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SUE BLACK |
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Sue
Black
Susan's stories delight listeners of all ages. She believes sharing
stories together creates a sense of community; and being part of a community
inspires us to take care of one another. Whether telling personal stories,
folk tales, fairy tales, hero stories, or just making them up with the help
of the audiences, there is not escaping the magic and wonder. You may want
to move, chant, sing, think, imagine, and dream! Now, wouldn't that be
grand.Recipient of the Prairie Area Reading
Council Literacy Award, Sue combines her passion for storytelling with her
delight in teaching students and their teachers to tell stories. It's an
awesome combination! Her work includes taking students from page to stage in
residencies and as the sponsor of student storytelling clubs.
Naperville, Illinois
Telephone: 630-983-1329
email:
sbbstories@aol.com
www.storytelling.org/black
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STEPHANIE MARION |
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Stephanie Marion
Stephanie
is a native of Muskegon County and is a teacher of drama
at Muskegon
Heights High
School. She has performed numerous times in libraries
and schools,
sometimes taking on the role of "Big Mamma."
Stephanie Marion has the
ability to pick her audience up from the 21st century
and deposit them into
the heart of the 1950's and 60's -- America's civil rights era.
Although
her pieces are serious, they are infused with humor. She is a joy to listen
to!
Muskegon, Michigan
Telephone: 231-215-5154
email:
steph49444@yahoo.com
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LARRY
MASSIE |
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Larry
Massie
Best-selling Michigan author and dynamic storyteller,
Larry Massie's colorful telling of true stories will entertain anyone who's
felt the lure of glorious Lake Michigan. From New Buffalo beaches to the
Straits of Mackinaw, few of America's beauty spots enjoy such a colorful
heritage as Michigan's sunset shore.Larry Massie is a product of Michigan
and proud of it. A researcher, writer, old book appraiser, museum consultant
and historian, Larry travels both Michigan peninsulas to share his
enthusiasm of Michigan's colorful heritage.
Allegan Forest, Michigan
Telephone: 269-673-3633
email:
mihistory@netpenny.net
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ANN
SHIMOJIMA |
Anne
Shimojima
Anne Shimojima has delighted youth and adult
audiences of all sizes with her graceful and spirited tellings of
folktales from her Asian heritage and around the world. Stories of magic,
humor, animal antics, clever folk, and strong women are told in a clear,
warm, inviting style.
A school library media specialist for 32 years, Anne
also gives workshops
on the use of storytelling in the classroom and media
center.
Morton Grove, Illinois
Telephone: 847-967-2361
email: ashimojima@comcast.net
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LA RON
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La'Ron
Williams
Over the past
few years, La'Ron Williams has been
steadily earning a reputation as one of the finest storytellers in the
state of Michigan. Children and adults respond with equal enthusiasm to
his warmth and vigor as he uses dialect, facial expressions and movement
to breathe life into tales which transcend the boundaries of class and
age.
La'Ron is motivated in part by the belief
that the power and beauty of African culture should be shared, and that
the lessons of struggle, perseverance, and survival of Africans in the
Western Hemisphere are part of a legacy we all should recognize and own.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Telephone: 734-665-0857
email: larontalk@aol.com
www.storytelling.org/LaRon
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GUY THOMPSON |
Guy Thompson
Strings
attached! Guy Thompson begins dream job as local Puppeteer! TSU alum Guy Thompson began
his dream business in early November. He opened the 100 seat Mousetrap
Puppet Theater and retail shop in the Davis Mercantile, located in
Shipshewana, Indiana.
Thompson, a 1992 communications graduate, began working
as a full-time traveling puppeteer in 1999 and has never stopped, according
to the Elkhart (Ind.) Truth.
Shipshewana, Indiana
Telephone:
260-768-4968
email:
oneguy@kuntrynet.com
www.mousetraptheatre.com
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BARB AND
AMY |
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Barb Pitcher and Amy Oak
We love creating connections through
rhythm! We are Rhythm Circle Facilitators.
What¹s that, you ask?...A
Rhythm Circle is an interactive community building event in which we bring
drums and many unique rhythm instruments from around the world. We
encourage people to play together to make "in the moment" music.
It is not about being a musician...It
is not even about being a drummer. It is all about listening to each other
and building community together. There is no right or wrong way to play.
Each person contributes their own rhythm. Everyone benefits; no one is
left out!
We are not the performers but the
facilitators who allow people to engage in a fun, interactive music making
event together! Join in and let us show you how to get inspired and
energized !
Twin Lake, Michigan
Telephone: 231-828-5666
email:
info@common-unity-in-rhythm.com
www.commonunityinrhythm.com
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