Farwell to this blog and Hello new website!

Well Storytellers ... the time has come to retire this blog.

The Newport Fiddle and Folk Club, under whose broad wings we shelter, has a fabulous new website where you can catch all our news. 

Storytellers, we now have a page of our own!

• you can sign up to our mailing list
  
• check out videos of past events 
• listen to our podcast. 
• scroll through our public Facebook page for storytelling newsy tit-bits.
  

Visit Newport Storytellers HERE.

When you sign up (if you haven't already) you can expect an email reminder once a month and a link, if we are zooming. Rarely do we email more than this.

We thank Alan Davies from the NFFC for making us so accessible on the new website.

And we thank Adrian Newington, who continues to  develop and refine our storytelling Live and Zoom hybrid gatherings.

Pop over to our new home and be amazed.

Our next Live and Zoom is Friday 20 May at 7.30. Visit the website for the details.

Best wishes to you all

Stay safe and stay connected

Jackie Kerin (Newport Storytellers coordinator)

Jackie: Newport Storytellers coordinator (Jackie is the one wearing a hat)

 

Live and Zoom March 18

 March is here and we're Live and Zooming again.

When

Friday 18 March 7.30 pm 

ATTENDING LIVE

Newport Community Hub

13 Mason Street Newport

Enter via the park. Central door
 

ON ZOOM

Email: biteback@bigpond.com and Jackie will forward the link to you.

Subject: Newport Storytellers: March Zoom

How it works

• These gatherings are informal and playful
• We welcome storytellers, singers (with a song that tells a story) and listeners
• We love to hear your news and listen to works in progress
• Contributions around the 6 - 10 min mark (zoom can be tiring)
• We plan for an hour but if we're still enjoying ourselves, we may go over.
• On arrival we will create a list of participants and post in the chat so you know where you are. 

Our events are made possible under the capacious wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. Please check their website for all activities, how to join and how to participate. 

*World Storytelling Day

MARCH 18 coincides with World Storytelling Day (March 20). The THEME is LOST and FOUND. So if you're planning on joining us, you might like to match up your story to the WSD theme... but no pressure.

Courtesy

The Newport Folk and Fiddle Club aims to make all its events inclusive and welcoming to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, disability or sexual preference. We ask that all performers consider whether their material is likely to cause offence. Offensive content is not welcome at our events. 

Looking forward to it!

We're back!

 

Finally after so long, the Newport Storytellers are getting back to planning events face to face but ... with a twist.

 

 During the Covid restrictions and our shift to Zoom, we've made friends with storytellers across Australia and overseas. So as to keep these valued relationships alive, in the February session, we experimented with a hybrid Zoom/live gathering. 

 

In our local Newport Community Hub, we lowered the smart screen, hooked up a lap top and two mobile phones and BINGO! It worked.

 

For 2022, with the exception of April, we have gatherings penciled in the calendar every 3rd Friday of the month to November. The April date falls on Good Friday.

 

Thanks to Adrian Newington for getting us up and running and to the Hub for making it so easy for us to access the building and practice. 

Our next gathering is MARCH 18 - we're still to decide if we'll go hybrid again. We'll let everyone know the plan soon.

World Storytelling Day

MARCH 18 coincides with World Storytelling Day (March 20). The THEME is LOST and FOUND. So if you're planning on joining us, you might like to match up your story to the WSD theme... but no pressure.

Please enjoy our photos from the hybrid evening: Adrian, Alan, David, Dharma and Jackie.

Invitation: Friday November 19

So here we are at the final gathering for 2021.

What a year! 

 If you've been meaning to join us over the passing months but never quite managed, this is your last chance. We'll be regrouping in February 2022. 

Looking forward to seeing you on  zoom. BYO tea/coffee and cake.

When

Friday 19 November 7.30 pm

TO JOIN

Email: biteback@bigpond.com and Jackie will forward the link to you.

Subject: Newport Storytellers: November Zoom

How it works

• These gatherings are informal and playful
• We welcome storytellers, singers (with a song that tells a story) and listeners
• We love to hear your news and listen to works in progress
• Contributions around the 6 - 10 min mark (zoom can be tiring)
• We plan for an hour but if we're still enjoying ourselves, we may go over.
• On arrival we will create a list of participants and post in the chat so you know where you are. 

Our events are made possible under the capacious wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. Please check their website for all activities and how to participate. 

Courtesy

The Newport Folk and Fiddle Club aims to make all its events inclusive and welcoming to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, disability or sexual preference. We ask that all performers consider whether their material is likely to cause offence. Offensive content is not welcome at our events. 

Our Podcast

If you haven't listened to our storytelling podcast - here we are!

 

Invitation: Friday October 15

 Hello Storytellers

We're back on zoom. This will be our 2nd last session for 2021. Our final gathering will be on November 19.

We're working on creating hybrid live/zoom events for 2022 so those of you who have been checking in from distant places can still join us. Experiments are underway!

If you haven't joined us before,  we take great pride in our hospitality and love nothing more than welcoming new storytellers and listeners. So pour yourself a cuppa and hop on line.

When

Friday 15 October 7.30 pm

TO JOIN

Email: biteback@bigpond.com and Jackie will forward the link to you.

Subject: Newport Storytellers: September Zoom

How it works

• These gatherings are informal and playful
• We welcome storytellers, singers (with a song that tells a story) and listeners
• We love to hear your news and listen to works in progress
• Contributions around the 6 - 10 min mark (zoom can be tiring)
• We plan for an hour but if we're still enjoying ourselves, we may go over.
• On arrival we will create a list of participants and post in the chat so you know where you are. 

Our events are made possible under the capacious wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. Please check their website for all activities and how to participate. 

Courtesy

The Newport Folk and Fiddle Club aims to make all its events inclusive and welcoming to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, disability or sexual preference. We ask that all performers consider whether their material is likely to cause offence. Offensive content is not welcome at our events.

Our Podcast

If you haven't listened to our storytelling podcast - here we are!

 

Invitation: Friday September 17

 Hello Storytellers

Tomorrow night we're back on zoom.  Lockdown drags on but this is something to look forward to. We always have a grand time! 

If you haven't joined us before,  we take great pride in our hospitality and love nothing more than welcoming new storytellers and listeners. So pour yourself a cuppa and hop on line.

When

Friday 17 September 7.30 pm

TO JOIN

Email: biteback@bigpond.com and Jackie will forward the link to you.

Subject: Newport Storytellers: September Zoom

How it works

• These gatherings are informal and playful
• We welcome storytellers, singers (with a song that tells a story) and listeners
• We love to hear your news and listen to works in progress
• Contributions around the 6 - 10 min mark (zoom can be tiring)
• We plan for an hour but if we're still enjoying ourselves, we may go over.
• On arrival we will create a list of participants and post in the chat so you know where you are. 

Our events are made possible under the capacious wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. Please check their website for all activities and how to participate. 

Courtesy

The Newport Folk and Fiddle Club aims to make all its events inclusive and welcoming to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, disability or sexual preference. We ask that all performers consider whether their material is likely to cause offence. Offensive content is not welcome at our events.

Our Podcast

If you haven't listened to our storytelling podcast - here we are!

Invitation: Tonight Friday August 20

Hello Storytellers

Tonight our story sharing evening is back on the screen. We're getting good at this. 

 When

Friday 20 August 7.30 pm

TO JOIN

Email: biteback@bigpond.com and Jackie will forward the link to you.

Subject: Newport Storytellers: August Zoom

How it works

• These gatherings are informal and playful
• We welcome storytellers, singers (with a song that tells a story) and listeners
• We love to hear your news and listen to works in progress
• Contributions around the 6 - 10 min mark (zoom can be tiring)
• We plan for an hour but if we're still enjoying ourselves, we may go over.
• On arrival we will create a list of participants and post in the chat so you know where you are. 

Our events are made possible under the capacious wings of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. Please check their website for all activities and how to participate. 

Courtesy

The Newport Folk and Fiddle Club aims to make all its events inclusive and welcoming to everyone, regardless of gender, age, race, disability or sexual preference. We ask that all performers consider whether their material is likely to cause offence. Offensive content is not welcome at our events.

Our Podcast

If you haven't listened to our storytelling podcast - here we are!

Our zoomy faces in May