Welcome to Tell Me Thursday. I’m excited to share more about our partial family photo with good friend Carol Rice at the International Storytelling Center (ISC) in Jonesborough, TN. Here’s the picture from yesterday’s Wordless Wednesday post:
Here we are with Carol Rice
We loved attending the Storytelling Festival last weekend. I probably loved it more than the girls. They were a bit restless and didn’t want to be confined to seats. But we had a fun time exploring a new location and meeting up with a friend from Utah. I’ve already gone on at length about the value of storytelling, so I’ll get right to the picture.
We are in the ISC in front of the Wall of Storytelling. Our friend from Utah is Carol Rice of Cherish Bound. She is dedicated to the art of storytelling and helping people capture their own personal stories in beautifully bound books. In case you can’t think of any stories, her company also has lots of great tools to help you find the stories that you want to preserve and share.
I Heard a Story...
The ISC has recently teamed up with Cherish Bound to help Festival goers to capture their experiences at the Festival. They’ve put together this terrific little book, I Heard a Story and Thought of You, that is easy to personalize but has professional photos from the festival already included. That is right up my alley because I usually buy postcards because the pictures are better than anything I can take! They also have a Family Tree storybook to preserve your family history.
The International Storytelling Center is also joining the world of Social Media and can be found on Twitter. They’ve recently updated their website with tons of information about ISC, where to find storytelling events and how to stay in the know on future events.
I was lucky enough to be able to share my thoughts on how to make the Festival more friendly towards parents and little ones. I’m excited they cared what I thought and look forward to enjoying the festival again next year.
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How cool that you could be a part of that.Storytelling is so powerful.
How fun! I love storytelling as well. Carol must participate in the storytelling festival here in Utah!
That sounds like a fun day.
I remember how much joy I had after going to the library and listening to a great story. The personality + a good book can make a world of difference in how much enjoyment you receive from reading.
I forgot about that attitude until a few years ago when I needed an elective in grad school and a bunch of us accounting majors decided that we’d take an education class on Folklore and Fantasy. One of our projects was to pick a short story and present it to the class for storytelling. It was so much fun!
What a great thing to get to participate in. I love having stories read to me. I use my iPod that way all the time. Can we create a story telling event for adults?!?
Melitsa-It was cool to be a part of!
Danielle-Carol is involved in the Timp Festival. That’s actually where I met her and how I was invited to the one in Jonesborough.
Julie-It was a super fun day!
Catherine-That sounds like an awesome class! I would love to take some classes or workshops on storytelling.
Debi-The National Storytelling Festival was actually created to be a storytelling event for adults. A leave-the-kids-at-home kind of thing to show adults that storytelling is for them too. Only recently are they branching into the family arena and trying to offer more for younger children. I will admit, the day I went without the girls was a ton more enjoyable
I got to listen for me without monitoring how the girls were engaging with the story. That day took my breath away!