Odyssey Storytelling Presents: "TABOO"

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

Odyssey Storytelling Presents:

“TABOO”

Curated by Penelope Starr and Adam Hostetter

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Show starts at 7:00 p.m.

The Screening Room, 

127 E. Congress Street, Tucson, $8

 

Come hear stories of things NO ONE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT! Taboo.

 

Storytellers: Rapper, Sharon Kha; author, Ethel Lee-Miller; teacher, travel writer, Edie Jarolim; Bridget MaGee; dispatcher, Steve Braun and retiree, Mickey Monroe

Storyteller Bios:

Sharon Kha, the oldest child of a Mennonite minister, became a television news reporter for KGUN TV in the early 70s, and then became the associate vice president for institutional advancement at the University of Arizona for 22 years.  She earned a bachelors degree in English from Bethel College in St. Paul, and her MS in English from University Texas El Paso.  She has one son, David, who juggles and works for Apple. If you are looking for a speaker for an organization you belong to, contact her at 325-2485.  She talks about how she turned a diagnosis of Parkinson's into a career as a rapper.

Mickey Monroe was born in Chicago, Illinois and thereafter, as a military dependent, lived in two other countries, (the Philippine Islands and Spain) and 8 states before moving to Tucson in 1972. Her mother was raised in the oral tradition of the South and passed her love of  telling stories and listening to them on to her daughters.

Ethel Lee-Miller has been curious about relationships for as long as she can remember. Her first book, Thinking of Miller Place: A Memoir of Summer Comfort explored the close relationship of twins. Her second book, Seedlings—Stories of Relationships, is a humorous and yet finger-on-the-pulse-of-relationships collection of short stories. Whether writing, speaking, or sharing with other curious writers, she is willing to uncover accomplishments, secrets, and taboos of our culture, sometimes gently, sometimes with a frankness she likes to call “just being direct.”  A native New Yorker, she now resides in Tucson and is active in the Arizona writing community— you’re invited to be a part of it all in her books and with Writers Read and Writers Lunch-local events open to the public. Visit at www.etheleemiller.com   https://www.facebook.com/etheleemillerauthor?ref=hl

 

Edie Jarolim is a freelance writer and editor who has published four books — three travel guides and one dog guide — and hundreds of articles, many in national publications. She is the Contributing Dining Editor for Tucson Guide and Chow Editor for Biz Tucson. She is currently hosting a Kickstarter campaign to finish and publish a memoir, Getting Naked for Money: An Accidental Travel Writer Reveals All. Check it out at http://tinyurl.com/l9xvqrs. 

 

Before moving to the land of the lizards with his wife, of 29 years (Phyllis) and daughter (Jackie, now 24), Steven Braun spent his formative years in New York. He earned a BA in philosophy at the University of Arizona and so, embarked on a culinary career which spanned 26 years, 3 states and untold hours of creativity, laughs and hard work. Steven left the glamour of the kitchen for the anonymity of the 911 call center, where, for the past 5 years, he has honed his multi-tasking skills, empathy and subtle sarcasm to a razor’s edge. When he isn’t making the world safe from snakes and Gila monsters, Steven attends the U of A where he is working on a Master’s in Public Administration.

 

Bridget Magee is a writer, a poet, a speaker, a teacher, and a Mom - not always in that order. Her poetry has appeared in the following poetry anthologies: Dear Tomato: International Crop of Food and Agriculture Poems (spring 2015), Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations (April 2015), Puff-Puff Prose, Poetry and a Play Vol 111: Struggle (summer 2015), and O'Words Anthology (summer 2015). Bridget also has a personal essay entitled, "Elephant in the Room" that will be included in Monkey Star Press Anthology: How to Survive Tantrums and Babysitters (2016). You can read her original poetry twice a week at www.weewordsforweeones.blogspot.com or see what she is up to at www.bridgetmagee.com. When not writing, Bridget can be found reading.  She lives with her husband, two daughters, and crazy dog, Smidgey.

Curators:  

Penelope Starr founded Odyssey Storytelling in 2004 just for fun. As producer and artistic director, she has coached hundreds of people who told their personal stories at Odyssey events. In her spare time Penelope restores Navajo rugs, (www.navajorugrestoration.net), is working on a documentary film (www.storyartsgroup.org/adobeland), is in the middle of too many writing projects and tries to remember to go outside once in a while.

Adam C. Hostetter has been a producer with Odyssey since 2008, when his therapist handed him Penelope Starr's business card. Better than therapy, Odyssey has introduced him to the bright lights of the stage, many fascinating folks with incredible stories, and the joy of storytelling. Adam has been an adult literacy educator for nearly 20 years. He is also a writer, mining his own queer-and-Mennonite background. He has served on the board of directors for Brethren and Mennonite Council for LGBT Interests http://www.bmclgbt.org/, as well as The Rogue Theatrehttp://www.theroguetheatre.org/ and StoryArts Group Inc. http://www.storyartsgroup.org/. He grew up in Lancaster County, PA and currently resides in the desert outside of Tucson, AZ.

 

Venue: The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress Street, Tucson.

            Parking information found here, and a map identifying downtown parking areas here.

           

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We’ve chosen themes for 2015 to make it easier for future 

storytellers to see where your favorite personal story will fit in.

 

Next Up 

 

July 9, 2015: “Independence”

The Screening Room, 127 E. Congress, Tucson.

Do You have a story? Contact us!

 

 

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Storytelling is a way to make connections with diverse and different people that you may not meet in your every day life. Because these stories are from our lives they may be amazing, messy, enlightening, disturbing, and entertaining . . . and more.