1 – 2:15 pm:           Town Hall Theater

                                      Main Stage Program

                                      Storyteller – Michael Caduto

                                      Musician - Jon Gailmor

2:30 pm:

                                  Ilsley Public Library

                                      Howard Frank Mosher, author,

                                       “Transforming History into Fiction: the Story

                                           of a Born Liar” slide presentation

                                 Henry Sheldon Museum

                                      Jon Gailmor

                                      Camp Crafts

                                 Vermont Folklife Center

                                      Narrative Stage:

                                      Logging Stories (Brent Björkman & Guests)

                                     Jean Davies, whose family founded Camps

                                     Sangemon and Betsy Cox, tells fun stories

                              of life at camp

3:45 pm:                Ilsley Public Library

                                     local storytellers

                                Vermont Folklife Center

                                      Narrative Stage:

                                      Camp Stories (Brent Björkman & Guests)

Sponsored this year by Camp Keewaydin of Lake Dunmore, VT.

Celebrating 100 years of providing in-camp fun, wilderness adventures and simple outdoor living for boys from 8 -16 years.

http://www.keewaydin.org/

A narrative stage (aka talk stage) is a facilitated session, usually with several storytellers involved, who share their personal stories on a particular topic in front of an audience.  

2:45 pm: VFC Folklorist Brent Bjorkman will chat with loggers Larry Felion of Leicester and Bill Torrey of West Bolton about their years of making a living from the Vermont woods. Following the presentation the audience will be invited to share their stories of working in the woods.

3:45 pm: VFC Folklorist Brent Bjorkman will chat with folks from Camp Keewaydin and Camp Songadeewin, both on Lake Dunmore, for tales about summer camp in Vermont. Following the presentation the audience will be invited to share their stories of summer camp.

Michael Caduto: Storyteller / Singer

Michael is the creator and coauthor of the best-selling, award-winning books Keepers of the Earth, Keepers of the Animals, Keepers of Life, Keepers of the Night and Native American Gardening. Michael’s most recent books are Everyday Herbs in Spiritual Life: A Guide to Many Practices and Abraham’s Bind & Other Bible Tales of Trickery, Folly, Mercy and Love. Michael also wrote Pond and Brook and A Guide on Environmental Values Education. 

For more info go to …. http://www.p-e-a-c-e.net/About.html

Jon Gailmore: Singer / Songwriter

“Jon’s way with an audience is nothing short of genius. He had us in stitches and in tears, with a seamless array of humor, nostalgia, and especially wisdom. One comes away from Jon’s house concert with a renewed dedication to the things we value. We are all encouraged to be a little more of who we are when we’re with Jon.”

— Jean Eisele, Edmonds, WA

  For more info go to ….. http://www.jongailmor.com/

Howard Frank Mosher: Author

Howard Frank Mosher is the author of ten novels and a travel memoir. Born in the Catskill Mountains in 1942, Mosher has lived in Vermont’s fabled Northeast Kingdom since 1964. He has won many awards for his fiction, including Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, the American Civil Liberties Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Vermont Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts, and the New England Book Award.

For more info go to… http://www.howardfrankmosher.com/

Ilsley Public Library:  regular hours  http://www.ilsleypubliclibrary.org/ 

Sheldon Museum:  http://www.henrysheldonmuseum.org/ 

The Nature of Wood: Vermont Furniture and Woodware, 1790 to the Present. 

This Exhibit combines the Sheldon Museum’s rich collection of locally-crafted furniture with private collections featuring a wide array of Vermont-produced wooden objects spanning the history of the state. The Sheldon presents a brief overview of the many ways Vermonters have made a living creating objects, both beautiful and practical, from the rich resources of the Northern Forest.

The Nature of Wood Exhibit is a State of Craft Showcase Event. The 2010 State of Craft Showcase was organized by the Vermont Crafts Council, in cooperation with the Bennington Museum, the Vermont Folklife Center, and the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing.

Today only: a 10% discount on general admission fees.  

Vermont Folklife Center:   http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/

Hale Street Gang: Portraits in Writing A Photographic Exhibit with Sound

The Greater Randolph Senior Center and the Vermont Folklife Center have teamed up to develop an exhibit that shows the work—in photographs, written text, and recorded voices—of a dozen Randolph-area seniors who have been writing down their life stories for an ongoing pilot project directed by writer, teacher and Randolph native Sara Tucker.

The twelve members of the Hale Street Gang, mostly in their eighties (the eldest is 99) write about everything: learning to fish, skate, drive, and kiss. Falling in love. Getting old.  They wonder, on paper, how they are supposed to conduct their lives at the age of ninety-something. They are scouting the territory for the next generation.

Acclaimed Randolph photographer Jack Rowell’s larger-than-life black-and-white portraits have beautifully captured the spirit and energy of this group. Their faces and voices, along with their written words, reflect the richness of their lives.

The exhibit is open from 10 to 5 daily and 11 – 4 on Sunday till December 18, 2010

Admission by donation.

Over the River and Through the Woods:

Camp Stories Real and Imagined

Summer Camp, Logging Camp, Deer Camp

September 11, 2010 1-5 PM   Middlebury, VT