The Elephant: A Storytelling Showcase Event"Stories You’ll Never Forget"
Wednesday, January 31, 2017
7pm—9pm
Alliance for the Arts
10091 McGregor
Blvd, Fort Myers,
FL 33919 Tickets: $20
Box Office: (239) 939-2787 Online
Captivating. Entertaining. Fun.
(An Encore Performance from the April 2017 Naples Showcase Event comes to Ft. Myers.)
An Evening of Storytelling.
Ten tellers perform tales of laughter, tears, fun and excitement. From personal stories to tall tales, folk tales to fractured tales, and more...
You will never forget
“The Elephant” — a storytelling showcase event
For the second year in a row at Alliance for the Arts, new stories! Last year’s sold-out StorySLAM audience:
“It was captivating.”
“When is the next one?”
Sponsored by Storytellers of the Round Table
Questions: storytellersRT@gmail.com
OUR EMCEE & STORYTELLER: | JOEL YING is a Naples physician
practicing integrative & holistic health in his private practice. He
originally joined Toastmasters in 2009 to improve his public speaking
presentations. As he advanced as a speaker, he discovered the art of
storytelling and the National Storytelling Festival. He became a storyteller
and began a series of StorySlams, just to have a place to tell stories. In the
present Age of Information, it is not the data but the stories that captivate,
inspire, and motivate us. |
OUR STORYTELLERS (alphabetical):
| MARK BELAND grew up in Bergen county New Jersey and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration at Ramapo College. He joined Avow Hospice in May of 2016 as a Community Liaison, responsible for creating awareness in Collier County of Avow's services including: hospice care, palliative care, grief support, and care giver support. He is a member of Toastmasters International, and his story won first place at the Toastmaster Humorous Speech Contest for District 48 in 2016. You will hear that winning story tonight. He lives in Estero with his wife and teenage son. | | RHONDA BRAZINA
has always loved stories. From her childhood to her teaching days … to reading
to her own children, she has loved the art of storytelling. She wanted to write a children's book to tell a story for
children and achieved this in 2011 when she and her friend wrote "Carrots
for Charlie", a book set in Naples
with a positive message about health and fitness. These days as a Toastmaster and aspiring actor, Rhonda
enjoys writing stories and telling them to all who will listen. | | ROBERT DAVID is a
Florida
native and data consultant for the real estate industry. He provides up-to-date
market information to his clients. He joined Toastmasters in 2015 as a way to
challenge himself and get out of his comfort zone. From there, he entered the world of storytelling. | | DWIGHT ELAM was born in Lexington, Kentucky. He is a former school teacher, college
professor, and currently ministers at First Christian Church in Punta
Gorda. He comes from a long line of
liars, also known as storytellers. His daddy
said that he was vaccinated with a phonograph needle. Dwight is a member of Toastmasters
International, the Tamiami Tale Tellers, and the Florida Storytelling
Association. |
| MARILYN GRAHAM retired in 2014 from a 40 year career
as a librarian and library administrator.
She was introduced to storytelling when she worked as a children’s
librarian during her career. She has
been a member of the Tamiami Tale Tellers for 20+ years and has organized and
produced many of its storytelling programs and workshops. Marilyn is now an award winning photographer.
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| TASHAHARA JALLAD
joined Toastmasters International in 2008. After achieving the level of
Distinguished Toastmaster, she began to explore storytelling. She joined the
Florida Storytelling Association and started the Storytellers of the Round
Table. Tashahara adapts and weaves universal messages that touch
the heart, challenge the mind, and lift the spirit. With a belief that a story
is the shortest distance between two hearts, she will inspire you to pass them
along.
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| LISA LEONHARDT is a fourth grade teacher at Tice
Elementary. She tells stories to her
students, her family, and to anyone else who will sit still for a story. Lisa credits her grandfather and an
elementary school librarian for sparking her interest in storytelling. She has been a longtime member of the Tamiami
Tale Tellers and together with Marilyn Graham has kept storytelling alive and
thriving in Fort Myers
for 20+ years. |
| HOWARD SILVERMAN has
been telling stories since his children were in preschool. This long-time member of the Tamiami Tale
Tellers enjoys telling as well as listening. Howard, a retired pharmacist,
likes storytelling more than working. His telephone conversations with his
mother are legendary in our local storytelling community. | | MARY LOU WILLIAMS is a retired teacher. She first became interested in storytelling
when she heard an Appalachian storyteller at an Elderhostel in Boone, North
Carolina. She
has been hooked ever since. She has
served on the board of the Florida Storytelling Association and has produced
local storytelling workshops and concerts featuring national tellers. She is also a member of Toastmasters
International and the Tamiami Tale Tellers. |
Stay tuned for details ... the 3rd Annual Storytelling Showcase Event will return to Sugden Theatre in Naples, Florida, on Monday, April 23, 2018, with more new stories. |
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