Clown Through Mask training workshop June 18-29 in St. John's, Newfoundland

Sara Tilley will be offering a boot camp-style Pochinko Clown through Mask training course this summer, June 18-29, Monday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm daily.

This course will cover the full Clown through Mask training in a concentrated period of time.

The course is 60 hours long, with a maximum of 10 students. The fee is $600, and several discounted registrations will be available for interested

People who cannot afford the full $600 fee - if you would like to discuss this option, please contact Sara at sara@shesaidyestheatre.ca.

For the full details on this workshop, visit the She Said Yes! website.

Crow’s Nest Officer’s Club recognized as National Historic Site

On March 27, 2012, the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced the designation of ten new national historic sites, persons, and events that define significant moments in Canada’s military history. Of those ten, one was our beloved Crow's Nest, home to the St. John's Storytelling Circle since the Circle's inception.

“Our national historic designations connect us to the cultural forces that made Canada what it is today. By understanding and appreciating our shared history and a sense of common purpose, we become a stronger Canada,” said Minister Kent.

If you've not been inside the Crow's Nest, come on out to the next Storytelling Circle, on April 12 with host Sharon King-Campbell.

Storyteller Sharon-King Campbell organizes event for World Storytelling Day, March 20th. #wsd2012

A.C. Hunter Public Library
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

4pm for kids, 7pm for adults. 
As part of World Storytelling Day, the A.C. Hunter Public Library is proud to present two storytelling programs, organized in part by local storyteller Sharon King-Campbell.

"Ever since I started telling stories in 2008, I have been a little enchanted by the idea of World Storytelling Day," says Campbell, who will be telling stories alongside Stella Mair Evans, and Gary Green.

World Storytelling Day is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling, celebrated every year on the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere, the first day of autumn equinox in the southern. On the day, as many people as possible tell and listen to stories in as many languages and at as many places as possible.

For families with children of all ages (children must be accompanied by an adult) there is an event at 4pm at the A.C. Hunter Children's Public Library.

"Tellers on Trees: A Programme for Grown Listeners" is at 7:00pm at the A.C. Hunter Adult Public Library.

Free admission. Register in advance by calling 737-3950.

Love, Lust and Legends Competition

Thursday, February 9th 
Love, Lust and Legends Competition 
The Crows Nest 
7:30pm 
$3 at the door 

Looking for a perfect spot to take your sweetie? Bitter, single and convinced love sucks? Well, either way, we have the night for you. The St. John's Storytelling Circle hosts the annual, crowd-pleasing "Love, Lust and Legends" competition at the Crow's Nest, with tales of love, of lust, and of love gone terribly, horribly awry. This is an open mic storytelling session, so bring your sappiest story or your recitation of rejection.

Hostess for the evening is the tea-licious Kelly Jones of Britannia Teas and Gifts, who is sponsoring the night, and providing a suitably St. Valentinian gift for the teller of the most romantic and the most heart-breaking tale, to be decided upon by you, the audience.

$3 at the door, Crow's Nest Officer's Club, just east of the war memorial, Duckworth Street, St. John's.

Delf Hohmann to host the St. John's Storytelling Circle

St. John's Storytelling Circle

Thursday, January 19th
Crows Nest Officers Club (beside the War Memorial, off Duckworth Street, St. John's)

7:30pm 

$3 at the door

This week’s storytelling circle features host Delf Hohmann. Delf, originally from Germany, plays guitar, 5-string banjo, recorder, concertina, dulcimer and various percussive instruments. His repertoire features contemporary and traditional folk music in English, French, Yiddish and German. He has performed across Canada including the Mariposa Folk Festival, the Home Country Folk Festival in London, Ontario.

From 1981 to 1985 Delf worked for the environmental project Clearwater on the Hudson River, and performed with Pete Seeger at Carnegie Hall in New York and Massey Hall in Toronto. He is artistic director of the Cape St. Mary's Performance Series, and serves on the programming committee of Sound Symposium. Aside from that he creates soundtracks for documentaries, and writes Harbour Symphonies, Music for Ships' Horns.

For the past ten years, Delf has been collaborating with storyteller Dale Jarvis on various projects, and together they have performed twice at the Yukon International Storytelling Festival in Whitehorse. In 2012, Delf and Dale will be touring a new two-man show based on the lives and stories of the Brothers Grimm. Expect a Grimm tale or two on Thursday night!

Recitations and Storytelling in January

Folk Night at the Ship

Wednesday, January 11th, 9pm

$5.00 at the Door

Join Chris Brookes, Ford Elms, Hubert Furey, Dave Paddon and Dave Penny, as we present an accordion-free evening of recitations, tales, old foolishness and perhaps a ballad or two if necessary!

Traditional Newfoundland Concert

Songs and Stories

Location: The Historic Basilica Museum

Time: Friday, January 13 @ 8 pm.

Host: Eleanor Dawson

Featuring: Performances by Allan Byrne, Mary Fearon, Monica Walsh, Jason Dobbin, Linda Byrne, Melanie Martinand Andy Jones.

Cost: $20.00

Limited seating – available. Please reserve your ticket by contacting Eleanor Dawson @ 579-7839 oreleanordawson@gov.nl.ca


And don't forget to join us for this month's Storytelling Circle with Delf Hohmann

Thursday, January 19th, 7:30 pm
Crow's Nest with host Delf Hohmann
$3.00 at the door, seating limited.

We need storytellers and we need good listeners, so all are welcome!

Storyteller Dan Yashinsky at The Crow's Nest, Thursday Nov 17, 8pm

Stories from the Crossroads
with Dan Yashinsky
The Crow's Nest, St. John's
$5 at the door
Thursday, November 17, 8pm.