October 8 – 11, 2003

Military Park & the Indiana History Center
Indianapolis, Indiana
Wheelchair Accessible / Signed for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
For more information call 317-255-7628   
www.storytellingarts.org 

Featured Storytellers:

	Charlotte Blake Alston Charlotte Blake Alston is a Philadelphia-based storyteller with a rich repertoire of stories, songs, poetry and rhythmic elements from the African and African-American oral tradition.  She is the host of Carnegie Hall’s Family Performance Series and the first and only storyteller to perform with The Philadelphia Orchestra. The New York Times describes her performances as “eloquent storytelling.”
	Niall de Burca Niall de Burca was raised in western Ireland, a region steeped in Celtic myth and legend.  An enormously versatile storyteller, he combines tremendous energy and humor with audience participation to tell historical stories of Irish Diaspora, and tales from other lands, as well as original materials
	Bill Harley Humorous and meaningful, serious and silly, Bill Harley’s songs and stories are guaranteed to tame even the wildest of kids and make the grumpiest grownup grin with his unique, slightly wacky view of people and the world around them.  He is the recipient of two Grammy nominations, and numerous other awards including Parent’s Choice and a five-star review from Nuvo
	Beth Horner Beth Horner is noted for her vivacious stage presence and a warm, energetic style punctuated with music and humor that critics have called “dynamite!”  Her repertoire ranges from raucous humor to tender courage, from childhood farmyard escapades to family Civil War stories, from traditional tales to heroic triumph over sewage.
	Clara Yen    As a child, Clara Yen would sit enraptured at her parents’ sides, listening to them speak about their childhood in China. She re-creates those memories for herself, for her parents, and for her listeners by delicately weaving family lore with folk tales, and English with Mandarin. The resident storyteller for the public library in Dublin California, Yen is also the author of Why Rat Comes First.

Sharing Hoosier History Through Stories Storytellers

                        Sponsored by the Indiana Historical Society
Celestine Bloomfield, Indianapolis – “Steel Stories:  Tales from Da Region”
Susan Grizzell, Indianapolis – “Porch Swings and Prairie Wings”
Lou Ann Homan, Angola – “Ridin’ the Rails”
Bob Sander, Indianapolis – “When Worlds Collide”
George Schricker, Plymouth – “Goodbye to the Animal People” 

Frank Basile Emerging Stories Storytellers

Sponsored by Frank Basile
Stephanie Holman, Spencer – “A Sleigh Full of Sisters”
George Schricker, Plymouth – “The Space” 

Additional Storytellers

                        Deborah Asante, Indianapolis|
Celestine Bloomfield, Indianapolis
Cynthia Changaris, Bethlehem
Mary Frasier, Bloomington
Lou Ann Homan, Angola
Marvel Michael, Atlanta-Georgia
Bob Sander, Indianapolis
George Schricker, Plymouth
Finley Stewart, Krum-Texas 

Additional Artists

Asante Children’s Theatre, storytellers
Brad Cope, dancer
Fall Creek Delta Boys, musicians
Jessica Howard, dancer
Dan Hoy, opera singer
Rebecca Jones, dancer
Deborah Langerman, mime
Lisa Long, dancer
Bernadette Ostrozovich, visual 
Beverly Roche, mime
John Teskey, caller

Family Performances and Activities

Military Park 
Friday, October 10, 2003

Scary Stories for Families
Sponsored by Target  
·          7:30 – 9:30 p.m.      Featuring Bloomfield, Changaris, Homan, Sander, and Stewart 

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Children’s Stage 
Sponsored by Target
·          12:00 – 5:00 p.m.    45 minute performances at the top of each hour
·       7:00 – 9:00 p.m.      Stories for Families 

Family Storytelling Activities Tent

Sponsored by Tube Processing  
·          12:00 – 5:00 p.m.    Crafts, activities and performances to enhance the storytelling experience. (see full description)  

Adult Performances and Activities

Military Park and the Indiana History Center

Thursday, October 9, 2003  

Stickeen  
The Indiana History Center Theater  
Sponsored by Sierra Club of Indiana  
·          7:30 – 9:00 p.m.      Bill Harley will share his retelling of John Muir’s harrowing experiences on an Alaskan glacier with a mongrel dog, Stickeen.  

Friday, October 10, 2003

Frank Basile Emerging Stories  
The Indiana History Center Theater  
Sponsored by The National Bank of Indianapolis  
·          8:00 – 10:00 p.m.    Featuring Stephanie Holman and George Schricker 

Saturday, October 11, 2003

Workshop  
The Indiana History Center Multi-Purpose Room  
·          9:00 – 11:30 a.m.    Presented by Beth Horner (see description)
Downtown Canal Tour  
Starts at The Indiana History Center Stardust Terrace  
·          11:00 – Noon                           Led by Historic Landmarks of Indiana
(see description)  

Main Stage  
Military Park
Sponsored by The National Bank of Indianapolis  
·          12:00 – 5:00 p.m.    45-minute performances at the top of each hour

Sharing Hoosier History Through Stories Stage  
Military Park  
Sponsored by The Indiana Historical Society  
·          12:00 – 5:00 p.m.    45-minute performances at the top of each hour

Downtown Canal Tour  
Starts at The Indiana History Center Stardust Terrace  
·          2:00 – 3:00 p.m.      Led by Historic Landmarks of Indiana

Buffet Dinner and Contra Dance  
The Indiana History Center Stardust Terrace  
·          5:00 – 6:00 p.m.      Buffet Dinner catered by Movable Feast (see description)
·          6:00 – 7:30 p.m.      Contra Dance (see description) 

Stories for Adults  
The Indiana History Center Theater  
Sponsored by The National Bank of Indianapolis  
·          8:00 – 11:00 p.m.    Featured Storytellers

Buffet Dinner and Contra Dance

Mingle and share a buffet dinner catered by Movable Feast with fellow storytellers and story listeners.  Please reserve your space for the dinner by October 1^st.  Then join Indianapolis Traditional Music and Dance Group, The Fall Creek Delta Boys and caller John Teskey for a contra dance, a traditional American dance similar to square dancing.  Fun for all ages!  First time dancers are welcomed.  The Indiana History Center Stardust Terrace.  

Downtown Canal Tour led by Historic Landmarks of Indiana

Sightseers enjoy a walk alongside the 1836 downtown Central Canal tour that covers the history of the doomed waterway and the revitalization that has made the walkway a popular destination.  Visit the USS Indianapolis and Congressional Medal of Honor Memorials and learn about buildings along the canal banks.  Start in The Indiana History Stardust Terrace.  

Storytelling Activities Tent

Families may enhance the storytelling experience by participating in the crafts, activities and performances in the Storytelling Activities Tent sponsored by Tube Processing. Conner Prairie will teach nineteenth-century children’s games, the Indiana Historical Society will lead Family History activities and visual artist Bernadette Ostrozovich will lead children in a number of crafts related to the storytellers and the art of storytelling.   

Mime performers, Deborah Langerman and Beverly Roche of Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Mime will tell stories using the art of mime.  Dancers of Dance Kaleidoscope will tell the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears through movement.  Dan Hoy, member of the Indianapolis Opera Ensemble, and storyteller Mary Frasier will present the comic opera The Elixir of Love (Gaetano Donizetti) in story form. Actors from Asante Children’s Theatre will tell “Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughter.”  Storytelling Activities Tent in Military Park.  

Storytelling Workshop

A workshop exploring techniques for approaching, learning and telling a story. (Bring a specific story to work on!)  Storyteller Beth Horner will begin with a series of exercises on analyzing one’s story for telling and will then take participants through activities on different approaches to actually learning, telling and presenting their story – getting it from page to brain to mouth to listener!  Included activities focus on character and structure analysis, voice inflection, gesture, body movement, and introductions.  A participatory, active, unique, fun approach to the subject of Story Presentation!  

Community Partners

(Please visit and support our community partners!) 

Asante Children’s Theatre, www.asantechildrenstheatre.org  
Conner Prairie, www.connerprairie.org  
Dance Kaleidoscope, www.dancekal.org  
Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, www.historiclandmarks.org  
Indianapolis Opera, www.indyopera.org  
Indianapolis Traditional Music and Dance Group, www.indycontra.org  
Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis, www.philharmonicindy.org

Printing Partners Community Venues

Wednesday, October 8, 2003

• 10:00 – 10:35 a.m.  Preschool show for four-, five-, and six-year olds at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis featuring Bill Harley.  Free with museum admission.  Group reservations required.  For information and registration call 317-334-4000.
• 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Workshop for members of the Asante Children’s Theatre at the Christamore House featuring Charlotte Blake Alston.  For information call 317-638-6694.
• 7:00 – 7:45 p.m.  Family show at the Carmel Clay Public Library featuring Clara Yen.  For reservations call 317-844-3363.

Thursday, October 9, 2003

• 3:30 – 4:15 p.m. Performance for Teens at the Generation Y Afterschool program at Shortridge Middle School, sponsored by the Urban Mission YMCA featuring Charlotte Blake Alston.  For information call 269-6065.
• 7:00 – 7:45 p.m.Family show at the Anderson Public Library featuring Beth Horner.  For information call 765-641-2448 or www.andersonlibrary.net.  
• 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. Family Show at the New Castle-Henry County Public Library featuring Clara Yen.  For reservations call 765-966-8291.  

Friday, October 10, 2003

• 7:00 – 7:45 p.m.   Performance for the entire family at the Fishers Branch YMCA 
  featuring Beth Horner.  Nominal family admission.  For information call 595-9622. 
• 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Voices of the Wind Storytelling Festival at the Morrisson-Reeves Public Library featuring Niall de Burca, Marvel Michaele and Clara Yen.  For reservations call 765-966-8291.

Saturday, October 11, 2003

• 11:00 – 11:35 a.m. Preschool show for four-, five- and 6-year olds at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis featuring Bill Harley.  Free with museum admission.  For information call 317-334-4000.  Museum members can reserve tickets beginning August 7^th.

Sunday, October 12, 2003

• 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.  Philharmonic Orchestra of Indianapolis presents Benjamin  Britten’s “The Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra” featuring Bill Harley as the narrator at Pike Performing Arts Center.  Tickets only available by calling 317-229-2367. 

Co-Presenters

(Please visit and support our co-presenters!)  
Anderson Public Library                                         New Castle Henry County Public Library  
Asante Children’s Theatre                                      The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis  
Carmel Clay Public Library                                      YMCA of Greater Indianapolis  
Morrisson-Reeves Public Library                            Fisher Branch YMCA 
                                                                                Urban Mission Branch YMCA  

Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Performances for Schools & Home School Groups