* CALENDAR COLOR KEY
• Louise's Performances that are OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC are in bold and colored PURPLE.
• Louise's performances NOT open to the public are in
regular text.
• Public Performances by my FRIENDS ( ie.
Louise is not performing) are in Green italics!
CALENDAR ARCHIVES - Louise & Friends
MARCH 2009
March 1, Durham, NC. Louise tells stories and leads an Art Party workshops for a Bahai' gathering.
March 3, Pittsboro, NC. Louise with the Outdoor Explorers program at Clapping Hands Farm. More info at: ClappingHandsFarm.com
March 11, Pittsboro, NC. Louise with the Outdoor Explorers program at Clapping Hands Farm. More info at: ClappingHandsFarm.com
March 11, Raleigh, NC. Louise tells stories at St. Timothies School
March 17, Pittsboro, NC. Louise with the Outdoor Explorers program at Clapping Hands Farm. More info at: ClappingHandsFarm.com
March 19-20, Siler City, NC. Louise tells stories at Virginia Cross Elementary School.
March 21, Pittsboro, NC. Louise leads a toy making workshop at Pittsboro Toys. To learn more about Pittsboro Toys: pittsborotoys.com
March 23-27, Baltimore, MD. Louise leads Art Party workshops for Jubilee Arts.
APRIL 2009
April 6-10 and April 13-17, Pittsboro, NC. Spring Break Camp at Clapping
Hands Farm. Sign up for a week or a day!
See our website for more information: ClappingHandsFarm.com
April 18, Raleigh, NC. Louise tells stories at the NC Museum of Art Earth Day Celebration.
April 19, Silk Hope, NC. Louise tells stories at the Shakori Hills Festival.
April 23, Louise's Dad, Elton Kessel, turns 90!!!!
April 25, Durham, NC. Louise tells stories at Durham's Earth Day Celebration. More Info: Durhamnc.gove/departments/parks/earthday/
April 25, Bynum, NC. Clyde Fest in Bynum! More info at www.chathamarts.org
April 26, 3 p.m. Chapel Hill, NC. Louise tells Earth Day Stories at the Chapel Hill Library. For more information: chapelhillpubliclibrary.org
MAY 2009
May 2, Durham, NC. Festival for Wildlife at Leigh Farm. Storytellers and more! Call 498-0900 for more information. Or check out: cpiedmontwildlifecenter.org/festival
May 3, Bynum, NC. 7-9 p.m. The FIRST ever Storytelling for Grownups evening at the Bynum General Store! Louise will host this event with storytellers Bill Friedman and Garry Lipson joining her for a fabulous evening of storytelling for GROWNUPS in a sweet venue!! Storytellers will pass the hat.
May 9, Bynum, NC. The Haw River Festival Community Celebration on the Bridge! Louise will tell stories with Jef the mime! We have two NEW stories we are working on! Many other wonderful activities for families and a full afternoon of music and entertainment along the beautiful Haw River! For the full scoop: www.hawriver.org
May 12, Chapel Hill, NC. Louise tells stories at the UNC Hospital School.
May 18-22, Pittsboro, NC. Art Party Camp at Clapping Hands Farm! An art camp for 2-7 year olds with their parents! Louise will lead visual art activities and tell stories each day. Guest Artists will come to sing, dance, and share other art forms each day. Sign up for the week or a day! See our website for more information: ClappingHandsFarm.com
JUNE 2009
June 5-7, Ocracoke Island, NC. Louise tells stories and leads art activities at the Ocrafolk Festival! Jef the mime and Clyde Jones critter artist PLUS a HUGE variety of music and storytelling will also be there for this lovely free festival!
June 18, Carrboro, NC. Louse tells stories at the Carrboro Recreation Department's Lolipop Series, Century Center.
June 20-21, Hudson Valley, NC. Louise tells stories at the Clearwater's Revival. A wonderful festival and fundraiser for the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater!
June 29- July 3, Pittsboro, NC. Toys and Games Camp at Clapping Hands Farm. For the complete summer camp schedule see our website at ClappingHandsFarm.com
JULY 2009
July 5, Durham, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel and Jef the Mime tell stories at the Festival for the Eno.
July 13-17, Pittsboro, NC. African Arts/Theatre Arts Camp at Clapping Hands Farm. For the complete summer camp schedule see our website at ClappingHandsFarm.com
July 22, Chatham County, NC. Louise tells stories and leads a Storytelling Games workshop at the Community Independent School's Drama Camp
July 25, Baltimore, MD. Louise leads Art Party activities for Jubilee Arts.
July 27-31, Pittsboro, NC. Arts Extravaganza Camp at Clapping Hands Farm. For the complete summer camp schedule see our website at ClappingHandsFarm.com
AUGUST 2009
Each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in August! At the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC. Paper Hand Puppet Intervention's The Living Sea of Memory, a pagent of puppets, stories and music. 7:00 p.m. with a different pre-show act each night at 6:30. WONDERFUL! Don't miss it! paperhand.org
SEPTEMBER 2009
September 1, Tuesday, Pittsboro, NC, 6-9 p.m. at the General Store Cafe. Burrito Bash Fundraiser to benefit the Clapping Hands Farm Camp Scholarship Fund and the Haw River Assemblies Learning Celebration. Music with the Haw River Jam Band, Storytelling with Louise Omoto Kessel. $15 at the door; $12 advance. BUY advance tickets online. Learn more at the Haw River Assembly website. Download the flyer (pdf)
September 4-5-6 for the last weekend at the Forest Theatre in Chapel Hill, NC. Paper Hand Puppet Intervention's The Living Sea of Memory, a pagent of puppets, stories and music. 7 p.m. with a different pre-show act each night at 6:30 p.m. WONDERFUL! Don't miss it! paperhand.org
September 19, Pittsboro, NC. 10 a.m. Free. Louise Omoto Kessel leads a Toy Making Workshop at Pittsboro Toys. You will make a colorful clay figure with it's own personally decorated parachute! When you are done, throw it in the air and watch it fly! This workshop is best suited for kids ages 3-12. For more information or to register call Pittsboro Toys at 542-4885 . Hope to see you there.
September 19, Bynum, NC. Haw River Assembly's Learning Celebration takes to the river! This volunteer run educational program turns 20 this year. Interested in camping by the river, working with 4th graders and making a difference? Volunteer! Call 542-5790. hawriver.org
September 26, Saxapahaw, NC. Haw River Assembly's Learning Celebration's second week on the river! This volunteer run educational program turns 20 this year. Interested in camping by the river, working with 4th graders and making a difference? Volunteer! Call 542-5790. hawriver.org
September 28, 10:30- Noon. Location in Durham. Olive Tree Circus presents a CIRCUS workshop for homeschoolers of all ages! Contact Charlotte at webmommy@nc.rr.com
September 29, Bennett, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel tells stories to children in K- 8 grades at Bennett School!
OCTOBER 2009
October 1, Pittsboro, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel leads an Art Party workshop for the Dream and Discover homeschool coop.
October 3, Guilford County, NC. Haw River Assembly's Learning Celebration's third and final week on the river! This volunteer run educational program turns 20 this year. Interested in camping by the river, working with 4th graders and making a difference? Volunteer! Call 542-5790 hawriver.org
October 4, Wake County, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel leads a storytelling workshop for religious school teachers at the Gurukulam of the SV Temple of NC (Tentative.)
October 5, Bennett, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel leads storytelling workshops for 2-3-4th graders at Bennett School.
October 6, Raleigh, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel and Percussionist Beverlly Botsford perform for the Raleigh School's Multicultural Day.
October 8-9-10-11 Shakori Hills Festival, Chatham County, NC Louise will tell stories with Mike Hamer on Friday, and with percussionist Beverly Botsford on Sunday. We love this festival! shakorihills.org
October 11, Raleigh NC, 4:00 p.m. Louise Omoto Kessel tells stories at Quail Ridge Books as part of it's 25th anniversary!
October 13, Bennett, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel leads storytelling workshops for 2-3-4th graders at Bennett School.
October 25, Broad Street Cafe, Durham, NC. 4:30, pass the hat. Henry Vogel tells stories as part of the Broad Street Cafe's Family Series. thebroadstreetcafe.com/kids
October 27, Bennett, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel leads storytelling workshops for 2-3-4th graders at Bennett School.
October 31, Pittsboro, NC. Pittsboro Kenetic Sculpture PARADE! http://pittsborokineticsculptureparade.blogspot.com/
October 31, Bynum, NC. Pumpkins on the Bridge! Come carve pumpkins in the afternoon. Come see dozens of artfully carved jack-o-lanterns on the bridge at night fall!
NOVEMBER 2009
November 2, Bennett, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel and students from her Bennett School storytelling residency tell stories at the Bennett School PTA meeting!
November 7, Durham, NC. 11 a.m. Louise Omoto Kessel and percussionist Beverly Botsford tell nature stories at Duke Gardens! In the Kibry Horton Hall in the Doris Duke Center. $8.
November 14, Durham, NC. Museum of Life and Science Fall Harvest event. Louise Omoto Kessel tells nature stories Meet local growers, see cider pressed and cheese made, and more! ncmls.org/visit/events
November 15, Durham, NC, 4:30 p.m. Pass the hat. Louise Omoto Kessel tells stories at the Broad Street Cafe as part of their family series. thebroadstreetcafe.com/kids
November 22, Broad Street Cafe, Durham, NC. 4:30, pass the hat. Claire Ramsey tells stories as part of the Broad Street Cafe's Family Series.thebroadstreetcafe.com/kids
November 23, Pittsboro, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel tells stories for students at Horton Middle School!
November 24, Chatham County, NC. Louise Omoto Kessel and Kathleen Hannan tell stories and sing songs on the theme of Caring for the Earth, for students at North Chatham School in celebration of their Young Authors Program!
DECEMBER 2009
December 4, Chapel Hill, NC. 6 p.m.. Louise Omoto Kessel tells stories for Estes Hills Elementary Family Fun Night and Book Fair!
December 12, Pittsboro, NC. 10 a.m.. Louise Omoto Kessel leads a toy making workshop at Pittsboro Toys. Free! I'll be at the store, from 10 to 11:30, to help parents and children make sock puppets! Bring a favorite unmatched sock if you'd like! (We'll have plenty of socks to share if you don't have one.) With bells, buttons, felt, fabric, yarn, raffia, spangles, wool, and more, we'll make ordinary socks into extraordinary characters that talk, sing, and shout; dance, swim and bow. All ages welcome. Parents of young children should expect to give a hand in the creating! Pittsboro Toys is at 89 C Hillsboro St. If you've got any questions, give us a call at 542-4485. Hope to see you there!