TALES Retreat

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
FENSALA HALL
MARKERVILLE, ALBERTA

FROM DAWN UNTIL DUSK
9:30 EPIC OPENS: GRETTIR IS BANISHED
COFFEE /TEA/DANCE
11:30 HOME TO BE A HERO
12:30 LUNCH
1:30 A LONG JOURNEY
COFFEE/TEA/ DANCE
3:00 THE OUTLAW GRETTIR SEEKS THE LIGHT
WANDERING TIME
5:30 SUPPER
7:00 GRETTIR TAKES REFUGE ON DRANGEY
SINGING AND DANCING
9:30 THE EPIC FINDS ITS TAIL

TICKETS
$60.00 FOR FULL DAY OF PERFORMANCES,
SNACKS AND TWO MEALS
$50.00 FOR HALF DAY, SNACKS AND ONE MEAL

Contact Karen Gummo karengummo@shaw.ca

OPTION: TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TALES WEEKEND RETREAT YOU ARE INVITED TO STAY AT THE SYLVAN LAKE BAHAI RETREAT CENTRE - FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL SUNDAY AFTER LUNCH. $200.00 PER PERSON (INCLUDES TWO NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION, EXTRA PROGRAMS, ALL PERFORMANCES AND ALL MEALS.)
TO REGISTER CONTACT KATHY JESSUP lkjessup@telus.net

Download the retreat brochure

Monthly TELLAROUND North

2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
LOCATION:  Nose Hill Library
1530 Northmount Dr. N.W. Calgary
Contact Cathy Kernaghan 403.239.7174

May 9:      Garden "Plots"
June 13:     First Comes Love

Tellaround Fee $3.00   Tea & goodies are served.

Contact Cathie Kernaghan 403-239-7174, cathie.kernaghan@gmail.com for more information.

TALES Calgary Story Cafes 2011-2012

Storycafes on the 4th Wednesday of the month at

Shelf Life Books, 100-1302 4th Street SW, Calgary
7 pm, Suggested donation $10.00, Contact Cassy Welburn 403.283.9489
Join us for a themed storytelling evening, featuring guest storytellers.

May 23:      Icelandic Epic Storytelling - Grettir's Saga

First Thursdays

Contact Maria Hopkins, 504.698.1818 - Storytelling downtown
W. R. Castell Central Library, at 5 pm

TALES Calgary Information

Cassy Welburn
403.283.9489
Tales Storytelling

STORY CAFE
Rosie's Bar and Grill
10475- 80th Ave.
First Thursday of the month at 7 pm - $6.00 cover charge.
Open Mike opportunity! Tell your own! Come! Try yourself at storytelling! ...Or just come and enjoy being a listener :)

2012 Story Café Season:  

June 7th: "LIAR'S CONTEST" (5 tellers with shorter stories) Wendy Edey, Dawn Blue, others - TBA

Tellarounds

Monthly TELLAROUND: 2nd Wednesday of each month, September- June
Bogani Cafe
2023- 111 street, Edmonton (in strip mall beside Sobeys)

7:00 - 9:00 pm No Charge.
Each Tellaround begins with a short informational presentation related to storytelling, (topics are varied), followed by the sharing of stories.

Reminder *** MEMBERSHIP TIME***

T.A.L.E.S. Provincial memberships
New Members are always Welcome!
As a member of T.A.L.E.S. you become a member of a community of listeners, storytellers and would-be storytellers who unite to foster story, the essence of human experience, through the activity of the organization. You will receive copies of our newsletter, THE TALETELLER, mailings and members rates for workshops, retreats, specials events and you will have a voice with a vote at our Annual General Meeting.

Annual membership $35/
Students membership $10
Visit our T.A.L.E.S. website for a copy of the membership form
www.talesstorytelling.com

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Just in time for those long summer road trips!

TALES on the WIND
featuring
Storytellers from across Alberta including:
Cassy Welburn, Kathy Jessup, Jennie Frost, Lisa Hurst-Archer, Karen Gummo, Ginger Mullen, Maria Hopkins,
Lawrence Chrismas, Kerry McPhail, Sylvia Hertling, Renee Englot, Mary Hays and Louis Soop
Double CD: $20

TALES on the Wind is available in:
Calgary at Monkey Shines Book store located at 113, 2215 - 33rd Avenue SW (403.240.1723)
Edmonton at Greenwood' Bookshoppe located at 7925 - 104 Street (780.439.2005)

Available from T.A.L.E.S members and at T.A.L.E.S. events

More Info: TALES: 780-932-4409; talesedmonton@hotmail.com

STORYTELLING: ST ALBERT AREA

Our local T.A.L.E.S. Chapter in St. Albert has been renamed and given a new BOOST of enthusiasm!
now called "STURGEON T.A.L.E.S."
Everyone welcome: experienced Tellers and Newcomers!

For more information contact: David 780-940-9658
or email: tales@daibach.ca

T.A.L.E.S. STRATHCONA CHAPTER (Sherwood Park & Area)
Monthly Tellaround Sept - May : 4th Weds. of the month
Willow Room, Strathcona County Library, 401 Festival Lane, Sherwood Park
7:00 p.m. Free

Contact: Jennifer Kennedy at 780-922-2499 or by email: Jennifer Kennedy