On Saturday, April 9, at 11:15 a.m. in Albany Public Library, six excellent storytellers from the northeast region share world tales and diverse storytelling styles in a round robin performance sure to please the entire family.
Jonathan Bailey
(631) 567-1824
Email: jonathanbailey@optonline.net
Jonathan Bailey, a long time member of Toastmasters, has turned his talents to storytelling. He has appeared at the South Street Seaport in New York City and many Long Island colleges. Jonathan delights in making his stories come alive with costumes and character voices. The New York Times has described his storytelling skills as “Unique.”
In 2003, Jonathan won the Toastmasters Humorous Speech Contest for New York City’s metropolitan area.
Fran Combs Berger
105 Seaman Avenue, Castleton, NY 12033
(518) 732-4212
Email: frantasticreiki@yahoo.com
From her previous experience with the Rocky Mountain Storytellers Guild and her own radio program, Fran brings a taste of the West to her storytelling. Now a member of the Story Circle of the Capital District, she has performed at Tellabration 2001 and 2002, the Glen Sanders Mansion, and other area venues.
Kent Busman
10 Farley Place, Scotia, NY 12302
(518) 377-1907
Email: kbusman@Rca.org
Kent Busman has been telling stories ever since being captured by a Robert Service poem when working in Alaska. For 16 years, Kent has been the director of Camp Fowler, a children’s camp and year-round retreat facility in the Adirondacks and the telling of stories has become an integral part of his work there. He loves to tell folk tales and stories that convey a sense of hope and wonder in the world.
Micki Groper
86 Dorchester Avenue, Selkirk, NY 12158
(518) 475-0118
Email: m33micki@aol.com
Micki Groper has been telling stories for the past 16 years to her nursery school students and combining Bible stories and song leading for Kindergarten through second graders at her Temple. She became a member of the Story Circle of the Capital District after attending last year's Riverway Storytelling Festival and is thrilled to now be a part of this year's Festival herself.
Nancy Marie Payne
658 Sickle Hill Road, Berne, NY 12023
(518) 872-2209
Email: nmpmountaintop@juno.com
Web Site: Roster, Story Circle of the Capital District
A former classroom teacher, Nancy Marie Payne honed her storytelling skills on her elementary students. "A good story keeps them coming back for more." Nancy specializes in historical characterizations from the late l9th century. Her tales of emancipation, women's suffrage, and orphaned children have been heard at numerous public libraries and historical societies. She also writes and tells stories with more traditional themes and has appeared at First Night in Albany and at the Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion series.
Frank Wind
46 Iroquois Trail, Slingerlands, NY 12159
(518) 458-1781
Email: fhwind@nycap.rr.com
Web Site: home.nycap.rr.com/deelee/broa.html
Although Frank Wind is relatively new to the world of storytelling, his presentation skills are the culmination of more than twenty years of telling "stories" to business management and to peers at professional conferences. He brings new life to many of the old standards and is constantly writing and telling new insightful and humorous stories that stem from his personal and professional scientific background. He performs solo and also in tandem with his wife, Dee Ellen Lee, as "Frank-Lee Speaking." Together, they are repeat tellers at the Saratoga Springs Dance Flurry and have recently performed in diverse venues in the Capital Region.
