Event: “Buggly Bugs”—Salt Lake City Storytelling for Summer Reading Program
Dates/Times:
Saturday, June 21st, 2:00pm at Main SLC Branch Monday, July 7th, 7:00pm at Sprague Branch Featured Tellers: David Bullock, Rachel Hedman and Helen Taylor
Cost: Free, open to all
Locations:
Main SLC Branch at 210 East 400 South in Salt Lake City, UT Sprague Branch at 2131 South 1100 East in Salt Lake City, UT
Contact/Website: Go to http://www.slcpl.lib.ut.us/
Event: 15th Annual Lunch Bunch Concert Series—Storytelling
Dates/Times:
Monday, June 23rd—noon to 1:00pm
Monday, July 7th—noon to 1:00pm
Tuesday, July 15th—noon to 1:00pm
Friday, September 5th—noon to 1:00pm
Featured Tellers: Carol Esterreicher (June 23rd & July 7th) / Karl Behling (July 15th) / Rachel Hedman (September 5th)
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Gallivan Center Grounds around 239 S. Main St. in Salt Lake City, UT
Contact/Website: The Concert Series lasts from May until September. For more information, go to http://www.thegallivancenter.com.
Event: Story Camp Performance
Date: Monday, June 23rd
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Tellers: Youth tellers who attended Story Camp a couple weeks previous
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Storytelling Wing of Orem Public Library at 58 N. State Street in Orem, UT
Website: http://lib.orem.org/
Event: “Bed Bugs”—Davis County Storytelling for Summer Reading Program
Dates/Times:
Thursday, June 26th, 7:00pm at Centerville Branch Thursday, July 10th, 7:00pm at Farmington Branch Tuesday, July 15th, 4:00pm at Bountiful Branch Featured Teller: Julie Barnson
Cost: Free, open to all—wearing pajamas is optional
Locations:
Centerville Branch at 45 South 400 West in Centerville, UT Farmington Branch at 38 South 100 East in Farmington, UT Bountiful Branch at 725 S. Main St. in Bountiful, UT
Contact/Website: Go to http://www.co.davis.ut.us/library/ or http://www.talesbyjulie.com
Event: 31st Annual Utah Arts Festival
Date: Thursday-Sunday, June 26th—June 28th
Time: Noon to 11:00pm
Featured Tellers:
Julie Barnson (Thurs., 2:30pm-3:15pm, Big Mouth Café) Barbara Blackhurst & Nola Van Wagener (Thurs., 4:00pm-4:45pm, Big Mouth Café) Carol Esterreicher (Thurs., 5:00pm-5:45pm, Big Mouth Café) Brian J. Fetzer (Fri., 1:00pm-2:00pm, Community Writing Center) Karl Behling (Fri., 3:00pm-3:45pm, Big Mouth Café) Larry Cesspooch (Sat., 1:00pm-2:00pm, Community Writing Center) Janine Nishiguchi (Sat., 2:45pm-3:30pm, Big Mouth Café) Carol Esterreicher (Sun., 1:00pm-2:00pm, Community Writing Center) Suzanne Hudson (Sun., 3:00pm-3:45pm, Big Mouth Café)
Cost: $8.00 per adult, $5.00 for seniors (65+), Free for children 12 and under, $25.00 for 4-Day Festival Pass, go to website for other rate deals/discounts
Location: Library Square at 200 East 400 South in Salt Lake City, UT
plus the Festival stretches from 300 E to the City & County Bldg and from 400S to 500 S. (Storytelling at Big Mouth Café and at The Word Ecstatic—Community Writing Center by SLC Library)
Contact/Website: http://www.uaf.org
Event: 22nd Annual Merry Greenwood Renaissance Fair
Dates: Monday-Tuesday, June 28th—June 29th
Times: TBA (Storytelling times TBA with 3 performances daily) Featured Tellers: Glastonbury duo (Dave and Carol Sharp—UT)
Cost: TBA
Location: Banks of Columbia River, one block east from corner of George Washington Way and Lee Blvd. in Richland, WA (see map at website)
Contact/Website: Go to http://home.comcast.net/~greenwood_players
Event: “Bugged Out: Tales of Creepy, Crawly Things”—Springville
Date: Wednesday, July 9th
Times: 10:00am and 11:00am (repeated 20-minute shows combined with
activities)
Featured Teller: Rachel Hedman
Cost: Free, open to ages 8-12
Location: Springville Library at 50 S. Main St. in Springville, UT
Websites: http://www.springville.org/springvillelibrary/ and http://www.rachelhedman.com
Event: Storytelling with Carol Esterreicher
Date: Tuesday, July 22nd
Time: 7:00pm
Featured Teller: Carol Esterreicher
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: The Gale Center of History and Culture at 10300 S. Beckstead Ln. in South Jordan, UT
Contact: Carol Esterreicher at (801) 561-5669 or at http://www.carolstories.com or http://www.galecenter.org
Event: “Bugged Out: Tales of Creepy, Crawly Things”—Salt Lake County
Dates/Times:
Thursday, August 14th, 2:00pm at Hunter Library Monday, August 18th, 7:00pm at Bingham Creek Library Featured Teller: Rachel Hedman
Cost: Free, open to all
Locations:
Hunter Library at 4740 West 4100 South in West Valley City, UT Bingham Creek Library at 4834 West 9000 South in West Jordan, UT
Websites: http://www.slco.lib.ut.us/ and http://www.rachelhedman.com
Event: Summer Reading Send-off with Storyteller Susan Reed
Date: Monday, August 25th
Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm
Featured National Teller: Susan Reed (from Massachusetts)
Cost: Free, open to all
Location: Wheeler Farm at 6351 South 900 East in Salt Lake City, UT
Websites: http://www.wheelerfarm.com and http://www.susanreed.com
Event: 19th Annual Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
Dates: Thursday-Saturday, August 28th-30th
Time: Thursday = 10:00am to about 9:00pm (workshops and evening concert), Friday = 9:00am to about 10:00pm (concerts all day and night), Saturday = 9:00am to about 10:00pm (concerts all day and night) Featured National Storytellers: Victoria Burnett, Carmen Deedy, Motoko, Gay Ducey, Rex Ellis, Bill Harley, Kevin Kling, Jay O'Callahan, Susan Reed, Antonio Rocha Featured Regional Storytellers: Linda Gorham, Megan Hicks, Sue Roseberry, Kim Weitkamp
Cost: Start from $8.00 (evening concert) to $40.00 (full conference, w/o
workshops)
Locations: Mt. Timpanogos Park in Orem, UT--Handicap parking and a drop-off/ pick-up area is available at the Mt. Timpanogos Park entrance.
For continuous shuttle service to the Park, please park at one of the following locations: 575 E. 800 N., 670 E. 800 N., or 810 E. 600 N. Please allow approximately 15 minutes for shuttle service depending on lines and traffic. Evening concerts will be at the SCERA Shell, which is located at 400 E. 600 S. in Orem.
Website: http://www.timpfest.org
