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Coming Soon The 31st Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival will be held April 28–May 1, 2010.The St. Louis Storytelling Festival is an event held in early May that has been offered for 30 years to people of all ages in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Each year, more than 40 regional and 7 featured storytellers and their audiences gather during this four-day event for the telling of tales.
Bil Lepp Bil Lepp is a nationally renowned storyteller and five time champion of the West Virginia Liars’ Contest. His outrageous, humorous tall-tales and witty stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life. From elementary school to veterans' homes, from churches to colleges, from festivals to formal dinners. Though a champion liar, his hilarious, insightful stories often contain morsels of truth which shed light on subjects such as politics, religion, death, relationships, and human nature. An award winning storyteller, author, and recording artist, Lepp's CDs "King of Little Things" and "The Teacher in the Patriotic Bathing Suit," have both received the Parent's Choice Approved awards, and "Mayhem Dressed as an Eight Point Buck" won a 2008 NAPPA Honors award.
Gene Tagaban Gene Tagaban, noted Tlingit storyteller and actor, shares his wisdom and talent via dance, native flute and storytelling. He is an accomplished and gifted storyteller, actor, dancer, musician, trainer and speaker. His heritage is Cherokee, Tlingit and Filipino. Raised in Alaska, Gene's Native American name Gaay Yaaw loosely translates as "Salmon Home Coming." He is of the Tak`deintaan Raven Freshwater Sockeye clan of Hoonah, Alaska, and the Child of a Wooshkeetaan Eagle Thunderbird clan of Juneau, Alaska. Gene has fifteen years experience as a trainer, counselor, motivator and speaker. Gene has uniquely integrated his interpersonal skills, Native American heritage and performance artistry with traditional training and counseling techniques to develop inspirational and results-oriented performances; presentations and personal growth work with youth, adolescents and adults.
Leeny Del Seamonds Leeny Del Seamonds, Master Story Performer™, is a multi award-winning, internationally acclaimed master performer of Hispanic/Latino, original and World stories spiced with exquisite mime, a cornucopia of characters, and love of people. With a twinkle in her eye and fire in her heart, Leeny breathes life into her stories, as she masterfully and effortlessly springs from one story character to another. A dedicated Teaching Artist, Leeny encourages listeners to feel positive about themselves and to rejoice in human and cultural diversity, inviting them to share in her Latin/Cuban-American sense of humor and love of performing.
Peter Cook Peter S. Cook is an internationally reputed Deaf performing artist whose works incorporates American Sign Language, pantomime, storytelling, acting, and movement.Peter has traveled extensively around the country and aboard with Flying Words Project to promote ASL Literature with Kenny Lerner since 1986. Peter has appeared in Live from Off Center’s “Words on Mouth” (PBS) and “ United States of Poetry” (PBS) produced by Emmy winner Bob Holman. Peter teaches at Columbia College where he received the 1997 Excellence in Teaching award. In 1998, Peter set up a video production called PC Production and now based in Chicago.
Regi Carpenter Through words that flow like a grand river and images that take you to the heights of fancy, award-winning storyteller Regi Carpenter captures your imagination with a whisper, a roar, or a song. With a "voice that dances," Regi has the astonishing ability to whisk you away to the place where dreams are born.Growing up on the St. Lawrence River in New York significantly impacted young Regi's life. Life on the river was anything but ordinary. Underwater tea parties in the summer and strolls across the water's icy dress in the winter give a child a unique perspective on life. Like the St. Lawrence River, there is more to Regi than meets the eye. Underneath churns an incredible force of energy that makes Regi one of the nation's leading storytellers. Swift and powerful or calm and gentle, Regi's storytelling is always a surprising adventure.
Loretta Washington  Loretta has 15 years of experience as a professional storyteller, multipurpose workshop presenter and author/writer.  She has performed for schools, libraries, festivals, fairs, conferences and other organizations.  Loretta has created and presented 750+ storytelling, puppetry and motivational workshops and presentations for schools, libraries, city and state parks and private organizations.  From her travels abroad, she incorporated some of the mannerisms of the people into her stories, thus bringing them to life in such a way that you feel like you are there.  Her goal is to plant a seed that will inspire others to work towards achieving some of their goals and dreams. At the end of the day she wants to feel like she has brought joy into the lives of those she touched.
Larry Brown Over the years Larry has entertained thousands of people with his original fantasy and real life stories and songs of justice , courage, and compassion. In Larry's stories, the traditional themes are given modern meaning. He brings experience in public education, activism, and as a pastor to his performances, allowing groups to experience the oral tradition with humor, wit, inspiration and thoughtful challenges in stories and songs from the Midwest and around the world. Larry is a member of the National Storytelling Network (NSN), River and Prairie Storyweavers (RAPS), Mid-Missouri Organization of Storytelling (MOST), and president of the the Storytelling in Higher Education (SHE) Special Interest Group of NSN.
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Gene Tagaban, noted Tlingit storyteller and actor, shares his wisdom and talent via dance, native flute and storytelling. He is an accomplished and gifted storyteller, actor, dancer, musician, trainer and speaker. His heritage is Cherokee, Tlingit and Filipino. Raised in Alaska, Gene's Native American name Gaay Yaaw loosely translates as "Salmon Home Coming." He is of the Tak`deintaan Raven Freshwater Sockeye clan of Hoonah, Alaska, and the Child of a Wooshkeetaan Eagle Thunderbird clan of Juneau, Alaska.

Gene has fifteen years experience as a trainer, counselor, motivator and speaker. Gene has uniquely integrated his interpersonal skills, Native American heritage and performance artistry with traditional training and counseling techniques to develop inspirational and results-oriented performances; presentations and personal growth work with youth, adolescents and adults. Gene has worked with schools, universities, reservations, corporations, government and mainstream organizations.

Stories are more than entertainment. According to Gene Tagaban, stories teach. The spirits of our ancestors, who have much to teach, live in stories as well as in songs and dances. Gene brings his tales to life with the use of traditional flutes, drums and rattles, dance and movement, and masks and regalia.

Gene's programs emphasize the lessons one gains and how one learns to be a better person through stories. These lessons involve the role of humans in the natural world and the importance of family and lineage in one's own identity.

Gene lives in the Pacific Northwest and is the Media Director & Spokesperson of the Honor Day Foundation and Council member of Honor Day.

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