Ongoing Events

 

Story by Story is our weekly TV show; tune in on Sunday nights at 8:30 and Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 on Schenectady Public Access TV, Channel 16.

Children at the Well (CATW): Interfaith Youth Storytelling Group. http://www.interfaithstory.org/children-at-the-well.shtml.  Find them on Facebook!
OPEN MIC in Saratoga – Signups to tell stories at 6:45 p.m. Stories begin at 7:00 pm. 

June 14 Monday at Caffé  Lena.  47 Phila Street Saratoga Springs 12866 (518) 583-0022. 6:45; telling from 7 until 9 pm. No Open Mic in Saratoga during July and August.  See you in September! Here is a note the Talespinner editor recently received from Eileen Egan Mack, a satisfied Open Mic in Saratoga listener: “I just want to say how much I enjoyed being a part of the storytelling at Woodlawn Commons. The stories were wonderful to witness and I am impressed at how supportive the storytellers are of one another. The setting of Woodlawn Commons also gives the storytellers the chance to interact with the audience in a way I did not anticipate; The audience becomes like old friends as the residents come month after month and there is a very personal touch from the moment the first listener walks or wheels in the door, until the cookies are gone and everyone says good night. What a beautiful thing! I am very happy to be associated with this amazing group of people. Christie Keegan and Jeanine Laverty were perfect hosts and really help set the tone. Great things have taken root. So glad I got to be there to feel it.”

Adirondack Storytelling Guild – Contact Fran Yardley  franstory@gmail.com.

Interfaith Story Circle June 15 on Tuesday from 7:00-9:00 pm, promises to be a prayerful, heartfelt circle at the Hubbard Interfaith Sanctuary College of St. Rose, 959 Madison Avenue, Albany.  Facilitator: Rev. George Brennan. Theme:  Stories about Forgiveness. Father Brennan ministers in the inner city of Albany. He has recently founded The Reconciliation Project to share stories about people who are working to promote forgiveness and reconciliation. Come share your personal stories and wisdom tales about forgiveness - stories about enemies becoming allies...strangers becoming  friends...stories about resolving conflicts, facing dilemmas...finding compassion...stories about reaching out  to people on the margins...restoring right relationships with people who suffer in silence...and more!  Listeners always welcome.  http://www.interfaithstory.org/events.shtml
Caffé Lena Weekly Open Mic – 7:00 pm. 47 Phila St. Saratoga Springs 12866 (518) 583-0022. 
Held every Thursday and open to all styles of music and spoken word performance, including poetry, comedy, and storytelling. The producers warmly welcome whatever you have to offer.
Performer registration from 7 to 7:25 PM. Performances start at 7:30. No telephone registration permitted. No special preference is given to kids, pros, or to those traveling long distances.
Participants play two songs or speak for 10 minutes. There is no featured performer at Weekly Open Mic. 

Albany Open Mic - Dates and Location TBD - We are looking for storytellers and listeners and a location for an Open Mic in Albany – call Claire at 209-6477 or e-mail cbnolou@yahoo.com if you are interested.

 

Family Programs

 

June 5 Saturday 10:00 am- 4:00 pm.  “Town of Niskayuna Arts Fair 'round the Gazebo” located just east of Niskayuna High School on Nott Street across from the Library (please park at Town Hall and NHS parking lot) WITH...Food, Fun, Hand-picked Art; Bel Canto Voices; Mental Trigger; Dave Owens Strings; 2 Lonesome + 1 of Dyer Switch; Jordan McCann young soprano soloist. Also performing: The Schenectady Theater for Children with Claire Nolan as Mother Jones inside the Town Hall and in the Gazebo with musical selections from their recent production of The Mermaid of Edam. Contact Lisa Lambert, Bon Art Designs Organizer and Artist (518) 391-8339 Lisabonart@aol.com. Free

June 5 -- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Stories and Songs from South of the Border” -- SUNY Cortland Migrant Education Program, Cortland, NY.

June 12 -- Tales 'n Tunes --“Sing Us a Story!” -- Saratoga ArtsFest Center Stage, Broadway. 1:00- 2:00 p.m. Admission: free and open to the public; ARTSPASS required for seating. www.saratogaartsfest.org

June 11 & 12 Friday 7:30 pm and Saturday 10:00.  “A Happy Ending” Storytelling Festival.  Celebrate with the Storytelling Center of Oneonta, with storytellers Laura Simms, Steve Gorn, Lorna Czarnota and Marni Gillard. Events are held on the SUNY Oneonta Campus and at the nearby Swart-Wilcox House Museum. Contact Bill Swain (607) 432-0562 swainwa@oneonta.edu.  Free

June 13 Sunday 2:30 pm, Bairbre McCarthy and Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company will participate in the Saratoga Arts Fest in Celtic Footprints at the National Museum of Dance, South Broadway, in Saratoga at, www.saratogaartsfest.org. The dancers and Bairbre collaborate with stories and dances tracing the migration of the Celts from Europe to America. More information at http://www.sinopolidances.org/

July 1--Tales 'n Tunes --“Dive into Reading!”--6:30 p.m.  Horicon Free Library,Brant Lake, NY. --in the Town Hall Community Room.

July 8-- Tales 'n Tunes --“Dive into Reading!”--10:00 a.m.  Cicero Library, Cicero, NY.

July 8-- Tales 'n Tunes --“Dive into Reading!”--2:00 p.m.  Salina Free Public Library, Mattydale, NY.

July 16 Friday -- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Stories from a Small, Small World”--Mercy Cares for Kids, Albany, NY.

July 21-- Tales 'n Tunes --“Dive into Reading!” --2:00 p.m. Mary Wilcox Library, Whitney Point, NY.

July 22-- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Dive into Reading!” --6:00 p.m. Pember Library, Granville, NY.

July 25 Sunday 6:00 pm Not Just for Kids Storytelling with Regi Carpenter. Schoharie Crossing State Historic in front of the Visitor Center. 129 Schoharie Street at Schoharie Crossing.  Call (518) 829-7516 to confirm location. Free

July 26-- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Dive into Reading!”-- 7:00 p.m. - Howard Public Library, Hornell, NY. 

July 27-- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Dive into Reading!”--11:00 a.m. - Hornell Public Library, Hornell, NY. 

July 27-- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Dive into Reading!”-- 2:00 p.m. - Canisteo Library, Canisteo, NY. 

July 27-- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Dive into Reading!”-- 6:00 p.m. - Almond Library, Almond, NY.

July 29-- Tales 'n Tunes -- “Dive into Reading!”-- 1:00 p.m. -SouthEast Steuben County Public Library, Corning, NY.

Adult Programs

June 12 Saturday 1:00 – 4:00 pm -- "Stories from the Porch" Storytelling Festival at the historic John Burroughs Woodchuck Lodge, Roxbury, NY. For more info: 607.326.2978.

July 7 Wednesday 7:30 – 9:00 pm Summer Storytelling-Vespers Series “Mohawk Valley Portraits: Stories of The Valley We Call Home” with Joe Doolittle, storyteller and Ed Munger on guitar playing jigs and reels. The Boght Arts Center “Where art & spirit converge” 583 Boght Road, Cohoes, NY 12047 518-785-ARTS http://www.boghtarts.org/

July 21 Wednesday 7:30 – 9:00 pm Summer Storytelling-Vespers Series “Adirondack Portraits: Stories from the Adirondacks and High Places” with Betty Cassidy and Margaret French.

The Boght Arts Center “Where art & spirit converge” 583 Boght Road, Cohoes, NY 12047 518-785-ARTS http://www.boghtarts.org/

 July 28 Wednesday 7:30 – 9:00 pm Summer Storytelling-Vespers Series “Stories of Portraits in a Family Album” with Claire Nolan and Dee Lee. The Boght Arts Center “Where art & spirit converge” 583 Boght Road, Cohoes, NY 12047 518-785-ARTS http://www.boghtarts.org/

August 4 Wednesday 7:30 – 9:00 pm Summer Storytelling-Vespers Series “Portraits of Women: Stories of people who made a difference” with Nancy Marie Payne and Mary Murphy: The Boght Arts Center “Where art & spirit converge” 583 Boght Road, Cohoes, NY 12047 518-785-ARTS http://www.boghtarts.org/