World Storytelling Day: grown-ups and in-betweens

Name: World Storytelling Day: grown-ups and in-betweens
Start: 2025-03-21T19:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-03-21T22:00:00+11:00
Location: Newport Community Hub

Schedule

Fri Mar 21 2025 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

Newport Community Hub | Melbourne, VI

World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the traditional art of oral storytelling.
This year the theme is: 'Deep Water'.
Come and be part of the fun as storytellers and musicians from the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club join with others beaming in from around the world to trade tales.
This is a hybrid event so you can join us in the room OR
Adrian Newington will be setting up the zoom room so you can join us from wherever you are in the world.
TO JOIN LIVE
Details of the location are included in this event. We'll be in The Mechanics Hall at the Newport HUB, enter via Paine Reserve - go to the library entrance and there is a bell.
TO JOIN on ZOOM
If you don't already have our Zoom link, please send us a request via our contact form https://www.nffc.org.au/storytellers
This event is for grown-ups and in-betweens.
Your host for the evening will be Dee Palanisamy ably assisted by the team and we will definitely have cake!
Extra info if you need ...
HOW IT WORKS
*These gatherings are informal and playful.
*We welcome storytellers, singers (with a song that tells a story) and listeners.
*We love to hear your news and listen to works in progress.
*Contributions around the 6 - 10 min mark.
*We plan for an hour plus or however long we are enjoying ourselves.
*On arrival we will create a list of participants so you know where you are or if there is only a few of us, we make it up as we go along.
COURTESY
Newport Storytellers nestles under the broad wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. The Club aims to make all its events inclusive and welcoming to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, disability or sexuality. We ask that all performers consider whether their material is likely to cause offence. Offensive content is not welcome at our events.
COST
*Overseas zoomers you are our guests and your presence is our delight. Aussie zoomers please consider joining the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club or making a donation as every bit helps keep the voluntary wheels turning. At the door: $5.00 non members, $3.00 members
ACCESSIBILITY
We welcome companion Card and Victorian Carers Card holders, assistance dogs, Newport Hub has a bathroom with wheelchair accessible toilet with LH transfer.
Looking forward to seeing your real AND zoomy faces.
Stay safe, stay connected,
Jackie K coordinator - and on behalf of Adrian Newington (tech-master) and Em Chandler (our regular room wrangler).
The NFFC is situated on the sovereign lands of the Bunurong/Boon Wurrung of the Kulin Nation.