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2009 Kentucky Storytelling Conference
November 6 - 7, 2009
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
More 2009 conference details will be posted as they become available.
For now, read below to find out what happened at the 2008 Kentucky Storytelling Conference.
2008 Conference
Kentucky Storytelling Association
5th Annual Conference
November 7- 8, 2008
Paroquet Springs Conference Center
Shepherdsville, Kentucky
(I-65, Exit 117)
"Whether you love to hear stories or tell stories, you need to be there."
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Workshops
Open Mic Stories
(when anyone may tell a story)
Interpreters Provided for All Sessions
Story Store (things to buy)
Door Prizes (things to win)
Freebie Table
(things to take)
All Facilities Accessible
Kentucky public librarians -- Earn up to 1 CRP toward certification for the entire conference. (see CRP credits in schedule below. Sign in required at each session.)
Teachers -- please check with your district to learn what professional development credit may be earned through your conference participation.
Interpreters -- Earn .5 CEU in General Studies.
Conference Schedule
FRIDAY, November 7
| 6:00-9:00 pm | Evening Open Mic Stories (0.3 CRP) Included with Conference Registration. Or, Evening Open Mic only, at the door $5 per person, $10 per family. Enjoy performances by featured artists Jennifer Rose and Peter Cook, plus many of your favorite Kentucky storytellers. |
SATURDAY, November 8
| 8:30 -- 9:00 | Registration |
| 8:45 -- 9:10 | Silent Story Game |
| 9:10 -- 9:15 | Welcome |
| 9:15 -- 9:30 | Communicating with Everyone Virginia Moore, Knowledge Center on Deafness |
| 9:30 -- 10:00 | Open Mic Stories (0.05 CRP) |
| 10:00 -- 10:15 | Break and Story Store opens |
| 10:15 -- 11:00 | Workshops 1, 2, 3 (0.1 CRP) |
| 11:00 -- 11:15 | Break and Story Store open |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Workshops 1 & 2 cont., 4 (0.1 CRP) |
| 12:00 -- 1:15 | Lunch Break (on your own) |
| 1:15 -- 1:45 | Open Mic Stories (0.05 CRP) |
| 1:50 – 2:35 | Workshops 5, 6, 7 (0.1 CRP) |
| 2:35 -- 2:50 | Break and Store |
| 2:50 -- 3:50 | KSA Annual Membership Meeting |
| 3:50 -- 4:05 | Break and Story Store |
| 4:05 -- 4:50 | Workshops 5 cont, 8, 9 (0.1 CRP) |
| 4:50 – 5:40 | Youth Storytelling Information Session |
| 5:40 -- 6:10 | Open Mic Stories (0.05 CRP) |
| 6:15 –- 7:45 | Supper Break (on your own) |
| 8:00 – 9:30ish | Evening Open Mic Stories (0.15 CRP) Included with Conference registration. Or, Evening Open Mic only, at the door $5.00 per person, $10 per family. |
All Events are included with your
Conference Registration
Fees are:
Postmarked by October 10: $15 KSA Member, $20 Non-Member
Registered after October 10, or at the door: $35
To attend Evening Open Mic Stories only: Pay at door each night: $5.00 per person, $10 per family
Thank You to Our 2008 Conference Partners
| This is a non-profit organization that strives to support and carry out the educational, cultural, intellectual and charitable goals of deaf and hard of hearing Kentuckians. Through the arts, deaf and hard of hearing people of all ages are given the opportunity to express their talents, to participate in society to their individual potential, and to reduce their isolation regardless of location, socio-economic status, or degree of hearing loss. KCD uses the arts to mobilize the necessary resources to improve the educational, economic and cultural quality of life for all deaf and hard of hearing citizens of the Commonwealth.” |
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The Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency, supports the 5th Kentucky Storytelling Conference with state tax dollars and federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. |
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