Remember ol’ whatsisname? Spinning Stories from a common thread

Name: Remember ol’ whatsisname? Spinning Stories from a common thread
Start: 2024-06-08T19:00:00-07:00
Location: Artichoke Music

Schedule

Sat Jun 08 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Artichoke Music | Portland, OR

Was it Rumpelstiltskin? Or Tom-Tit-Tot? Or maybe it was Whuppity Stoorie?
So many names, all spinning out of one story: Guess my name or give me your firstborn.
But is anything ever that clear-cut? Consider - is Rumpelstiltskin a villain or a savior? Is the maiden a victim or a heroine?
Spend an evening listening to seven tellers spin seven versions of this age-old tale--then decide for yourself where the truth lies.
Janice Alexander
Janice Alexander joined the Portland Storytellers Guild in 2015, shortly before retirement, and has been telling tales ever since. (Some based in fact, others not.) She especially enjoys sharing thought-provoking stories.
Barbara Fankhauser
From the time Barbara’s father introduced her to Goldilocks and the three bears stories grabbed her and never let her go. She began to telling stories the first time she got into trouble, leading her to a life in advertising copywriter where they actually paid her to tell stories.
When she founded the Portland Storytellers Guild in 1989 she knew she’d found “her people”.
Eric Foxman
Eric Foxman has been an active storyteller for almost three decades. Starting with literary stories, his association with the Portland Storytellers’ Guild helped him deepen his artistic well to include folktales, historic stories and the occasional personal chronical. With an interest in the ‘that-is-just-unbelievable’ in stories, Eric draws on various resources to bring his audiences a program to remember.
Patrick Gannon
As a retired elementary school teacher, Patrick Gannon has always been fascinated by how stories comprise so much of the language arts. Though he tells a variety of stories, he is particularly fond of sharing biographical and historical stories of seldom known people and events.
Steven Henegar
Mid-westerner Steven Henegar celebrates the wonderful variety of stories we use to share our lives. He calls up the everyday and the fantastic to discover feelings and experiences that connect us all. The twenty-five year veteran performer and workshop leader blends the easy conversation of his family’s storytelling with incisive imagery and word play shaped by a decade in the theater. Truth & Lies mined from a long life looking around. http://www.stevenhenegar.com
Pam Maben
Pam Maben believes that our stories tell us who we are. As portals to the archetypal world, they help us understand the events of our lives and the world around us. She is especially intrigued by folklore and mythology which have been bringing truth to people and illuminating their lives for thousands of years.
Anne Penfound
“Storytelling by Word of Mouth” – a passport to journeys of the imagination. www.annepenfound.com
Anne presents a unique oral interpretation of original stories and multicultural tales which have inspired audiences since 2001. Her style, facial expression, voice and gestures along with her British sense of humor take you right to the heart of the story. These stories fan the embers of experience and tickle our funny bone with the enjoyment of life.