Our May Gathering

The 3rd Friday of the month rolls around and the storytellers gather, share a party piece, a little news or maybe it's just wave. We always come away feeling a little richer.

Dave Davies sharing a tale from the Canadian gold rush

Our May virtual gathering was a delight with storytellers checking in from as far afield as South Australia, Brisbane and central Victoria. Of course we miss being in the same space but the surprising and wonderful thing about the virtual gatherings is that people are able to participate from wherever they are in the world. It's marvelous to hear about the ideas and works in progress, listen to the fully formed, enjoy a song and there is always the update on Lily-Anne's chickens. We'll be back in June - details to be posted.

Lily-Anne is educating us all on the many varieties chicken

Invitation: Friday 15 May

 We're back for another virtual gathering - a night of story sharing.

We want to hear what you've been up to in the past month, listen to your stories poems and patter.

• We've learned that virtual storytelling can be tiring so we ask that contributions be no longer than 6 minutes. 
• We've planed for an hour but if we are still enjoying ourselves and wish to go over - our zoom account can accommodate an extension. 
• Musicians welcome; if you have patter or a story you wish to try out - we're all ears.

When you arrive we will spend a few 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 tell a story, poem or simply share a work in progress,  arrive on time.

 

BYO cake and cuppa

TIME and DATE

Friday May 15

7.30 pm

 

DONATIONS

Newport Storytellers is a Newport Fiddle and Folk Club event. All the on-line sessions are free, so the club has lost an income stream. If you can donate, there is now a button on the front page of the website. It will take you to a PayMate payment form, the amount box blank, so people can fill in their own amount.

 

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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.