Stories from Here and There
Peggy Cimino and Bairbre McCarthy
Senior Projects of Ravena              (518) 756-8593

Sponsor: RCS Community Library

Once Upon a Time and a Little Bit More: Stories for Families
Barbara Chepaitis and Karen Pillsworth
Valley Falls Community Hall             (518) 753-6230

Sponsors: Valley Falls Free Library and Arvilla E. Diver Memorial Library

Stories from Here and There
Peggy Cimino and Bairbre McCarthy
Wood Park Senior Center,
Hoosick Falls                                      (518) 686-5408

Sponsor: Cheney Library, Hoosick Falls

Stories from Then and Now
Joe Doolittle and Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi
Nassau Senior Apartments                 (518) 766-7104

Sponsor: Nassau Free Library

Stories from Then and Now
Joe Doolittle and Lorraine Hartin-Gelardi
Hawthorne Ridge Senior Living Center,
East Greenbush                                    (518) 279-5330

Sponsor: East Greenbush Community Library

Once Upon a Time and a Little Bit More: Stories for Families
Barbara Chepaitis and Karen Pillsworth
Rensselaer Boys and Girls Club        (518) 465-3403

Sponsor: Rensselaer Public Library

Story Walk!
Barbara Chepaitis, Queen Nur, Karen Pillsworth, Fran Yardley, and Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Maple Hill Middle School student tellers
New York State Museum

Our Favorite Stories
Peggy Cimino, Bairbre McCarthy, Queen Nur, Antonio Rocha, The Storycrafters, Fran Yardley
Voorheesville Public Library                 (518) 765-2791

Sponsor: Friends of the Voorheesville Public Library

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, (518) 765-2791, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

Creating a Storytelling Tradition with Kids in Libraries and Classrooms
The Storycrafters
Guilderland Public Library                     (518) 456-2400

Even in our technological age, we still transmit human values and literature through oral storytelling. What tools can we use to enliven oral tradition in modern society? Through lively exercises, demonstration, and discussion, we will explore human communication and learning through stories, and ways to excite children and their elders about language, learning and literature. A thoughtful and practical workshop with many ideas and activities for participants to take away.

Storytelling: How Do I Get Started?
Len Cabral
Guilderland Public Library                     (518) 456-2400

This storytelling workshop will focus on methods and techniques for librarians and teachers that Len has found effective in more than twenty years as a professional storyteller. Using stories for children from ages three to twelve, he will provide concrete examples of these techniques including participation, repetition, and how to lengthen the attention span of the children we work with through story engagement. Participants will leave with stories to tell and the confidence to tell them.

Things That Go Bump in the Night
Len Cabral, Queen Nur, Antonio Rocha, The Storycrafters, Fran Yardley
Guilderland Public Library                     (518) 456-2400

Sponsor: Friends of Guilderland Public Library

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, (518) 456-2400, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

Tales to Take You to the Edge
Len Cabral, Queen Nur, Antonio Rocha, The Storycrafters, Fran Yardley
Guilderland Public Library                    (518) 456-2400

Sponsor: Friends of Guilderland Public Library

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, (518 456-2400, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

The Nuts and Bolts of Storytelling
Len Cabral
Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

This workshop will explain the tools needed to become a storyteller who engages the listeners, be they children or adults. Includes: where to find stories; how to learn stories; how and where to practice them; how to avoid mistakes that get in the way of the story; and do we memorize or just know the story? Len will discuss the importance of setting the stage before taking the stage.

Beyond the Voice, Part 1
Antonio Rocha
Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

Discover how you can move in your stories and bring your characters to life. You will learn mime techniques and illusions that focus on individual creativity to make the invisible visible, therefore creating atmosphere and character. Learn how to get your body to support what you are saying by adding great and memorable details to your story.

Family Concert

Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

Come hear some of the finest tellers our region!

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.

Student Performance

Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

Fresh Voices: Stories with Attitude

From Berne-Knox-Westerlo and Castleton, young storytellers who have studied with master tellers showcase their abilities.

Story Swaps

Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

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.

Len Cabral, Queen Nur, Fran Yardley
Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

A selection of stories from around the world. Fun for all ages!

Tale-Twisting: Next Steps in Storytelling and Story Writing
The Storycrafters
Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

How can we work with the tales of olde and enjoy them in new ways that expand our understanding of story? This workshop looks at these and other questions through discussion, demonstration, and participatory exercises in creative tale-twisting, to come to a deeper understanding of our place within the world of folklore and oral tradition. For tellers interested in expanding techniques for re-telling of traditional tales, and teachers looking for new ways to teach about story.

Beyond the Voice, Part 2
Antonio Rocha
Albany Public Library, Main Branch     (518) 427-4310

Stories that Make You Giggle and Grin
Len Cabral, Queen Nur, Antonio Rocha, The Storycrafters, Fran Yardley
Bush Memorial Center
Sage College                                    (518) 274-7071

Sponsor: Friends of the Troy Public Library

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 Troy Public Library, (518) 274-7071, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

You Might As Well Laugh: Comical Tales of Being A Grown-up
Len Cabral, Queen Nur, Antonio Rocha, The Storycrafters, Fran Yardley
Bush Memorial Center
Sage College                                    (518) 274-7071

Sponsor: Friends of the Troy Public Library

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 Troy Public Library, (518) 274-7071, for more information. (Full festival tickets include this concert. No additional tickets are needed.)

Stories Alive!
Len Cabral, Queen Nur, Antonio Rocha, The Storycrafters, Fran Yardley
Bethlehem Public Library                       (518) 439-9314

Sponsor: Friends of Bethlehem Public Library

No tickets required.