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Granite State Story Swap

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Benz Community Center

18 Heard Rd.,

Center Sandwich, NH 03227

facebook.com/Benz-Doris-L-Sandwich-Community-Center

Produced by New Hampshire Storytelling Alliance.

$20 member in good standing, $30 for non-members.. 

About Tim Jennings!

Tim Jennings is a legendary Vermont folk storyteller with 40 years of experience, performing all over New England and across North America. His highly engaging style has been featured in such venues as The National Storytelling Festival, Kennedy Library, Nantucket Atheneum, Champlain Festival, Old South Church, Old Songs, Clearwater, Toronto Storytelling Festival, King County (Seattle) Storytelling Festival, with multiple appearances  at Bates College, UVM, U of Maine, Champlain Festival, Vermont Midsummer Festival, and on Vermont Public Television, as well as and hundreds of school shows for all grades, and lots of large and small libraries, theaters, clubs, family reunions etc around Vermont and New England.

 
In reviewing Tim’s 1981 solo storytelling recording, “Weatherbeard,” Sing Out! magazine wrote, “You cannot resist. From the first word, Tim grabs you by the scruff of your imagination and hurls into his world. He does not make the common mistake of pretending to be a storyteller, he simply *is* one.” 

 
Tim has taught folk storytelling to all ages, from kindergarten to Masters programs. His article, “Storytelling: illiterate tool to Teach Reading” appeared in the slick education magazine, “Learning” in the early 1980s, and has been reprinted many times in many countries. More recently, several of his articles on folktales he collected and developed into performance pieces, with tips on presentation, appeared in “Voices: The Journal of the New York State Folklore Society.”
 
In the early ‘90s, Tim joined forces with his life and artistic partner, the late 
Leanne Ponder. Two of their live-performance storytelling albums were ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings; another was awarded Silver Honors by Parents Choice. Leanne grew ill, and declined over a decade, the last half of which precluded any performing at all, until her passing three years ago last Christmas Eve.

While semi-retired, Tim continues to tell stories and play music in a quiet way, mostly within an hour’s drive of his home in Montpelier.The cost for the entire day includes:

  • Light breakfast 
  • Lunch (vegetarian option)
  • Admission to the keynote address
  • Story Swaps
  • Free parking
  • Registration opens 8 am
  • Welcome 8:45                     NHSA President
  • Keynote 9:00-9:45 am        Tim Jennings
  • Break 9:45-10:00
  • Story Circles 10:15-11:15 am
  • Break 11:00-11:30
  • Membership Meeting 11:30-12:00

  • Lunch 12:00-1:30

  • Hat Concert 1:30-2:15         10 Minutes Max per teller

  • StoryCircles 2:30-3:25

  • Break 3:25-3:40 

  • Feature Concert 3:45-4:30  Tim Jennings

  • Clean up at 4:30-5:00

Event Contact Email: event.manager@nhstorytelling.org

There are two ways to register for Granite State Story Swap, online registration with a Credit Card via our PayPal account or download a paper registration and mail it in with a check.  Any questions or problems, please send a note here: Website@nhstorytelling.org

   Register here online.

   Or click here to download a paper registration to print and mail in.

   Places to stay in the area, click here for more information.

The Granite State Story Swap is your opportunity to meet with other Storytellers, listen to stories and tell your tales. Morning begins with 8:00 am registration, light breakfast, and opening announcements. Keynote with begins at 9 am. Story Swaps. Lunch with more opportunities to network and talk story. Afternoon swap and a closing concert.