, settler and family man of Salisbury, New Hampshire; Joseph Martin
Plumb, a Private in the fledgling Continental Army, feeding off the
taste of freedom with little more than the shirt on his back. Stories of animals, Indians, danger, and fun.
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| April 5 |
With a face
and voice that launched a thousand characters, Leeny Del Seamonds, Master Story
Performer™, is a multi award-winning internationally acclaimed
performer of Latino, original and multicultural stories spiced with
exquisite mime, a cornucopia of voices, and love of people. With
a twinkle in her eye and fire in her heart, Leeny breathes life into
her stories, as she masterfully and effortlessly springs from one story
character to another, inviting audiences to share in her Cuban-American
sense of humor and love of performing. Leeny creates and performs
tales that are uplifting and demonstrate the passion, resiliency and
triumphs of the human spirit.
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April 19
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George Radcliffe,
‘Uncle George’, shares a unique smorgasbord collection of folktales
that he calls “Slumgullion Tales”. ‘Uncle George’ has made each of
these tales his own by combining an original telling style with a sense
of humor, thus bringing the magic of each story to young and old
alike. His animated and engaging approach draws his audiences,
deep into the stories he narrates. George teaches people of all ages
the art of the oral tale and at any given time he has a range of
stories which run the gamut from intense to humorous.
We are sorry to
hear that Uncle George has been in a car accident. He is recovering
well but he will be greatly missed. We hope to have another
opportunity in the future to have him tell his fascinating stories here
at our inn.
Thank you Laura for jumping in last minute to cover the event!
The Graf family
Laura Packer
has been telling stories her whole life. She has told stories in venues
as wide ranging as ExchangePlace Stage at the National Storytelling
Festival, The Art of Storytelling Festival in Miami, London's Hyde
Park, MIT, NASA, etc, etc..She tells unusual and enchanting stories for
adults and children that always lead listeners down unexpected avenues.
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| May 3rd Grand
Finale! |
Patricia Darcy, Ruth Niven, Marion Posner, Lauretta Phillips and
Meredith Bird Miller who lives in
Wilmot, NH, and is a storyteller, naturalist, and an educational
consultant. She is a member of the education faculty of New
England College and a doctoral candidate in environmental studies at
Antioch New England University. She has 25 years’ experience
working with state parks, schools, libraries, and community groups, and
is known for her energetic and fun presentation style. Meredith
is a member of the League for the Advancement of New England
Storytelling (LANES) and is the organizer of New England College’s
annual “Tellabration” storytelling festival. |
We
are really looking forward to this new event and we hope you'll come
visit us this winter!
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