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SUMMARY:Kind Stories in Concert
DESCRIPTION:‘Kindness is having the ability to speak with love\,\nlisten with patience\, and act with compassion.” \n–Random Acts of Kindness Foundation \nJoin the Healing Story Alliance for a special gathering to share and explore stories of kindness in its many faces and forms. Through folk tales and personal stories\, we will dive deeply into multiple experiences of kindness. What is it? How does it impact us and our relationships to ourselves\, to each other\, to the world? Come and listen to “kind stories” shared by both professional tellers and community members and see what memories of kindness emerge for you. \nFeatured Tellers \nJessica Piscitelli Robinson is the Founding Executive Director of Better Said Than Done\, the organization behind the Women’s Storytelling Festival. In addition to producing storytelling shows since 2011\, Jessica has performed at Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival\, on WGBH’s “Stories from the Stage\,” and for Artists Standing Strong Together\, Six Feet Apart Productions\, Mostly True Things\, and three National Storytelling Network (NSN) Conferences. Jessica was featured at the Stone Soup\, the Washington Folk\, the Allegheny Highlands\, the Florida\, and the Hampton Storytelling Festivals and is a 2023 ORACLE Award recipient from the NSN. Jessica is a teaching artist\, leading workshops for Story Crossroads\, The Story Center at the MCPL\, local Libraries and Community Centers\, and through Better Said Than Done online. Jessica’s “Guide to Personal Storytelling” (published October 2024) is available through Story Crossroads. Jessica is the author of the urban fantasy novel Caged (p. 2019)\, as well as the memoir-in-stories\, Stages: My Life in Stories. (p. 2024) JessicaPiscitelliRobinson.com \nJim Brulé is a transformational storyteller\, death doula\, teacher\, and mentor. He teaches spiritual storytelling for healing and growth. His workshops address multicultural wisdom and end-of-life themes. Co-authored with Rebecca Lemaire\, his book ‘Stories of the Heart’ presents 18 global tales for navigating life and death. He is one of the co-producers\, along with lead producer Peter Blum\, of the Woodstock Story Festival in October\, 2025. https://transformationalstorytelling.org/ \nRishi Nixon is a Maryland spoken-word storyteller and performing artist. For over ten years\, he has performed for audiences from the Washington Folk Festival and National Parks Service to Artists Standing Strong Together and Irvington Peace Park’s annual summer camp for West Baltimore city youth. He was a performing member of award-winning youth touring group The Twinbrook Tellers from 2016 to 2020\, after which he became an independent professional storyteller. Since then\, he has been inducted a lifetime member of regional storytelling guild Voices in the Glen\, served on its board\, co-chaired the 2025 National Storytelling Conference\, and is the incumbent president of the National Storytelling Network—the youngest person to hold that office. \nEmcee \nLee-Ellen Marvin has explored storytelling as a performer\, audio producer\, educator\, folklorist\, and community advocate. She has told and taught storytelling to thousands in colleges and universities\, developed and published Story Shifters\, a non-competitive game\, and holds a PhD in Folklore and Folklife. Lee-Ellen lives in Eco Village at Ithaca\, New York. 607-229-8429 \n  \nCommunity Tellers \nLiz Walker co-founded EcoVillage Ithaca (EVI) in 1991\, and dedicated her full-time work for the next three decades to bring this internationally acclaimed project from vision to reality. She’s written two popular books: EcoVillage at Ithaca: Pioneering a Sustainable Culture\, (2005\, New Society Publishers) and Choosing a Sustainable Future: Ideas and Inspiration from Ithaca\, New York\, (October\, 2010\, New Society) which have been translated into several languages. In 2022 Liz was interviewed about EVI for a YouTube video\, which now has 2.1 million views. People are hungry for community! Liz lives with her husband at EcoVillage Ithaca. Whenever she gets a chance\, she loves to go biking\, or hiking in the beautiful gorges in the Finger Lakes region of NY. \n  \nElan Shapiro has explored the integration of meditative practice with social and environmental activism since living in the SF Bay Area in the 1980’s. He was part of the birthing of eco-psychology and the flowering of the deep ecology and bioregional movements. He has taught about the intersection of social justice and sustainability through the Environmental Studies department at Ithaca College and co-founded Sustainable Finger Lakes\, the Building Bridges coalition\, and the local chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice.
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SUMMARY:Anti-War Stories with Jewish Voices
DESCRIPTION:Join Beverly Schwartz\, Jim Brulé\, and Sara deBeer as they present three anti-war stories as part of the “Get A Word in Edgeways” storytelling festival from Much Wenlock in England. \nThis free\, hybrid event is organized and MC’d by Despina Ariou\, a well-traveled storyteller from Greece. \nJoin us at 13:15 UK time (8:15 a.m. Eastern US) on Sunday\, 12 October\, for this essential and moving session via this link: https://tinyurl.com/WSCzoomlink \nYou can view the entire program here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1495988171716269 \n  \n 
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jim Brule":MAILTO:jimbrule@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:When Storytellers Write about Healing
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the next event in Healing Story Alliance’s series\, where authors are interviewed about their creative writing processes and the healing power of storytelling. Storytelling\, unique among all narrative arts\, engages listeners in a profound way\, deepening our understanding of what healing means and how it functions. \nIn this session\, Jim Brulé will interview noted author and physician\, Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona\, about his many award-winning books exploring indigenous healing ways and the power of storytelling.  They will explore the evolution of Dr. Mehl-Madrona’s thoughts on story and healing. \nAudience participation is encouraged\, with opportunities to ask questions and share observations inspired by Lewis’ work and the interview. This event benefits The Healing Storytelling Alliance\, dedicated to promoting healing through the art of storytelling. \nPlease register and learn more using this link.
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SUMMARY:Woodstock Story Festival
DESCRIPTION:The acclaimed Woodstock Story Festival returns to celebrate story in all its forms\, featuring three days (Oct. 24-26) of diverse guest presenters. The festival brings a rich tapestry of stories from talented & masterful tale-tellers and artists. Experience close-up story encounters of every kind through 16 regional through international guest presenters showcasing the power & impact of story. \nTickets\, per day or for the entire festival\, are here: https://woodstockstoryfestival.com/tickets/ \n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters are as varied as their expertise\, including\, among others: \n\nDavid Gonzalez\, Joseph Campbell Foundation Fellow\, master storyteller\, director\, poet\, and playwright.\nIrish storyteller Maria Gillen\, popular storyteller internationally and on the storytelling circuit in Ireland\, and a well-known Bean An Tí (Irish Session Host).\nNoted author and teacher Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona\, a leading proponent of narrative psychiatry and author of Coyote Medicine\, Coyote Healing\, and Coyote Wisdom\, a trilogy on storytelling and traditional healing.\nLaura Simms\, worldwide storyteller\, writer\, healer\, and humanitarian\, combines sacred myth and fairytale with personal narrative.\nDenise Manning Keyes Page tells stories to heal\, challenge\, inspire\, inform and connect. Founder of Ubuntu Storytellers and “Women Tell by the Decades” with Jen Munro.\nMatoaka Little Eagle (Tewa\, Apache\, Chickahominy)\, long-time Native singer\, dancer\, storyteller\, and educator.\nJim Brulé\, internationally respected storyteller and author for his stories of healing; his Transformational Storytelling school is certified by the National Storytelling Network.\nShelley Stockwell\, world-renowned storyteller\, author\, and hypnotist\, founder/ president of the International Hypnosis Federation\, has authored 25+ books including Storytelling 101.\nInternational bestselling author\, seasoned storyteller\, and classically trained pianist\, Doug O’Brien’s book The User’s Guide to Storytelling has helped coaches\, speakers\, and therapists bring their stories to life.\n\nComplete presenter biographies: https://woodstockstoryfestival.com/biographies/ \nThe Woodstock Story Festival kicks off on Friday evening\, October 24 from 7-10 pm\, continues on Saturday\, October 25 from 2-10 pm\, and concludes on Sunday\, October 26 from 9 am to 3 pm. Schedule details can be found here.
URL:https://transformationalstorytelling.org/event/woodstock-story-festival/
LOCATION:Mountain View Studio\, 20 Mountain View Ave\, Woodstock\, NY\, 12498\, United States
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