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25 Years of Storytelling
At The Bay Area Storytelling Festival


2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990
1989 |1987 | 1985 | 1984 | 1982


23rd Annual Festival, May 17-18, 2008 in Kennedy Grove
Baba Jamal Koram
Pacific Showcasers:
Honorees:

 

         
         
22nd Annual Festival, May 19-20, 2007 in Kennedy Grove
Pacific Showcasers:
Dan Peterson
Honoree:

 

21st Annual Festival, May 20-21, 2006 in Kennedy Grove
Robert Greygrass
Sarah Salter
Kuniko Yamamoto
Showcasing: WORKSHOP:
Honoree:     Erica Lann-Clark &
Steve Hennegar

 

20th Annual Festival, May 21-22, 2005 in Kennedy Grove
Dovie Thomason Sickles Eth-Noh-Tec Diane Ferlatte Willie Claflin
California Gold:        
Honorees: All Festival volunteeers!    

 

19th Annual Festival, May 22-23, 2004, Kennedy Grove
California Gold:        
In memory of:
Jenny Makofsky
     
Honoree:      

 

18th Annual Festival, May 16-18, 2003, Kennedy Grove
Angela Lloyd Bill Lepp
Dayton Edmunds
Antonio Rocha Kathryn Tucker Windham
California Gold: Megumi  
Honoree: Steve Sanfield      

 

17th Annual Festival, May 18-19, 2002, Kennedy Grove
Lynn Maroney
California Showcase:
Gary Markussen
Honorees:
Kay Dolit
Gary Markussen

 

16th Annual Festival, May 20-21, 2001, Kennedy Grove
Baba Jamal Koram
Nyla Ching-Fughi
California Showcase:
Kevin Cordi — Student Tellers & Mia Lieberman
Carol Larsen
Honoree:

 

15th Annual Festival, May 21-22, 2000, Kennedy Grove
Judith Black Charlie Chin Janice Del Negro The Healing Force
California Showcase:
John Boe
 
In memory of:
Marilyn Rae
     

 

14th Annual Festival, May 22-23, 1999, Kennedy Grove
Donald Davis
California Showcase:  
         

 

13th Annual Festival, May 16-17, 1998, Kennedy Grove
Charlotte Blake Alston
California Showcase: Charlie Chin Marilyn McPhie  
         

 

12th Annual Festival, May 17-18, 1997, Kennedy Grove
Michael Cotter
Patricia McKissack
Frankie & Doug Quimby
Richard Walker
California Showcase:
Andy Jorgensen
Honoree:
Ruth Stotter

 

11th Annual Festival, May 18-19, 1996, Kennedy Grove
Martha Barron Ed Stivender
California Showcase:
Brian Conroy
 
         

 

10th Annual Festival, May 20-21, 1995, Kennedy Grove
Len Cabral
Chuna MacIntyre
California Tellers:
Ron Jones
Ane Rovetta
         

9th Annual Festival, May 21-22, 1994, Kennedy Grove
Joseph Bruchac
David Holt
Sandra Maclees
Special Guest:
Betty Bacon
California Tellers:
Lynn Feinerman
Neil Whitman

 

8th Annual Festival, May 15-16, 1993, Kennedy Grove
Bill Harley
Geri Keams
Jim May
Brenda Sullivan
Special Guest:
Lucille Brenaman
Showcasers:
Michael Carney
Celia Correa

 

7th Annual Festival, May 16-17, 1992, Kennedy Grove
Patrick Ball
Rex Marshall Ellis
Kendall Haven
Gayle Ross
Luisah Teish
Special Guest:
May Durham Rogers

 

6th Annual Festival, May 4-5, 1991, Kennedy Grove
Johnny Moses
 
J.J Reneaux
Bun Lucas
 
Special Guest:
Ruthmarie Arguello-Sheean
 

 

First Biennial Storytelling Conference, May 6, 1990, Albany Middle School

WORKSHOPS
Ethnic Stories:

Olga Loya , Clara Yen & Harriet Rohmer
California Reading: Brian Conroy, Linda Burton & Joanne Hirabayashi
Using Props: Pam Brown Getting Started &
Finding The Story:
Nancy Lenz & Kate Frankel
Teaching Children How to Tell Stories: Tim Gordon & Donna Michaelson
Family Stories:
Audiences with Special Needs: Sandra Maclees & Carol Nyhoff  

 

5th Annual Festival, April 28-30, 1989, Mills College
Rachel Agoya
Martha Holloway
Milbre Burch
Martha Holloway
Larry Littlebird
David Novak
Bob Jenkins
Special Guest:
Polly McGuire
 

 

4th Annual Festival, April 4-5, 1987, Mills College
Tellers:
Brenda Wong Aoki
 
Cathryn Wellner
Susan Strauss
 
Special Guest:
Cousin Walsh
 
Workshops:
Word Weaving
Ashley Ramsden
Kay Stone
 

 

3rd Annual Festival, October 18-20 1985, Albany Middle School
Featured:
Tellers:
John Boe
Bob Jenkins
 
Sanra Maclees
Katy Rydell
Steve Stanfield
Ona Siporin
 
Cathy Spagnoli
Martha Stevens
Luisah Teish
     
Jan Van Schuyver

 

2nd Annual Festival, April 1984, Albany Middle School
Featured:
 
Tellers:
Ruth Stotter
 
Martha Shogren
 

 

Inaugural Festival, October, 1982, Fort Mason, SF
Featured:
Folk Tellers
Tellers:
Nancy Lenz
Janet Hellerich
 
Ruth Stotter
Julie Odofin
Bonnie Janssen
Richard Russo
 
Steve Perrier
Bob Fish
Workshop:
Nancy Schimmel with Kitty Farrell
Critique:
Betty Bacon
Kitty Farrell
With Music:
Randy Wilson
Toni Gross
 
Lenny Anderson
Redmond O'Connell
Nancy Schimmel
Chillers:
Starr Parkhurst
Gracie Woodard
Bonnie Janssen
Betty Bacon
 
Richard Osario
Francesca Schneider
Committee:
Janet Hellerich
Nancy Lenz
Kathy Odean
 
Starr Parkhurst
 



Notes on the Bay Area Storytelling Festival
The Bay Area Storytelling Festival is now in its 26th year of introducing Northern Californians to world class storytellers.

Co-Sponsor
The Bay Area Storytelling Festival is co-sponsored by the East Bay Regional Park District. Thank you for supporting this marvelous parks district, the third largest in the country, which offers so much to us through its 66 parks.

Corporate Sponsors
We are pleased to receive generous support for the festival from Lifemark, a major partner, the New York Times, a sponsor, and Holiday Inn Express, San Pablo, official hotelier for the BASF!

Lifemark Honors
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