Press Release November, 2003

For Immediate Release

INTERNATIONAL STORYTELLING EVENT

Sponsored by The Central New Hampshire Storytellers Guild

Stories begin at 7:30 pm, November 22, 2003

At the Annicchiarico Theatre

1 Thompson Street, Concord, NH

Central New Hampshire Storytelling Guild presents an evening of Storytelling. The event is an international event designed to keep the ancient art of storytelling alive and to promote the oral tradition.

Tellabration began in 1988 by originator J. G. Pinkerton. He envisioned a night each year when storytellers got together in their communities and told stories to family and friends.

Friends of storytelling like the idea and began making it happen. Each year the circle has grown and now TELLABRATION happens all across America and in 16 foreign countries. Hundreds of tellers telling to thousands of people.

�Storytelling reaches around the world and across all generations reminding us of our common humanity� says J. G. Pinkerton. �May what the tellers share bring joy to many people and may the listerners come to know that throught storytelling we can draw closer together in peace and in friendship and in love.�

This is an evening event designed to entertain people of all ages able to sit and listen to tales and tellers for an hour and a half. Refreshments and a chance to meet the performers will take place after the program.

There will be several tellers from NH at this event performing tales from around the World.

Featured tellers are: Loretta Bolen, Peter Bordeur, Meg Brown, Andy Cheney, Cora Ciampi, Nancy Donnelly, and Lauretta Phillips.

There will be a raffle for a basket full of wonderful gifts to make any evening of storytelling fun.

The proceeds from this raffle will go to benefit a childrens library.

Ticket price is $8 and tickets are available at the door and in advance by contacting

George Radcliffe at 603-746-2824.

Lauretta Phillips at 603-735-5965.

Some of the proceeds for this event will be used to promote the oral traditions of storytelling thoughout the community and state.

The Central New Hampshire Storytelling Guild meets the 2^nd Tuesday of each month at the Bow Mills United Methodist Church in Bow from 7:00pm to 9:00 pm

Watch for members of the Central NH Storytellers Guild at other local events.

Corner House Inn at Center Sandwich

The Audubon Society

Schools, Churches, Meetings and Seminars across the State.