The Washington County Cooperative Library Services (WCCLS) hosts the 8th Annual Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival April 7 – 14. You can see the entire festival schedule at the Hearing Voices website. There are thirteen performances throughout the festival, with performances by four professional storytellers – Tim Tingle, Kirk Waller, Habiba Addo, and Leslie Slape. The festival kicks off on April 7th, and wraps up on April 14th.
Tales told at the festival cover a rich range of experience and geography. The performers will share stories from Russia and West Africa, and some from closer to home as well, including legends from the South and traditional Native American tales.
Hearing Voices will also include some opportunities to share your own stories with others. Tim Tingle will host a storytelling workshop and a community-wide story swap.
The week-long storytelling extravaganza takes place at various WCCLS member libraries, the Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, Centro Cultural in Cornelius and the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club in North Plains.
The festival performances are designed for the enjoyment of adults and children ages 6 and up, unless otherwise noted. We look forward to seeing you at the events coming up in April!
We want to thank the sponsors whose support helps us bring this great festival to Washington County residents. Hearing Voices is supported in part by grants from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and each of the local Friends of the Library organizations representing WCCLS member libraries, with additional in-kind services provided by Pamplin MediaGroup, Courtyard by Marriott, ProGraphics Services, Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center, Recology, Stash Tea and the Portland Storytellers’ Guild. Thanks to all!
FINALE – SATURDAY – APRIL 14, 2012 at 6:30 PM
The North Plains Public Library is pleased to host the Final Concert of the Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in North Plains.
The concert will feature all four of this year’s guest performers: Leslie Slape, Habiba Addo, Kirk Waller and Tim Tingle.
- The Toy Piano with Leslie Slape
- Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters with Habiba Addo
- Summer Time: Shasta Creek & Uncle Cleo with Kirk Waller
- Crossing Bok Chitto with Tim Tingle
Hearing Voices – 2011
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13th, 2011 at 7 PM
The North Plains Public Library is pleased to present Jeff Gere, a national storyteller from Hawaii, to perform at the Pumpkin Ridge Golf Course in North Plains as part of this year’s Hearing Voices program.
Jeff Gere is a master storyteller. He blends talents as painter, puppeteer, mime, teacher, and director into a performance style, which has electrified audiences of every age throughout Hawaii and the mainland for two decades. Jeff’s physical energy, wide range of voices, morphing elastic face and clear characterizations make his performances unforgettable events. Jeff becomes his stories!
Refreshments will be served.
Hearing Voices – 2010
LIFE, LEGENDS, HISTORY AND FOLK TALES COME ALIVE THROUGH THE MAGIC OF STORYTELLING
FRIDAY, APRIL 16TH, 2010 AT 7 PM
NUESTRO CANTO PRESENTS LEGENDS OF MEXICO
Mexico is very well known for its legends, myths and tales. There are legends since the time of the Aztecs, Mayans, Toltecs, Hucholes, as well as legends after the arrival of the Europeans to the American Continent.
Many of these legends talk about love, nature and everyday life. Nuestro Canto has gathered legends from all over Mexico and composed music especially for each legend they narrate during their performances.
This year’s storytelling festival will feature Leyendas de México – Legends of Mexico, an original bilingual performance with masks, movement, dance, songs and music. During the program, participants will learn about geography, history, traditional ancestral music and the different languages still spoken in Mexico.
Free Admission – Suitable for ages 6 to Adult
Friday, April 16, 2010
7:00 pm at
Jessie Mays Community Center
30975 NW Hillcrest Street
North Plains, OR, 97133
Map and Directions
Sponsored by the North Plains Public Library
