Roswell, GA Storytelling

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CC66FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>JO SANDERS STORYTELLER</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index-old.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JO SANDERS STORYTELLER"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" My Story"><U>  My Story</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My Work"><U>My Work</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stories"><U>Stories</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kids Page"><U>Kid's Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Pages"><U>Family Pages</U></A>   |   <B>Roswell, GA Storytelling</B>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southern Order StorytellersSOSGA"><U>Southern Order Storytellers-SOS-GA</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Storytelling"><U>Texas Storytelling</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Storytelling Events"><U>Storytelling Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Storytellers Directory"><U>Storytellers Directory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Books, Resources, Writing"><U>Books, Resources, Writing</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Jo"><U>Contact Jo</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFF33" TEXT="#080000"> <div> The Magnolia Cluster Group meets  the first Thursday of each month at 7:30pm.</div> <div> Meet at the Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau                   617 Atlanta St.               Roswell, GA 30075  </div> <div> <B>For Information Call </B></div> <div> <B>770-640-3253 or </B><B>800-776-793</B></div> <div> The Roswell cluster group was organized by Ron Kemp and Jo Sanders in January of 2001 and has grown to an active and talented group of tellers. Tellers and listeners are invited to attend. <I> </I></div> <div> <B>2002 Storytelling Events</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0da88970.png" border=0 width="136" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>MAGNOLIA FESTIVAL       June 28-29       Bulloch Hall (180 Bulloch Ave.)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HALLOWEEN</B></div> <div> <B>October 26    Founders Park </B><B>(on Sloan St.)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>TELLABRATION</B></div> <div> <B>November 22    Adult Center 830 Grimes Bridge Rd.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>HOLIDAY STORYTELLING December 6th</B></div> <div> <B>Roswell Visitors Center    (617 Atlanta St.)  </B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us"><U><B>http://www.cvb.roswell.ga.us/   </B></U></A><B>           </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Storytellers Directory"><U><B>Storytellers Directory</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Roswell, GA Storytelling</I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0a840400.jpg" border=0 width="64" height="64" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> SOS web site: <A HREF="http://groups.accessatlanta.com/sos/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.accessatlanta.com/sos/inde"><U> http://groups.accessatlanta.com/sos/index.html  </U></A> </div> <div>                                          <A HREF="mailto: sosmailcmt@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: sosmailcmt@aol.com"><U>mailto:  sosmailcmt@aol.com</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <B>Historic Roswell Convention and Visitor's Bureau </B></div> <div> <B>Storytelling Event News</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899003300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Roswell Magnolia Storytelling Festival 2002, June 28 & 29</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899003300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">3rd Annual Halloween Storytelling, Sat. Oct 26, 2002 at Founders Park, Roswell</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899003300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Tellebration, Fri. Nov 22, 2002 at Adult Center on 830 Grimes Bridge Rd.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c899003300.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Holiday Storytelling, Friday, Dec 6, 2002 at Roswell Visitor's Center</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <U>____________________________________________________________________________</U></div> <div> Past Events: <B>The first annual HALLOWEEN STORYTELLING FESTIVAL was held</B><B> </B><B>in Founders Park </B><B> </B><B>in Roswell on October 28, 2000.  It was billed as a "Spooky, Fun-Filled Time" and it proved to be just that.  A crowd of about 200 families gathered on the lawn amidst jack-o-lanterns.  The stage was set for a spooky night just down from the Founders Cemetary.</B></div> <bR> <div> Ron Kemp, dressed all in black as the grim reaper, was the master of ceremonies. He sat on the stage for 30 minutes before performance time and never made a move.  The audience was convinced he was a prop.  Just at dark, Myra Stainback opened the show with introductions.  Ron slowly stood up and moved towards Myra.  She and the audience screamed with delight.</div> <div> The show began...............</div> <bR> <div> Dressed in a witchlike costume with a hat and long stringy hair, Jo Sanders opened the show with a variety of stories for all ages.  Jo cackled with fiendish glee as she greeted the audience and shared spooky tales. Her original version of a Connecticut legend, "The Legend Of The Wolfstone and The Giant", started things off with chills and thrills. </div> <div> The Grim Reaper with "Witchie Jo"</div> <div> <IMG SRC="069fca90.jpg" border=0 width="252" height="169" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">       <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="06f7d9e0.jpg" border=0 width="125" height="158" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT>    </div> <div>  <IMG SRC="06ac5ab0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="171" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="06867990.jpg" border=0 width="103" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> Kelly Sanders was chosen to help Bill Gribble with his story. </div> <bR> <div> Josie Baily, an extrordinary storyteller and writer, gave her performance reading her original historical stories.  Poignant stories of events from long ago. Josie believes there is nothing like a good story and is known for creating oral tapestries.  She delighted the attentive audience with her mesmerizing stories for Halloween.</div> <bR> <div> Bill Gribble acted out his renditions of Robert Service.  His performance of "Poet of the Yukon" has endeared him to many audiences.  A professional actor with numerous plays, movies, and television shows to his credit, Bill delights in entertaining audiences in a setting like Old Mill Park.  Bill said he loves this type of performance because it was "just for fun".</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="067fc8d0.jpg" border=0 width="252" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" >Bill............Jo...........Josie...........Ron</FONT></div> <div>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >   </FONT></div> <div> 2001 MAGNOLIA STORYTELLING FESTIVAL<B> </B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0b8d0990.jpg" border=0 width="208" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Listening to featured teller, Jo Sanders, are her grandchildren, Kelly Sanders, Jack Sanders and Myra Stainback, Convention & Visitors Bureau sales manager.</div> <bR> <div> The Third Annual Magnolia Festival drew large crowds from near and far and was as entertaining and exciting as expected.  The two day festival, June 22-23, had a full schedule of storytelling and workshops.  It took place under a big tent on the grounds of beautiful Historic Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia.  </div> <bR> <div> Local professional storytellers Jo Sanders, Josie Bailey, Tersi Bendiburg, Curtis Richardson, Scott DePoy, Bill Gribble and John Beavin were featured performers and entertained listeners throughout the day.  Ron Kemp was the Master of Ceremonies.</div> <bR> <div> Open-mike time gave the audience a chance to put names in a hat and tell stories on stage.</div> <div> The Featured headliners were international touring tellers, David Holt and Bill Mooney.  David is a musician of renown and his storytelling combined with music  and humor delighted the audiences of all ages.  </div> <bR> <div> Bill Mooney, a television and Broadway stage actor, has participated internationally at major storytelling events.  His gift of storytelling blended well with the award winning David Holt.  Both have earned Grammy Award Nominations for their storytelling tapes.  David can be heard hosting the National Public Radio's Saturday night jazz program.</div> <bR> <div> David Holt held a two hour workshop on True Life Storytelling.  The State University of West Georgia Department of Continuing Education presented a series of workshops.  SDU and CEU credits were available for workshop attendees.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="086677d0.jpg" border=0 width="103" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">               <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#330099" FACE="Arial" >Jo wearing the "Historic Roswell Storytelling" T Shirt</FONT></div> <bR> <div> ____________________________________________________________________________</div> <div> <I>AUGUST 2001 NEWS:  Congratulations to our three tellers, who are members of the Roswell Storytellers Group and SOS.  They were semi-finalists for the "Storyteller of the Year" Competition.  Leslie Buie, Ron Kemp and Martha Tate all vied for the prestigious title.</I></div> <div> <I>      Ron won the title as official "Storyteller of the Year".  He was chosen at the annual Lion's Club Sweet Corn Festival in Millersport, Ohio, on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2001. </I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>