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Fool’s Paradise: Tales from a Blissfully Skewed Point of View

April 6, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

$10 – $15
View Venue Website, 2522 SE Clinton St, Portland, OR 97202 + Google Map

Who hasn’t lived in a fool’s paradise for at least a few moments in our lives?

Please join storytellers Norm Brecke, Trish Anderson, Susan Zwingli, and nationally known Anne Rutherford for an evening of characters who see things from an interesting position.

You’ll hear stories of famous and not-so-famous iconoclasts. Folktales that take on new life and remind us of how foolish we can all be at times. Join us for a fun evening of stories, music, and smiles.

Anne & Norm will provide pre-show music from 7:00 to 7:30. Come early and enjoy the fun.

Saturday, April 6 in the Clinton Street Theater at 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7:00 pm.

Tickets at the door: $15;

Buy on-line and save: https://cstpdx-com.seatengine.com/shows/97583 General Public: $12 / Guild Members and their Guests: $10

In 1999, Anne Rutherford got an idea for a story program for adults, rented a hall, sold tickets – and people came! Since then, she’s been a four-time winner of Northwest Folklife’s Liars Contest, Teller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center in Tennessee (2016) and was a featured teller at the National Storytelling Festival (2018). Her CD, “The Habit of Joy” is a Storytelling World Award winner (2015). Besides telling in festivals, Anne enjoys working as a teaching artist in schools, telling at libraries, and writing new stories. Anne’s warm, flexible performance style entertains audiences with smart, genuine fun. www.annerutherford.com

Norm Brecke loves a good story. Before becoming a full-time professional storyteller, he was an award-winning teacher who told stories daily in his classroom and taught storytelling skills to students after school. Norm has told stories from Oregon to South Carolina, LA to BC. He’s been a featured teller at the Powellswood (2012), Art of the Story (2017), and Stone Soup (2018) Storytelling Festivals. Norm is proud to have narrated for the Seattle Symphony (2012), and performed at the Seattle Art Museum (2014), and the National Storytelling Summit (2017 & 2018). Norm tells traditional stories, personal narratives, historical tales, and stories in song. www.normbrecke.com
Trish Anderson started telling stories in 2017 to help take the edge off one particular episode in her past and to get her arms around something that didn’t fit neatly into all the other life experience categories. Well, it worked. And she discovered that stories could resonate far beyond just making you laugh. “Like any good art, stories can distract us from our daily heap of sorrow,” she says, “and sometimes even give hope and healing.” In real life, Trish sorts and organizes words, ideas, images and objects as a technical writer and illustrator.
Susan Zwingli grew up hearing stories told around her grandparents’ fireplace during cold Midwestern winters. Over the last 10 years, Susan has used storytelling in academic, business, and pastoral environments as an instructor, marketing manager, and volunteer chaplain. Susan joined PSG in 2017 as a general member, attending story swaps and guild classes. She became a board member and performer in 2018, and she will facilitate a Guild workshop in May 11ton the element of improvisation in storytelling.

Venue

Clinton Street Theater
2522 SE Clinton St
Portland, OR 97202
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Phone
503-238‑5588
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Organizer

Portland Storytellers’ Guild
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