Tellabration! Storytelling Concert November 21, 2004

Spend an afternoon listening to some of the finest storytellers in the country weave humorous, mysterious, uplifting tales. This year?s annual ?Tellabration!? storytelling concert features internationally renowned Diane Ferlatte joining other nationally and locally known tellers. ?Tellabration!? is a yearly worldwide celebration of storytelling sponsored by the National Storytelling Network (NSN) the week before Thanksgiving.

Tickets are $12/advance and $15/at the door and may be purchased by calling Stagebridge (510) 444-4755. There is plenty of free parking, easy access from the #51 AC Transit Bus or 19th Street BART and wheelchair access.

The concert celebrates the oral tradition, folk history and the exceptional lives of ordinary Americans. This year?s headliner is internationally renowned storyteller Diane Ferlatte. She joins Okalahoma native Steven Heneger, Berkeley dance environmental activist, Patricia Bullitt, and Stagebridge tellers Laura Combs, William Smith, Dolores del Barco, and Bertha Reilly. Emcee is Stagebridge?s new Director of Storytelling, Cathryn Wellner from Canada.