Posting today, an announcement from the Spurlock Museum, located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Tim Tingle is among my favorite writers. Top of my recommended list is his picture book, Crossing Bok Chitto.
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Winter Tales: Tim Tingle, Choctaw Teller
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Storytelling Concert
Join us for one of the Museum’s most popular annual events, a concert of American Indian tales, told during the winter months, the traditional time of telling. This year’s performance features Tim Tingle, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, a nationally renowned storyteller and speaker, and an award-winning author of Native American fiction and folklore. Winter Tales concerts are sponsored by an endowment from Reginald and Gladys Laubin and funded in part by the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Location: Knight Auditorium,
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Cost: $5.00
Pre-concert Workshop for Educators and Tellers
“Native American Storytelling for the Non-Native Teller”
Led by Tim Tingle; pre-registration required.
Location:
Time: 9:00 AM – Noon
Cost: $30.00
For further information, contact Kim Sheahan at (217) 244-3355 or ksheahan@illinois.edu
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