2013 Events Schedule
2013 Events Schedule
January 15: Washington District Elementary School, Tallmansville, WV. School event.
January 18: Spencer Elementary School, Spencer, WV. School event.
January 19: ArtsWest Theater, Athens Ohio. Featured presenter, Appalachian Ohio Storytelling Project.
January 31: Storytelling for Family Night at Geary Elementary School.
March 1-3: WV Storytelling Guild Workshop: Finding, Researching, and Telling Ghost Stories. With Jason Burns. Concert 7:00 pm March 1, Gaslight Theathttps://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/
March 9: Photography workshop in Glenville, WV, courtesy of Two Lane Livin'
March 15: Full day of storytelling and teaching creative writing, Homestead Elementary, Dailey, WV
March 28: WV State Community and Technical School, Institute, WV. Class presentation.
April 10: Full day storytelling at Driswood Elementary, Shenandoah Junction, WV
April 20: Parkersburg Scottish & Celtic Festival, City Park, Parkersburg, WV. Presenting with my storytelling friend Lorna Czarnota. https://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/
April 22: Full day of storytelling at Lubeck Elementary, Lubeck, WV
May 11: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. SeeTRAC WV website for details.
May 16-19: Story Intensive Weekend with friends in Philadelphia, PA
May 28: Grand Vue Storytelling Festival, Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, 7:00pm. Festival kickoff storytelling concert with festival tellers.
May 29: Grand Vue State Park Storytelling Festival. Schools and public welcome.
June 7: WV Writers Conference evening entertainment, 7:00pm at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
June 10: Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV. Summer Reading Kickoff 1:00pm
June 11: Ritchie County Public Library, Harrisville 10:30am and Pennsboro 1:00pm. Summer Reading Kickoff.
June 20: West Virginia Birthday Celebration, Clendenin Library, Clendenin, WV 6:00pm.
June 22: West Virginia Sesquicentennial Celebration, WV State Capitol grounds, 10am-6pm. Storytelling featuring tales from our state's history. Times TBA.
June 24: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
June 27: Southern Area Public Library, Lost Creek, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 15: Paden City Public Library, Paden City, WV. Summer Reading Program, 10:00am
July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV. Summer Reading Program, 12:00 noon
July 16: Weston Public Library Summer Reading Program, Weston, WV. 10:30 am.
July 17: Gilmer County Public Library Summer Reading Program, 10:30 am, Glenville, WV
July 17: Calhoun County Public Library, Grantsville, WV Summer Reading Program. Tentative.
July 23: Morgan County Public Library Summer Reading programs, Berkeley Springs, WV. 10:30 am and 6:00 pm.
July 25: RSVP Reception, Charleston, WV. Private event.
July 30: Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, Moundsville 11:00am, Benwood-McMechen 1:30pm, Summer Reading Program
August 3-4: Ohio River stories and songs at the Inland Waterways Festival, Marietta, WV
August 4-11: Augusta Heritage Series Storytelling Workshop, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Teaching Appalachian Storytelling! See Augusta Heritage website for details as these become available.
September 19: Fall Fling, Blackwater Falls State Park. Tentative.
September 25-October 5: England!
October: Ghost stories and ballads, Morgantown (WV) Library with Jason Burns, date and time TBA
October 27: Lottridge Community Storytelling Workshop. Ghost Stories: Where to Find, Research, and How to Tell Them. Details TBA
November 1-3: Kentucky Storytelling Association Conference. Presenting 2 workshops.
Past Events: 2012
January 20: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us!
February 11: Arts of Kanawha Valley Fundraiser, Charleston, WV. Reading some of my poetry, 8:35pm.
February 17: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us! Call 304-372-5343 for information.
February 29: North Elementary School, Morgantown. School Event.
March 2-4: WV Storytelling Guild Storytellers Retreat, Wells Inn, Sistersville, WV. Call 304-372-5861 for information.
March 3: Celtic Stories and Songs. Gaslight Theater, Sistersville, WV. 7:00pm, open to the public.
March 16-18: Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference, Albany NY: Showcase presentation on Appalachian ballads.
April 18: Storytelling in the Village and taping with Ellouise Schoettler, Silver Springs, MD. Details TBA.
May 4-6: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Mount Vernon, OH: workshop presentation, Short Stories Anyone Can Tell.
May 12: Migration Celebration Festival with Three Rivers Avian Center, Beaver, WV. See www.tracwv.org for details.
June 8-10: WV Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Networking and learning. See www.wvwriters.org for conference details.
June 12: storytelling for Mountaineer Spinal Bifida Camp, Cedar Lakes, WV
June 18: Ohio County Public Library Summer Reading program, City Park, Wheeling, WV 7:00pm
June 19: Vienna Public Library Storytelling for Summer Reading. 10:30am and 1:00pm. Call 304-295-7771 for details.
June 20: Storytelling programs for Lincoln county libraries: Alum Creek at 11 am, Hamlin at 12:30, and Branchland at 3pm. Then on to Asbury Woods to tell stories for a Christian teen group at 7:00pm.
June 21: Storytelling at Nitro Library, 1:00pm
June 21-23: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Coordinating the Oral Traditions tent and more.
June 22: Storytelling for private event at Toyota Plant, Buffalo, WV
June 24-30: Taking lap dulcimer class at Allegheny Echoes! Yay!
June 27: Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV, at 10:30am and Lost Creek Library at 1pm: Summer Reading Program presentations.
July 3: Storytelling in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle for Morgan County Library
July 6: Storytelling at the Ravenswood Library in my home county, 10:00 am
July 9: Storytelling at Summersville Library and Richwood Library in central WV
July 10: Storytelling for Moundsville and Benwood libraries in Marshall County
July 12: Storytelling for the Riverside and Marmet libraries in Kanawha County. 10:30 am at Marmet, 6:00pm at Riverside, with some time to explore in between.
July 13: Storytelling at the Ripley library in my home county.
July 16: Storytelling for Paden City Library ar 10am and the Sistersville Library at noon
July 17: Vienna Public Library storytelling program (Western Tails) at 10:30 am
July 19: Traveling south to tell stories at the Logan Area Public Library, 1:00 pm.
July 23: Traveling north to Cameron Library for a 1:00 pm program, then on to Mannington for a 6:00pm program.
July 26: Storytelling for Summer Reading programs in New Haven and Point Pleasant, WV
August 5-11: Augusta Heritage Old-Time Week, Elkins, WV: Teaching Appalachian Storytelling for a full week!
September 8: Ghost storytelling at the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival. Evening concert. See http://www.sostoryfest.com/friday.html for festival details. It's an all-star line-up!
September 12: Storytelling for my uncle's assisted living facility folks.
September 14: Ghost Stories, Mason County, WV Library, for the Mothman Festival weekend! Time TBA
September 14-15: Meigs Sternwheel Fest, Pomeroy, OH. Storytelling for the festival.
September 15: Chickens in the Road Annual Retreat, Camp Sheppard, Gandeeville, WV. Storytelling for the attendees of the CITR's second homesteading skills retreat. See details at www.chickensintheroad.com
September 22: Appalachian program at the Gaslight Theater in Sistersville, WV.
September 28: WV Storytelling Guild Storytelling Festival, Prickett's Fort State Park, Fairmont, WV.
September 29: Athens County (OH) Public Library Open House; Appalachian storytelling. 11 am
October 1: Ripley Middle School, full day storytelling for 8th grade students.
October 1: Road Scholars presentation, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, 7pm.
October 10-11: WV Library Association; 2 sessions--storytelling and how to plan and promote a library writing contest.
October 13: Appalachian Story Sampler, Morgantown (WV) Library. 11am. Free and open to the public.
October 14: West Virginia Book Festival. Coordinating the storytelling programming for the festival.
October 16-18: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV. For schools only.
October 19: Full day of storytelling at Dixie Elementary School.
October 20: Ghost Stories Concert, Sistersville, WV, at the Gaslight Theater.5 storytellers, guaranteed spooky stories and songs, and a good time for everyone. Call 304-652-1707 for more information.
October 24: Full day of storytelling at an alternative high school in Clarksburg, WV
October 25: storytelling at my uncle's assisted living center
October 27: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. Featuring children's stories by the WV Storytelling Guild. 4:00 pm at the MountainLair.
October 30: storytelling at Cottageville elementary school.
November 3: Annual writing contest program, Ripley Library, 6:00pm
November 16: presentation for students at Shepherd University's Appalachian Storytelling class.
November 16: house concert in Bristow, VA with Ellouise Schoettler
November 18: Private event, Martinsburg, WV
December 2: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Campus Martius Museum, Marietta. Time TBA
December 6: Christmas stories and songs at my uncle's assisted living center.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Paden City (WV) Library, 11:00am.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come sing along with us! Sistersville (WV) Library, 2:00pm.
December 15: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Ripley (WV) Library, 6:00pm.
2011 Schedule:
January 22: Picture Book Writing Workshop, Taylor Books, Charleston, WV. As a student :); maybe I'll do something with all the ones I've written.
March 4-6: WV Storytelling Guild Retreat, Sistersville, WV
March 18-20: VASA Gathering, Harrisonburg, VA. Teaching my workshop Sung Tale to Told Tale. See http://www.vastory.org/ for details.
April 9: Teaching a writing workshop in Princeton, WV. Details TBA
April 28: Presentation for retired teachers, Cedar Lakes. Private event.
May 14: Migration Celebration. Storytelling and crafts, Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV
May 28: Vandalia, WV State Capitol grounds. Onstage performance and working at the WV Storytelling Guild tent.
June 10-12: West Virginia Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Details TBA
June 11: Princeton, WV Street Fair! Storytelling on the street. Time TBA
June 14: Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue 10am. Call 304-372-5343 for details.
June 15: Jackson County Library, Ravenswood, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1pm. Call 304-273-5343 for details.
June 16: Moundsville-Marshall Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Moundsville, WV Summer Reading Kickoff, 11:00am.
June 16: Benwood-McMechen Public Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Benwood, WV, 1:00pm
June 18: West Virginia Folk State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Oral Traditions Tent. See http://www.wvfolkfestival.org/ for more information.
June 27: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV: Storytelling in the Park. 7:00pm
June 28: Paden City Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue, 11:00am
July 7: Meigs County Public Library, Pomeroy, OH- Around the World With Granny Sue; time TBA
July 7: Athens County Public Library, Athens, OH-Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA
July 11: Sistersville Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue. 12 noon.
July 11: Pleasants County Public Library, St. Mary's, WV- Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA
July 13: Gilmer County Public Library, Glenville, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue
July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ripley: Asian Adventure, 10am
July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ravenswood: asian Adventure, 1pm
July 16: Tygart Lake State Park, storytelling in the park. 7:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for information.
July 18: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1:00pm
July 18: Mannington Public Library, Mannington, WV: Around the World With Granny Sue, 7pm
July 20: School Librarians Conference, Barbour County, WV: Storytelling in Schools
July 21: Morgan County Public Library, Berkeley springs, WV: Asian Adventure, 10am
July 25: Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue. Time TBA.
July 29: Gaslight Theatre, Sistersville.
October 22: Ghost Stories in the Park. Tygart Lake State Park, 6:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for details.
November 19: Tellabration! Middleport, OH
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2010 Schedule:
January 27: Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV. 12 noon. All about ghost stories! for adult book group.
May 15-16: Family reunion at Lost River State Park. How many Connellys will be there this year?
May 28: New Manchester, WV: storytelling for school "rewards" program. Private event.
May 29-30: Vandalia! I'll be storytelling and judging the Liar's Contest at West Virginia's cultural heritage festival that features old-time music and dance contests, storytelling, arts and crafts and much more. On the Capitol Grounds in Charleston, WV. Public event.
June 5: Romney, WV: Sheriff's Kids Kamp; ghost stories for a private event.
June 11: Ripley, WV: WV Writers Conference. Storytelling as part of an evening chautauqua with other writers and artists. This is going to be fun! Evening performance.
June 18-19: Glenville, WV: West Virginia State Folk Festival. Oral Traditions Tent will present writers, storytellers and poets. Public event.
June 23: Marlinton, WV: Allegheny Echoes Workshops Creative Writing Master. Presenting an afternoon writing workshop and evening performance of my writing. Evening is a public event.
June 26: Charleston, WV: Clay Center's Walker Theatre. Second presentation of the chautauqua performance from the WV Writer's Conference as part of FestivALL. Public event.
July 2: Ripley (10:00am) and Ravenswood (1:oopm), WV: Library Summer Reading presentations as part of the Stories at the River's Edge Series. Public events. Call 304-372-5343 for information.
July 19: Sistersville (noon) and St. Mary's (2:00pm), WV: Library Summer Reading presentations as part of the Stories at the River's Edge Series. Public events.
July 22: West Union (10:00 am) and Center Point (1:00pm): Lubrary Summer Reading program storytelling and craft programs. Public events.
July 25-29: Elkins, WV: Augusta Heritage Center Irish Week: learning about Irish ballad-singing and more. Can't wait for this!
August 6-7: Pittsburgh, PA: Three Rivers Storytelling Festival. I've been invited back as a featured teller for the 2010 festival. Public event.
October 2: Ripley, WV: Library ghost stories program for older kids, 7pm. Call 304-372-5343 for infomation. Public event.
October 4: Elderhostel storytelling, Cedar Lakes conference Center, Ripley, WV. Private event.
October 13-14: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, Weston, WV. Event open to participating schools only.
October 16-17: Charleston, WV: WV Book Festival! Used book sale, storytelling, friends, authors--what's not to like? Public event. Call 304-343-4646 for details.
October 22: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV. Haunted Hayrides and Ghost Stories. Call 304-265-6148 for more information.
October 23: Ripley, WV: Haunting in the Hills-West Virginia Ghost Stories at the Alpine Theatre with three WV storytellers. 7:00pm. Public event.
October 28: Ghost Stories for children at Ravenswood (WV)Library. Call 304-273-5343 for more information. Public event.
October 30: Ripley (WV) Library, ghost stories and announcement of writing contest winners. 11:00 am Call 304-372-5343 for information. Public event.
November 6: Morgantown, WV: Tellabration! at the Gluck Theatre in te MountainLair. WV storytellers doing what they do best, telling great stories. 5-6:30 pm. Public event.
November 12-14: Kentucky Storytelling Conference, presenting my ballads workshop. Go to http://www.ksa.org/ for information.
November 18: Salem Elementary School, Salem, WV. All-day school event.
November 20: Tellabration! Tamarack Arts Center, Beckley, WV. 2pm. Free admission. Public event.
November 30: Poetry Reading, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV. 6:00pm. Public event.
December 11: Ripley, WV: Stories for the Season. Ripley Library. Details TBA.
December 16: Stories for the Season, Ripley, WV: Private event.
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2009 Storytelling Events:
January 21: Columbus Speakeasy, SOCOTellers, 6-9pm. Featured teller.
February 28: Gallipolis, OH, storytelling at the Ariel theatre.
March 11-April 8: Puppet troupe training for Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV
April 3-5: Mountain State Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV; workshops on blogging for storytellers
April 29: Book discussion group at Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV 11:00 am
May 1-3: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Ohio: ballad workshop
May 9: Migration Celebration. Storytelling and crafts for children. Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV.
May 23: Vandalia Festival Storytelling Tent and Performance, Charleston, WV.
May 28: North Elementary Schoool, Elkins. Evening performance for Appalachian heritage program.
June 12-14: WV Writers Conference
June 19: Summer Reading Kickoff for Jackson County (WV) libraries Ripley and Ravenswood.
June 20: West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Oral Traditions Tent organizer and presenter.
June 24: WV Ghost stories, Wood County (WV) Public Library, Parkersburg, WV
July 6: Summer Reading Program storytelling at Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV
July 11: Tygart Lake State Park. Storytelling in the park.
July 22: Puppet-making workshop at Wood County Public Library, Parkersburg, WV
July 23: Puppet-making workshops and storytelling at Doddridge County (WV) Library and Center Point Library.
August 1st: Clifftop Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, WV
August 5th: Summer FUNdamentals Camp for WV Rehabilitation Services.
August 12: Camp Believe Special Needs Camp
August 24: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center
August 26: Book Group presentation, New Martinsville Library
September 19: Appalachian Festival, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Md. 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Featured performer: Jean Ritchie. Telling with Ellouise Schoettler and Katie Ross.
October 3-4: National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN to watch Bob McWhorter receive his award and work in the NSN tent.
October 6: Fairview Public Library, Fairview WV; storytime for toddlers and school event afternoon.
October 8: Hawk’s Nest State Park, presentation for tour group
October 10-11: WV Book Festival, Charleston, WV http://www.wvbookfestival.org/
Storytelling concert at 12 noon featuring ghost stories.
October 17: Hundred Library, Hundred, WV: Ghost Stories by the Campfire.
October 20-21: WV Storytelling Festival
October 24: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV: Scary Stories after Dark.
October 30: Athens (Alabama) Storytelling Festival Ghost Stories Concert featured teller. http://www.athensstorytellingfestival.com/
November 14: Tellabration! WVU Mountaineer Week, Morgantown, WV.
November 19-20: storytelling at Salem and Wilsonburg elementary schools for Appalachian Heritage studies
November 21: Tellabration! Middleport, Ohio
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2008 Performance History
January 16: SOCO Speakeasy, Columbus OH
February 27: Long Drain Elementary School, Hundred WV. (I'm the reward for good attendance)
March 21: Heritage Day, Scott Teays Elementary, Winfield, WV (private event)
April 4-6: Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV. Presenting a session on Appalachian Ballads.
April 18: Baldwin Elementary, Manassas, VA. School program
April 19: Shepherdstown Library, Shepherdstown, WV 10:30am.
April 21: The Country Day School, Kearneysville, WV. School program.
April 22: Greenbrier Elementary, Lewisburg, WV. School program.
April 26: Appalachian Wordsmiths Writing Workshop, Ripley, WV: presenting a workshop on writing poetry
May 4: History in Review, Rowlesburg, WV. Public program.
May 10: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV
May 16-17: My Family Reunion at Lost River State Park--fun!
May 19: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
June 9-10: Storytelling for 4-H Camps in Hampshire, Pocahontas, and Pendleton counties in WV
June 13-15: WV Writers Conference, Ripley, WV. Just attending, not performing.
June 19-21: WV Folk Festival, Glenville, WV, emceeing and performing at the Oral Traditions tent and the singing tent.
June 22-27: Allegheny Echoes Workshops, Marlinton, WV
June 28: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV
June 30: Paden City and Middlebourne (WV) Library programs for Summer Reading
July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV for summer reading program
July 23: Stories at the River's Edge. Featured teller for this year's festival. 10am at Middleport, OH and 1:30pm at Mason, WV. Call me for more information.
August 5: Summer Fun Camp. WV Rehabilitation Services, Camp Virgil Tate, WV. Private event.
August 7-10: National Storytelling Conference, Gatlinburg, TN--just attending, not presenting!
August 26: Elderhostel storytelling performance at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
September 4-6: Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival, Chillicothe, OH, as a featured teller
September 13: Marion County Library, VA: Sherwood Anderson writing contest speaker; private event.
October 6: West Virginia University at Parkersburg Heritage Day storytelling presentation, Parkersburg, WV.
October 11-12: WV Book Festival, storytelling concert for children and panel discussion on storytelling for children.
October 11: Ghost Stories At the Alpine Theatre, Ripley, WV. Storytelling and music --what a great combination. 8pm. Tickets $5 children, students and seniors, $10 adults.
October 13: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes conference Center, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Elderhostel guests.
October 17: Storytelling at Slanesville and Augusta Elementary schools, Hampshire County, WV.
October 18: Capon Bridge Founders Day Celebration, Capon Bridge, WV. 11:00am--storytelling and finger puppet craft for children. Open to the public.
October 27: Ripley Public Library, Ripley WV.. Ghost stories for public program, 6pm.
October 27: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Elderhostel guests.
November 15: WVU Family Fun Day in Morgantown, WV.
November 15: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. 7pm, Mountainlair, WVU.
November 21-23: Tygart Lake State Park, attending a writing workshop with Colleen Anderson.
December 5: Storytelling for private school, Kearneysville, WV
January 21: Columbus Speakeasy, SOCOTellers, 6-9pm. Featured teller!
2013 Events Schedule
January 15: Washington District Elementary School, Tallmansville, WV. School event.
January 18: Spencer Elementary School, Spencer, WV. School event.
January 19: ArtsWest Theater, Athens Ohio. Featured presenter, Appalachian Ohio Storytelling Project.
January 31: Storytelling for Family Night at Geary Elementary School.
March 1-3: WV Storytelling Guild Workshop: Finding, Researching, and Telling Ghost Stories. With Jason Burns. Concert 7:00 pm March 1, Gaslight Theathttps://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/
March 9: Photography workshop in Glenville, WV, courtesy of Two Lane Livin'
March 15: Full day of storytelling and teaching creative writing, Homestead Elementary, Dailey, WV
March 28: WV State Community and Technical School, Institute, WV. Class presentation.
April 10: Full day storytelling at Driswood Elementary, Shenandoah Junction, WV
April 20: Parkersburg Scottish & Celtic Festival, City Park, Parkersburg, WV. Presenting with my storytelling friend Lorna Czarnota. https://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/
April 22: Full day of storytelling at Lubeck Elementary, Lubeck, WV
May 11: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. SeeTRAC WV website for details.
May 16-19: Story Intensive Weekend with friends in Philadelphia, PA
May 28: Grand Vue Storytelling Festival, Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, 7:00pm. Festival kickoff storytelling concert with festival tellers.
May 29: Grand Vue State Park Storytelling Festival. Schools and public welcome.
June 7: WV Writers Conference evening entertainment, 7:00pm at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
June 10: Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV. Summer Reading Kickoff 1:00pm
June 11: Ritchie County Public Library, Harrisville 10:30am and Pennsboro 1:00pm. Summer Reading Kickoff.
June 20: West Virginia Birthday Celebration, Clendenin Library, Clendenin, WV 6:00pm.
June 22: West Virginia Sesquicentennial Celebration, WV State Capitol grounds, 10am-6pm. Storytelling featuring tales from our state's history. Times TBA.
June 24: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
June 27: Southern Area Public Library, Lost Creek, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 15: Paden City Public Library, Paden City, WV. Summer Reading Program, 10:00am
July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV. Summer Reading Program, 12:00 noon
July 16: Weston Public Library Summer Reading Program, Weston, WV. 10:30 am.
July 17: Gilmer County Public Library Summer Reading Program, 10:30 am, Glenville, WV
July 17: Calhoun County Public Library, Grantsville, WV Summer Reading Program. Tentative.
July 23: Morgan County Public Library Summer Reading programs, Berkeley Springs, WV. 10:30 am and 6:00 pm.
July 25: RSVP Reception, Charleston, WV. Private event.
July 30: Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, Moundsville 11:00am, Benwood-McMechen 1:30pm, Summer Reading Program
August 3-4: Ohio River stories and songs at the Inland Waterways Festival, Marietta, WV
August 4-11: Augusta Heritage Series Storytelling Workshop, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Teaching Appalachian Storytelling! See Augusta Heritage website for details as these become available.
September 19: Fall Fling, Blackwater Falls State Park. Tentative.
September 25-October 5: England!
October: Ghost stories and ballads, Morgantown (WV) Library with Jason Burns, date and time TBA
October 27: Lottridge Community Storytelling Workshop. Ghost Stories: Where to Find, Research, and How to Tell Them. Details TBA
November 1-3: Kentucky Storytelling Association Conference. Presenting 2 workshops.
Past Events: 2012
January 20: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us!
February 11: Arts of Kanawha Valley Fundraiser, Charleston, WV. Reading some of my poetry, 8:35pm.
February 17: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us! Call 304-372-5343 for information.
February 29: North Elementary School, Morgantown. School Event.
March 2-4: WV Storytelling Guild Storytellers Retreat, Wells Inn, Sistersville, WV. Call 304-372-5861 for information.
March 3: Celtic Stories and Songs. Gaslight Theater, Sistersville, WV. 7:00pm, open to the public.
March 16-18: Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference, Albany NY: Showcase presentation on Appalachian ballads.
April 18: Storytelling in the Village and taping with Ellouise Schoettler, Silver Springs, MD. Details TBA.
May 4-6: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Mount Vernon, OH: workshop presentation, Short Stories Anyone Can Tell.
May 12: Migration Celebration Festival with Three Rivers Avian Center, Beaver, WV. See www.tracwv.org for details.
June 8-10: WV Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Networking and learning. See www.wvwriters.org for conference details.
June 12: storytelling for Mountaineer Spinal Bifida Camp, Cedar Lakes, WV
June 18: Ohio County Public Library Summer Reading program, City Park, Wheeling, WV 7:00pm
June 19: Vienna Public Library Storytelling for Summer Reading. 10:30am and 1:00pm. Call 304-295-7771 for details.
June 20: Storytelling programs for Lincoln county libraries: Alum Creek at 11 am, Hamlin at 12:30, and Branchland at 3pm. Then on to Asbury Woods to tell stories for a Christian teen group at 7:00pm.
June 21: Storytelling at Nitro Library, 1:00pm
June 21-23: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Coordinating the Oral Traditions tent and more.
June 22: Storytelling for private event at Toyota Plant, Buffalo, WV
June 24-30: Taking lap dulcimer class at Allegheny Echoes! Yay!
June 27: Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV, at 10:30am and Lost Creek Library at 1pm: Summer Reading Program presentations.
July 3: Storytelling in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle for Morgan County Library
July 6: Storytelling at the Ravenswood Library in my home county, 10:00 am
July 9: Storytelling at Summersville Library and Richwood Library in central WV
July 10: Storytelling for Moundsville and Benwood libraries in Marshall County
July 12: Storytelling for the Riverside and Marmet libraries in Kanawha County. 10:30 am at Marmet, 6:00pm at Riverside, with some time to explore in between.
July 13: Storytelling at the Ripley library in my home county.
July 16: Storytelling for Paden City Library ar 10am and the Sistersville Library at noon
July 17: Vienna Public Library storytelling program (Western Tails) at 10:30 am
July 19: Traveling south to tell stories at the Logan Area Public Library, 1:00 pm.
July 23: Traveling north to Cameron Library for a 1:00 pm program, then on to Mannington for a 6:00pm program.
July 26: Storytelling for Summer Reading programs in New Haven and Point Pleasant, WV
August 5-11: Augusta Heritage Old-Time Week, Elkins, WV: Teaching Appalachian Storytelling for a full week!
September 8: Ghost storytelling at the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival. Evening concert. See http://www.sostoryfest.com/friday.html for festival details. It's an all-star line-up!
September 12: Storytelling for my uncle's assisted living facility folks.
September 14: Ghost Stories, Mason County, WV Library, for the Mothman Festival weekend! Time TBA
September 14-15: Meigs Sternwheel Fest, Pomeroy, OH. Storytelling for the festival.
September 15: Chickens in the Road Annual Retreat, Camp Sheppard, Gandeeville, WV. Storytelling for the attendees of the CITR's second homesteading skills retreat. See details at www.chickensintheroad.com
September 22: Appalachian program at the Gaslight Theater in Sistersville, WV.
September 28: WV Storytelling Guild Storytelling Festival, Prickett's Fort State Park, Fairmont, WV.
September 29: Athens County (OH) Public Library Open House; Appalachian storytelling. 11 am
October 1: Ripley Middle School, full day storytelling for 8th grade students.
October 1: Road Scholars presentation, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, 7pm.
October 10-11: WV Library Association; 2 sessions--storytelling and how to plan and promote a library writing contest.
October 13: Appalachian Story Sampler, Morgantown (WV) Library. 11am. Free and open to the public.
October 14: West Virginia Book Festival. Coordinating the storytelling programming for the festival.
October 16-18: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV. For schools only.
October 19: Full day of storytelling at Dixie Elementary School.
October 20: Ghost Stories Concert, Sistersville, WV, at the Gaslight Theater.5 storytellers, guaranteed spooky stories and songs, and a good time for everyone. Call 304-652-1707 for more information.
October 24: Full day of storytelling at an alternative high school in Clarksburg, WV
October 25: storytelling at my uncle's assisted living center
October 27: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. Featuring children's stories by the WV Storytelling Guild. 4:00 pm at the MountainLair.
October 30: storytelling at Cottageville elementary school.
November 3: Annual writing contest program, Ripley Library, 6:00pm
November 16: presentation for students at Shepherd University's Appalachian Storytelling class.
November 16: house concert in Bristow, VA with Ellouise Schoettler
November 18: Private event, Martinsburg, WV
December 2: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Campus Martius Museum, Marietta. Time TBA
December 6: Christmas stories and songs at my uncle's assisted living center.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Paden City (WV) Library, 11:00am.
December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come sing along with us! Sistersville (WV) Library, 2:00pm.
December 15: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Ripley (WV) Library, 6:00pm.
2011 Schedule:
January 22: Picture Book Writing Workshop, Taylor Books, Charleston, WV. As a student :); maybe I'll do something with all the ones I've written.
March 4-6: WV Storytelling Guild Retreat, Sistersville, WV
March 18-20: VASA Gathering, Harrisonburg, VA. Teaching my workshop Sung Tale to Told Tale. See http://www.vastory.org/ for details.
April 9: Teaching a writing workshop in Princeton, WV. Details TBA
April 28: Presentation for retired teachers, Cedar Lakes. Private event.
May 14: Migration Celebration. Storytelling and crafts, Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV
May 28: Vandalia, WV State Capitol grounds. Onstage performance and working at the WV Storytelling Guild tent.
June 10-12: West Virginia Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Details TBA
June 11: Princeton, WV Street Fair! Storytelling on the street. Time TBA
June 14: Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue 10am. Call 304-372-5343 for details.
June 15: Jackson County Library, Ravenswood, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1pm. Call 304-273-5343 for details.
June 16: Moundsville-Marshall Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Moundsville, WV Summer Reading Kickoff, 11:00am.
June 16: Benwood-McMechen Public Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Benwood, WV, 1:00pm
June 18: West Virginia Folk State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Oral Traditions Tent. See http://www.wvfolkfestival.org/ for more information.
June 27: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV: Storytelling in the Park. 7:00pm
June 28: Paden City Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue, 11:00am
July 7: Meigs County Public Library, Pomeroy, OH- Around the World With Granny Sue; time TBA
July 7: Athens County Public Library, Athens, OH-Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA
July 11: Sistersville Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue. 12 noon.
July 11: Pleasants County Public Library, St. Mary's, WV- Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA
July 13: Gilmer County Public Library, Glenville, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue
July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ripley: Asian Adventure, 10am
July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ravenswood: asian Adventure, 1pm
July 16: Tygart Lake State Park, storytelling in the park. 7:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for information.
July 18: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1:00pm
July 18: Mannington Public Library, Mannington, WV: Around the World With Granny Sue, 7pm
July 20: School Librarians Conference, Barbour County, WV: Storytelling in Schools
July 21: Morgan County Public Library, Berkeley springs, WV: Asian Adventure, 10am
July 25: Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue. Time TBA.
July 29: Gaslight Theatre, Sistersville.
October 22: Ghost Stories in the Park. Tygart Lake State Park, 6:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for details.
November 19: Tellabration! Middleport, OH
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2010 Schedule:
January 27: Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV. 12 noon. All about ghost stories! for adult book group.
May 15-16: Family reunion at Lost River State Park. How many Connellys will be there this year?
May 28: New Manchester, WV: storytelling for school "rewards" program. Private event.
May 29-30: Vandalia! I'll be storytelling and judging the Liar's Contest at West Virginia's cultural heritage festival that features old-time music and dance contests, storytelling, arts and crafts and much more. On the Capitol Grounds in Charleston, WV. Public event.
June 5: Romney, WV: Sheriff's Kids Kamp; ghost stories for a private event.
June 11: Ripley, WV: WV Writers Conference. Storytelling as part of an evening chautauqua with other writers and artists. This is going to be fun! Evening performance.
June 18-19: Glenville, WV: West Virginia State Folk Festival. Oral Traditions Tent will present writers, storytellers and poets. Public event.
June 23: Marlinton, WV: Allegheny Echoes Workshops Creative Writing Master. Presenting an afternoon writing workshop and evening performance of my writing. Evening is a public event.
June 26: Charleston, WV: Clay Center's Walker Theatre. Second presentation of the chautauqua performance from the WV Writer's Conference as part of FestivALL. Public event.
July 2: Ripley (10:00am) and Ravenswood (1:oopm), WV: Library Summer Reading presentations as part of the Stories at the River's Edge Series. Public events. Call 304-372-5343 for information.
July 19: Sistersville (noon) and St. Mary's (2:00pm), WV: Library Summer Reading presentations as part of the Stories at the River's Edge Series. Public events.
July 22: West Union (10:00 am) and Center Point (1:00pm): Lubrary Summer Reading program storytelling and craft programs. Public events.
July 25-29: Elkins, WV: Augusta Heritage Center Irish Week: learning about Irish ballad-singing and more. Can't wait for this!
August 6-7: Pittsburgh, PA: Three Rivers Storytelling Festival. I've been invited back as a featured teller for the 2010 festival. Public event.
October 2: Ripley, WV: Library ghost stories program for older kids, 7pm. Call 304-372-5343 for infomation. Public event.
October 4: Elderhostel storytelling, Cedar Lakes conference Center, Ripley, WV. Private event.
October 13-14: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, Weston, WV. Event open to participating schools only.
October 16-17: Charleston, WV: WV Book Festival! Used book sale, storytelling, friends, authors--what's not to like? Public event. Call 304-343-4646 for details.
October 22: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV. Haunted Hayrides and Ghost Stories. Call 304-265-6148 for more information.
October 23: Ripley, WV: Haunting in the Hills-West Virginia Ghost Stories at the Alpine Theatre with three WV storytellers. 7:00pm. Public event.
October 28: Ghost Stories for children at Ravenswood (WV)Library. Call 304-273-5343 for more information. Public event.
October 30: Ripley (WV) Library, ghost stories and announcement of writing contest winners. 11:00 am Call 304-372-5343 for information. Public event.
November 6: Morgantown, WV: Tellabration! at the Gluck Theatre in te MountainLair. WV storytellers doing what they do best, telling great stories. 5-6:30 pm. Public event.
November 12-14: Kentucky Storytelling Conference, presenting my ballads workshop. Go to http://www.ksa.org/ for information.
November 18: Salem Elementary School, Salem, WV. All-day school event.
November 20: Tellabration! Tamarack Arts Center, Beckley, WV. 2pm. Free admission. Public event.
November 30: Poetry Reading, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV. 6:00pm. Public event.
December 11: Ripley, WV: Stories for the Season. Ripley Library. Details TBA.
December 16: Stories for the Season, Ripley, WV: Private event.
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2009 Storytelling Events:
January 21: Columbus Speakeasy, SOCOTellers, 6-9pm. Featured teller.
February 28: Gallipolis, OH, storytelling at the Ariel theatre.
March 11-April 8: Puppet troupe training for Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV
April 3-5: Mountain State Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV; workshops on blogging for storytellers
April 29: Book discussion group at Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV 11:00 am
May 1-3: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Ohio: ballad workshop
May 9: Migration Celebration. Storytelling and crafts for children. Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV.
May 23: Vandalia Festival Storytelling Tent and Performance, Charleston, WV.
May 28: North Elementary Schoool, Elkins. Evening performance for Appalachian heritage program.
June 12-14: WV Writers Conference
June 19: Summer Reading Kickoff for Jackson County (WV) libraries Ripley and Ravenswood.
June 20: West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Oral Traditions Tent organizer and presenter.
June 24: WV Ghost stories, Wood County (WV) Public Library, Parkersburg, WV
July 6: Summer Reading Program storytelling at Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV
July 11: Tygart Lake State Park. Storytelling in the park.
July 22: Puppet-making workshop at Wood County Public Library, Parkersburg, WV
July 23: Puppet-making workshops and storytelling at Doddridge County (WV) Library and Center Point Library.
August 1st: Clifftop Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, WV
August 5th: Summer FUNdamentals Camp for WV Rehabilitation Services.
August 12: Camp Believe Special Needs Camp
August 24: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center
August 26: Book Group presentation, New Martinsville Library
September 19: Appalachian Festival, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Md. 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Featured performer: Jean Ritchie. Telling with Ellouise Schoettler and Katie Ross.
October 3-4: National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN to watch Bob McWhorter receive his award and work in the NSN tent.
October 6: Fairview Public Library, Fairview WV; storytime for toddlers and school event afternoon.
October 8: Hawk’s Nest State Park, presentation for tour group
October 10-11: WV Book Festival, Charleston, WV http://www.wvbookfestival.org/
Storytelling concert at 12 noon featuring ghost stories.
October 17: Hundred Library, Hundred, WV: Ghost Stories by the Campfire.
October 20-21: WV Storytelling Festival
October 24: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV: Scary Stories after Dark.
October 30: Athens (Alabama) Storytelling Festival Ghost Stories Concert featured teller. http://www.athensstorytellingfestival.com/
November 14: Tellabration! WVU Mountaineer Week, Morgantown, WV.
November 19-20: storytelling at Salem and Wilsonburg elementary schools for Appalachian Heritage studies
November 21: Tellabration! Middleport, Ohio
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2008 Performance History
January 16: SOCO Speakeasy, Columbus OH
February 27: Long Drain Elementary School, Hundred WV. (I'm the reward for good attendance)
March 21: Heritage Day, Scott Teays Elementary, Winfield, WV (private event)
April 4-6: Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV. Presenting a session on Appalachian Ballads.
April 18: Baldwin Elementary, Manassas, VA. School program
April 19: Shepherdstown Library, Shepherdstown, WV 10:30am.
April 21: The Country Day School, Kearneysville, WV. School program.
April 22: Greenbrier Elementary, Lewisburg, WV. School program.
April 26: Appalachian Wordsmiths Writing Workshop, Ripley, WV: presenting a workshop on writing poetry
May 4: History in Review, Rowlesburg, WV. Public program.
May 10: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV
May 16-17: My Family Reunion at Lost River State Park--fun!
May 19: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV
June 9-10: Storytelling for 4-H Camps in Hampshire, Pocahontas, and Pendleton counties in WV
June 13-15: WV Writers Conference, Ripley, WV. Just attending, not performing.
June 19-21: WV Folk Festival, Glenville, WV, emceeing and performing at the Oral Traditions tent and the singing tent.
June 22-27: Allegheny Echoes Workshops, Marlinton, WV
June 28: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV
June 30: Paden City and Middlebourne (WV) Library programs for Summer Reading
July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV for summer reading program
July 23: Stories at the River's Edge. Featured teller for this year's festival. 10am at Middleport, OH and 1:30pm at Mason, WV. Call me for more information.
August 5: Summer Fun Camp. WV Rehabilitation Services, Camp Virgil Tate, WV. Private event.
August 7-10: National Storytelling Conference, Gatlinburg, TN--just attending, not presenting!
August 26: Elderhostel storytelling performance at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV
September 4-6: Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival, Chillicothe, OH, as a featured teller
September 13: Marion County Library, VA: Sherwood Anderson writing contest speaker; private event.
October 6: West Virginia University at Parkersburg Heritage Day storytelling presentation, Parkersburg, WV.
October 11-12: WV Book Festival, storytelling concert for children and panel discussion on storytelling for children.
October 11: Ghost Stories At the Alpine Theatre, Ripley, WV. Storytelling and music --what a great combination. 8pm. Tickets $5 children, students and seniors, $10 adults.
October 13: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes conference Center, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Elderhostel guests.
October 17: Storytelling at Slanesville and Augusta Elementary schools, Hampshire County, WV.
October 18: Capon Bridge Founders Day Celebration, Capon Bridge, WV. 11:00am--storytelling and finger puppet craft for children. Open to the public.
October 27: Ripley Public Library, Ripley WV.. Ghost stories for public program, 6pm.
October 27: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Elderhostel guests.
November 15: WVU Family Fun Day in Morgantown, WV.
November 15: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. 7pm, Mountainlair, WVU.
November 21-23: Tygart Lake State Park, attending a writing workshop with Colleen Anderson.
December 5: Storytelling for private school, Kearneysville, WV
January 21: Columbus Speakeasy, SOCOTellers, 6-9pm. Featured teller!
September 8: Ripley, WV: Family Storytelling with Adele Browne at the Alpine Theatre
October 3-4: Weston, WV: West Virginia State Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill Conference Center
October 12: Charleston, WV: WV Reading Association Conference performance
October 13: WV Poetry Society Conference speaker
October 13-14: Charleston, WV: WV Book Festival
October 21: private event in Martinsburg, WV
November 3: Mountaineer Week Family Fun Day, Morgantown, WV
November 17: Fauquier County Public Library, John Barton Payne Building, 10:30am (rescheduled July program)
November 17: Bealeton Library, Bealeton, VA
March 21: Scott Teays Elementary School , private event
April 4-6: WV Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State College, Fairmont WV
May 10: Migration Celebration at Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV. All day event