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CRRL Presents: Mountain Mack and Joan Swift, Tales in Tandem

Tue, 08/07/2012 - 15:25
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Mountain Mack

This interview airs beginning Wednesday, August 8.
“Mountain” Mack and Joan Swift tell tales in tandem.  Join these delightful storytellers as they meet with Debby Klein to talk about their years of experience and entertain us with a popular Jack Tale on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library production. (Originally filmed in 2003.)

CRRL Presents: Dylan Pritchett, Storytelling With a Purpose

Fri, 07/13/2012 - 11:01 | Samantha Thomason
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Dylan Pritchett

This interview airs beginning July 4.
Dylan Pritchett’s African and African-American folktales and music bring history to life for audiences, young and old. His stories are lasting and universal and relate to the experiences of everyday life. Dylan chats with Debby Klein and shows us how he brings the story to life on CRRL Presents, a Central Rappahannock Regional Library Production.

CRRL Presents: Anne Sheldon, Storyteller and Poet

Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:06
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Anne Sheldon, Storyteller and Poet

This interview airs beginning March 7.
There's always room for a good story and Anne Sheldon has many wonderful stories to tell.  We hear one of her stories and a poem when she meets with Debby Klein on CRRL Presents.

CRRL Presents: Linda Goodman, Stories of Appalachia

Tue, 12/20/2011 - 08:38
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This interview airs beginning December 21.
Inspired by her father, Linda Goodman shares the oral tradition of her Appalachian background with the telling of one of her delightful tales. She talks about her many storytelling experiences, which have gained her awards and recognition.

J. Ron Fleming, Actor and Storyteller

Thu, 08/05/2010 - 11:08
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This interview airs beginning August 4. 
Storytelling has been an outgrowth of J. Ron Flemings's career as an actor of stage, film, and television. Recently, he came to Fredericksburg as a storyteller in the Ardiena Ann Tromley Family Storytelling Series at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library.

Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs

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By Betty Birney

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Life in Sassafras Springs has always been predictable, boring even, but one afternoon that changes when Eben McAllister's pa challenges him to find Seven Wonders in Sassafras that rival the real Seven Wonders of the World.
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The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs

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By Betty Birney

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Life in Sassafras Springs has always been predictable, boring even, but one afternoon that changes when Eben McAllister's pa challenges him to find Seven Wonders in Sassafras that rival the real Seven Wonders of the World.
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Stories from the Days of Christopher Columbus: A Multicultural Collection for Young Readers

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By Richard Alan Young and Judy Dockrey Young

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A collection of traditional tales, fables, and legends from the cultures brought together or affected by the voyages of Columbus, including those of Spain, Portugal, Italy, and the mainland and island Indian tribes he encountered. Part of the American Storytelling series.

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Storytelling: From the Heart of Human Experience

Tue, 03/24/2009 - 10:02 | Virginia Johnson
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In the past twenty years, storytelling as a treasured art and pastime has made quite a comeback. Not all the video games, cable channels, or talk radio in the world can take the place of a fine story told face-to-face with good friends on a quiet evening as the rain splatters on the window panes.

Family Stories
Storytelling for Educators
Stories as Part of Business Communication
So You Want to Be a Storyteller
Storytelling on the Web

Storytelling Series Finale: Megan Hicks

Tue, 03/10/2009 - 16:55 | Samantha Thomason
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The 2009 Ardiena Ann Tromley Family Storytelling Series wraps up on Thursday, March 12, with performances by Megan Hicks, award-winning storyteller and former CRRL Children's librarian. Winner of the 2005 Parent's Choice Award-Silver and the 2003 Storytelling World Honor Award, Megan brings two very different shows for two very different audiences! Read what Youth Services Coordinator Caroline Parr says about Megan in the Free Lance-Star. Find out more about Megan at www.meganhicks.com.

"Enough Already" - Headquarters, 4:30
Stories about greed, gratitude, and why you must never forget to thank the good fairy! For school age children and adults.

"Home Front" – Salem Church, 7:30
Civilian stories from the Civil War and World War II. For teens and adults.