Saturday Snapshots– Latitudes Storytelling Festival
I’ve been involved with Latitudes Storytelling Festival for several years now, acting as a host in one of the tents, introducing and thanking speakers, then sitting back and enjoying the stories. When I met Aubrey Davis at the event in 2006, I asked him to sign my copy of Benny’s Bagels, he wrote, “What better thanks.”
Then in 2011 I had the privilege of introducing this popular, but humble, author and storyteller at Latitudes (photo below) in the children’s tent.
See Latitudes site, learn what it’s all about. Coming this year again, June 23-24th.
Saturday Snapshots is hosted by At Home With Books. Post a photo, taken by you or a family member and link with the host site. No random photos from the Internet and keep it clean.
What a fun event! He looks every bit an author 🙂
I enjoy this event each year. As a host we get to meet such interesting people. I won’t be attending this year, but perhaps I’ll do that again next year.
I’ll bet that is a very enjoyable day.
I enjoy it every time and it’s well attended and connected with the Multicultural Festival. We just need good weather for people to come out.
Looks like a fun and interesting festival. Fun pictures.
With both festivals held together, the people come and go, providing a good audience for the tellers. It’s a good event.
What fun! I have a friend that is involved in our local storytelling group.
Have you ever heard this friend tell stories? Do you have public events where they tell stories?
Sounds like a wonderful event to be a part of!
I enjoy doing this, but will be missing it this year. There’s next year. Thanks, Cheryl.
It sounds a wonderful festival – my Snapshot was inspired by a book, and I wrote a very short story to with it.
Hi Christine,
I saw your photo and read your story. I like the knitted doll and the story to go with it. Look forward to more of your posts.
a storytelling festival sounds like a fabulous event, it looks like you had a great time! Book Savvy Babe
If you ever get a chance to attend one, try to make it. The founder of our storytelling guild has also been to the one in Jonesville, Tennessee.
Carolyn, your storytelling adventures are a story in themselves. Fun, interesting, exciting for storytellers. I will keep that date open if I can and maybe check it out.
You would enjoy it, Diana. It’s not so far and it’s good entertainment for an afternoon.
I love storytelling! That would be a fabulous festival to be involved in.
We’ve had a wide variety of storytellers involved, our own Mary-Eileen McClear among them.
That looks like so much fun! Neat that you get to be so involved with it!
I love it. One year we had open mic time with one teller I introduced, and I got to tell a story too.
What a great event to be a part of! Would be wonderful to be involved in something like that.
Here’s my Snapshot
There may be an event closer than you think. Look for a storytelling guild, then ask where you can attend an event. I’m lucky to have one so close.
I’ve never heard of a Storytelling Festival before. If there is one near Chicago I’m missing out on it.
I did a little search of storytelling festivals. I knew about the one in Jonesborough, Tennessee but have never been there. II hope to get to the St. Mary’s Ontario Festival here in Ontario some year. Anyway, here’s a link. Copy and paste it into Google.
http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Performing_Arts/Storytelling/Festivals/
Thanks, I see a few that are in my area. I’ve never seen any promotions for them. I’ll have to pay more attention.
Leslie, I wasn’t sure if the link would be live, but it is. 🙂
Sounds like a wonderful way to spend some time.
It’s certainly an interesting and enjoyable way to spend time. And the people make it good too.
It sounds interesting.
Are the stories about 2 minutes long? I went to the website and listened to the peach Love story and the red pepper and the stories were fascinating. I met a budding writer not too long ago who likes to write very short fiction of about 600 words. I found out the length is enough to tell a wonderful and meaningful story.
Hello Edgar,
There would certainly be room for shorter stories at a storytelling event. I think most of them are longer. Anywhere from 5 minutes to 15 or 20 minutes. Ones posted online may be short because people’s Internet time seems to dictate shorter content.Thanks for asking. Professional storytellers may tell longer stories depending on the audience.
One other thought, Edgar, is that it takes a good deal of talent to write a story in 600 words or less, and whether it’s long enough for a storytelling audience may depend on the story. The only way to know is to try it in an informal storytelling venue.
It must be quite a delight to meet an author whose books you enjoy. Lucky you! I’ve been watching Book TV this afternoon, so your topic fits nicely with my frame of mind at the moment.
🙂
Must admit, I enjoy good children’s books. I love to read and maybe having been a preshool teacher has something to do with it. 🙂
What fun to listen to a storyteller! It’s been a while since I heard one.
Thanks for stopping by. What type of stories do you enjoy most?
This looks like a real hoot, Carolyn. I’d love to be involved with such a thing. Great pics.
If I were not volunteering, I would still sit and enjoy the stories. Meeting the storytellers makes it a little more exciting. Thanks for stopping by.