Service through Storytelling
unbroken since 1912
25th Annual Festival
September 28-29
at Livonia Civic Center Library Auditorium
32777 Five Mile Road @ Farmington Road, Livonia, MI
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Friday 9/28 - Adult Evening Concert
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Saturday 9/29 - Family Afternoon Concert
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Saturday 9/29 - Workshops in Spoken Word & Storytelling (adults only)
Contact us: EMAIL
Officers
President, - Barbara Jones Clark
Vice President - Ann Bonnelli
Recording Secretary - Alma Petrini
Treasurer - Barbara Schutzgruber
Corresponding Secretary - Toni Isaac
Historian -
Librarian - Josie Flores
Parliamentarian - Bob Bauer
Past President - Andy Feldstein
Festival Chair - Yvonne Healy
Other Detroit area storytelling resources:
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Detroit Association of Black Storytellers (DABS)
(313) 442-3227/442-DABS
President Vicky Slaughter slaughtervickie (at) sbcglobal.net
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Michigan Storytelling Website
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MI Story: Michigan's Free Storytelling Publication EMAIL Michigan Storytelling
Managing Editor, Yvonne Healy
Distribution Editor, Judy Sima
Webhost: Yvonne Healy, storyteller
Beth Horner, Illinois
Beth Horner is noted as a vivacious talent dedicated to providing an entertaining and empowering experience for her listeners, young and old. Her performances captivate audiences with a wide variety of folk, literary, traditional, contemporary and original tales from around the world. Horner's lively, traditional storytelling style often incorporates music, creating a unique performance which critics have called "dynamite!"
Tim Tingle, Oklahoma
www.choctawstoryteller.com
Tim Tingle is an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. A powerful conference speaker and festival performer, Tingle was featured at the 2002 National Storytelling Festival. He delivered the keynote address at the 2006 Johnson O'Malley Conference of Oklahoma and in October will perform in Victoria, British Columbia, at The International Artists of Conscience Symposium. In March of 2003, he completed his tenth tour of Germany for the U.S Department of Defense, performing at schools for children of military personnel. He has performed as a featured storyteller in festivals covering a thirty-state area, and in 2004 was a Teller-In-Residence at the International Storytelling Center.
3rd Saturday August - June
12:00 - 3:00 pm
Locations in Greater Detroit area vary (see below)
Our objective is to encourage the good and beautiful in life and in literature through the art of storytelling.
Meetings are opportunities to tell
stories and to share resources for storytelling.
Public is welcome!
Bring your own sandwich & share our dessert.
Locations 12:00-3:00 pm unless otherwise noted
October 21, 2006 - 12:00-3:00 pm
Plymouth District Library
223 S. Main St., Plymouth,
(north of Ann Arbor Trail, between Sheldon & Mill St.)
November 18, 2006
Redford Township Public
Library
15150 Norborne, Redford, MI
December 15, 2006
Livonia Civic Center Library
32777 5 Mile Rd. at Farmington Rd., Livonia
January 20, 2007
Royal Oak Senior Center
February 17, 2007
Ferndale Public Library
222 East 9 Mile Road (1 block east of Woodward Ave.)
March 17, 2007
Farmington Branch Library
23500 Liberty Street, Farmington
(south of Grand River Ave., west of Farmington Rd)
April 21, 2007
Huntington Woods Public
Library
26415 Scotia (south of 11 Mile Rd, between Coolidge & Woodward Ave.)
May 19, 2007
Mt. Clemens Library
150 Cass Avenue (north of 16 Mile Rd., west of Gratiot)
June 16, 2007
Redford Township District
Library
25320 W. 6 Mile Rd., (between Beech Daly Rd. & Telegraph)
July NO MEETING
August 18, 2007
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Ave., (north of Warren Ave., park on Putnam)
Part of the national collect:
Give us eyes to see the beauty of life;
Give us ears to hear its melody;
Give us hearts to understand
And interpret life for others.
Teach us to choose our stories so wisely
And so well that the story will be remembered
Long after the storyteller is forgotten."
In 1912, Mary Conover organized the Detroit Story League. The high ideals and the dedication of the people in the National Story League attracted Mary Conover who had become Detroit's first children's librarian in 1881. Soon after a children's room was added to the Detroit Public Library, Mary Conover began the first story hour in the United States in that room. As new libraries were opened in Detroit, Mary Conover personally trained children's librarians to become good storytellers. In addition, Mary Conover was instrumental in the formation of a kindergarten at a time when it was virtually an unknown concept.
In 2000, Detroit Story League was awarded the National Storytelling Network's Regional Leadership and Service Award. This award is presented to individuals or organizations that have made a significant contribution to their local or regional storytelling community and/or have used storytelling to make a significant contribution to the larger community in which they live.
Mission:
To keep alive the ancient art of storytelling
To provide an opportunity for the study of storytelling
To furnish storytellers to requesting groups.
DSL has continuously hosted the Story Bureau since 1912. The Story Bureau accepts requests from the general public for storytellers to perform at non-profit schools and organizational functions. Tellers perform voluntarily as a service to the community.
PLEASE NOTE....
a small service fee is required to be paid to the Detroit Story League.
This reimburses gas and travel expenses, administrative costs and support for DSL programs which keep storytelling alive in the greater Detroit area.
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TO REQUEST A STORYTELLER
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As early as possible!
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Subject line of email: DSL Story Bureau
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Include details: date, time, address, audience makeup, type of program, nature of sponsoring non-profit organization, your name, contact information, etc.
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Story Bureau Chairperson then presents your request to membership at the next monthly meeting asking for volunteers.
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If a volunteer is found, a small fee is paid directly to Detroit Story League. Details from Story Bureau Chairperson.
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Placing a request does not guarantee that a volunteer will be found for your event. Increase your chances by placing your request early.
***Only requests made through DSL Story Bureau qualify for the reduced service fee. ***
Many DSL members are professional storytellers. Requests made directly to members are normal business contacts. Thus fees are normal business rate and paid directly to the performer. ***