Stories from Near and Far
Micki Groper and Alan McClintock
Cheney Library, Hoosick Falls (518) 686-9401

Spring is Sprung: Stories for Families
Fran Combs Berger and Kent Busman
Altamont Free Library, Altamont (518) 861-7239

Tales with Tails
Mary Rachel Platt and Frank-Lee Speaking
Stephentown Memorial Library, Stephentown (518) 733-5750

Stories from Near and Far
Micki Groper and Alan McClintock
Nassau Free Library, Nassau (518) 766-2715

Spring is Sprung: Stories for Families
Fran Combs Berger and Kent Busman
Pine Hills Branch, Albany Public Library (518) 482-7911

Tales with Tails
Mary Rachel Platt and Frank-Lee Speaking
Castleton Public Library, Castleton (518) 732-0879

Third grade students join us at NYS Museum for stories among the exhibits

New York State Museum

The NYS Museum is a livelier-than-usual place as busloads of third graders arrive for Story Walk! In its third year, Story Walk! brings storytelling to local schools by helping bring students to storytelling. This event is by invitation only to local school classes.

Best-Loved Stories
Kent Busman, Frank-Lee Speaking, Micki Groper, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy, Bob Reiser
East Greenbush Community Library, East Greenbush (518) 477-7476

NOTE: While this is a free concert, the seating is limited and tickets are required. Some tickets may be available that night. Please call the library, 477-7476 extension 6, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

Two-part practical workshop for tellers, teachers and librarians
Dan Keding, Judith Black, Mary Murphy and Bob Reiser
Guilderland Public Library, Guilderland (518) 456-2400

Dan Keding: "Cinderella Leaves the Book: Multi Uses of Story in Library and Classroom Settings"

Explore uses of folk tales, fairy tales, personal and orginal stories in the classroom and library.

Lunch and Panel Discussion: Building Your Storytelling Confidence

Judith Black: "The Techniques of Telling"

Learn techniques for making stories come alive!

Things That Go Bump in the Night
Judith Black, Eshu Bumpus, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy, Bob Reiser
Guilderland Public Library, Guilderland (518) 456-2400

NOTE: While these are free concerts, the seating is limited and tickets are required. Some tickets may be available that night. Please call the library, 456-2400 extension 9, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

Tales to Keep You Up All Night
Judith Black, Eshu Bumpus, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy, Bob Reiser
Guilderland Public Library, Guilderland (518) 456-2400

NOTE: While these are free concerts, the seating is limited and tickets are required. Some tickets may be available that night. Please call the library, 456-2400 extension 9, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

The Ghost Story: Boo!!
Dan Keding
Albany Public Library, Main Branch (518) 427-4300

Creating Original Fairy Tales from Your Life, Part 1
Judith Black
Albany Public Library, Main Branch (518) 427-4300

Family Concert

Albany Public Library, Main Branch (518) 427-4300

Come hear some of the finest regional tellers from New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Maine, and New Jersey!

Out of many excellent entries, these tellers and their stories were chosen to bring the best of the northeast storytelling world to your family right here in Albany.

Onstage: Karima Amin telling “Chicken and Cockroach” Peggy Hagen telling “The Wizard’s Cloud” Ken Galipeau telling “Where Has All the Garbage Gone/The Bilingual Cat” David Joe Miller telling "Annie" Diane Postoian telling “Grandma’s Broom” Lorna Stengel telling "Onion Joe" Join us!

Held concurrently

Story Swaps are where anyone can tell a story (but not read a story). Do feel free to tell unpolished tales. Length of stories: under 7 minutes.

Fun for all ages!
Eshu Bumpus, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy
Albany Public Library, Main Branch (518) 427-4300

Belly Laughs and Beyond: Bringing Humor to Stories
Bob Reiser
Albany Public Library, Main Branch (518) 427-4300

Creating Original Fairy Tales from Your Life, Part 2
Judith Black
Albany Public Library, Main Branch (518) 427-4300

Stories that Make You Giggle and Grin
Judith Black, Eshu Bumpus, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy, Bob Reiser
William K. Sanford Town Library, Colonie (518) 458-9274

You Might As Well Laugh: Comical Tales of Being A Grown-up
Judith Black, Eshu Bumpus, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy, Bob Reiser
William K. Sanford Town Library, Colonie (518) 458-9274

Once Upon a Time in Albany
Alan McClintock and Nancy Marie Payne
Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center (518) 434-0405

Tickets sold only at the door. See www.albany.org for more Albany History Fair information.

Once Upon a Time in Albany: Stories for Adults
Alan McClintock and Nancy Marie Payne
Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center (518) 434-0405

Tickets sold only at the door. See www.albany.org for more Albany History Fair information.

Stories Alive!
Judith Black, Eshu Bumpus, Dan Keding, Mary Murphy, Bob Reiser
Bethlehem Public Library, Bethlehem (518) 439-9314

NOTE: While this is a free concert,the seating is limited and tickets are required. Some tickets may be available that day. Please call the library, 439-9314, press 4, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)