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Don't miss our monthly swap this Wednesday, 4/10/13 at 7pm at the Portland Public Library Rines Auditorium!  I'm so thrilled to be presenting Jackie Reifer for our feature!  Jackie is a veteran performer, has trained and performed with the renowned mime Tony Montanero and always brings a exquisite movement, playful, quirky and sometimes just downright hilarious perspective to the stage.  We'll start with 10 minute or shorter stories and welcome audience to participate.  Jackie will follow…

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Jean Armstrong (www.jeanarmstrong.com) hosts September Storytell/Spoken Word for Grownup, a monthly swap for telling stories just for grownups on 9/14/11.  Please welcome Nicolette Heavey to our stage for our featured performer.  Sponsored by MOOSE.

Date 9/14/2011

Place: Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, Congress St. Portland, ME

7:00 Open mic (10 min.…

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Hi,

I'm off to Warwick, RI this weekend for the annual Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference. I'd encourage anyone interested in Storytelling to try to take advantage of what this conference offers. There are at least 25 courses to select from, 2 terrific concerts and storytelling swaps. I've been teaching at this conference for 10 years now; everything from storytelling in classrooms to voice classes, accents in storytelling and coaching voice for storytellers using character… Continue