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
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Musicians have a max of 4 minutes to introduce and share
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Storytellers/spoken word people have 6 minutes max
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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)
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To the right of this blog you
can see a small window that says FOLLOW BY EMAIL.
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Enter your email
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You will receive a reply from FeedBurner Subscriptions with a link to
activate the subscription.
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If you can’t see the FeedBurner
email check you junk/spam folder
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Once you are in the system we will
be able to email you the ZOOM instructions so you can join in the fun
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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.
