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Ardiena Ann Tromley Family Storytelling Series 2005 The Ardiena Ann Tromley Family Storytelling Series at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library is presented through the generous support of Mr. Thomas Tromley in loving memory of his wife, Ardiena Ann Tromley. For more information, call 540-372-1144. Admission to all events is free, and school age children and adults are invited to attend. |
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Thursday, February 10Salem Church Branch at 1:00 Headquarters Library Theater at 7:30 For school age children, teens and adults. Songs and Tales of African American Folklore Alice McGill is a storyteller, a teacher, and an author. She entertains and enlightens with stories, chants, songs and rhythms to illustrate the commonality of folk traditions of American, African, and African American culture. After teaching for almost eighteen years Ms. McGill became a full time, traveling storyteller. Since then, she has performed in forty states, Canada, the West Indies, and South Africa. After telling the story for more than ten years, Molly Bannaky became her first book in 1999. Visit Alice McGill's web site: http://www.theteller.com/ 
Visit our catalog for books and stories by Alice McGill!
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Thursday, February 17Salem Church Branch at 4:30 - "Folktales and Fairytales" Headquarters Library Theater at 7:30 - "Growing Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia" For school age children, teens and adults. Carmen Deedy, Storyteller Born in Havana, she immigrated to the US in 1963 during the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution, and grew up in Decatur, Georgia. Carmen combines her Latin American and Southern heritage to charm audiences with tales of universal appeal. Two-time winner of the Parents' Choice Gold Award.
Visit our catalog for books and stories by Carmen Deedy!
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Monday, February 28 Porter Branch at 4:30 Headquarters Library Theater at 7:30 For school age children, teens and adults Whistling Past the Graveyard Tom Stamp, storyteller, musician and educator, brings us chilling tales for a wintry night. Sit tight for a delightfully frightening program of urban legends, literary and folk tales, with a couple of songs in the mix. |
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Tuesday, March 8Porter Branch at 4:30 Headquarters Library Theater at 7:30 Irish/Celtic Folklore Michael Gaudreau is a storyteller and visual artist with over 20 years of experience as a teacher at the John Carroll School in Bel Air, MD. He received his undergraduate degree in Art Education from Towson University and MSA in Visual Arts from Bank Street College of Education and Parsons School of Design in NY. With a life-long interest in Celtic mythology, Mr. Gaudreau mined his Celtic heritage for stories that have made him a favorite storyteller and teacher. |
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