StoryRise

StoryRise returns to the West Valley (Avondale Arizona) in 2011. Scheduled for the 3rd Saturday of every month, the first four dates will be:

January 15
February 19
March 19
April 16

Watch for more details after the Thanskgiving day holiday!

Continuing our nomadic life, the next StoryRise lands December 19, 2009 at “A Grill On the Go” in old town Avondale, AZ.

StoryRise: Storytelling for Adults
Saturday, December 19 7PM
Doors Open at 630PM.
No Admission Fee
(Please consider buying a a coffee, soda or sandwich from the store?)

Location:
“A Grill on the Go”
506 E Western Avenue Suite 101
Avondale, AZ 85323
(Map Link Here.)
(North of Buckeye Road Just West of Dysart Road on Western)
Park in the parking lot in the back of the building!

Featured Teller:
Liz Warren.

Also featuring stories
by Sean Buvala and Annie Gustafson

More info to follow!

Our next StoryRise is Saturday November 21 at 7PM

NEW LOCATION FOR THIS EVENT:
Glendale Public Library Atrium
5959 W Brown
Glendale, AZ.
Featured Teller: Elly Reidy

The next StoryRise Event will be at the
Glendale Main Library Coffee Shop area run by Perfetto de Cafe.
Show begins at 7PM but arrive early to buy a drink and settle in.

The library address is 5959 West Brown Street and is one block south of the intersection of 59th Avenue and Peoria. There’s a traffic light at Brown and the library is on the southwest corner. Turn west on Brown and then left into the main parking lot. Enter through the main doors by the coffee shop as all others will be locked. The start time 7 pm remains the same but the door will be opened at 6:30 so you can get settled.

This is considered an “Afterhours” program at the library meaning the library will not be accessible and library managers as well as security will be in attendance.

Stephanie the owner of the cafe is pulling out all stops for this event and is encouraging people to make reservations for table seating. There will be chair groupings as well but we expect the table seating will go pretty fast. Stephanie’s full crew will be on hand to take orders for coffee drinks and sandwiches as well as gelato and cheesecake desserts. You can also pre-order by calling 602-380-3951. The same number works for table reservations.

Please keep in mind that this is an event designed for adult listeners and is not a suitable program for children under the age of 12

So come sit back and relax and have some of the best coffee in the valley and enjoy an evening of stories set around a musical theme. Oh and if you have a KAZOO bring it along…you just never know what might happen.

SToryRise at 7PM on October 17. Freebie, seats limited, get there early. At at Indian School and Litchfield roads in Goodyear, AZ. 1 hour with Harriet Cole and Sean Buvala.

We’ve got more StoryRise events happening in 2009. Currently, we’re planning on the third Saturday of every month to be our “regular” night. This year, we decided to use the “National Month of….” as the themes for each Saturday gathering. The featured tellers will be challenged to create the most interesting program of stories based somehow around the month’s theme. The Challenge: Take a theme that might be a bit “beige” and bring it to vibrant life.

2009 Schedule and Themes:

Sept 19:
National Courtesy Month (Relationships done right and some gone wrong.)
With Featured Storyteller Carol Knarr from Indiana.

October 17:
Adopt A Shelter Dog Month (Pooches and pets potpourri.)
With Featured Storyteller Harriet Cole

November 21:
International Drum Month (National Tellabration Night with Stories of Music and Song.)
With Featured Storyteller Elly Reidy.

December 19:
National Calendar Awareness Month (The past, present and the future all around us.)
With Featured Storyteller Liz Warren.

We’re happy to tell you that our next StoryRise event features Sean Buvala and Sandy Oglesby. Learn more about these tellers on our “performers” page.

Saturday, May 16, 2009 700PM

Come join us as storyteller Sean and Sandy share stories for adults. This isn’t reading and it’s not spoken word. It’s storytelling for adults. This month the theme is “National Photo Month.” YOU are encouraged to bring a family photo or your own to share a story with one or two other audience members. Too much fun.

Don’t bring the little ones, this isn’t for kiddies. You’ve been advised .

April Theme:
“A Pile of My Stories”
When you tell stories for nearly a quarter of a century, you gather up some favorites. For our next Storyrise, Sean Buvala shares some of his best old and new stories for adult audiences, both old and new. Come hear a funny & serious collection of tales.

Saturday, April 18, 2009 700PM

Come join us as storyteller Sean Buvala (and maybe some others) shares stories for adults. This isn’t reading and it’s not spoken word. It’s storytelling for adults.

Don’t bring the little ones, this isn’t for kiddies. You’ve been advised .

Saturday, April 18, 2009 7PM

The StoryRise director, Sean Buvala, offers a free workshop for business on Friday, March 27 at 930AM. YOU MUST pre-register at this link here: http://executivespeakingtraining.com/free-business-storytelling-workshop-in-arizona/.

Our newest StoryRise event has been scheduled!
Download the PDF flyer here!

Our March 2009 Theme:

Irish Stories from Before and Then:
Stolen Women, Pookas, Demon Cats, Foggy Hills and Misperceptions are just some of the things you’ll hear when you listen to us tell to you about the stories from Celtic Lands. Laugh strong and we might even throw in the Salmon of Knowledge, too.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009  700PM
Ground Control Coffee Lounge
“Coffee, Wine,Gelato”
14140 W Indian School #B1 Goodyear, AZ
(NW Corner of Litchfield Road and Indian School)

Featured Teller:
West-Valley resident K. Sean Buvala has been kept busy performing and teaching storytelling for 23 years. In whatever state you call home, Sean has probably performed there. Recognized by the National Storytelling Network with the “Oracle Award,” Sean describes his stories as somewhere between “in your life and in your face” depending on the needs of his audience at any moment. When he’s not working in performances, you can find Sean coaching and training other artists or working as a trainer for corporate and non-profit leaders, teaching them to use the power of  storytelling to develop their own businesses. He’s the founder of Storyteller.net.  Find his website at http://www.seantells.net

About:
StoryRise presents both local and national storytellers in a one-hour fringe-theater performance. This is not an open-mic night.
This event is free of charge. We invite you to enjoy a food and beverage purchase from Ground Control’s reasonably-priced menu.

Produced by Storyteller.net and The Arizona Storytelling  Guild. This event is not intended for small children.

Space is (really truly) limited, so please arrive early. Ground Control offers wine-tasting at 6PM for a minimal charge. Contact them at 623.935.2604 for details.