StoryTrades ("an exchange of stories by real people") is a series of informal but focused events, designed to bring together residents, people who work in Cambridge, and business owners to share personal stories on a variety of announced themes. These 1½-hour gatherings will have a twist -- they will open with a mini-workshop by a professional storyteller who will offer participants ways to find and tell their stories. After the training, the participants will trade their own stories on the theme of the month. Some sample themes: “Jobs Lost and Found”; “Finding Our Way to Cambridge”; “Not MY Child…Parents and Children”; “Start-Ups and New Beginnings”; “Here’s to Your Health.”
StoryStream Cambridge, massmouth, and our city partners will work together to offer StoryTrades gatherings, hosted by various city agencies that are collaborating in this storytelling initiative. The StoryTrades events will take place in Spring 2011 -- watch for announcements!
Year of the Regions grants are made every other year by the National Storytelling Network (NSN), the national professional association that brings together and supports individuals and organizations that use the power of story in all its forms. StoryStream received the 2011 grant for the Northeast Region, joining these groups and projects in other parts of the country:
Western Region: January 15, Farmington City, UT – Farmington City Storytelling Festival, produced by the Farmington City Parks and Recreation Dept. and members of the Utah Storytelling Guild, www.farmington.utah.gov, www.utstoryguild.org
Mid-Atlantic Region: March 25-26, Bethlehem, PA – Story Fusion 2011, produced by Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild with Northampton Community College, www.lvstorytellers.org
Southeast Region: April 1-3, Laurinburg, NC – Storytelling Festival of Carolina, produced by Storytelling Arts Center of the Southeast, www.storyartscenter.org
Pacific Region: April 2011 (exact date TBD, near Earth Day), Seattle, WA – Seattle Earth Day Celebration 2011, produced by Seattle Storytellers Guild, www.seattlestorytelling.org
North Central Region: April 29-May 1, Lake Geneva, WI - The Northlands Storytelling Conference, produced by Northlands Storytelling Network, www.northlands.net
South Central Region: July 8-10, San Antonio, TX – Texas Storytelling Conference: Sustaining the Flame: Stories Fuel Life and Learning, produced by Tejas Storytelling Association, www.tejasstorytelling.com
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