2012 has started with a busy schedule of storytelling ahead. I hope to see you somewhere along the way as I present workshops at the Sharing the Fire Conference in Albany, New York and at the OOPS Storytelling Conference in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Or perhaps our paths will cross at the August Heritage Series Old-Time Week, where I will be teaching a weeklong workshop on Appalachian storytelling, or at the West Virginia Vandalia Festival, the West Virginia State Folk Festival or the WV Book Festival or the West Virginia Writers Conference. Maybe you will be in the audience at a school performance or at a library summer program.

The year is full of possibilities for meeting new friends and hearing new stories. Here is a story for today:

The Drop of Honey

 (adapted from the Thousand and One Arabian Nights)

Performance History

While not all-inclusive, this list gives a sense of the venues in which I perform and the type of work I do.

2014

January 18: Ohio County Public Library. Step into a Story. Details TBA.

February 21: full day of storytelling, Ripley Middle School, Ripley WV

Feb 28-March 2: Storytellers Retreat, Wells Inn, Sistersville, WV. Concert Saturday Evening, March 1, 7pm at the Gaslight Theatre in Sistersville. 

March 7: Storytelling and discussion of Appalachian culture, Univ. of Charleston, Charleston, WV. Private event.

March 8: Junking day with my sisters!

March 10: Full day storytelling at Spencer Primary Center, Spencer, WV, and parent workshop afterward.

March 13-16: Timpanagos Storytelling Conference, Ore, Utah, presenting workshops on ghost stories and blogging, and offering a performance showcase.

April 7: Presentation for WV State college class, Charleston, WV

April 14: Full day storytelling at Harrison county alternative high school, Clarksburg, WV.

April 14: Evening storytelling for the Road Scholar Program at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV

April 21: Edible Book Festival Judge and speaker, Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College, Charleston, WV

May 3: House Concert, Murphy, NC with Tipper Pressley of Blind Pig and the Acorn blog. Martin's Creek Community  Center.

May 10: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV

May 15-17: Family Reunion!

June 12: Paden City Public Library Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! 12 noon, Paden City, WV

June 13-15: WV Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV

June 19: Shady Spring Public Library Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! Shady Spring, WV

June 20-21: WV Folk Festival, Glenville, WV

June 26: Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! Southern Area Library, Lost Creek, WV

June 30: Summer Reading Program, Folktale Science! Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV 1:00 pm

July 15: Summer Reading program, Folktale Science! Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV 10:30 am. Open to the public.

July 20-25: Teaching Creative Writing for Augusta Heritage Series, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Weeklong class to explore a variety of writing opportunities! For writers at all levels of experience.

July 28: Summer Reading Program, STEAM into Stories! Raleigh County Public Library, Beckley, WV

August 3-8: Teaching Appalachian Storytelling for Augusta Heritage Series, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Weeklong class for storytellers of all ages and experience levels.

September 27: Museum Day performance, Ohio River Museum, Marietta, OH



Past Events:
2013 

January 15: Washington District Elementary School, Tallmansville, WV. School event.

January 18: Spencer Elementary School, Spencer, WV. School event.

January 19: ArtsWest Theater, Athens Ohio. Featured presenter, Appalachian Ohio Storytelling Project.

January 31: Storytelling for Family Night at Geary Elementary School.

March 1-3: WV Storytelling Guild Workshop: Finding, Researching, and Telling Ghost Stories. With Jason Burns. Concert 7:00 pm March 1, Gaslight Theathttps://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/

March 9: Photography workshop in Glenville, WV, courtesy of Two Lane Livin'

March 15: Full day of storytelling and teaching creative writing, Homestead Elementary, Dailey, WV

March 28: WV State Community and Technical School, Institute, WV. Class presentation.

April 10: Full day storytelling at Driswood Elementary, Shenandoah Junction, WV

April 20: Parkersburg Scottish & Celtic Festival, City Park, Parkersburg, WV. Presenting with my storytelling friend Lorna Czarnota. https://sites.google.com/site/scottishcelticheritagefestival/

April 22: Full day of storytelling at Lubeck Elementary, Lubeck, WV

May 11: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. See TRAC WV website for details.

May 16-19: Story Intensive Weekend with friends in Philadelphia, PA

May 28: Grand Vue Storytelling Festival, Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, 7:00pm. Festival kickoff storytelling concert with festival tellers.

May 29: Grand Vue State Park Storytelling Festival. Schools and public welcome.

June 7: WV Writers Conference evening entertainment, 7:00pm at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV

June 10: Tyler County Public Library, Middlebourne, WV. Summer Reading Kickoff 1:00pm

June 11: Ritchie County Public Library, Harrisville 10:30am and Pennsboro 1:00pm. Summer Reading Kickoff.

June 20: West Virginia Birthday Celebration, Clendenin Library, Clendenin, WV 6:00pm.

June 21: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Storytelling in the Oral Traditions Tent, 3:00pm

June 22: West Virginia Sesquicentennial Celebration, WV State Capitol grounds, 10am-6pm. Storytelling featuring tales from our state's history. Times TBA.

June 24: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm

June 27: Southern Area Public Library, Lost Creek, WV. Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm

July 4, 5, 6: Granny, Teach Me a Story: Appalachian Storytelling for Kids. Listen, laugh and learn with storyteller Susanna "Granny Sue" Holstein. Traditional stories, craft-making and storytelling workshop for children ages 5 and up. Mountain State Arts and Crafts Fair, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV

July 15: Paden City Public Library, Paden City, WV. Summer Reading Program, 10:00am
July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV. Summer Reading Program, 12:00 noon

July 16: Weston Public Library Summer Reading Program, Weston, WV. 10:30 am.

July 17: Gilmer County Public Library Summer Reading Program, 10:30 am, Glenville, WV
July 17: Calhoun County Public Library, Grantsville, WV Summer Reading Program. 2pm.

July 18: Cross Lanes, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 10:30am
July 18: St. Albans, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 2:00pm
July 18: Riverside Library, Belle, Summer Reading Program, 6:00pm

July 19: Marmet, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 10:30am
July 19: Dunbar, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:30pm
July 19: Main Library, Charleston, WV, Summer Reading Program, 3:30pm

July 20: Clendenin, WV Library, Summer Reading Program, 11:00am
July 20: Sissonville, WV, Library, Summer Reading Program, 1:00pm
July 20: Elk Valley Library, Elkview, WV, Summer Reading Program, 3:00pm

July 23: Morgan County Public Library Summer Reading programs, Berkeley Springs, WV. 10:30 am and 6:00 pm.

July 25: RSVP Reception, Charleston, WV. Private event.

July 30: Moundsville-Marshall Public Library, Moundsville 11:00am, Benwood-McMechen 1:30pm, Summer Reading Program

August 3-4: Ohio River stories and songs at the Inland Waterways Festival, Marietta, WV

August 4-11: Augusta Heritage Series Storytelling Workshop, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, WV. Teaching Appalachian Storytelling! See Augusta Heritage website for details as these become available.

August 17-18: Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, Pittsburgh, PA. Storytelling and volunteering at this fine festival. http://home.comcast.net/~3rstf/

August 19: Road Scholar program at Cedar Lakes, Ripley.   http://wvde.state.wv.us/cedarlakes/elderhostel.htm

September 9: Road Scholar program at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV with dulcimer player and singer Heidi Muller. http://wvde.state.wv.us/cedarlakes/elderhostel.htm

September 19: September Fest, Blackwater Falls State Park.  http://www.blackwaterfalls.com/SeptemberFest%202013.pdf

September 23-Oct 3: England and Ireland trip

October 5: Maple Hills Farms, Spencer WV: Artisan event for Tamarack artists. 10-5. Come out and meet your favorite artists!

October 9: WV Library Association Conference, Shepherdstown, WV: Buried Alive! Stories and Songs of Coal. 8:00pm, for conference attendees.

October 12: Monstrous Mysteries of the Mountain State: Ghost stories and ballads, Morgantown (WV) Library with Jason Burns, 11:00 am.

October 16-17: Jackson's Mill Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, Weston, WV. Two-day event telling stories for school children.

October 21: Pennsylvania Library Association Performer Showcase

October 26: Lottridge Community Storytelling Workshop, Lottridge, OH. Ghost Stories: Where to Find, Research, and How to Tell Them. Details TBA

October 30: Richwood Middle School. Full day of storytelling!

November 1-3: Kentucky Storytelling Association Conference. Presenting two workshops at Greenbo State Park.

November 8: Pleasant Hill Elementary School, Grantsville, WV. Appalachian Heritage Day. Postponed.

November 8: South Hills CEOs Banquet, Ripley, WV

November 9: Jackson County Writing Contest Awards Presentation 4:00pm, Ripley Library.

November 12: University of Charleston, Charleston, WV. Presentation to Humanities Class

November 22: Salem Elementary, Salem, WV. Full day of storytelling.

December 13: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories and Songs of the Holiday Season. Berkeley Springs, WV, 7:00pm. Call Pam Mann at Morgan County Library, (304) 258-3350 for details. Refreshments, music, stories and more.

December 14: Here We Come A-Caroling House Concert, Frederick, MD.

December 15: Here We Come A-Caroling House Concert, Bristow, VA.


2012 

January 20: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us!

February 11: Arts of Kanawha Valley Fundraiser, Charleston, WV. Reading some of my poetry, 8:35pm.

February 17: Open Door Open Mic. 7:00-9:00pm at the Ripley Library, Ripley, WV. MC for local open mic event. Join us! Call 304-372-5343 for information.

February 29: North Elementary School, Morgantown. School Event.

March 2-4: WV Storytelling Guild Storytellers Retreat, Wells Inn, Sistersville, WV. Call 304-372-5861 for information.

March 3: Celtic Stories and Songs. Gaslight Theater, Sistersville, WV. 7:00pm, open to the public.

March 16-18: Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference, Albany NY: Showcase presentation on Appalachian ballads.

April 18: Storytelling in the Village and taping with Ellouise Schoettler, Silver Springs, MD. Details TBA.

May 4-6: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Mount Vernon, OH: workshop presentation, Short Stories Anyone Can Tell. 

May 12: Migration Celebration Festival with Three Rivers Avian Center, Beaver, WV. See www.tracwv.org for details.

June 8-10: WV Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Networking and learning. See www.wvwriters.org for conference details. 

June 12: storytelling for Mountaineer Spinal Bifida Camp, Cedar Lakes, WV

June 18: Ohio County Public Library Summer Reading program, City Park, Wheeling, WV 7:00pm

June 19: Vienna Public Library Storytelling for Summer Reading. 10:30am and 1:00pm. Call 304-295-7771 for details.

June 20: Storytelling programs for Lincoln county libraries: Alum Creek at 11 am, Hamlin at 12:30, and Branchland at 3pm. Then on to Asbury Woods to tell stories for a Christian teen group at 7:00pm.

June 21: Storytelling at Nitro Library, 1:00pm 

June 21-23: WV State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Coordinating the Oral Traditions tent and more.

June 22: Storytelling for private event at Toyota Plant, Buffalo, WV

June 24-30: Taking lap dulcimer class at Allegheny Echoes! Yay!

June 27: Louis Bennett Public Library, Weston, WV, at 10:30am and Lost Creek Library at 1pm: Summer Reading Program presentations.

July 3: Storytelling in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle for Morgan County Library

July 6: Storytelling at the Ravenswood Library in my home county, 10:00 am

July 9: Storytelling at Summersville Library and Richwood Library in central WV

July 10: Storytelling for Moundsville and Benwood libraries in Marshall County

July 12: Storytelling for the Riverside and Marmet libraries in Kanawha County. 10:30 am at Marmet, 6:00pm at Riverside, with some time to explore in between.

July 13: Storytelling at the Ripley library in my home county.

July 16: Storytelling for Paden City Library ar 10am and the Sistersville Library at noon

July 17: Vienna Public Library storytelling program (Western Tails) at 10:30 am

July 19: Traveling south to tell stories at the Logan Area Public Library, 1:00 pm. 

July 23: Traveling north to Cameron Library for a 1:00 pm program, then on to Mannington for a 6:00pm program.

July 26: Storytelling for Summer Reading programs in New Haven and Point Pleasant, WV 

August 5-11: Augusta Heritage Old-Time Week, Elkins, WV: Teaching Appalachian Storytelling for a full week! 

September 8: Ghost storytelling at the Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival. Evening concert. See http://www.sostoryfest.com/friday.html for festival details. It's an all-star line-up!

September 12: Storytelling for my uncle's assisted living facility folks.

September 14: Ghost Stories, Mason County, WV Library, for the Mothman Festival weekend! Time TBA

September 14-15: Meigs Sternwheel Fest, Pomeroy, OH. Storytelling for the festival.

September 15: Chickens in the Road Annual Retreat, Camp Sheppard, Gandeeville, WV. Storytelling for the attendees of the CITR's second homesteading skills retreat. See details at www.chickensintheroad.com 

September 22: Appalachian program at the Gaslight Theater in Sistersville, WV.

September 28: WV Storytelling Guild Storytelling Festival, Prickett's Fort State Park, Fairmont, WV.

September 29: Athens County (OH) Public Library Open House; Appalachian storytelling. 11 am

October 1: Ripley Middle School, full day storytelling for 8th grade students.

October 1: Road Scholars presentation, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, 7pm.

October 10-11: WV Library Association; 2 sessions--storytelling and how to plan and promote a library writing contest.

October 13: Appalachian Story Sampler, Morgantown (WV) Library. 11am. Free and open to the public.

October 14: West Virginia Book Festival. Coordinating the storytelling programming for the festival.

October 16-18: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV. For schools only. 

October 19: Full day of storytelling at Dixie Elementary School.

October 20: Ghost Stories Concert, Sistersville, WV, at the Gaslight Theater.5 storytellers, guaranteed spooky stories and songs, and a good time for everyone. Call 304-652-1707 for more information. 

October 24: Full day of storytelling at an alternative high school in Clarksburg, WV

October 25: storytelling at my uncle's assisted living center

October 27: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. Featuring children's stories by the WV Storytelling Guild. 4:00 pm at the MountainLair.

October 30: storytelling at Cottageville elementary school.

November 3: Annual writing contest program, Ripley Library, 6:00pm

November 16: presentation for students at Shepherd University's Appalachian Storytelling class.

November 16: house concert in Bristow, VA with Ellouise Schoettler

November 18: Private event, Martinsburg, WV

December 2: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Campus Martius Museum, Marietta. Time TBA

December 6: Christmas stories and songs at my uncle's assisted living center.

December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Paden City (WV) Library, 11:00am.

December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come sing along with us! Sistersville (WV) Library, 2:00pm.

December 15: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Come and sing along with us! Ripley (WV) Library, 6:00pm.



2011 
January 22: Picture Book Writing Workshop, Taylor Books, Charleston, WV. As a student :); maybe I'll do something with all the ones I've written.

March 18-20: VASA Gathering, Harrisonburg, VA. Teaching my workshop Sung Tale to Told Tale. See http://www.vastory.org/ for details.

April 28: Presentation for retired teachers, Cedar Lakes. Private event.

May 14: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV. Seehttp://www.tracwv.org/ for details.

May 28: Vandalia, WV State Capitol grounds. Onstage performance and working at the WV Storytelling Guild tent. 

June 10-12: West Virginia Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Details TBA

June 11: Princeton, WV Street Fair! Storytelling on the street. Time TBA

June 14: Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue 10am. Call 304-372-5343 for details.

June 15: Jackson County Library, Ravenswood, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1pm. Call 304-273-5343 for details.

June 16: Moundsville-Marshall Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Moundsville, WV Summer Reading Kickoff, 11:00am. 

June 16: Benwood-McMechen Public Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Benwood, WV, 1:00pm

June 17-18: West Virginia Folk State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Singing Tent and Oral Traditions Tent. See http://www.wvfolkfestival.org/ for more information.

June 19-24: Allegheny Echoes, Marlinton, WV. For fun and for learning new things!


June 25th: WV Writers Table, Charleston, WV, in front of Taylor Books. Come add to our story--11am-5pm.


June 27: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV: Storytelling in the Park. 7:00pm

June 28: Paden City Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue, 11:00am

July 7: Meigs County Public Library, Pomeroy, OH- Around the World With Granny Sue; time TBA

July 7: Athens County Public Library, Athens, OH-Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA

July 11: Sistersville Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue. 12 noon.

July 11: Pleasants County Public Library, St. Mary's, WV- Around the World With Granny Sue, 2:00pm 

July 13: Gilmer County Public Library, Glenville, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue

July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ripley: Asian Adventure, 10am

July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ravenswood: asian Adventure, 1pm

July 16: Tygart Lake State Park, storytelling in the park. 7:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for information.

July 18: Hundred Public LIbrary, Hundred, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue, 10:00 am

July 18: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1:00pm

July 18: Mannington Public Library, Mannington, WV: Around the World With Granny Sue, 7pm

July 20: School Librarians Conference, Barbour County, WV: Storytelling in Schools.

July 21: Morgan County Public Library, Berkeley Springs, WV: Asian Adventure, 10am

July 21: The Ice House Theatre, Berkeley Springs, WV: West Virginia Ghost Stories and Ballads. 6:00pm.

July 25: Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue. Time TBA.

July 29: Gaslight Theatre, Sistersville: Tales Tall, Tales True, Tales Just Downright Funny. 7:00pm.

August 6-7: Inland Waterways Festival, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, OH. Storytelling on the river!

August 22: Elderhostel storytelling Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV. Private event. 

September 9:  Chillicothe, Ohio: Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival: Ghost stories! 9:30pm.

September 18: Point Pleasant, WV: Mothman Festival Ghost Stories! State Theater, 2:00pm

October 12-13: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, WV.

October 14: Alban Elementary School Appalachian Heritage Fair. Private school event.

October 15: Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV. Ghost Stories! Granny Sue and Jason Burns. 7pm at the library. 

October 18: Main Library, Charleston WV: Things that Go Bump in the Night: Ghostly Tales for Little Ones. 6:00pm.

October 22-23: WV Book Festival, Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, WV. Attending for the fun of it for the first time now that I'm retired.

October 29: Storytelling for Kanawha County libraries: 10:30 am-Dunbar Library; 12:00 noon-Clendenin Library; 2:30pm Cross Lanes Library. Ghost stories galore! Cross Lanes-ghost stories for little ones; Clendenin-ghost stories for little ones; Dunbar-ghost stories for grades 3 through adult.

November 5: Writing Contest Reception and Storytelling, Ripley Public Library, Ripley, WV. 6pm at the library. 

November 5: WV Education Association Professional Development Conference, Charleston Marriott, Charleston, WV: Storytelling in the Classroom presentations to WVEA members.

November 10: Salem Elementary School, Salem, WV. All day private school event. 

November 18: Hosting Open Mic Evening at the Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV. 7-9 pm at the library. First in a monthly series. Acoustic instruments and spoken word performances. Call 304-372-5861 for more information.

November 19: Tellabration! Middleport, OH. Call Donna Wilson at 740-992-7830 for more information.

December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Listen, relax and sing along with us. 6:00pm at the Riverside Library, Belle, WV. Call 304-949-2400 for more information.

December 10: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays, Ripley Public Library, Ripley, WV. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Listen, relax and sing along with us.6:00 pm at the library. Call 304-372-5343 for more information.

December 15: Private event

December 21: Highland Park Elementary School, Columbus, OH: school performance

2011:

March 4-6: WV Storytelling Guild Retreat, Sistersville, WV

March 18-20: VASA Gathering, Harrisonburg, VA. Teaching my workshop Sung Tale to Told Tale. See http://www.vastory.org/ for details.

April 9: Teaching a writing workshop in Princeton, WV. Details TBA

April 28: Presentation for retired teachers, Cedar Lakes. Private event.

May 14: Migration Celebration. Storytelling and crafts, Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV

May 28: Vandalia, WV State Capitol grounds. Onstage performance and working at the WV Storytelling Guild tent.

June 10-12: West Virginia Writers Conference, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Details TBA

June 11: Princeton, WV Street Fair! Storytelling on the street. Time TBA

June 14: Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue 10am. Call 304-372-5343 for details.

June 15: Jackson County Library, Ravenswood, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1pm. Call 304-273-5343 for details.
June 16: Moundsville-Marshall Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Moundsville, WV Summer Reading Kickoff, 11:00am.

June 16: Benwood-McMechen Public Library- Around the World With Granny Sue, Benwood, WV, 1:00pm

June 18: West Virginia Folk State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Oral Traditions Tent. See http://www.wvfolkfestival.org/ for more information.

June 27: Ohio County Public Library, Wheeling, WV: Storytelling in the Park. 7:00pm

June 28: Paden City Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue, 11:00am

July 7: Meigs County Public Library, Pomeroy, OH- Around the World With Granny Sue; time TBA

July 7: Athens County Public Library, Athens, OH-Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA

July 11: Sistersville Public Library- Around the World with Granny Sue. 12 noon.

July 11: Pleasants County Public Library, St. Mary's, WV- Around the World With Granny Sue, time TBA

July 13: Gilmer County Public Library, Glenville, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue

July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ripley: Asian Adventure, 10am

July 15: Jackson County Public Library, Ravenswood: asian Adventure, 1pm

July 16: Tygart Lake State Park, storytelling in the park. 7:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for information.

July 18: Cameron Public Library, Cameron, WV-Around the World With Granny Sue, 1:00pm

July 18: Mannington Public Library, Mannington, WV: Around the World With Granny Sue, 7pm

July 20: School Librarians Conference, Barbour County, WV: Storytelling in Schools

July 21: Morgan County Public Library, Berkeley springs, WV: Asian Adventure, 10am

July 25: Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV: Around the World with Granny Sue. Time TBA.

July 29: Gaslight Theatre, Sistersville.

October 22: Ghost Stories in the Park. Tygart Lake State Park, 6:00pm. Call 304-265-6149 for details.

November 19: Tellabration! Middleport, OH

December 8: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Listen, relax and sing along with us. 6:00pm at the Riverside Library, Belle, WV. Call 304-949-2400 for more information.

December 10: Here We Come A-Caroling: Stories of the Songs of the Holidays, Ripley Public Library, Ripley, WV. Granny Sue tells the stories of some of our favorite carols as well as some lesser-known songs and Charleston musician Jeff Seager leads the music. Listen, relax and sing along with us.6:00 pm at the library. Call 304-372-5343 for more information.

December 15: Private event

December 21: Highland Park Elementary School, Columbus, OH: school performance


2010:

January 27: Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV. 12 noon. All about ghost stories! for adult book group.

May 15-16: Family reunion at Lost River State Park. How many Connellys will be there this year?

May 28: New Manchester, WV: storytelling for school "rewards" program. Private event.

May 29-30: Vandalia! I'll be storytelling and judging the Liar's Contest at West Virginia's cultural heritage festival that features old-time music and dance contests, storytelling, arts and crafts and much more. On the Capitol Grounds in Charleston, WV. Public event.

June 5: Romney, WV: Sheriff's Kids Kamp; ghost stories for a private event.

June 11: Ripley, WV: WV Writers Conference. Storytelling as part of an evening chautauqua with other writers and artists. This is going to be fun! Evening performance.

June 18-19: Glenville, WV: West Virginia State Folk Festival. Oral Traditions Tent will present writers, storytellers and poets. Public event.

June 23: Marlinton, WV: Allegheny Echoes Workshops Creative Writing Master. Presenting an afternoon writing workshop and evening performance of my writing. Evening is a public event.

June 26: Charleston, WV: Clay Center's Walker Theatre. Second presentation of the chautauqua performance from the WV Writer's Conference as part of FestivALL. Public event.

July 2: Ripley (10:00am) and Ravenswood (1:oopm), WV: Library Summer Reading presentations as part of the Stories at the River's Edge Series. Public events. Call 304-372-5343 for information.

July 19: Sistersville (noon) and St. Mary's (2:00pm), WV: Library Summer Reading presentations as part of the Stories at the River's Edge Series. Public events.

July 22: West Union (10:00 am) and Center Point (1:00pm): Lubrary Summer Reading program storytelling and craft programs. Public events.

July 25-29: Elkins, WV: Augusta Heritage Center Irish Week: learning about Irish ballad-singing and more. Can't wait for this!

August 6-7: Pittsburgh, PA: Three Rivers Storytelling Festival. I've been invited back as a featured teller for the 2010 festival. Public event.

October 2: Ripley, WV: Library ghost stories program for older kids, 7pm. Call 304-372-5343 for infomation. Public event.

October 4: Elderhostel storytelling, Cedar Lakes conference Center, Ripley, WV. Private event.

October 13-14: West Virginia Storytelling Festival, Jackson's Mill, Weston, WV. Event open to participating schools only.

October 16-17: Charleston, WV: WV Book Festival! Used book sale, storytelling, friends, authors--what's not to like? Public event. Call 304-343-4646 for details.

October 22: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV. Haunted Hayrides and Ghost Stories. Call 304-265-6148 for more information.

October 23: Ripley, WV: Haunting in the Hills-West Virginia Ghost Stories at the Alpine Theatre with three WV storytellers. 7:00pm. Public event.

October 28: Ghost Stories for children at Ravenswood (WV)Library. Call 304-273-5343 for more information. Public event.

October 30: Ripley (WV) Library, ghost stories and announcement of writing contest winners. 11:00 am Call 304-372-5343 for information. Public event.

November 6: Morgantown, WV: Tellabration! at the Gluck Theatre in te MountainLair. WV storytellers doing what they do best, telling great stories. 5-6:30 pm. Public event.

November 12-14: Kentucky Storytelling Conference, presenting my ballads workshop. Go to http://www.ksa.org/ for information.

November 18: Salem Elementary School, Salem, WV. All-day school event.

November 20: Tellabration! Tamarack Arts Center, Beckley, WV. 2pm. Free admission. Public event.

November 30: Poetry Reading, Princeton Public Library, Princeton, WV. 6:00pm. Public event.

December 11: Ripley, WV: Stories for the Season. Ripley Library. Details TBA.

December 16: Stories for the Season, Ripley, WV: Private event.


2009:

January 21: Columbus Speakeasy, SOCOTellers, 6-9pm. Featured teller.

February 28: Gallipolis, OH, storytelling at the Ariel theatre.

March 11-April 8: Puppet troupe training for Jackson County Library, Ripley, WV

April 3-5: Mountain State Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV; workshops on blogging for storytellers

April 29: Book discussion group at Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV 11:00 am

May 1-3: OOPS Storytelling Conference, Ohio: ballad workshop

May 9: Migration Celebration. Storytelling and crafts for children. Little Beaver State Park, Beaver, WV.

May 23: Vandalia Festival Storytelling Tent and Performance, Charleston, WV.

May 28: North Elementary Schoool, Elkins. Evening performance for Appalachian heritage program.

June 12-14: WV Writers Conference

June 19: Summer Reading Kickoff for Jackson County (WV) libraries Ripley and Ravenswood.

June 20: West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV. Oral Traditions Tent organizer and presenter.

June 24: WV Ghost stories, Wood County (WV) Public Library, Parkersburg, WV

July 6: Summer Reading Program storytelling at Sistersville Library, Sistersville, WV

July 11: Tygart Lake State Park. Storytelling in the park.

July 22: Puppet-making workshop at Wood County Public Library, Parkersburg, WV

July 23: Puppet-making workshops and storytelling at Doddridge County (WV) Library and Center Point Library.

August 1st: Clifftop Appalachian String Band Festival, Clifftop, WV

August 5th: Summer FUNdamentals Camp for WV Rehabilitation Services.

August 12: Camp Believe Special Needs Camp

August 24: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center

August 26: Book Group presentation, New Martinsville Library

September 19: Appalachian Festival, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Md. 1:30pm to 3:00pm. Featured performer: Jean Ritchie. Telling with Ellouise Schoettler and Katie Ross.

October 3-4: National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN to watch Bob McWhorter receive his award and work in the NSN tent.

October 6: Fairview Public Library, Fairview WV; storytime for toddlers and school event afternoon.

October 8: Hawk’s Nest State Park, presentation for tour group

October 10-11: WV Book Festival, Charleston, WV http://www.wvbookfestival.org/
Storytelling concert at 12 noon featuring ghost stories.

October 17: Hundred Library, Hundred, WV: Ghost Stories by the Campfire.

October 20-21: WV Storytelling Festival

October 24: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV: Scary Stories after Dark.

October 30: Athens (Alabama) Storytelling Festival Ghost Stories Concert featured teller. http://www.athensstorytellingfestival.com/

November 14: Tellabration! WVU Mountaineer Week, Morgantown, WV.

November 19-20: storytelling at Salem and Wilsonburg elementary schools for Appalachian Heritage studies

November 21: Tellabration! Middleport, Ohio

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2008 

January 16: SOCO Speakeasy, Columbus OH

February 27: Long Drain Elementary School, Hundred WV. (I'm the reward for good attendance)

March 21: Heritage Day, Scott Teays Elementary, Winfield, WV (private event)

April 4-6: Storytelling Institute, Fairmont State University, Fairmont, WV. Presenting a session on Appalachian Ballads.

April 18: Baldwin Elementary, Manassas, VA. School program

April 19: Shepherdstown Library, Shepherdstown, WV 10:30am.

April 21: The Country Day School, Kearneysville, WV. School program.

April 22: Greenbrier Elementary, Lewisburg, WV. School program.

April 26: Appalachian Wordsmiths Writing Workshop, Ripley, WV: presenting a workshop on writing poetry

May 4: History in Review, Rowlesburg, WV. Public program.

May 10: Migration Celebration, Little Beaver State Park, Beckley, WV

May 16-17: My Family Reunion at Lost River State Park--fun!

May 19: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV

June 9-10: Storytelling for 4-H Camps in Hampshire, Pocahontas, and Pendleton counties in WV

June 13-15: WV Writers Conference, Ripley, WV. Just attending, not performing.

June 19-21: WV Folk Festival, Glenville, WV, emceeing and performing at the Oral Traditions tent and the singing tent.

June 22-27: Allegheny Echoes Workshops, Marlinton, WV

June 28: Tygart Lake State Park, Grafton, WV

June 30: Paden City and Middlebourne (WV) Library programs for Summer Reading

July 15: Sistersville Public Library, Sistersville, WV for summer reading program

July 23: Stories at the River's Edge. Featured teller for this year's festival. 10am at Middleport, OH and 1:30pm at Mason, WV. Call me for more information.

August 5: Summer Fun Camp. WV Rehabilitation Services, Camp Virgil Tate, WV. Private event.

August 7-10: National Storytelling Conference, Gatlinburg, TN--just attending, not presenting!

August 26: Elderhostel storytelling performance at Cedar Lakes, Ripley, WV

September 4-6: Southern Ohio Storytelling Festival, Chillicothe, OH, as a featured teller

September 13: Marion County Library, VA: Sherwood Anderson writing contest speaker; private event.

October 6: West Virginia University at Parkersburg Heritage Day storytelling presentation, Parkersburg, WV.

October 11-12: WV Book Festival, storytelling concert for children and panel discussion on storytelling for children.

October 11: Ghost Stories At the Alpine Theatre, Ripley, WV. Storytelling and music --what a great combination. 8pm. Tickets $5 children, students and seniors, $10 adults.

October 13: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes conference Center, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Elderhostel guests.

October 17: Storytelling at Slanesville and Augusta Elementary schools, Hampshire County, WV.

October 18: Capon Bridge Founders Day Celebration, Capon Bridge, WV. 11:00am--storytelling and finger puppet craft for children. Open to the public.

October 27: Ripley Public Library, Ripley WV.. Ghost stories for public program, 6pm.

October 27: Elderhostel, Cedar Lakes Conference Center, Ripley, WV. Storytelling for Elderhostel guests.

November 15: WVU Family Fun Day in Morgantown, WV.

November 15: Tellabration! in Morgantown, WV. 7pm, Mountainlair, WVU.

November 21-23: Tygart Lake State Park, attending a writing workshop with Colleen Anderson.

December 5: Storytelling for private school, Kearneysville, WV

January 21: Columbus Speakeasy, SOCOTellers, 6-9pm. Featured teller!