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• Stories on the Square Hayesville

  • When
    05/17/2024
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    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Coffee Corner and Wine Shop, 66 Church Street, Hayesville, North Carolina AND on ZOOM

  May 17^th - Friday – Stories on the Square Hayesville, NC

  6:00PM eastern, Coffee Corner and Wine Shop, 66 Church Street, Hayesville, North Carolina, and on zoom! – open mic; hosted by Kanute Rarey – storytellers, poets, singers, writers welcome; the third Friday of every month; more info: kanutetells@gmail.com

  
  

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• Storytelling at John C. Campbell Folk School

  • When
    05/20/2024
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    7:00 PM
  • Location
    John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina

  
  

  Storytelling at John C. Campbell Folk School - 

  MAY 20^TH  – MONDAY –

  live, 7:00PM, John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, North Carolina; all welcome, free; this month's tellers - Kanute Rarey, Melanie Knauff, Denise Mount; kanutetells@gmail.com 
  

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• Asheville Storytelling Circle

  • When
    05/20/2024
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Lenoir-Rhyne in the Asheville Chamber and Visitors Center at 36 Montfort, ASHEVILLE, NC, 2nd floor boardroom

  ASHEVILLE STORYTELLING CIRCLE

  MAY 20.   7 PM

  Join us for our storytelling meetings!

  ASC Meetings – 3rd Monday of each month (except August) 7p.m Live at Lenoir-Rhyne – 36 Montfort or via Zoom by clicking Registration Link below

  ASC MEETING REGISTRATION LINK – CLICK HERE

  We meet at Lenoir-Rhyne in the Asheville Chamber and Visitors Center at 36 Montfort 2nd floor boardroom. Safe and secure parking behind building and easy entry by elevator. Meetings will be live/hybrid meetings so if you can’t join us live Zoom on in. 

  ASC MEETING REGISTRATION LINK – CLICK HERE

  Our storytellers, both amateur and professional, come from all walks of life – physicist, carpenter, teacher, librarian, entertainer, musician, environmentalist, homemaker to mention just a few. All are continually learning more about stories and about cultivating the traditional art of storytelling for adults, children, and youth. Stories may entertain, instruct, heal, or be just downright fun. Some tell original tales, some tell mountain stories and Jack Tales, other may tell stories from a different heritage: Jewish, Native American, Irish, or Scottish. Most tellers are eclectic, using stories from a variety of sources and for a variety of occasions. Profiles for our performing members are accessible in the Performer Directory.

  Our monthly story circle meetings are filled with great stories. New members are guests are always welcome to attend and, if time permits, tell a story. ASC also sponsors storytelling program each year at the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway: TELLABRATION!™ in November and a Spring/Summer Show.

   

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• NCSG Spring Retreat 2024

  • Start
    05/24/2024
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • End
    05/26/2024
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wildacres Retreat, Little Switzerland, NC
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  SPRING RETREAT with MEGAN WELLS.                     May 24 - May 26, 2024,  Wildacres Retreat                    Little Switzerland, NC

  
  

  Imagine this...you have a story, yearning to come to life, grow, and bloom in the world. So you and your story escape from daily distractions to a quiet lodge on top of a beautiful NC mountain. Then, with care and humility, you tell your story to one of the most sought-after storytelling coaches in the country, surrounded by a circle of Delighted Listeners - your storyteller friends eager to learn with you - as your coach lovingly helps you polish your little gem. And in the process, we all learn together and enjoy the unique alchemy of storytelling. 

  our retreat registrations are full! Let us know if you would like your name on our waiting list. 

  • Special format: 19 participants, 1 leader
  • Ten who sign up to bring a story for a one-on-one coaching session with Megan, observed by the whole group. This story will also be performed at a Sunday morning OLIO. SORRY all the spots for Storyteller Coaching Sessions are FULL. 
  • 9 Delighted Listener learner spots. A few spots still open but act fast!
  • Registration fee is ALL inclusive of lodging, meals, snacks, & learning together. 
  • Scholarships are available. Contact stevenkenttate@gmail.com for more information
  • Sunday morning performance Olio of the ten stories
  • Saturday evening fellowship time for fun, healing, and singing with our Tribe
  • Contact Dianne Hackworth for more detail and to register for one of the limited spots. dianne@diannehackworth.com
  • Info about Megan Wells HERE
  • Info about Wildacres Retreat HERE
  • Info about North Carolina Storytelling Guild HERE

  REVIEWS from 2023 Spring Retreat with Megan Wells. 
  

  Just got home from the NCSG Spring Retreat and WOW! What a great weekend! Wildacres is a special place- great staff, delicious meals and a breath-taking location. The workshop itself was a standout. The diversity of storytelling talent gathered under one roof was impressive, as was Megan’s coaching. The feedback she provided was as unique as the storytellers themselves, and it was easy to see the improvement in all of the stories when we shared our revised versions. Perhaps best of was the sense of community and trust that formed between the tellers. One of the best things I’ve done for my storytelling in a long while.   - Andy Russell

  This is to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed Megan Wells's workshop.  She is a "sought-after coach" for good reason!  She is so gentle in the way she suggests ways to draw an audience more fully into one's story, without telling one WHAT to do.  I could not have found a better teacher for the story I presented. - Donna Catton-Johnson

  I spent last weekend at the North Carolina Storytelling Guild Spring Retreat at the Wild Acres Retreat Center in the mountains east of Asheville. Our workshop leader Megan Wells did an amazing job of creating a safe and sacred space for everyone to create and craft their stories. Thanks to Dianne Hackworth for putting it all together and to the fabulous crew at Wild Acres for making us feel so welcome. Thanks to everyone who attended, both tellers and listeners, you made this time together Magick. (That's "magic" with a "k" for the Old Magick) And of course, thanks to Megan Wells for shining her heart light so that we could see previously undiscovered places in our stories. - Janel Behm

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