NEW ORLEANS
Second Annual
Sacred Storytelling Festival
March 12-15, 1997
NEW ORLEANS
Second Annual
Sacred Storytelling Festival
March 12-15, 1997
at the Dominican Conference Center
Sponsored by
The Storyfest School of Sacred Storytelling
This annual Spring event features storytellings and workshops
led by the Apprentices, Journeyers, and Master Tellers
from the School of Sacred Storytelling
The Storyfest School of Sacred Storytelling
This annual Spring event features storytellings and workshops
led by the Apprentices, Journeyers, and Master Tellers
from the School of Sacred Storytelling
Photo: Copyright©1996 by Robert Béla Wilhelm
Saint Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square
with it own memories of sacred stories
of the remarkable & much beloved Franciscan friar
Pere Antoine
who lived in poverty and simplicity
and gave bread and good counsel to those in need.
Saint Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square
with it own memories of sacred stories
of the remarkable & much beloved Franciscan friar
Pere Antoine
who lived in poverty and simplicity
and gave bread and good counsel to those in need.
Festival Schedule:
Festival Schedule:
Wednesday Evening:
Welcome reception: 4:00-5:00
STORYTELLING CONCERT: 7:30 - 9:30
Stories from Sacred Scriptures: Hebrew, Christian, and Other
Thursday Morning:
Breakfast at 8:00
FIRST WORKSHOP, 9:00-10:15: To Be Announced
SECOND WORKSHOP, 10:30-11:45: To Be Announced
Thursday Afternoon:
THIRD WORKSHOP, 2:00-3:15: To Be Announced
FOURTH WORKSHOP, 3:30-4:45: To Be Announced
Thursday Evening:
Dinner at 5:30, featuring local Creole cooking
STORYTELLING CONCERT: 7:30 - 9:30
Stories form Our Lives: from Childhood to Now
(schedule continued below...)
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The historic Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter:
source of many sacred stories in the history of New Orleans
including the miracles of Our Lady of Prompt Succor
who protected the citizens of New Orleans
from ravaging fires (in 1788)
and foreign invasions (in 1815)
The historic Ursuline Convent in the French Quarter:
source of many sacred stories in the history of New Orleans
including the miracles of Our Lady of Prompt Succor
who protected the citizens of New Orleans
from ravaging fires (in 1788)
and foreign invasions (in 1815)
Festival Schedule (...continued)
Festival Schedule (...continued)
Friday Morning:
Breakfast at 8:00
FIFTH WORKSHOP, 9:00-10:15: To Be Announced
SIXTH WORKSHOP, 10:30-11:45: To Be Announced
Friday Afternoon: Free time to explore New Orleans
Thursday Evening:
STORYTELLING CONCERT: 7:30 - 9:30
Stories form Our Imagination: Folklore & Culture
Saturday Morning:
farewell and departure
Photo: Copyright©1996 by Robert Béla Wilhelm
Sacred stories are vivid images resting in the soul, like this handcrafted statue of a holy man resting serenely in the peace of God.
Location:
Dominican Conference Center
at Broadway & St. Charles in the Uptown area
near Audubon Park and Loyola University.
A few blocks from the Maple Street district
bookstores, shops, and restaurants.
Half a block from the St. Charles streetcar
that goes directly to the French Quarter
at Broadway & St. Charles in the Uptown area
near Audubon Park and Loyola University.
A few blocks from the Maple Street district
bookstores, shops, and restaurants.
Half a block from the St. Charles streetcar
that goes directly to the French Quarter
COST: Registration $165 for all performances and workshops for payment received before February 1, $180 afterwards. Lodgings $153 for shared room, $168 for single room. which includes two breakfasts, and two dinners featuring New Orleans cuisine. Cost for partial registrations: $25 per each workshop and $10 for each evening storytelling concert. LIMITED REGISTRATION.
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Good stories are handcrafted vessels:
they hold refreshment for the imagination, and nurture for the soul.
About
the School for Sacred Storytelling
the School for Sacred Storytelling
Offers public seminars, courses, and performance
in both the United States and Europe.
Also offers a three-summer apprenticeship program
for people wishing to use sacred storytelling
in their communities, churches, schools.
School
of Sacred Storytelling APPRENTICESHIPS
School
of Sacred Storytelling SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Lefcadio Hearn's New Orlean's
dream tale,
THE DAWN OF CARNIVAL
Other
Storyfest Journeys to Legendary Places in the World
Storyfest
Home Page
School of Sacred Storytelling APPRENTICESHIPS
School of Sacred Storytelling SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
Lefcadio Hearn's New Orlean's dream tale,
THE DAWN OF CARNIVAL
Other Storyfest Journeys to Legendary Places in the World
Storyfest Home Page
For More Information:
For More Information:
School of Sacred Storytelling
18934 Rolling Road, Hagerstown MD 21742
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 301-791-9153
phone: 800-277-7035
fax: 301-739-2779
or
The Dominican Conference Center, New Orleans
phone: 504-861-8711
all materials, text & graphics, on this page:
Copyright © 1996 by Robert Béla Wilhelm
18934 Rolling Road, Hagerstown MD 21742
e-mail: [email protected]
phone: 301-791-9153
phone: 800-277-7035
fax: 301-739-2779
or
The Dominican Conference Center, New Orleans
phone: 504-861-8711
all materials, text & graphics, on this page:
Copyright © 1996 by Robert Béla Wilhelm
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