Robert Rubinstein Presents

Storytelling Performances &Workshops

The 18th Annual
Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival
and Concert

Featuring Nationally Known Storytellers ...

A Wonderful Family Experience !!!

April 23rd - 26th, 2008

at the Very Little Theatre in Eugene, Oregon
2350 Hilyard St., (541) 344-7751 & 344-8176

Our Saturday evening community concert will be 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 26th
at the Very Little Theatre. ( 24th Ave. & Hilyard St., Eugene)

The "Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival & Concert" is meant to be one positive way to bring cultural awareness and appreciation of other peoples to our communities, especially to our children. During this past festival, nationally-known tellers from three different cultures visited some 8,000 students in 27 schools. The response has been very gratifying as you can see by the enclosed comments. The tellers also present workshops, library storytelling, and an evening concert for the community.

We will once again bring some of the finest tellers in the nation here to Eugene to share their cultural wealth with Eugene and neighboring communities. This year's festival is sponsored by the Lane Arts Council and produced jointly with the Very Little Theatre.

Our special tellers this year will be:

LYN FORD – is a fourth generation storyteller who shares her "Home-Fried Tales" from her African-American heritage. Lyn has performed from Tennessee to Hawaii, including as a storyteller-in-residence at the National Storytelling Center. In 2005, she received one of the National Storytelling Network Oracle Awards. Her recordings include "Rabbit Tales, Too" and "Papa God’s Gift."
ESTHER ACOSTA - For Esther Acosta, "La Vida Esta Llena de Cuentos" …"Life is Full of Stories." Esther has been telling stories for over 20 years. She has received the 2005 Bates Award for the Colorado Teacher of Outstanding Contributions in Human Relations, and has told throughout the United States, including the National Storytelling Festival.
DAYTON EDMONDS - From the southern summer dance grounds of Oklahoma to the wildlife refuge of the snowy northwest; from stories of ancestral circuits and stories of the present-day struggles, Dayton Edmonds, a full-blooded Native American of the Caddo nation, weaves tales of his people and their history.

Robert Rubinstein, Producer/ Director

of "Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival & Concert" , received one of the "ORACLE Awards" from the National Storytelling Conference for his work in storytelling. He is a professional teller, workshop leader, retired teacher, and author of four books. Robert has performed for the New York Public Library, Boston Public Library, and schools and groups in Atlanta, Oklahoma, Florida and Tennessee.