Tellabration!™: Foundations — Stories That Made Us
Patchwork Storytelling Guild celebrates story with Foundations —Stories that Made Us, the premier hallmark event of our season. This special showcase proudly joins the global tradition of Tellabration!™—a synchronized worldwide celebration honoring the timeless art of oral storytelling.
We ask: What are the many things that shape us and give us a place to stand? Together, our tellers explore family and childhood, memory and loss, land and tradition, dreams, identity, transformation, resilience, and the deep stories we carry forward.
Featured Storytellers, in alphabetical order, are: Michele Belluomini, Paul Best, Sanjukta Bhowmik, Ingrid Bohn, Carin Bonifacino, Denise McCormack, Mike Nessle, Sophia Pazos, Barbara Sherf, Ed Stivender, Christina Sturgis, and David Vanadia.
Hosted by Denise McCormack, president of Patchwork, this showcase brings together a powerhouse of gathered voices.
Expect an eclectic afternoon of storytelling, with personal stories, traditional tales, a creation story, a fairy tale with a twist, music, laughter, reflection, and perhaps a surprise or two along the way.
—because foundations aren't always what we imagine.
THE PROGRAM
Welcome & Opening Remarks | Denise McCormack
The Stories That Made Us
Paul Best—My Daddy's Tools: a story about the tools we inherit—and what we do with them Mike Nessle — Top of the Apple Tree: a boyhood game of hide-and-seek, and finding the right place to be
Carin Bonifacino — My Life in Trees: a story of roots, loss, and planting for the future
Ingrid Bohn—TBD: inquiring minds want to know
Michele Belluomini — People of the Corn: a Maya creation story of gods, rainbows, and the making of humanity
Christina Sturgis — Mama Sold My Tricycle: a story about letting go of what we thought we'd keep
David Vanadia — Cinderfella (with the F): a fairy tale about finding a way to live the life you want
Sanjukta Bhowmik — Chitrangada — The Unveiled Soul: a tale of love, transformation, and discovering who you are
Barbara Sherf — Gratitude: Finding My Why(s): a story of survival, reinvention, and finding reasons to be grateful
Sophia Pazos — A Beckoning: a story of ancestry, language, and following an inner call
Ed Stivender — In the Beginning Was the Dream: a musical salute to the dream of American independence
Teller bios +more info + tickets HERE