The 4th Annual
American
Folk
Festival
The Maine Folklife Center Narrative Stage
with Maine Storytellers
from Our Story Bank Project
Maine is a storied place, and this year the Story
Bank Stage offers a great variety of place narratives. You’ll hear about
growing up in Allagash – what it means to be a basketmaker on Indian
Island – how a woodsman becomes a chainsaw artist- what Hispanic life is
like in Maine – and much more. Join us at the Story Bank Stage to listen
to the histories, talents and voices of people from all over the state.
The Maine Folklife Center and Cultural Resources
are collaborating to present and collect stories about people and their
places. With funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the
Maine Humanities Council, the Story Bank stage will feature community
fieldworkers who have been working with other community members on
capturing their community’s history and local culture.
Schedule:
Saturday, August 23
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12:30 Stories from the Madawaska Weavers
with Karen Miller
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1:30 Shell fish stories with Brenda
Cummings (Bath) and Nancy Dewey (Deer Isle)
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3:00
Wabanaki Basketry with Pam outdusis
Cunningham (Hampden)
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4:00
Allagash Stories with Chace Jackson
(Allagash)
Sunday, August 24
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12:30 Fort Kent Mills Rugmakers
with
Kathleen Mundell
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1:30
St. John River Batteaux making
with John Connors and Chace Jackson (Allagash)
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2:30
Working the Woods with Rangeley
Woodcarver Rodney Richards and Jo Radner
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3:30
Hispanic culture in Maine
with Greater Bangor Advocates for Hispanic Culture with Maria Sandweiss and Joanna Cuervo
Story Bank RV
Bring a friend or a loved one or come by yourself
to the Story Bank RV parked near the Folk and Tradition Arts area and sign up
for an interview. At the RV, a facilitator will guide you through the
interview process and handle all the technical aspects of the recording
with the help of Salt Institute’s Rob Rosenthal. At the end of your
30-minute session, you will have an audio CD of your interview.
Story Bank is
funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts,
Folk and Traditional Arts Program and the Maine Humanities Council
Special thanks to Maine RV Motor Coach Rental
for providing the use of RV for Story Bank
Program Coordinators:
Kathleen Mundell, Cultural Resources and
Pauleena MacDougall, Maine Folklife Center
Narrative Stage Manager: Jo Radner
Folk Arts Area Coordinator: Karen Miller
Audio Specialist: Rob Rosenthal
