Tuesday, December 8 – 6 PM
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, NYC
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
New York STORY Exchange (NYSE)
Storytelling occurs the second Tuesday of the month
Curator/Host: Barbara Aliprantis
SPECIAL FORMAT: A night of cameos, including one by the illustrious curator/host of this long-running series, Barbara Aliprantis

This December eve gathering will feature a cornacopia of poignant, heartwarming stories, including The Christmas Truce (a WWI peace story)

with a great message for modern times!

ERICA LANN-CLARK grew up listening to stories. Born on the eve of the Holocaust, baby Erica escaped with her Viennese Jewish family across an ocean and landed in Brooklyn’s cultural hotbed. Her immigrant mama and papa spun passionate tales to bring their history alive with tears and gales of laughter. Everything that happened was seed for a future story. These memories inspire Erica's powerful stories. She tells to honor the past and bless the future.

KURT GERSTMANN was smuggled out of Germany through a network of Catholic safe houses to the Holy Land prior to WWII. At the age of 14 he joined the Hagana Underground and at 16 joined the just born Israeli Army. After Medical Studies in Switzerland, he immigrated to the US where he spent his adult life as a Pathologist in the NYC area. His stories are drawn from that background and are in turn funny and poignant.

JIM HAWKINS, beloved Irish-American Storyteller/Actor/Musician and gifted teacher, charms audiences and lifts our spirits with his stories and songs, including memories of his childhood spent in the Midlands of Ireland and on the stoops and concrete sidewalks of Astoria, Queens.

ELIZABETH ROWE, storyteller/actor/writer and teacher, performs in English and French! Her repertoire includes a rich blend of family stories, world folktales, myths, legends and literary stories. Tonight she’ll tell her Scottish father's first hand account of The Christmas Truce (a WWI peace story).

"'Twas Christmas in the trenches where the frost, so bitter hung.
The frozen fields of France were warmed as songs of peace were sung..."

- Christmas in The Trenches, Words & Music by John McCutcheon

November 10, 2009
Featured Tellers:
Lonnie Harrington & Ruben Gonzalez
Cameo: Rivka Widerman

LONNIE HARRINGTON has been telling stories for as long as he can remember. He has also been singing, playing guitar, and hitting some kind of percussion instrument in just about every type of musical style one can think of since the 1950’s, performing around the United States including Florida, the Northeastern United States, eastern Canada and New Mexico. Born in Tallahassee, Florida of African, Seminole, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Shawnee ancestry, Lonnie has researched African-Native American relations since 1972 and is the author of Both Sides of the Water: Essays on African-Native American Interactions. Lonnie lives in the New York City area, working as an arts administrator, musician, lecturer AND storyteller!

RUBEN GONZALEZ, a remarkable classical guitarist and composer, calls himself a “cantautor” who tells stories thru music and song. Born in San Juan, Argentina, where he studied classical guitar, Ruben combines Rock en Español, bossa nova, the Latin American popular song with his own rhythmic style with novel harmonies. His lyrics touch upon social issues and current events as well as personal experiences. www.rubengonzalez.info

RIVKA WIDERMAN is a real Renaissance woman who has worn many hats, including professional storyteller, professor of law, Hebrew/Yiddish translator, workshop facilitator, and visual artist. A native of Brooklyn, now living in Manhattan, Rivka draws on her extraordinarily diverse talents, whether she’s painting a picture, telling a family story, a folktale or really big fib.

"...Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write for only in such response do we find truth."- Madeleine L'Engle (Reflections on a Writing Life)

September 15, 2009

Epitelos (the Greek word for finally), at long last I've managed to log on to my blog! (Sitting here in Flushing I can almost see my beloved webmaster raising his eyebrows and shaking his head...oiy!)

NEWS FLASH: The Cornelia Street Cafe's "Second Tuesday of the Month Storytelling Series" I've been curating/hosting for the past 12 years will now be known as The New York STORY Exchange (NYSE). We will continue to feature storytellers of all kinds, telling all manner of stories from personal tales to folktales and everything in between. Our format stays the same: Open MIC and/or Cameo Slots, followed by featured teller(s). Hope you can join us at our next gathering.

Tuesday, October 13 - 6:00 PM

Featured Teller: Bob Reiser * Cameo: Michael Meric

BOB REISER, a nationally acclaimed storyteller, teacher, and an award-winning author of books for children and adults, brings warmth and wit to traditional and original stories. McFarland Press listed him among the "120 best contemporary English-speaking Storytellers." This October eve Bob’s story, REACHING FOR THE MOON (dedicated to lovers and dreamers everywhere) reminds us that “They all laughed at Christopher Columbus, when he said the world was round…They all laughed when Edison recorded sound..." http://bobtales.com/

MICHAEL MERIC, Landscape Architect by day, wordsmith, storyteller and jack of all trades at night, tells a classic tale by Edgar Allan Poe, the master of mystery and the macabre.

Tonight we will end at 7:30, rather than 7:45 PM so the set can be prepared for a special presentation by the brilliant Roy Zimmerman, political satirist/songwriter.

The Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street, NYC -see website for direction: http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 6 PM

"2nd Tuesday of the Month Storytelling Series"
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village, NYC
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Barbara Aliprantis, Curator/Host/Founder

Dr. John Kallas, Founder

FEATURED TELLER: Bob Reiser telling Dangerous Stories!

FORMAT: Open Telling (5-6 minutes) followed by Featured Teller(s)

A little HiStory: Before there was the Moth, Speakeasy or Liars Show, there was STORYTELLING at the Cornelia Street Cafe. Beginning in 1997, storytellers and story listeners have been coming to The Cornelia Cafe on the 2nd Tuesday of each month for the "love of story!" We have featured more than 200 professional tellers, and countless others have stepped up to the Mic to swap a story! There is no judging, no contest, just great fun!

On this 9th of June, come early and sign up for the OPEN TELLING (Open Mic). Know that everyone's a winner.

($7 includes on drink)

"Storytelling is everyday conversation, teaching tool, survival technique and an ancient art..." - BA

April 14, 2009 - 6 PM

"2nd Tuesday of the Month Storytelling Series"
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street in Greenwich Village, NYC
http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com

Barbara Aliprantis, Curator/Host

FORMAT: Open Telling (5-6 minutes) followed by Featured Tellers:

Robin Bady continues her exploration of our contemporary connection to fables. She comes to storytelling from a long line of performers, storytellers, painters, writers, and other liars, near-do-wells and thieves! She wears many hats, including writer, actor, director, educator, musician and storyteller and performs throughout the USA and Europe. Her explorations include collaborations with musicians and visual artists. She is the Director of the Storytelling Center of New York City. http://www.robinbady.com

Terri Campion: In The Saint Therese Kiss, a young girl prepares for her first kiss in the back seat of a shiny green Volkswagon bug while struggling with her life long desire to become a saint. This short piece is a trailer for Terri's full length solo play - Following the Yellow Brick Road Down the Rabbit Hole, in which she portrays eighteen different characters and explores the question: Is there a way to have a fun and happy life and still get into heaven when you die? The work evolved from a collection of memoirs laced in a veil of fiction.

Terri is an Actress, Playwright, Teaching Artist and the recipient of the 2007 Jerry Kaufman Award for Excellence in Playwriting. Her work has been published with Meriwether Publishing, Smith&Kraus and The Great Kills Press. Terri also offers solo show workshops and coaching. http://www.terricampion.com

Cover $7 (includes one house drink)

2nd Tuesday of the Month Series
The Cornelia Street Cafe
29 Cornelia Street, Greenwich Village, NY
www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 @ 6:00 PM
Curator/Emcee: Barbara Aliprantis

FORMAT: Open Telling (5-6 minutes) followed by Featured Teller

Cover $7 (includes one house drink)

Featured Teller: Jim Hawkins "Going Across America with Billy Zuckerman"

Jim Hawkins, Storyteller/Actor/Musician and gifted teacher, was born in Astoria, Queens and spent 10 years of his early childhood in the Midlands of Ireland before returning to America in 1956. He has been charming audiences with Irish stories and songs - on this side of the Atlantic - for over 20 years. Many of the programs he offers deal with aspects of Irish history, culture and tradition. Tonight Jim takes us on a "ROAD TRIP" and recounts a hilarious episode from a story he calls "Going Across America with Billy Zuckerman." You won't want to miss this.

www.barbaraaliprantis.org

Mohegan Colony Storytelling and Music Festival

Hi everyone,

To let you know that I'll be one of the "emcees" on Saturday, August 11th at the Mohegan Colony Storytelling and Music Festival . If you find yourself in the "Mohegan Colony of the woods" please join me, and and an amazing group of featured tellers including:

Four Shillings Short * Linda H. Humes * Michael Parent * Roz Bresnick-Perry * Sanga * The Storycrafters * Sandi Sylver

The other "emcees" will be Storytellers Robin Bady, Bob Reiser and Mike Seliger. Don't miss a word...

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Tickets: Volunteers are free! $12 adults - $3 children under 15 day OR night, $15 adults - $5 children all day and night. Special group and family rates available.
Information: Judith Heineman 914-528-5830
Bring blankets, a bathing suit, towel, a picnic and lots of friends!
Hoping to see you soon...
Barbara
www.barbaraaliprantis.org

Clearwater's Hudson River Festival 2007

Clearwater's Hudson River Festival 2007 (June 16-17)A Great Weekend On the Banks of the Hudson River (Croton Point Park) with Music, Dance, Storytelling, Waterfront Activities, Sails on Tall Ships, Juried Crafts & Environmental Education. If you are planning to come to the Festival on Saturday, June 16th, I'll see you in "The Story Grove."

Here's my schedule:
11:00-12:30 - Open Olio Set (10 minutes each)“Once Upon A Time...” Barbara Aliprantis, Carol Birch, David Gonzalez,
Bill Gordh, Motoko, Kay Olan, Storycrafters, Keith Wann
2:15-3:30 - Barbara and Motoko share a set: “A Daughter of the Aegean’s Storytelling Odyssey”
Barbara Aliprantis “Tales of Now and Zen”
Motoko 5:00-6:00 (15 - 17 minutes each)
Creepy Ghoulish and Gross: Ghost and Monster Stories
Carol Birch, Barbara Aliprantis, Storycrafters
6:30-Done Saturday Farewell
Barbara Aliprantis, Carol Birch, David Gonzalez,
Bill Gordh, Motoko, Kay Olan, Storycrafters, Keith Wann WOW! Take a look at the other tellers who are scheduled to tell throughout the day.Are they sensational or what? I can't wait to hear their stories! Let me know if you are planning to join us and we'll be on the look out for you! Barbara
www.barbaraaliprantis.org
For Clearwater Festival information/directions: http://www.clearwater.org/festival.html