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DETROIT STORY LEAGUE Fall - Winter - Tales Oct Nov Dec 2008 http:www.DetroitStoryTelling.org Our Next meeting is 17 January 2009 At the Meininger Senior Community Center 248-245-3900 3500 Marais, Royal Oak (East of Crooks, North of 13 Mile Road) Theme: Thank you notes. The Theme is Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was my decision to cancel the Dec meeting at the Livonia Civic Center because of the inclement weather. I am sorry if this unconvinced anyone but it did not seem prudent to encourage people to get into their cars and drive to the Livonia library for a meeting. I, along with the rest of you, did miss the wonderful holiday tales that I know would have been told, perhaps you can look at the schedule at the end of the Newsletter and find a hole where tellers are needed and come and tell us either your holiday tales or ‘What I did instead of coming to the Dec meeting tale.’ Let Gail Gilman know when you will tell and we can look forward to a whole bunch of new stories! Stay warm and safe! And see all of you in January! Loretta ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETROIT STORY LEAGUE Plymouth District Library -- October 18, 2008 Storytellers: Theme: Scary Stories Barbara Schutzgruber, Pied Pipper with a Twist Debbie Johnson & Jane Green, Tandum Tales Linda Day, Grandparents House Larry Johnson, Poetry Workshops: Barbara Schutzgruber, Traditional Folktale, add a Twist by reaching out of your “Comfort Zone”to make an Original Creative Folktale Debbie Johnson & Jane Green Tandum Tales, passed out materials Meeting: Called to Order: 2:40pm by Loretta Vitek, President Minutes: Approved, August 9, 2008 at Detroit Public Library Membership: Dues: Need to be PAID Treasurer: Report Approved Tellabration: November 21, 2008 at Livonia Civic Center Library Trudy is collecting “Raffle” Items Membership: 24 Members present 3 Guests (Jane Green, Judy Gahan, Edward Frovine) Mentor/Solicitude: Jeanette Gerard in hospital with pneumonia DSL Livonia Storytelling Festival -- September 25, 26, 2008 37 Full Registration (26 Members) 5 Saturday only Friday Performance: 140 Attendance Saturday Performance: 98 Attendance Good CD Sales 2009 Festival: Need Member with Livonia Address to reserve Livonia Civic Center Library Auditorium Driving Buddies: Contact Virginia Kennedy -- Need Ride from Dearborn Submitted by Carolyn Graves, Secretary ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tellabration 2008 21 November 2008 A worldwide celebration of Storytelling for Adults At the Livonia Civic Center Library Maestros: Marilyn Flam and Sharon Schmidt Tellers: Judy Sima, Larry Johnson, Justina Fazzolari, Marilyn Flam Committee Chairwomen: Doris Cooney and Alma Petrini Our Tellebration was a delight with the amazing stylings and costume changes of the Music Sisters as our Maestros the outstanding telling of Judy Sima, Larry Johnson, Justina Fazzolari and even Marilyn Flam. All the tellers were wonderful and we had a great crowd! Jerry Sima took a bunch of pictures which I look forward to seeing! It was a truly stellar event! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Detroit Story League Meeting Schedule 2008 – 2009 Not signed up? Contact Gail Gilman Our Theme for the year is Notes!. Please check back to verify locations. . 17 January 2009 Theme is Thank You Notes! Meininger Senior Community Center 248-245-3900 3500 Marais, Royal Oak (East of Crooks, North of 13 Mile Road) Maestro: Hosts: Ann Bonelli, Trudy Bulkley,Carolyn Graves, Linda Day Tellers: Elizabeth Najduch, Marilyn Flam & Sharon Schmidt -Music Sisters, Sue Simon, Ann Bonnelli, Trudy Bulkley, Carolyn Graves Workshop: 21 February 2009 Theme: Love Notes Farmington Branch Library 248-474-7770 23500 Liberty Street (South of Grand River, West of Farmington Road) Maestro: Hosts: Loretta Vitek, Larry Johnson, Janice Lichtner Tellers: Dorris Cooney, Alma Petrini, Barbara Jones-Clark, Loretta Vitek, Janice Lichtner Workshop: 21 March 2009 Theme: Legal Notes Chaney Branch Library 313-852-4545 16101 West Grand River, Detroit Maestro: Doreen Lawton Hosts: Marilyn Flam, Sharon Schmidt, Doris Cooney, Allma Petrini, Sue Simon Tellers: Carol Schwartz, Louise Lieberman Workshop: 18 April 2009 Theme: Promissory Notes Huntington Woods Public Library 248-543-9720 26415 Scotia (South of 11 Mile, between Coolidge & Woodward) Maestro: Hosts: Tellers: A Feldstein Workshop: 16 May 2009 Theme: Musical Notes Mount Clemens Library 586-469-6200 150 Cass Ave.(North of 16 Mile Road, West of Gratiot 2 Blocks) Maestro: Hosts: Elizabeth Najduich, Winifred Madson Tellers: Nola McDonald, Elizabeth Najduch, Linda Day Workshop: 20 June 2009 Theme: Congratulatory Notes Redford Township Library 313-531-5960 25320 W. 6 Mile Rd. (Between Beech Daly and Telegraph Road) Maestro: Hosts: Tellers: Virginia Kennedy, Larry Johnson Workshop: 8 August 2008 Theme: Wish You Were There Notes Detroit Pubic Library 313-833-1000 5201 Woodward Ave. (North of Warren, Parking in Library Lot on Putnam) Maestro: Hosts: Sylvia Brown, Verne Brown Tellers: Elizabeth Najduch, Winifred Madsen, Gail Gilman Workshop: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wow a big empty space! Well I can’t resist that! The year I turned 13 my father got a call from our travel agent Maria saying she had tickets for a sailing for Italy that would get us there just before Christmas. Always willing to do things on impulse of course my dad took the tickets. We sailed five days later and docked in Le Havre France early in the morning in the cold of December 23rd. We took the train from there with all our baggage in tow and arrived completely unexpected –of course my parent’s had not called or sent a telegram because such a thing would have caused a great deal of stress –a telegram from America after all, could only be bad news. My Zio Dino was the Cappostazzione (Station Master) at the Pontassive train station where we arrived about 9:00 p.m. –just as they were sitting down to dinner. We didn’t knock on the door –the kitchen was at the other end of the house –but just walked in towards the kitchen shouting Buon Natale! as we entered. Everyone was thrilled to see us –and my father, mother, older brother, younger sister and I were all welcomed in to joyous shouts. Places were made at the table – more pasta was put on the fire and my Zia Rovena and her family were called to come over as Maurizio e’ arrivatto! (Maurizio –my dad had arrived!). Zia and Zio and of course their boys came in short order and brought the champagne and a wonderful Pandoro cake that was to be for Christmas dinner. Since the 23rd is my birthday it seemed only right to have it that night. So after an amazingly wonderful meal full of hugs and tears that we were there for Christmas we all had champagne and Pandoro to celebrate. Zio Dino was not even upset with me when I, as the birthday girl, popped the cork of the champagne bottle and hit him square on the head with it. Everyone laughed and Zio told me it must be good luck to be hit with a birthday cork! And you know I think he was right because the whole family had a wonderful holiday season which is what I wish for you and yours! Buon Natale! e’ Buon Cappoanno! Loretta |
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