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Listen up: the art of telling tales
Pyrites storyteller Jan Hutslar
Pyrites storyteller Jan Hutslar
(03/21/12) Every year around the first day of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere (or the first day of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere) people all over the world gather to tell stories for World Storytelling Day.

Pyrites storyteller Jan Hutslar joins Todd Moe in the studio to share her love of telling tales with a story by Faith Ringgold set in Harlem.

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Oral history project to collect Keene, Jay memories of Irene
These are really qualitative stories. People's experiences, rather than the numbers, figures and dates.
(11/29/11) A group of Burlington College students will conduct oral history interviews to record the Tropical Storm Irene stories of Jay and Keene residents this Saturday at the Keene Community Center. Everyone is invited to share their stories and memories. Instructor John Warren told Todd Moe that participants will be asked a number of questions about their experiences during the storm, and will have the chance to tell the stories they think are important to remember. To schedule your interview, contact John Warren via email at jnwarrenjr@gmail.com or call 518-956-3830.

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Sharing stories in Brockville
Deborah Dunleavy
Deborah Dunleavy
(09/20/11) Some of Canada's best storytellers will gather at the Brockville Museum on Friday and Saturday for the 13th Annual Festival of Storytelling. Among the guests this weekend will be Newfoundland fiddler and storyteller Kelly Russell and Sally Jaeger, telling stories for the whole family. Artistic Director Deborah Dunleavy, a member of the Thousand Islands Yarnspinners, says the event will include stories, spooky costumes and fiddle music. Todd Moe spoke with her about the art of telling tales.

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Preview: "The Moth" at the Clayton Opera House
(07/20/11) We are co-hosting a storytelling event at the Clayton Opera House next Wednesday night. The Moth Mainstage is great stories, told live without scripts or props. It will feature storytellers from The Moth Radio Hour and the North Country. Todd Moe spoke with Moth producer Maggie Cino about the radio show and the live event in Clayton on the 27th. She says the Moth's style of storytelling is "magical".

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Tzipporah Marks-Barnett: A passion for telling stories
Tzipporah Marks-Barnett. Source: Facebook
Tzipporah Marks-Barnett. Source: Facebook
(07/20/11) The Newcomb United Methodist Church will host an afternoon of words and music this Sunday at 3:30 pm. California storyteller Tzipporah Marks-Barnett is one of the presenters who will share her love of telling tales. She's an ordained Jewish storyteller, who joins a long tradition of sharing stories, many with messages and life lessons.

Here, she tells a Hassidic tale of love titled, A Generous Wife. Todd Moe spoke with Marks-Barnett and asked about her journey to becoming an ordained storyteller.

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The Crystal: love and pickpocketing
Storyteller Bill LaLonde. Photo: Storytellers of Canada
Storyteller Bill LaLonde. Photo: Storytellers of Canada
(05/17/11) Our storytelling series, The Crystal, continues with Brockville storyteller Bill LaLonde. He shares a tale about love and pickpocketing in Victorian London.

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The Crystal: A Valentine's Day party to remember
Storyteller Deborah Dunleavy
Storyteller Deborah Dunleavy
(02/14/11) This month, the Crystal storyteller Deborah Dunleavy tells a story of a Valentine's Day from her childhood where she threw a big party for her friends and her father, a firefighter, saved the day.
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A Scottish story of love and good luck
Deborah Dunleavy
Deborah Dunleavy
(01/28/11) Brockville storyteller Deborah Dunleavy shares a story of love and good luck from Scotland on the January edition of "The Crystal."
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The Crystal: A New Year's tale from northern Quebec
Deborah Dunleavy
Deborah Dunleavy
(12/31/10) Brockville storyteller Deborah Dunleavy shares a midwinter tale about a young logger and a flying canoe at a lumber camp in northern Quebec.
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The Crystal: A sweet Christmas story
Deborah Dunleavy
Deborah Dunleavy
(12/22/10) Brockville storyteller Deborah Dunleavy shares a childhood Christmas story about her grandfather's homemade candy canes.
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