Tellabration 2009
Laughter Is the Best Medicine
in The GE Theatre
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2:00 p.m.   $12   Free Parking

Fourteenth Annual Benefit Performance
for Capital District Storytelling

Featuring
Claire Beetlestone, Betty Cassidy, Regi Carpenter, Kate Dudding,
Karen Glass, Christie Keegan, Jeannine Laverty and Claire Nolan
Emcee: Karen Pillsworth

Each year in November, in 200 locations around the world, people gather together to share stories at programs called Tellabration. Proceeds from our previous Tellabration programs have funded over 75 storytelling events at libraries, museums and other locations in the Capital District.

This year, Tellabration was buoyant - the stories lifted both audience and tellers to a humorous, poignant place where memories are kept and savored. We’ve heard many friends and long-term listeners say this was the “best” Tellabration ever. Over 170 people heard some of the wonderful storytellers in our area share their favorite stories while helping us fund even more free storytelling events in our communities.

Photos courtesy of Leo Wong

A special thank you to all the members of Story Circle who worked hard to make such a wonderful Tellabration happen this year. Click here to view the program and production staff.

Our honored guests were the students, interns and staff of Children at the Well, another storytelling group in this area. This is Children at the Well’s fifth year of bringing young people (and their families) of different faiths together in a subtle way, by developing and sharing stories from each young person’s own tradition, rather than by trying to change minds politically. This fall's class of students will be presenting their own storytelling program on Sunday, December 13 at the First Unitarian Society of Schenectady.