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Storytelling provides entertainment with an educational
connection.
EDUCATION:
Storytellers offer a wide range of services in schools by....
- Developing language, memory and critical thinking skills
- Enriching family literacy
- Involving children and adults in storytelling activities
- Engaging the creative imagination, where all higher learning begins.
MEETINGS:
Monthly meetings take place at the Newburgh Ohio Township Central Library at 6:00pm the first Tuesday of each month. Meetings often include a workshop on subjects related to storytelling, followed by a "story swap" where tellers share a favorite tale.
Special Programs Arranged For:
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Schools
- Ghost Stories
- Festivals
- Children of All Ages
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Company Functions
- Church Groups
- Civic Organizations
- Senior Citizens
Community Participation:
RiverTown StoryTellers are very active in the community.
- United Way Literacy Coalition "STORY BOX" project
- United Way ECDC-Family Picnic at the Train
- ECDC - United Way Family Literacy Nights
- Toyota Earth Day
- Wesselman Woods Girl Scount Events
- Earth Day Howell Wetlands
- Grandparent's Day - Evansville Musuem
- Transportation Day - Evansville Museum
- AARP Group - Chandler Indiana
- Arts in Education - Arts Council
- Patchwork
- Kid's Fest WNIN
- Dickens on Main Street
- Wesselman Woods
- First Night
- Earth Day Camp
- Evansville Holiday Parade
- Fall Festival Parade
- Freedom Festival Parade
- LST - Storyteller Guide
- Evansville Zoo
- Newburgh Fest
- Rotary Club
- Kiwanis Clubs
- Literacy Coalition - United Way
- Burdette Park Summer Camp
- University of Southern Indiana
- Schools and Libraries in the Tri-State
- CMOE - Children's Museum of Evansville
- Literacy Day
- Stories from China for Francisco Elementary
- Summer Reading at local libraries
- Visits to summer child care centers
- Deaconess Hospital Volunteer Luncheon
- Senior luncheons at local churches
- Hendreson Middle School
- Apollo High School class
- Tri Cap Picnic
- Elementary School Family Nights
- USI Educational Classes
- Danville, IL Pre-K classes
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