SCHOOL RESIDENCIES
Sept 09 – April 2010
Monday – Thursdays
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Storyteller-in-Residence
Philly After 3/ Afterschool Enrichment Programs Communities In Schools of Philadelphia, Inc.
Series of one hour storytelling performance/workshops for children in Philadelphia Public Schools: Lowell, Hartranft, Hill, Peirce
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September 09 - June 2010
Storyteller-in-Residence
William Dick Beacon Community Center
Communities in Schools of Philadelphia, Afterschool Program
African American history via storytelling, students will participate in arts and crafts and a classroom performance.
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DENISE VALENTINE Storyteller
ROOTS & WINGS
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SPRING 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
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MARCH 2010
Tues, March 23
History,
Herstory, Ourstory
12th
& Marion Elementary School
1200 N. 12th
Street
Reading, PA 19604
March 22, 9:00am
to 2:30pm
Black History
Month Celebration
Lombardy
Elementary School
412 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE 19803-3803
March 20, 1:00
p.m.
History, Herstory, Ourstory
Riverton Free
Library
306 Main Street
Riverton, NJ
08077-1241
APRIL 2010
Wednesday, April
7, 2:00 – 3:30PM
Portraying Sojourner
Truth
The African
American Museum in Philadelphia
7th & Arch
Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Friday, April
16th, 1:00 -200pm
Celebrating ‘World
Voice Day’
Robert Morris
Elementary School
Philadelphia, PA
JULY 2010
July 30 - Aug 1,
2010
All Regions
Concert
National
Storytelling Network
Many Stories -
One World
2010 Annual Conference
(July 28-Aug 1)
Los Angeles,
California
PAST PERFORMANCES
WINTER 2010/ FALL 09
Paul's Run Retirement Community
Black History Month Program
9896 Bustleton Avenue, Phila.
Feb 8, 3:15
PM
Young Achievers, Inc.
Finletter Elementary School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19120
A program of the Young Achievers Learning Center, Inc.
Historical Re-enactment - Sojourner Truth
11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Citizen Bank presents … Sharing the Heritage!
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
December 17, 2009
6:00 p.m.
23rd Annual Frator Heru Institute
Kwanzaa Celebration
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
701 Arch Street
Saturday, December 19,
2009
10:00am to 2:00pm
JUVENILE FAMILY DAY
For Incarcerated Juveniles and their Families
Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center
8301 State Road
Philadelphia, Pa 19136
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
4 p.m.
Kwanzaa Stories
West Philadelphia/Lucien E. Blackwell Regional
Library - Children's department
Nov 1, 2009
Weekends 6pm - 11pm
Haunted Stories on the Ghost Bus
to and from
Eastern State Penitentiary’s
“Terror Behind the Walls”
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
www.EasternState.org
(bus leaves from the Zoo)
10/18/09 - 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Sundays on Stage - Family Day
Central Library of Philadelphia
Montgomery Auditorium
19th & Vine Streets (Ben Franklin Parkway)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Keepers of the Culture, Inc. present
THE SOULS OF FREEDOM II
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10/16/09 9:00 - 11:30 AM
Leadership Speaker Series
The Young Women's Leadership School
at E. Washington Rhodes High
3100 N. 29th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19132
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09/26/09 - 10AM – 3PM
Women's Christian Alliance
90th Anniversary Family Block Reunion
1722-42 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
wcafamily.org
SUMMER 09
08/08/09
12 noon to 5:00PM
Stories in Service Project
12:00 - 1:00
Lonnie Young Center
1100 East Chelten Ave. Philadelphia, PA
4:00 - 5:00
Round Robin at CEC*
What is Stories in Service?
Stories in Service is a community service project produced by GRIOTWORKS in collaboration with TAHIRA Productions, Inc. Four storytelling programs will be conducted simultaneously at four different community centers in Philadelphia:
1. Norris Square Neighborhood Project 2133 Howard Street
2. Di Silvestro Community Center 15 & Morris Streets
3. Lonnie Young Center*
1100 East Chelten Ave.
4. Community Education Center (*CEC) 3500 Lancaster Avenue
Featuring:
Denise Valentine, Nashid Ali, Nia Davis, Joslyn Ladson
Moonsong, Queen Nur, TAHIRA
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08/04/09 - 2-4pm
National Night Out
hosted by PA State Representative Dwight Evans
Simon's Recreation Center
Walnut Lane & Woolston Avenue
7200 Woolston Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
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7/27/09 from 2 - 4pm
KidZone PHILADELPHIA Summer Bash
7157-61 Ogontz Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19138
Sponsored by Foundations, Inc.
Community Education Initiatives
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07/18/09 - 6PM
Smith-Durant McDonald
Family Reunion
Holiday Inn
400 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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07/11/09 - 7PM - 12 Midnight
Grey Family Reunion
Holiday Inn
400 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
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06/20/2009 10:00 AM
Historic Pottsgrove Manor
100 West King Street
Pottstown, Pennsylvania 19464
Description: “From Richard Allen to Cecil B. Moore: Stories of Freedom and Hope”
A Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speakers presentation (Pottsgrove Manor is located near the intersection of King Street and Route 100, just off Route 422, in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.)
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Saturday, June 20, 2009 7/20/09 - 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Juneteenth Celebration at Stenton Historic House
4601 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19140
P/F: 215-329-7312
www.stenton.org
Celebrate Juneteenth (in conjunction with the 2008 West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival) and explore the rich history of African American freedom in Germantown. Juneteenth commemorates the date in 1865 that slaves in Galveston, Texas first received word of emancipation, nearly two years after Lincoln’s proclamation. At Stenton, performers associated with Keepers of the Culture, including Linda Goss, Philadelphia’s Official Storyteller, provided two days of traditional African and African-American storytelling, singing and dancing, and crafts.
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6/13/09 - 11:00 AM-5:00 PM
The West Park Arts Festival
The School of the Future
40th Street and Parkside Avenue
Philadelphia, PA
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05/28/09 - 7:00PM
Mother & Daughter Tea
Leslie Pickney Hill Elementary School
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03/08/2009 02:45 PM - National Association of Blacks In Criminal Justice- PA Chapter
10th and Wallace Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19123
Description: African-American History Month Celebration
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02/25/2009 08:30 AM - Abington Jr. High School
2056 Susquehanna Road
Abington, Pennsylvania 19001
Description: African American History Month Assemblies
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02/09/2009 06:30 PM - Charles Santore Branch Free Library of Philadelphia
932 South 7th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
Cost:free
Description:From Richard Allen to Cecil B. Moore
A Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speakers presentation
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02/11/2009 04:00 PM - Overbrook Park Branch Free Library of Philadelphia
7422 Haverford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19151
Cost:free
Description:Black History Month Family Program
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12/08/2008 08:00 PM - Elizabethtown College
1 Alpha Drive, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania 17022
Description:His Story, My Story, Our Story
A Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speakers presentation Hosted by Elizabethtown College History Department
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11/30/2008 02:00 PM - Central Library of Philadelphia, Montgomery Auditorium
19th & Arch Streets (Ben Franklin Parkway)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Description: Portrayal of Sojourner Truth w/Keepers of the Culture, Inc. presents THE SOULS OF FREEDOM...a living history of Africans In America
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10/25/2008 07:00 PM - Patterson’s Palace Restaurant
1621 Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19121
Description: The Tantalizing Vocal Excellence of Braheem Najee. Tickling the ivory keys, keyboardist, Musa James The incomparable vocal styling of Amedeus Underwood And Storyteller Extraordinaire Denise Valentine with the Drumming Stylings of Omar Harrison Ticket information, Call 215-839-2903 or 215-236-3902 Tickets: $35.00/per person or $50 per couple Includes Full-course Dinner, Drinks, and Show
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10/05/2008 08:00 PM - Philadelphia Folksong Society Monthly Concert
Commodore Barry Club 6815 Emlen St. (Carpenter Lane)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19119
Description: Opening for UK folk legend Michael Chapman and instrumental guitarist Jack Rose. Info: www.pfs.org
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06/27/2008 11:00 AM - Young Achievers, Inc.
Finletter Elementary School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19120
Description:A program of the Young Achievers Learning Center, Inc.
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06/21/2008 03:00 PM - Historic Stenton House Story Festival
4601 N 18th Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
Description:African American Storytelling, Traditional Music, & Tours in conjunction with the West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival, sponsored by OARC – Saturday & Sunday, June 21-22, 10 AM - 5 PM each day – It’s Storytelling Time! A Journey through African American Storytelling and other African Traditions presented by Linda Y. Goss and other members of Keepers of the Culture. Tours emphasizing the African-American presence at Stenton. Free. www.stenton.org
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05/31/2008 10:00 AM - Weaving Stories, Textile Tales @ Please Touch Museum
210 N. 21st Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Cost:Museum Admission
Description:Weaving Stories, Textile Tales Patterns and Symbols in African Folktales and Fabric Two day event May 31st - June 1st 10:00am - 12:00pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm http://www.pleasetouchmuseum.org/ African cultural patterns and symbols are expressed in stories and proverbs, carved on wood, and woven into cloth. In West Africa, weaving plays an important role in all aspects of daily life. The intricate patterns and symbols on each Kente, Adinkra, Bogolanfini or Adire cloth tell a story. Storyteller, Denise Valentine, tells Weaving Stories and Textile Tales with colorful people, talking animals, humor, suspense, and action all brought to life with music and movement.
Central Library Summer Camp Series, Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional, Widener, Haddington, Nicetown Branch African American Museum of Philadelphia Philadelphia Museum of Art Paul Robeson Historic House Belmont Mansion Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts Jamaican Jerk Hut Vernon Park People’s Festival African American Extravaganza at Penn’s Landing 3rd Thursdays @ Club Beyond Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center, NJ Little John Community Center Book Fair, Clemson University, S.C. Impact Services Concerned Black Men of Philadelphia Grand Central Kinship Care Unitarian Universalist House Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Temple University Children’s Medical Center Fairmount Health Center Mt. Airy Presbyterian Church, Black History Month Observance Greater Mt. Carmel C.O.G.I.C., NJ Garden State Discovery Museum, Cherry Hill, NJ Across Ages, Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning Build-A-Bridge International, Community Arts Program FOP Lodge, Camden, NJ Hayes Juvenile Detention Center, NJ School District of Philadelphia: Harding Middle School Germantown High School Germantown Friends School Frederick Douglass Elementary School Paul Laurence Dunbar Elementary School Russell Byers Charter School Harambee Institute of Science & Technology Charter School Imhotep Institute Charter School Pickett Middle School Head Start Mastery Charter High School Historic Philadelphia Inc.s' "Once Upon A Nation" Urban Cable Works, Black History Month Profiles Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Muse Gallery, “Faultlines” Florida Nature and Culture Center, “Creating a Century of Women” READ ALOUD Delaware, Presenter, Annual Conference, March 2003 Network of Communities for Peace Making and Conflict Resolution, 2003 National Conference and Expo, Atlanta, GA 3rd Annual Philadelphia Earth Charter Community Summits National Assoc. of Black Storytellers' Adopt-a-Teller: Kids Klub Afterschool Program, Pawtucket RI
Denise Valentine's performances have been enjoyed by:
Union League
Civil War Museum of Philadelphia
Kwanzaa Cooperatives’ Founder’s Day Lecture
One Book/One Philadelphia
America's 400th Anniversary, Godspeed Landing Party Festival at Penn’s Landing
WYBE “Philly Live”, Urban Legends
Sibikwa Community Theatre in Benoni, South Africa
Website and LogoDesign: Denise Valentine
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