World Storytelling Day and Harmony Week: Face to Face

 

The Newport Storytellers will be guests at the Eltham Library celebrating World Storytelling Day and Harmony Week.

With the themes of New Beginnings and Everyone Belongs and through the art of oral storytelling, together we will recognise and celebrate renewal, harmony and diversity.

The Storytellers: Susan Hall, Roslyn Quin, Jackie Kerin, Dave Davies, Alan Davies, Dee Palanisamy and Em Chandler.

Stories will be for ALL ages.

FREE 

BOOKINGS: Yarra Plenty Regional Library

DATE: March 27

TIME: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm

PLACE Eltham Library, Panther Place, Eltham - a short walk from Eltham Station

COVID REQUIREMENTS

• Need to check in with a QR Code
• Masks are not mandatory in the library unless you are unable to social distance
• Seating will be spaced appropriately

*And this is a screenshot of the team celebrating World Storytelling Day:a zoom. We organised two events so our friends from distant places could join us.

INVITATION: World Storytelling Day: a Zoom. Friday 19 March 7.30 pm AEST

Please join us for our World Storytelling Day event. 

WSD has been celebrated yearly since 2003. It's a time when oral storytellers, around the globe, gather to share stories. 

There will be all kinds of stories and songs: folk, true, tall and short. 

By having this event virtually we're able to include our friends from the UK and Brazil and the wild outer suburbs of Melbourne! 

This is a curated event and will be recorded.  

The Storytellers and Singers  

Susan Hall, Em Chandler, David Davies, Jackie Kerin, Cadu Cinelli (Brazil), Dee (Durgah Devi) Palanisamy, David Kidman (UK), Dharma Picking, Alan Davies and Adrian Newington.  

To join World Storytelling Day: a Zoom 

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

Subject: Newport Storytellers: a Zoom  

Courtesy 

Our aim is to be inclusive and welcoming to all in this space. Sexist, racist, homophobic and ableist stories, songs and comments hurt and exclude people.

WHEN: March 19 

TIME: 7.30 pm AEST 

WHERE: this is an online event, please email for the link. 

Looking forward to seeing your zoomy faces!

* Newport Storytellers is a regular event under the auspice of the Newport Fiddle and Folk Club. The NFFC is situated on the the sovereign lands of the Boon Wurrung. 

 

The WSD logo was created by Swedish storyteller Mats Rehnman.

We have another event - our Face to Face World Storytelling Day and Harmony Day on March 27 coordinated by Susan Hall and in partnership with the Eltham Library. Details to come.