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Storytellapalooza
May. 11th, 2006 09:17 amThese past few days have been filled with Story!
On Monday night, I attended a dinner/fundraiser for the Empress theatre and did some storytelling for it. I really like the Empress project and I want to do what I can to support it. Not only is the Empress a historic building, but if I work this right, it could turn into a permanent venue for storytelling!
On the celebrity side of things, I got to meet Peter McAuslan, the owner of the McAuslan Brewery. I am a big fan of their products (their apricot beer is to die for) and maybe, since he's seen me tell a story, I might get other gigs out of it.
For the last two days, I've been telling stories at St. Anthony Elementary School. It was a two-day tour of duty: I told tales for all the grades (from Kindergarten to Grade 6). I sat in the Library, the teachers brought the groups to me, and I told stories in English and French, stories for wee children and for the higher grades (these are very different types of stories), and the kids were very receptive. I even managed to sell four books!
By the end of the two days, my voice was hoarse and I was exhausted, but I loved it. I'm grateful to be in a position where I can take a couple of days off my regular job and tell stories here and there. The best thing that could happen to my career is to keep my writing career alive, but be able to take breaks to go and do storytelling in schools, festivals, and other events.
Keep working, keep dreaming, keep living.
On Monday night, I attended a dinner/fundraiser for the Empress theatre and did some storytelling for it. I really like the Empress project and I want to do what I can to support it. Not only is the Empress a historic building, but if I work this right, it could turn into a permanent venue for storytelling!
On the celebrity side of things, I got to meet Peter McAuslan, the owner of the McAuslan Brewery. I am a big fan of their products (their apricot beer is to die for) and maybe, since he's seen me tell a story, I might get other gigs out of it.
For the last two days, I've been telling stories at St. Anthony Elementary School. It was a two-day tour of duty: I told tales for all the grades (from Kindergarten to Grade 6). I sat in the Library, the teachers brought the groups to me, and I told stories in English and French, stories for wee children and for the higher grades (these are very different types of stories), and the kids were very receptive. I even managed to sell four books!
By the end of the two days, my voice was hoarse and I was exhausted, but I loved it. I'm grateful to be in a position where I can take a couple of days off my regular job and tell stories here and there. The best thing that could happen to my career is to keep my writing career alive, but be able to take breaks to go and do storytelling in schools, festivals, and other events.
Keep working, keep dreaming, keep living.
