We had 6 people attend our May meeting in Dayton.
 
Janet Steele led our monthly workshop on the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55) and First Person Narratives.
Janet used the 'inversion' technique to explore the story: ask yourself, "what in this story shows a reversal of actions/attitudes/images?" She also explained how she used this technique to craft 6 short first person narratives about New Testament women named 'Mary'.
 
From our business meeting:
 
Burning Hearts storytelling workshop presented by Tom Boomershine - June 28, Forest Chapel UMC
Publicity is out and we've been getting reservations in, but there's still room. Invite your friends, your pastor, your sunday school teachers.  If you can't make the workshop, come for dinner and Lighting the Fire!
And, since we're ending with Lighting the Fire, come ready to tell a story.
We took $50 out of our treasury to provide the main course (chicken) for the pot luck dinner.
 
NBS Festival Gathering - August 5-8, Ridgecrest Conference Center, Asheville, NC
Need details?  check the NBS site (www.nbsint.org <http://www.nbsint.org/> ) 
At least 5 of us from CinDay are going, mostly at different times.  If you're going and looking for a carpool, let us know.

St. Paul UCC Rally Day - September 8, Wapakoneta, Ohio
Sue Keller so impressed people at the Northwest Association UCC workshop day, that St. Paul's contacted NBS for a storyteller for their fall Sunday School Rally Day. 
Unfortunately, we didn't have anyone available in that area.
Fortunately, Sue was able to get a storyteller she has worked with before, Juanita Leffel, to cover it. 
Thanks, Sue.

Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio Workshop on Storytelling - September 26, Proctor Center, London, Ohio 
keynote speaker: Tom Boomershine
The workshops have been finalized:
Biblical Storytelling and...
   Children - Amelia Boomershine
   Multiple Intelligence - Tom Boomershine
   Movement - Joyce Orr
   Small Churches - Gye Miller
Each will be 1:15 minutes & will be offered twice.
 
Gaines United Methodist Women Fall Project program  - the Book of Esther - Nov 8, 2009
Mary Kercherval-Short has invited us to revive Esther for a UMC Women program.
We've accepted, so start warming up those texts!
We'll be in touch with those of you who have told Esther with us before, to see if you want to tell it again. Then we'll be looking for people to fill in any empty spots. 
Details will be provided as they are worked out.

2009 Hoosier Storytelling Festival
CinDay has told stories in the NBS booth of this festival for the last 2 years.
Sadly, it looks like the organizers, Storytelling Arts of Indiana , have had to cancel the festival this year due to funding cuts.
 
 Upcoming meetings
June - instead of our regular 4th Thursday-of-the-month meeting, we're holding the Burning Hearts workshop on Sunday, June 28
July 23 - UTS in Dayton; Sue Keller will teach a story
August 27 - Forest Chapel in Cincinnati; Amelia Boomershine will teach a story
September 24 - UTS in Dayton; Janet Steele and Joyce Orr will demonstrate and talk about Tandem (2-person) Tellings
 
Remember: you can sign up in advance to teach a story, a learning technique, or a telling style.
This increases our repertoire, gives novices something to learn, and old pro's a chance to teach. 
We have openings for the October meeting in Cincinnati, and all of 2010.
 
Joyce Orr
joyceorr4@gmail.com
513-677-9969
CinDay Guild (www.cinday.org <http://www.cinday.org/> ) of
the Network of Biblical Storytellers (www.nbsint.org <http://www.nbsint.org/> )

Keep Telling!