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EVERYONE WELCOME Hear storytellers offer a more "soul-full" approach to their stories. A heartfelt morning of "feel-good" stories, songs & humor. A peaceful way to close-out a busy weekend. George West First United Methodist Church |
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Consuelo Samarripa |
Consuelo Samarripa, a second generation Texan born in the West side barrios of San Antonio, is a storyteller, folklorist, author, performing artist, and speaker. She founded, produced, and directed the first Tejas Hispanic Storytelling Concert and later the Festivals under the auspices of the Texas Commission on the Arts and The City of Austin Cultural Connections Program. She has been on the Mid-America Arts Alliance, which spans through Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Arkansas. Since 2001, Consuelo has been selected to the Texas Commission on the Arts Touring Roster. Hyde Park’s Theater’s state manager and crew selected “Just Like Any Kid,” written and presented by Consuelo, as one of five special performances chosen for Austin’s Frontera Fest’s “Best of the Fest-Wild Card Night.” Consuelo loves to share the richness of her Mexican culture and her primary language, Spanish, using her own unique bilingual blends. |
DeCee Cornish |
Decee Cornish, The "Urban Griot" During a storytelling session Decee will help and encourage your students to see and understand the scope of historical events and introduce them to the people, the places, and the cultures, that shaped this great country and the world we live in. For over a decade his stories have informed, entertained, and enlightened, students of all ages from Kindergarden to High School. A multi-cultural storyteller with programs that include heroes, villains, tall tales, legends, fantasy, mythology, even things that go "bump in the night". Performing in schools, libraries, parks and at festivals, special events and more. An award winning storyteller. Decee has traveled internationally to gather his stories. He has returned to share them and his experiences with people of all ages. |
Lanny Joe Burnette |
Lanny Joe Burnett was raised on a ranch in Fannin County, Texas. The son of 5th generation Texans, he learned at an early age the responsibility of being a steward of the land. He's been a cowboy all his life. He can't help it; it's in his blood. Lanny Joe currently serves as Single Adult leader in his church and teaches a weekly Bible study. He is proud to drive a pickup truck that makes carwash employees run for cover. |
Donna Ingham |
Donna Ingham, an award winning author and performer of the spoken word from Spicewood, Texas, now has 28 of her favorite Texas tales collected in a book, Tales with a Texas Twist (2005). Her two newest books about Texas are 1001 Greatest Things Ever Said about Texas (2006) and You Know You’re in Texas When (2007). A retired English professor turned author and storyteller, Donna has spent over 30 years as a writer and teacher of writing and over 12 years performing as a professional storyteller. Featured on the Exchange Place stage at the National Storytelling Festival in 2003, she has also performed at every major storytelling and folk festival in her home state and in several other states and in Europe. She is the 2007 recipient of the John Henry Faulk Award for “outstanding contributions to the art of storytelling.” In her work, she takes the ancient art of storytelling and gives it a Texas twist with a unique repertoire of tales drawn from folklore and history, particularly that from her own Texas roots; from personal narratives she’s created about growing up an only child (and so did her sister); and from myths, legends, and fairy tales she has Texanized and made truly her own. She also was the very first winner of the Texas State Liars’ Contest © at Storyfest. |
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Megan Hicks survived the Baby Boom with her sense of humor in good working order. Born in Texas to a couple of Oklahomans, she grew up in Wyoming and California and now makes her home in Virginia . Her fairy tales, both intact and fractured, delight children, inner children, imaginary friends and grownups -- all at the same time. She brings the Civil War, World War II, and personal stories to life with characters that live and breathe long after the telling ends. Her ghost stories leave middle and high school audiences appropriately wide-eyed and horrified. Storytelling has taken her from sea to shining sea, from Australia to Argentina , from juvenile detention centers to the FBI Academy. Her first two audio CDs have received awards from Parents' Choice, NAPPA, Storytelling World, Parents' Guide to Children's Media. "Groundhogs Meet Grimm" is a happy marriage of fractured fairy tale and social satire. "What Was Civil About that War...," short-listed for The Audies, is a gripping exploration of heroism on the bloody fields of the First Battle of Fredericksburg. "No Tricks. Just Magic," a collection of fairy tales, is one of three new recordings she has released this year. After a decade of regional festival performances and Latin American tours, 2011 marks Megan's debut as a "New Voice" at The National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee. She is also a "Trashpunk" artist, creating wearable, whimsical and functional art from found materials. |
