August 2008
8/2/2008 from 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Maine-ly Humor with
Willey Phinedit and Roland Watier
TheGolden Raven Storytelling Circle
715 Sennebec Road, Union, Maine 04862
Willey Phinedit
Willey blends facts with fiction in an original concoction using the Down East humor traditions of old, blending folk with original tales of fantasy as dry as your morning toast and as fresh as your next cup of coffee! See videos at www.willeyphinedit.bravehost.com
Roland Watier (pronounced Watt See Aye)
Roland was born in Gardiner, Maine and has French Canadian and Maine ancestry. He was always an artist. With his father and his father’s friends, he has had many hunting and fishing experiences and has many stories. He volunteered for the Navy and spent 3 years in Vietnam waters. He was a photo intelligence analyst and is a decorated Vietnam Vet. Roland is the creator and producer of the Golden Raven Storytelling Circle of Union Maine.
Both performing storytellers are members of MOOSE
The Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts
For information on the Golden Raven Storytelling circle
Visit www.thegoldenraven.org
Or call 207-785-4730
You could incorporate this event into a vacation by staying at one of the two campgrounds near by:
Sennebec Lake Camp ground http://www.sennebeclake.com/index.htm (1-888-878-5647)
Mic Mac Cove Campground (207-785-4100)
or you could be pampered at the Rowan Tree Farm B & B
http://www.rowantreefarm.com (207-785-3071).
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Friday August 8th, 2008
The "Humble Farmer"
At the Little Meeting House 7:30 PM
Advanced tickets $ 10.00
$ 15.00 at the door
Maine humorist the "The humble Farmer" will perform at North Windham's Little Meeting House.
The "Humble Farmer", Robert Skoglund, is listed as one of Maine's "notables" a listing of Maine's most Fascinating people
who have made remarkable accomplishments by the Maine State Library.
Robert has hosted a Friday night jazz program for 28 years on Maine Public Radio and can still be heard around the country today.
Robert is known for his dry sophisticated humor and commentary, funny and biting serious at times. He brings his characters like Gramps Wiley, Uncle Ern, Winky or Stanley alive and makes you feel that you have known them all your life.
An evening with "Humble" will be one of your the summer highlights.
Advanced tickets can be purchased from Susan Dries at 892-9346.
Or Phyllis Smith at 892-3059
For more information about this event call or e-mail
Susan Dries at 892-2029 or E-mail sdries@roadrunner.com Please put
"Humble" in the subject window,
or visit the Humble Farmer at nttp:/www.TheHumbleFarmer.com
Directions from:
Portland
Take Forrest Ave to rt 302 N. to Windham. Go straight
through first stop light (River Road). Down the road a little ways The
Little Meetinghouse is on the right hand side of the road. There are two
white buildings with steeples the Little meetinghouse is the first building
(smaller one) parking is in the back.
Gorham
Take 202/4 towards Windham. First Stoplight (River road)take a left on to
River Rd. follow until the road ends at stoplight on RT 302 take left on to
rt. 302. Down the road a little ways The Little Meetinghouse is on the
right hand side of the road. There are two white buildings with steeples
the Little meetinghouse is the first building(smaller one) parking is in
the back
Gray
Take rt 202/4 Towards Windham. Bear right on to 115 towards Windham, follow
to Stoplight at 115 and 302. Take a left at light. The Little Meetinghouse
is just down a little ways on your left. There are two white buildings with
steeples the meetinghouse is the second(smaller) one.
Parking is in the back the driveway is in between the two buildings.
Raymond, Casco,and north
Take rt 302 towards Windham go straight through
5 lights in Windham. The Little Meetinghouse is on the left hand side of
the road just after the last light (302+115 +35). There are two white
buildings with steeples the meetinghouse is the second(smaller) one.
Parking is in the back the driveway is in between the two buildings.
Sebago
Take rt. 35to Windham to stoplight at 302 and 35, turn right .The Little
Meetinghouse is on the left hand side of the road just after the last light
(302+115 +35). There are two white buildings with steeples the meetinghouse
is the second(smaller) one. Parking is in the back the
driveway is in between the two buildings.
8/12/2008
Solo, theater for one person telling a story
On the Second Tue of the month you can sit with adults have a drink and enjoy some of Maine's best storytellers performing a one person show!
The Solo Storytelling Theatre is located in
Geno’s Bar 625 Congress St Portland Maine
8pm $5 at door (21+)
Hosted and Produced by Debb Freedman
Maine's only Hupa*
www.storyspell.com
This performance is supported by the members of MOOSE
(Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts)
For more storytelling Events at Solo Storytelling Theater, other locations and to learn more about MOOSE visit
*Hupa A storyteller who creates folktales out of personal stories.
8/13/2008 @ 7pm
Stories that set your heart free!
Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts (MOOSE) shares with Community Partners Inc. (CPI) a journey of a life time.
*MOOSE Monthly Meeting held every second Wed from 7-9 pm
North Star Cafe in Portland.
The Cafe is located on Congress St. across from the cemetery on the left on the way up Munjoy Hill, just before Washington Ave.
Open microphone for first hour is free
The Open Mic is followed by some brief announcements and an intermission which precedes our featured Performer.
7-8 open microphone, Host: Margaret Cardoza
8-9 Featured Tellers:
David Libby “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”
Deb Austin “Notes from my Heart” daustin@cpime.org
Leslie Mason “It was No Place for Me”
Emily Gooze, pen name: E. C. Wells, “Life’s Quirks” outlaw_trinidy@yahoo.com
Donations of $3.00 or more are appreciated for the Feature Performance.
All of our members are Enthusiastic about Storytelling and the general public is welcome to attend.
North Star Café, 225 Congress St., Portland, Maine
http://www.northstarmusiccafe.com/location.html
Community Partners Inc.
CPI www.cpime.org
This Event is supported by the members of *MOOSE
(Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts)
For more storytelling Events at, other locations and to learn more about MOOSE visit
8/18/2008 @7pm
Seanachie Nights
Features storyteller/musician Kate Chadbourne in
The Fairy’s Apple: Songs & Tales of Irish Love!
Portland, Maine, Monday August 18 from 7-9PM. At Bull Feeney's Pub, 375 Fore Street, Portland (www.bullfeeneys.com).
Admission free; $9 suggested donation
For more info about Kate, visit www.katechadbourne.com .
For further information about Seanachie Nights, contact Lynne Cullen at thetwacorbies(@)yahoo.com or at 207-846-1321. www.lynnecullen.com.
Kate Chadbourne is a singer, storyteller, and poet whose performances combine traditional tales with music for voice, harp, flutes, and piano. She holds a Ph.D. in Celtic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University where she teaches courses in Irish language and folklore – but the heart of her understanding of Irish folk tradition comes from encounters with singers, storytellers, and great talkers in Ireland. Sharing this blend of scholarship and music, Kate has found a warm welcome at museums, colleges, libraries, folk clubs, and schools throughout New England. She has been a featured “tradition bearer” in the Revels Salon series and in the Gaelic Roots Concert Series at Boston College. Her music was featured recently on NPR’s ‘All Songs Considered,’ and songs from her latest CD, The Irishy Girl, are played on Irish radio programs throughout the country. The Harp-Boat, a collection of poems about her father, a Maine lobsterman, won the
Kulupi Press 2007 Sense of Place Chapbook Contest and will be published in 2008. Whether Kate is singing, telling stories, or sharing a poem, she aims to leave her audiences moved, enlivened, and eager for their own adventures.
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8/19/2008
Presents
An Evening of Comedy
at the Saco People’s Choice Credit Union
Tue August 19th @ 7pm Trinity Episcopal Church will present An Evening of Comedy with local comedians and storytellers.
The event is to benefit the Trinity Episcopal Church in Saco.
It is being held at the People’s Choice Credit Union in Saco
(We are very grateful, because they have a big performance hall so more of you can join us).
The featured performers will include:
http://www.mphstoryteller.com/humorist.html
Pam Bailey
Dennis Healy
Willey Phinedit (Find-It)
http://www.willeyphinedit.bravehost.com
Maine Humorists Mike Harris and Willey Phinedit are both members of The Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts (MOOSE).
The MOOSE Event website has listings of Maine story events throughout the year at http://mooseevent.bravehost.com
Information regarding the venue:
People’s Choice Credit Union
23 Industrial Park Road
Saco Maine 04072
Information regarding the Comedy Event
Phone 207-284-4852
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August 21
Jackson Gillman
- Southwest Harbor ME Library, 6:30 pm, 207-244-7505
http://www.jacksongillman.com has a schedule and story page
PO Box 41, Onset MA 02558, 508-295-0886, jxsong@comcast.net
(periodically at 22 Huckleberry Lane, Mount Desert ME 04660, 207-244-3838)
8/29/2008
Dessert First
Last Friday of every month at 5:30 pm
Storytelling with Debb Freedman and friends
www.storyspell.com
at:
Coffee By Design
97 India St.
Portland ME
August 30, 2008
Jackson Gillman
Union ME, Golden Raven Story Circle, co-features with, Claire Beetlestone 207-785-4730, 7:00 , www.thegoldenraven.org
http://www.jacksongillman.com has a schedule and story page
PO Box 41, Onset MA 02558, 508-295-0886, jxsong@comcast.net
(periodically at 22 Huckleberry Lane, Mount Desert ME 04660, 207-244-3838)
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