One Million Ears

A project of the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling.

LANES members tell their stories all around the world. How many ears hear them?

This is a space for us to record and tally the number of ears in our audiences, whether

it's 2 or 2000.

Let's

see if we can tell to one million ears between Sept. 1 and June 1st, 2010!

Starting on Sept. 1, 2009, all LANES members are invited to submit information about their performances - who, where, when, and the number of ears in the audience. (For a group performance, please only submit once. If you tell a story in a workshop, that co

unts.)

Let your audience know that they're being counted for the One Million Ears project, and that they're welcome to track our progress on the LANES website (www.lanes.org). Photograph an

ear or two, and we'll post those as well! Special mention will be given to folks who can identify their ears.

Information should be sent to Andrea Lovett (love2tell2@aol.com). Please tell us teller(s), date, venue, and number of ears told to. Make sure you identify any photos you atta

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Listen Up!!!

Karen Chace says:

My numbers for the Ears Project

Saturday, January 9 Story Cafe New Bedford, MA 30 listeners
Saturday, February 13 Story Cafe, New Bedford, MA 120 ears
Tuesday, February 16 The Vine, Plymouth, MA 10 listeners
Saturday, March 6 - Wilk's Library, New Bedford, MA 15 listeners
Saturday, March 6 - Story Cafe, New Bedford, MA 60 listeners
Wednesday, March 10 Freetown Elementary, MA 50 first grade students
Thursday, March 11 Freetown Elementary, MA 50 first grade students

Frances Berger says:

Here are my paid telling audiences since September:

Schodack Island State Park, 10/1/10 - 50 people, or 100 Ears

EG CDYMCA, 12/8/10 - 40 people, or 80 Ears

EG CDYMCA, 12/12/10 - 38 People, or 76 Ears

EG CDYMCA 2/16/10 - 41 People, or 82 Ears

EF CDYMCA 2/18/10 - 25 People, or 50 Ears

In addition, I performed at 3 Coffeehouses at East Greenbush 1st Unted Methodist Church, where we take donations to raise money for local food banks, homeless shelters, etc.

There were about 65 people in Sep., around 90 people in Nov. and around 90 people in Jan. So-oo-ooo... Let's say 145 people, or 290 Ears.

Also, I just told on March 5th to a Youth Group gathering @ my church, and there were about 35 people listening, That makes 70 Ears.

This is accurate to the best of my knowledge, so my total Listening Ears (approximately!) is: 748!!

Joe Doolittle says:


Story Sunday at the Glen Sanders, Jan 10th Jeannine Laverty and Dan Berggren - Adirondack Stories - 96x2= 192 ears

Jan 31: three Spirits Doolittle, Busman and Ratmeyer So African Benefit - 125 x2 =250 ears

Word Plays at Proctors: Jan 17- Claire Nolan, Frank Wind, "Oh Shit" 55 ears x 2 =110 ears

Word Plays Feb 21 Hunger Nancy Marie Payne and Marie Murphy 33 X 2 = 66 ears

Spoken Word at Proctors Pre main stage promotional telling - Canadian Tales Margaret French before the Canadian Brass 28 x 2 = 56 ears

January 18th I told Stories of the Rivers and Valleys at the Hamilton Club in Hamilton NY 65 x 2 130 ears.

February 12th Jeannine got Tom Weakley out of retirement for a benefit program at Cafe Lena 70 folks 140 ears and a wonderful time.

I think it totals 752 ears.

Cathy Pridham says:
18 Ears Two families shared meals around the fire.

Mary Jo Maichack says:
just reviewed Jan. and Feb. and told to an estimated 3,560 ears.

Spellbinder Storyteller says:

January total - 446ears 2 ear person (Peekskill, NY schools)
February total - 446 (Peekskill, NY schools)
February 19th – 70 - Storytelling Fest to Benefit Haiti, Field Library, Peekskill, NY


Jackson Gillman says:

20, 12/4 New Bedford Holiday Sing

30, 12/6 Plimoth Plantation - Festival of Trees

30, 12/8 Cambridge - Out of the Blue Gallery

20, 12/10 Minot Elem 4th grade class

55, 12/14 Boston MassMouth Story Slam

22, 12/15 Plymouth - The Vine

20, 12/17 Minot Elem 4th grade class

17, 12/22 Cambridge - Out of the Blue Gallery

36, 12/27 Onset - Holiday Huzzah!

65, 12/31 Chatham First Night

Kate Dudding says:


20091109 Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home: 40 ears
20091110 Beacon Pointe Memory Loss Home: ller -- 52 ears
20091115 Tellabration: "Laughter is the Best Medicine: 340 ears
20091111 Open Mic, Woodlawn Commons: 30 ears
20091119 Stillwater Historical Society: Lighthouse Stories: 60 earsller
20091203 Trumpet Hill 3rd Anniversary: Knitting Stories: 64 ears
20091206 Story Sunday with Barbara Chepaitis: Kindred Spirits: 42 ears
20091207 Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home: 24 ears
20091208 Beacon Pointe Memory Loss Home: 50 ears
20091216 Shen Adult Community Center: Hanukkah Stories: 60 ears
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Cindy Killavey and Annmarie Forer

Here is a count from Anne Marie and me as the "Take Two" tandem tellers from "Bright Night"
220 ears. Other events: 156 ears

Here are some ears I(Cindy) picked up these past few months:
Telling stories on Ghost Tours: 488 ears
Stories at Barnes & Noble-140 ears
Stories in CT-Project LEARN-80 ears


Karen Pillsworth says:

September 6
Hooley on The Hudson
160 ears

October 12
Converse Free Library
Lyme, NH
40 ears

October 17
Granite State Storytelling Festival
24 ears

October 31
Kingston's Farmer's Market
Kingston, NY
40 ears

Tellabration!
Kingston, NY
200 ears

Project Hope
Kingston, NY
60 ears



Susan Lenoe says;

my ear count is 342

Karen Chace says:


30 ears at the New Bedford Library, Main Branch for AHA Night on 11/12/20009
44 ears at Freetown Elementary/Storytelling Club on November 17, 2009
80 ears at Freetown Elementary Pre-K on December 7
46 ears at Freetown Elementary Pre-K on December 17


Carolyn Stearns

160 people at my 3 performances of my Christmas epic!

Olga Morrill

told to 18 pairs of ears - 36 at a holiday program.
If story times at the library count, Holiday Story Times amounted to 80 more pairs - 160.


Danielle Schulman says:

300 for the holiday program at the Boston Public Library on December 2nd.


Karen Chace says;

Told to 180 ears at Hammondtown School on December 10th

Joanne Piazzi;

I told holiday stories to 46 ears at the Wentworth Greenhouses in Rollinsford, NH on Sun. Nov.29

On Dec.2, 16 ears listened to "Tony's Story" told by AJ Mungo at the meeting of the Seacoast Storytellers

Vernon Cox says;

Nov 13th Saco Credit Union 120 ears heard humorist Willey Phinedit and Mike Harris

Shari Lynn says"

Deep River Tellabration with 40 pairs of little ears and 15 pairs of adult ears not including the two tellers?

I'm not sure if that was counted yet or not.

thanks,

Shari Lynn Kochman

Claire Beetlestone says:

100 ears at Powell House a Quaker Retreat and Conference and Learning Centre

in Chathan Ny 24 OCT 2009

Olga Morril says;

Last Thursday I told stories to 294 4th - 8th graders (and a few adults). That's 588 ears, i think - but check the math cause I'm not too swift in that dept.
Thanks!


Jackson Gillman says:


Seeing that no one listed any VT ears, I'll post my VT #s below, along with others to add up, and their location:

9/30 - Framingham MA - #50, Amazing Things Art Center

10/6 - Ashford CT #200 7-8th graders, as part of their WINGS program

10/17 - New Bedford MA Story Cafe (#22 perhaps already listed with Carolyn Martino's feature?)

10/25 - Boston MA Sports Museum, TD Garden - family literacy event #35

Oct-Nov - Wareham MA #22 4th graders each time on 2 separate occasions

Oct-Nov - Bourne MA Waldorf School #17 1st graders on 4 separate occasions

10/30 - Buzzards Bay MA - Halloween hay wagon ride thru the cranberry bogs #50

11/3 - 11/5 - Brattleboro VT, #225 during the course of my Kipling residency

11/21 - Bourne MA, Waldorf School of Cape Cod's Holiday Faire #75

11/26 - Buzzards Bay MA thanksgiving #10

and Brother Blue tribute which many of you are a part of was broadscast many times, I am told there is the possibilty of 30,000 listening ears there so in lue of that lets just say 60,000 possible ears.

Joanne Piazzi says;

I had 45 people or 90 ears at a 70th birthday celabration last Saturday

Vandy Duffy, Joanne Piazzi,and Andrea Lovett say"

we had about 16 ears at ECCA 11/17

Andrea Lovett says;

I had 50 ears today at Muraco School

Carolyn Stearns says:

200 ( people) to sit and come and go pelting of wet and listen, they had survived the haunted walk and tavern and were now warmed by the bright glow of fire and words. Then again on friday Oct 30 a clear night with a moon worthy a wolfs howl they came again 250 strong under the stars by the dance of flames it was ghostly good fun! I did these two tellings for my father 20 years he labored as President of the Coventry ( Ct. ) Historical society and he loved the lantern tour nights. This year they need a barn roof at the museum and I was aked to help. For my Dad who Alzheimers has robbed of his stories and fun . I went and told for 2 nights count those ears and the ones who sat in the rain the hardiest of all.

Joanne Piazzi says:

Last night at The Portable Pantry Laura Packer warmed 16 hearts and 32 ears! Andrea Lovett says:

30 ears at Jack n Jill Quincy 11/9

1000 ears spoken Voices 11/10

120 ears Center Elementary school 11/12

32 ears Gardner Elementary School 11/13

50 ears Muraco School ELementary 11/13

250 ears Children's Museum 11/13

Andy Davis says;

Wednesday, 10/28, Olga Morrill, Matt Krug and I told to 36 ears at the Met Coffeehouse in North Conway, NH.

Thursday, 10/29, I and five other tellers told to 90 ears at the Corner House in Center Sandwich.

Friday, 10/30, Olga, Matt and I told to 44 ears at the Freedom, NH General Store.

Saturday, 10/31, I told to 60 ears at a private party in Tamworth, NH.

Sunday, 11/1, I told to 100 ears at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Eastern Slopes in Tamworth.

Olga Morrill says:

Last Thurs. October 29 I told to 114 ears at the Pine Tree Elementary School.

Also at the Granite State Storytelling Festival I told to 30 ears.

During the past 8 weeks I've been doing an after school program at madison Elementary with a group of 8 kids. I've told them stories every week, including tomorrow it'll be 9 sessions for a total of 144 of ears.

Joe Doolittle says:

In South Africa with our Church/Hospice group gathering stories. here's a few from our production company. A total of 2730 counting our TV show estimates.

September 21, 2009 Taping of Story by Story, SACC Channel 16 public access; Margaret French/Betty Cassidy/Joe Doolittle 5 in the studio =10 ears. Two showings a week Sundays at 8:30 PM Tuesdays at 1:30 PM. estimate 1% of total viewing population of 91,000 = 910.x 2 +1820 ears

October 4, - Motoko at Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion, -35 =70 ears:

October 4 - Eshu Bumpus/Joe Doolittle at Jazz Vespers at First Reformed Church = 30= 60 ears

October 18 Word Plays at Proctors Betty Cassidy/Margaret French 20 x2 = 40 ears

November 1, 2009 Elizabeth Ellis at Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion 45x2 = 90 ears. Joe Doolittle as part of the FRC Stewardship Luncheon 220x2 = 440 ears.

Rona Leventhal says:

Grantite state ST Festival: Approx 24 ears (though they are teh same 24 ears that Vandy recorded!)

Oct 29 - school in Saratoga Springs, NY: approx 360 kids = 720 ears!

Oct 30: School in Colonie, NY: approx 200-220 folks = 400-440 ears!

Oct 31, Nantucket Library - approx 32 folks = 62 ears

Susan Dries says:

Here are my ears..... 64 ears listened, and shook, to ghost stories at the little Meetinghouse in Windham Maine over the Halloween weekend.

Vandy Duffy says:

Oct. 25th 14 assorted scary ears.

Lauretta Phillips says;

Had 26 ears at Tea & Tales last Tuesday

200 ears+ storytellers and spouse/friends at GSSF Oct 17 had over 240 ears at the evening concert.

Had 50 ears at Rivier College last Monday

Had 22 ears at Rivier College last Wednesday

Libby Franck says:

I must have had about 70 people two trolleys full last Saturday night so

that would be 140 ears.

Libby

Rebecca Tippens says;

Rebecca Tippens told to 20 people at a fire behind the Colrain Library on October 30rth....stories concerning the thinning of the veil between the material and supernatural or spiritual worlds. 40 ears.

Karen Chace says:

Karen Chace told to approximately 20 children and adults at the October AHA night in New Bedford.

Totl: 40 ears

Karen Chace told to approximately 110 wee ghosts, goblins and parents at the FreetownElementary School Halloween Party in Freetown, MA. Total ears: 220

Joanne Piazzi says:

On Thurs. Oct. 29, Joanne Piazzi, David Neufeld, Andy Davis and Vandy Duffy told at the Corner House Inn's Ghost Story Gala to 96 ears.

Simon Brooks says:

4^th Pack of Cub Scouts, West Lebanon, NH – 21^st October

Fright Evening

100 very rowdy ears!

Moultonborough Public Library, Moultonborough, NH – 23^rd October

Fright Night

201 odd ears – it was a Halloween thing!

Orford Social Library, Orford, NH – 24^th October

Fright Night

41 some odd ears – it was a Halloween thing!

Howe Public Library, Hanover, NH – Oct 28^th.

Fright Afternoon!

30 ears. There were no odd teenagers, just regular ones!

Total of 372 ears! More to add tomorrow after tonight.

Massmouth says:

Joanne Piazzi says;

I told a story of mistaken meaning to the congregation at the UU Church in Portsmouth on Oct. 25 - total of 380 ears.

Massmouth says;

story slam had 140 ears at first story slam.

Kate Dudding says:

Performances
perf date perf place 58
20091005 Open Mic, Caffe Lena: 10 listeners, 8 tellers

20091012 Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home: 20 listeners, 1 teller

20091013 Beacon Pointe Memory Loss Home: 23 listeners, 1 teller

20091019 Coburg Village: 40 listeners, 1 teller

20091020 Temple Sinai, Saratoga Springs: 63 listeners, 1 teller

20091021 Story Circle Meeting: 7 tellers/listeners

20091022 Shen Adult Community Center: 9 listeners, 1 teller

20091025 Halloween party at private home: 19 listeners, 1 tellers

Andrea Lovett says'

I told spooky stories today October 26th at Jack n Jill to 120 ears

Karen Chace says;

Please add these ears.

October 23 Karen Chace shared Ghost Stories in Dartmouth, MA 25 people, 50 ears

October 24 Karen Chace shared Community and Service stories for the 100th Junior Grange Anniniversary celebration 30 people, 60 ears.

Andrea Lovett says;

Gardner Pilot program 22 ears October 23rd

48 ears at King Open School October 22

Joanne Piazzi;

On Oct.14, George Radcliffe told tales to some Moose and their friends. All together 80 ears!

Oct. 17: LANES tellers at the first Granite State Storytelling Festival in New London, NH entertained about 320 ears for a whole day and into the night. Boy were those ears tired (but it was a good tired)!

Vernon Cox says;

Learnin' Vernon told 124 ears folk and fall tales at the Maine Adubond Gisland Farm "Apple Day" on Oct 17th, 2009
Let me know if you got this I am at work if not tommorrow I will send it via Yahoo
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Carolyn Stearns says;

date place # people

Aug 8 Tolland County 4-H Fair 30 people

Aug 18 Song A Day open Mic 40

Aug 22 Letterboxers Gather Coventry Ct 30

Aug 24 Storybook Farm 10

Sept 13 Festival on Green 50

Sept 14 E. Hartford St. Isaacs 30

Sept 18 Storybook Farm 12

Sept 23 EO Smith High School 50

Sept 25 family gather 8

Sept 26 Big E 200

Sept 27 Big E ( rainy) 150

Oct 4 Corn maze 20

Oct 7 Altnaveigh Inn 18

Oct 14 Depot School workshop 5

Oct 14 State retirees at French Club 30

Oct 14 Altnaveigh Inn 20

Oct 15 Litchfield Farm Bureau 50

total to date 753

CIndy Marshall says;

Here's my ears report!

October 12 I told stories for about 60 ears at Shelburne Farm Orchards, Stow, MA.

weekend of October 2 - 4 in Cleveland OH: 550 ears at various venues

September 26: 12 ears

Simon Brooks says;

At the Genesis Care Center, Franconia, NH with Little Senior Center folks.

About 50 odd folks there.

Cathy Pridham

On Tuesday, October 7 at the Portsmouth Public Library, eight (8) ears listened to tales told at the Seacoast Storytellers Meeting.

Thanks for collecting the submissions.

On Tuesday, October 7 at the Portsmouth Public Library, eight (8) ears listened to tales told at the Seacoast Storytellers Meeting.

Thanks for collecting the submissions.

Andy Davis Says;

Told to 120 ears today, at an outreach event for the Believe in Books Foundation in Intervale, NH.

Joanne Piazzi says

Joanne Piazzi told stories to 12 ears gathered around the woodstove at the South Church Spiritual Retreat on Oct. 10.

Andrea Lovett, Lani Peterson ad Norah Doolittle

Told to 1,000 ears at the Muraco School School in Winchester, on October 13th.

Andrea Lovett says:

Told to 1,000 ears on Thursday at the Park Ave School ,Webster,Mass.

Joanne Piazzi says:

On Oct. 7, Cathy Whittemore told "Old One Eye" to 6 ears belonging to members of the Seacoast Storytellers in Portsmouth, NH. On Oct. 7, Joanne Piazzi told the local spooky tale "Witch's Rock" to 210 ears in the 6th grade at Barrington Middle School.

Fran Yardley says:

What a great project! So on September 18-20, Fran told to 32 people which is as far as I know 64 ears at the Adirondack Arts & Healing Retreat at Great Camp Sagamore. I will report back (if I remember!) after our October retreat and also a First Night fundraising storytelling concert in November.
Good luck with this!
xxoo
Fran

Sally Rae Rodgers said:

I told a story on Sept 13 at the storytelling potluck to 6 people. It is called Seeking Magic Books. For all you job seekers it is concerning the profession of seeking magic books with the ultimate goal toward finding the ultimate magic book. It eventually should be a picture book for adults.

Vernon Cox says:

A listener's ear!!!! On Sept 21st a 48 EAR audience attended Seanachie Nights at Bull Feeny’s pub in Portland Maine to witness Pirate Mark Read’s tale of surivial. A special thanks to Lynne Cullen our host for this venue. Making celebration of "Talk Like A Pirate Day" into a 3 day weekend, Boston storyteller Norah Dooley appeared as pirate Mary Read, telling tales about the people she sailed with in the Golden Age of Piracy, and the wonders of the seven seas. In the early 1700s, Mary Read disguised herself as a sailor to survive in the harsh world, and became a pirate quite by accident when her ship was overtaken by pirates, and she was captured by the crew of Captain "Calico Jack" Rackham. Norah told Marys story in the first person, brandishing pistol and sword, and sharing pirate lore, secrets and seafaring stories from her sea bag. Co-founder of the Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts (MOOSE) Debb Freedman, Volunteer Moose web volunteer Learnin’ Vernon, and LANES President Joanne Piazza were among the ears listening to Mary’s tales and Lynne’s concertina. If you are ever in Portland on the third Monday of the month please join us for Seanchie Nights. Visit www.lynnecullen.com for more info. To book Mark AKA Mary Read AKA Norah Dooley visit http://norahdooley.com

Jackson Gillman says

September 3, Brewster MA, Full Moon coffeehouse open mic, 55 people

September 5-7, Plymouth MA, Pinewoods Music & Dance Camp, 146 people (on several different occasions)

September 12, Milton MA, Blue Hills Trailside Museum, total of ~ 80 people during the course of 3 sets

September 19, Buckfield ME, Odd Fellows Hall Early Evening Show, ~ 155 people

September 26, New Bedford MA Story Cafe, open mic teller (for the same ~30 people that Karen Chace, Simon Watts and others told to)

September 27, Provincetown MA, WOMR Organic Thinking radio program (I'd have no idea how many people were listening to the one hour show at noon, but presumably 100's)

Massmouth says:

Massmouth/Three Apples Orchard tellings with Norah Dooley, Stu Mendleson,Jim LaChapelle, Nicolette Heavey had 1600 ears!

Simon Brooks says:

I was in Waites River and had 150 folks listening to me.

Then there was a private party which had 10 folks

And then my gig at Mount Washington had about 20 folks

And then CAMP! There were about 200 kids and councillors there.

Joe Doolittle

"Unbuntu" 30+ = 60 ears African stories as part of a promo on a planned mission trip to a Hospice in South Africa leave on 10/8;
Another session the visiting Dutch on Albany Stories during a tour, 40 = 80 ears.

Andy Davis says:

Here's my "two ears worth":
On September 12, I (Andy Davis) told to 32 ears at a small group retreat at the World Fellowship Center in Albany, New Hampshire.

Maggie Bush say:

I told a story at MassMouth on Sept. 21. ("Roy Makes A Car" collected by Zora Neale Hurston) There were 10 people in the audience.

Tom Brillat says:

I shared a mix of sea stories at Blue and Ruth's weekly at the Out of the Blue Gallery last week. 34 more ears.

Karen Keefe says:

36 ears from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters heard several tales told by LANES Board member Karen Keefe while she conducted a Leadership Influence Through Story program on September 11,2009.


Joannne Piazzi says:

Yesterday at the LANES BOD meeting, Penny Post, Tom Brillat and Karen Keefe shared a short story with the rest of the Board. There were 10 ears listening!

AND we got Tom to tell his Chinese fable to the Portsmouth Mah Jong Club, which was meeting in the next room, to another 46 ears!

At Karen Chace's Story Cafe had 70 ears listening to Simon Brooks ,Bob Reiser, and Jackson on the 26th of September

Andrea Lovett says:
Andrea told to 30 ears on Friday at the Gardner Pilot Program Allston, Mass

Told to 200 ears at the Baldwin Agssiz on September 22

Andrea and Lanni talked and told to 40 teacher's ears on September 21st

Andrea told to 15 ears at Jack N Jill Marina Bay Quincy September 20th

Joe Doolittle says:

Another 200 ears for Joe Doolittle

Joe Doolittle of the Story Circle at Proctors, center, tells a brief story during the rededication ceremony for the Arendt Van Curler plaque at the corner of Union and North Church Streets in Schenectady Sunday.

Here's what the weekend brought me in terms of ears

September 12th Farm Fest, Clifton Park NY at Predel's Ranch, over a two our period, informal roundtable telling 20, two stage presentations 40 total 60;

also Saratoga Arts Center: Stories of Views of the Battlefield, benefit for National Park open space acquisition

35.

September 14th: Preached at Trinity Reformed Church, used a Fulghm Story about Awe andthe High Holy Days to seal the point. 30'

also Return to Farm Fest: 3 hours two sets, total 80

Not my normal weekend but figured I'd submit it! =350 total

Andrea Lovett says;

30 pairs of little ears listened to stories about apples today at Jack n Jill today Sept.14th.

Sept 15th 60 lil listening ears at Honey Tree Pre-School

Sept 16th 30 lil ears at A Child's Dream Pre-School
September 17th 30 lil ears at Jack n Jill today listening in....

September 18th 30 ears at Gardner Pilot Program Kinder age

Joanne Piazzi says;

On Friday night, Sept.11 there were 34 ears listening to tales of shoes, boots, and fur-lined slippuhs at the Portable Pantry in Rochester, NH. Do you recognize this e ar? Let us know! e mail me at with the answer we are waiting to ear! love2tell2@aol.com Kate Dudding says: Sept. 8 Beacon Pointe Memory Care Community, Clifton Park, NY Teller: Kate Dudding 20 listeners sang and heard Kate tell about the musical "Annie Get Your Gun" and the song "Always" and the person who created them: Irving Berlin. Sept. 9 Woodlawn Commons, an independent and assisted living facility, Saratoga Springs, NY Tellers: Jeannine Laverty, Betty Cassidy, Christie Keegan, Joe Doolittle, Joe Peck, Kate Dudding Plus 6 listeners

Nicolette Heavey says!

74 pairs of ears – parents and children – were present yesterday evening, Sept. 9, 2009, for a new playground kick off party at the Bright Horizons in Nashua,NH.

Vernon Cox says:

A Twisted Taste of Maine was performed on Thursday & Friday, Sept 3rd & 4th at the St Lawrence Arts & Community Center, 76 Congress St., Portland, ME

This performance was filled with the Down East humor traditions of old, along with innovative twists of tall tales and fantasy. 35 folks joined Willey Phinedit, Unregistered Guide and Tall Taleoligist as he lead his audience on a journey using folk and original tales as dry as your morning toast and as fresh as your next cup of coffee!

Deb Ballous says:

Seacoast Storytellers' Circle meeting held on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 from 6:50 PM until 8:50 PM at the Portsmouth Public Library in Portsmouth, NH.

We had open mic for first half of the meeting and I was featured teller for the second half. The total number of people in attendance was four including myself. So four pairs (eight individual) of lovely ears counted. Great stories of childhood experiences, fairytales, and folktales were shared.

Happy telling,

Deb

Tom Brillat says:

Today at Mystic Seaport I told the story of Sir Admiral Clowdisley Shovell - he conquered the Spanish fleet in 1707 and won Gibraltar for the English. Of course, he also lost his entire fleet and nearly 2,000 sailors when he refused to believe his ships were in danger of smashing into the rocks off the Scilly Islands. I had 32 ears in attendance.

Carolyn Martino said :

I did an assisted living residence yesterday with about 25 people. That's about 50 ears,

East Bay Manor

East Providence, RI

Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009

I told to 42 ears at my weekly storytime at The Book Rack bookstore in Newburyport, Mass. I wish I had my camera with me as the ears ranged from the tinyest (3 month old) to the oldest grandmother. Next week. Keep on telling, Nicolette

Nicolette N. Heavey

The StoryWeaver

www.thestoryweaveronline.com

978-681-9806

thestoryweaver@comcast.net