WORKSHOPS
All workshops will be held Friday at
Northland Public Library
and cost $35 per attendee per workshop. All workshops are open to everyone.
Linda Fang
(9:00am-10:45am) "Words that Tell a Story"
The Chinese language is a story language. Many words and phrases and proverbs come from stories. Linda will demonstrate how Chinese symbols (characters) are formed by strokes and the stories behind them. The participants will learn to use a Chinese brush pen to write Chinese characters. They will be encouraged to tell a story from their own language that eventually have now become a phrase or proverb. There is an added charge of $2/person to cover the cost of materials. Participants will keep their brush pens.
(Meeting Room)
Michael Reno Harrell
(11:00am-12:45pm) "What Makes a Good Ghost Story?"
What is the history of ghost stories? Why are they such good stories to tell? In picking a ghost story to tell, what do we look for? How long should a story be? How do I learn the story? Can you control the telling space? When is the best time to tell a ghost story? Can I write a story or find one and adapt it for my own? Plot twists. Atmosphere. Place. Realism. Your demeanor. Explosive events.
(Children's Program Room)
Andy Offut Irwin
(1:00-2:45pm) "Creative Exaggeration"
Applying the rules of improv and old fashioned play to creative writing and storytelling, Andy will lead the participants in games and exercises that mine their own past for story fodder. Then everyone will explore that question that leads to almost all exaggeration "What if...?"
(Children's Program Room)
Bob Reiser
(3:00-4:45pm) "Keep The Stories Alive!"
Uncle Joe's Bean Farm, Grandma's first job, cleaning house for a gangster, family stories connect one generation with the next. They show us that we are not the first in our line to face the wonder, the pain, the silliness of life! But who keeps these stories alive? Reclaim the tales that enriched you and learn how to be your family's own story-keeper. You children, your grandchildren, your great-grandchildren will thank you!
(Meeting Room)
Tickets for the workshops can be purchased at Northland Public Library
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