Sunday, April 19, 2020

Storytellers and Musicians Thumbs Up!

Our combined Music and Storytelling evening ZOOM was a success. It was lovely to see people checking in from across Victoria and as far away as South Australia.

We're planning to meet again on Friday May 15. Details to come closer to the date.

So start thinking about a story to share; 6- 7 mins seems a good length for zoom.

If you don't have a story, we're happy to listen to a tale of your life in iso or hear about work in progress. On Friday we enjoyed hearing about Lily-Anne's chickens and we got to meet Biscuit, a rather sweet fluffball.

Let's stay connected and keep the stories alive!

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Storytelling and Music: A ZOOM


AN INVITATION
We’re mastering the art of ZOOM

Jackie Kerin (Newport Storytellers) and Greg Jenkins (Open Stage) invite you to a special one-off combined Storytelling and Music ZOOM evening.

Greg hosts Newport Open Stage – a chalkboard for musicians - every month for the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club and Jackie co-ordinates the storytelling wing of the Club. Following this  event, they will return to running their separate evenings with confidence and ZOOM flair!

DATE:  Friday 17th April
TIME: 7.30 – 8.45 (we will offer to extend the time for people who still have energy to share and chat however the ‘formalities’ will be 75 minutes).

THE VIRTUAL CHALK BOARD
Jackie and Greg will have a space for about 7 musicians and 5 storytellers
·      Musicians have a max of 4 minutes to introduce and share
·      Storytellers/spoken word people have 6 minutes max
·      And your hosts have a gong!

When you arrive they will spend 5 minutes writing down your name and working out the running order and this will be posted on the chat stream. Please if you wish to perform arrive on time.

HOW TO JOIN (ignore if you are already a subscriber)
·      To the right of this blog you can see a small window that says FOLLOW BY EMAIL.
·      Enter your email
·      You will receive a reply from FeedBurner Subscriptions with a link to activate the subscription.
·      If you can’t see the FeedBurner email check you junk/spam folder
·      Once you are in the system we will be able to email you the ZOOM instructions so you can join in the fun
·      AND you will now receive the Newport Storyteller news.

COURTESY
When you are preparing your piece, be mindful that sexist, racist, homophobic and ableist stories, songs and comments hurt and exclude people. Please consider your material. 

Acknowledgement
We acknowledge we are connecting virtually across the traditional lands of the Kulin and pay our respects to the elders of all nations. In particular we hold in our hearts the First Peoples of Australia in the face of COVID -19. 

* Check out the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club calendar for all the on-line events. There is something for everyone.

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