Professional Storytelling & Stories Calendar of Events ~ Anna Jarrett: South Coast NSW

I am excited to be invited to be part of this wonderful festival which celebrates the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage area, the people and the place. I’ll be weaving storytelling throughout this weekend in various venues, combining workshops & storytelling performance. The program is evolving into an inspiring event.

~visit website~

NOVEMBER

November 2 – December 14

Community Coach Physical Theatre/movement workshops

I’m excited to be accredited by the Australian Sports Commission to be a community coach as part of their Active After School program. My first program will be weekly workshops at St Bernards School, Batehaven with students in years 4-6.

DECEMBER

Dec 18

Summer Holidays

Here’s to another wonderful summer of outdoor play with kids at Kids Club & Vacation Care. 6 weeks of pure fun in the sun.

ARCHIVE EVENTS 2010

JULY

July 3-18

School Holidays

I’ll be joining the Entertainment Team/Kids Club at Murramarang Resort again as well as working with Vacation Care

Oral History – Private Commission

I am delighted to be invited to celebrate an extraordinary person by recording their life story onto CD. I love these opportunities to listen deeply & intimately to someone’s story, and to help them share and record their story.

MAY/JUNE

Time for a change

Take time off for some serious reflection, writing & family time.

Circumstances have changed dramatically & it’s time to make some positive, responsive changes

June 9

Lani’s House, Kiama

Storytelling show for preschoolers

APRIL

April 2-16

Easter holidays – warm days & cool nights.

I’ll be joining the Entertainment Team/Kids Club at Murramarang Resort again as well as working with Vacation Care

MARCH

March 3-4

Camp Longbeach

School Camp year 5

March 8- 22

New Zealand Storytelling Tour

Itinerary T.B.A.

Hosted by Southlands Branch of New Zealand Reading Association, Invercargill.

Presenting programs with schools, preschools, libraries, storytelling guilds, community programs.

Bookings & information: send email

Program & itinerary:

http://www.travellingstoryteller.com.au/storytelling_tour.htm

FEBRUARY

Wednesday, February 10

Coastlife Adventures, Tathra

Year 7 Camp – Evening Program

Saturday, February 13

South Coast Story Circle #3 at Bega

Join us for an informal afternoon of story sharing, skills workshopping and talking story. Eve Hoffstetter (Bega) and I are excited to be developing a local story circle with the support of the Australian Storytelling Guild (NSW).

Information & 2010 dates: send email

February 24-26

Camp Longbeach

School Camp Yr 7

February 26 – 28

Cobargo Folk Festival, South Coast NSW

~visit website~

A wonderful weekend of music & stories. Join me at the Bunyip Kids Tent as well as on the Yuin Stage with Brian Hungerford. I’m excited that me good friend, Mel Turner, will be joining me as a guest musician.

Bring the whole family for a weekend in the country on our beautiful south coast.

2009

JANUARY 2009

January 15 – January 18

Illawarra Folk Festival NSW

Join us (Once Upon A Song) & a whole bunch of exciting acts for another legendary folk festival in Bulli. The festival is in its 24^th year and showcases a diverse range of rich cultural traditions as well as a hearty dose of the old and the new.

~visit website~

FEBRUARY 2009

February 20 -22

Cobargo Folk Festival NSW

Join us (Once Upon A Song for my favourite local folk festival. Happening at the showgrounds, the festival is surrounded by rolling green hills and mountain wilderness in the distance. Come for a weekend of laid back, country style, home baked fun.

~visit website~

APRIL

April 10 -13

National Folk Festival ACT

Yeah! We’re back at the national after a few years break. Once Upon A Song will be playing each day at the Children’s Festival. Join us for a fabulous four days of top quality music, dance, storytelling and community.

~visit website~

JUNE

June 5-8

Snowies Mountains of Music, Snowies NSW

Join our Once Upon A Song band and a whole bunch of fun family acts at the brand spanking new Snowies festival. It’s the first weekend for skiing so its guaranteed to be a total hoot. Come play with us!

~visit website~

JULY

July 2 & July 3

Writers Roadshow, Eurobodalla Braidwood Learning Community (EBLC), NSW

I’m delighted to be co-facilitating the writing workshops for this project which was launched last year in partnership with South Coast writers Centre and the EBLC. Working with writer/performer Harry Laing, I will present an twol day writing/storytelling workshop for middle school students from 13 schools within the south coast region. The focus of this day is for the students to enjoy connecting with other young writers, and to have the opportunity to develop their writing skills beyond the curriculum.

For more information about this project see: www.travellingstoryteller.com./schools.html

JULY

July 24-26

Kimberley Writers Festival

I’m honoured to be invited to present storytelling and writing programs for the fifth annual Kimberley Writers Festival.

~visit website~

SEPTEMBER 2009

August 31- Sept 12

Singapore International Storytelling Festival

I’m delighted to be represent Australia as a featured storyteller at this wonderful festival, hosted by the Singapore Book Council. I’ll be presenting workshops and shows over 4 days (Sept 9-12) at top venues including the National museum of Singapore. The event is a total of 10 days storytelling celebration!.

I highly recommend this event to all people interested in storytelling as it is used in a diversity of contemporary contexts from corporate environments to schools and community.

~visit website~

September 18 & September 25

Writers Roadshow, Eurobodalla Braidwood Learning Community (EBLC), NSW

I’m delighted to be co-facilitating the writing workshops for this project which was launched last year in partnership with South Coast writers Centre and the EBLC. Working with writer/performer Harry Laing, I will present two all day writing/storytelling workshop for middle school students from 13 schools within the south coast region. The focus of this day is for the students to enjoy connecting with other young writers, and to have the opportunity to develop their writing skills beyond the curriculum.

For more information about this project see: www.travellingstoryteller.com./schools.html

OCTOBER

October 21

Foundations Childcare, Raby, Sydney

October 22

Lani’s House Childcare, Kiama NSW

NOVEMBER

November 1

Eurobodalla Steiner Community Network

Spring Fair, Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens

November 9

STICS Meeting, Batemans Bay

Sharing Together Ideas in Children’s Services

Guest presentation “Storytelling and Creative Play for the Christmas and Festival Season”.

November 10

Lani’s House Childcare, Kiama NSW

November 11

Foundations Childcare, Raby, Sydney

DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010

Happy summer everyone.

I’ll be working all summer with the Entertainment Team/Kids Club at Murramarang Resort on the south coast, and at Vacation Care.

I look forward to seeing you all in 2010

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