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Mary's
Resume
Professional
Storyteller 1983 — present
Professional Storytelling Experiences Include:
Storytelling
Festivals Include:
-- The
Ark Storytelling Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan
-- National
Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee
-- Almost Bugaboo Springs Storytelling Festival, Denton, Texas
-- Corn Island Storytelling Festival, Louisville, Kentucky
-- Cherokee Rose Storytelling Festival, Carrollton, Georgia
-- Florida Storytelling Camp, Eustis, Florida
-- Hoosier Storytelling Festival, Indianapolis, Indiana
-- Winter Tales, Atlanta, Georgia
-- Storytelling Festival of Nebraska, Omaha, Nebraska
-- By the Light of the Moon Storytelling Festival, Las Vegas,
Nevada
-- Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival, Geneva, Illinois
-- WinterTales, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
-- Azalea Storytelling Festival, LaGrange, Georgia
-- Chinquapin Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, Peoria, Illinois
-- Forest Storytelling Festival, Port Angeles, Washington
-- Iron Mountain Storytelling Festival, Lake Wales, Florida
-- Haunting in the Hills, Oneida, Tennessee
-- Cave Run Storytelling Festival, Morehead, Kentucky
-- Stories by the Sea, Newport, Oregon
-- St. Louis Storytelling Festival, St. Louis, Missouri
-- Northern Kentucky Storytelling Festival, Erlanger, Kentucky
-- O.O.P.S! (Ohio Order for the Preservation of Storytelling) Annual
Conference, Mt. Vernon, Ohio
"Children
of Richard, Rhoda, and God" One-woman Show Performances
Include:
-- Foust Artist Series,
Georgetown College, Georgetown, Kentucky -- Florida Storytelling
Camp, Eustis, Florida
-- Historic State Theatre, Elizabethtown, Kentucky
-- excerpts
presented at National Storytelling Conference, Bellingham, Washington
-- Storytellers Theater Series, Indianapolis, Indiana
-- American Studies Seminar, University of Kentucky, Lexington,
Kentucky
To view a video excerpt, click here.
Other
Performances Include:
-- New
Year's Fest, Kalamazoo, Michigan
-- J. B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky
-- Children's Book Festival, University of Southern Mississippi,
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
-- Howl-o-ween at Opryland, Nashville, Tennessee
-- Preston Lecture Series, Henderson Community College,
Henderson, Kentucky
-- Kingman Museum of Natural History, Battle Creek, Michigan
-- Kentucky History Center, Frankfort, Kentucky
-- Oklahoma City Festival of the Arts, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
-- Mammoth Cave National Park, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky
-- Nazareth Arts for Life, Nazareth, Kentucky
-- Appalachian Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio
-- Palmer and Fairbanks Public Libraries, Alaska
-- Teller in Residence, International Storytelling Center,
Jonesborough, Tennessee
Schools
-- Performances
— Hundreds of half-day and/or full day storytelling residencies
for schools in Florida, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri,
Alaska, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee
-- Artist in Residence, Grand Rapids (MI) Performing Arts for Children,
1985 — 87
-- Artist in Residence, Kentucky Arts Council, 1989 — present
Classes
and Workshops Taught Include:
-- National
Storytelling Institute, Jonesborough, TN
-- International Storytelling Institute, East Tennessee State University,
Johnson City, TN
-- Arts Unlimited, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green,
OH
-- “Telling Stories and Reading Aloud to Preschoolers,”
Anderson, Pulaski, Meade, Boone, and LaRue County Early Childhood
Councils, KY
-- Scheherazade's Legacy Workshops: Badgett Center, Madisonville,
KY; Multicultural Opportunities Branch, KY Department of Education
(5 sites); Riverwinds Storytelling Weekend, Belleville, IL; Kentucky
Counseling Association, Louisville, KY; Kentucky Heritage Touring
Conference, Lexington, KY; several KY school districts; and numerous
"open to the public" sessions.
-- Storyworks Seminars, Grand Rapids, Traverse City, and Southfield,
MI
-- "Creative Library Programs for Children", School of
Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington,
KY
-- Guest Lecturer, Oakland University, Oakland, MI
-- "Oral Telling Techniques for Beginning Tellers" and
“Reading so Others Listen” Kentucky Department for Libraries
& Archives, Widening Circles Conference.
-- Speakers' Circle, Columbus, OH.
-- "Reading so Others Listen," Lincoln Trail Region of
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Elizabethtown, KY;
Bath County Family Literacy, Owingsville, KY; Early Childhood Institute,
Louisville, KY.
-- Workshops as part of her work at storytelling festivals including
the Cherokee Rose Festival, Carrollton, GA; Haunting in the Hills,
Oneida, TN; Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, Geneva,
IL; Winter Tales, Atlanta, GA; Storytelling Festival of Nebraska,
Omaha, NE
-- Spellbinders
Training, Lexington, KY
-- “Developing Audience Participation Storytelling,”
NOLA, CAMLS, and NORWELD Regional Library Consortiums, OH
-- Guest lecturer, Children’s Literature courses, University
of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
-- Poetry Out Loud Workshops, Danville, Western Hills, and Mercer
County High Schools for the Kentucky Arts Council.
-- “Storying
Your Classroom,” a master class, 2008 National Storytelling
Conference, Gatlinburg, TN
-- Basic Storytelling Training, Chautauqua Development for Teachers
Projects, Kentucky Humanities Council
-- “Explore A Story” Kentucky Storytelling Conference
-- Storytelling/reading
aloud training in Kentucky for Prime
Time Family Reading Time with the Kentucky Humanities Council
and the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
Conference
"Sailing the Flying Ship" keynotes Include:
-- Clemson
University's Professional Development Conferences for Women in Kalamazoo,
MI; Cincinnati, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville, KY
-- National Storytelling Association 1997 Conference, General Session
Speaker, Indianapolis, IN
-- Appalachian Educational Laboratory, Lexington, KY
-- Indiana Library Federation, Children & Young Peoples Division,
General Session Speaker, Columbus, IN
-- Florida Storytelling Camp, Eustis, FL
Co-Producer
-- WOW
(Working on Our Work) Storytelling Weekends, Bethlehem, Indiana
Recordings
--
The Winter Wife and Other Stories (North American tales), audiocassette
-- 1000 Ideas and Then Some (world folktales), audiocassette
-- Some Dog and Other Kentucky Wonders (Kentucky tales), audiocassette
and CD
-- Stepping Stones: Stories for Children 4 - 10, audiocassette
-- Haunting Tales: Live from Culbertson Mansion (spooky tales),
CD
-- Sailing the Flying Ship: Stories and Thoughts on Navigating Life,
audiocassette
-- Sisters All . . . and One Troll (tales of active heroines), CD
Publications
--
“Jump Rope Kingdom,” The Scenic Route: Stories from
the Heartland. Indiana Historical Society Press, 2007.
-- "The Signature Story Meets the Eclectic Muse," Storytelling
Magazine, March/April 2005.
-- Guest editor, Storytelling Magazine, November/December 2004.
-- "Susan Contemplates Murder," Telling Stories, Fiction
by Kentucky Feminists. Western Kentucky University, 2001.
-- "Elizabeth on Racing," Storytelling Magazine, July/August,
2000.
Awards
-- 2009, Circle of Excellence Oracle
Award, National Storytelling Network
-- Early
Care and Education Trainer's Credential, Specialty Trainer:
Storytelling, from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services,
Division of Childcare
-- Mary
Hamilton has been selected for artistic excellence to  participate
in the Kentucky Performing Arts Directory and the Arts Education
Roster, programs of the Kentucky Arts Council, the state arts agency,
which is supported by state tax dollars and federal funding from
the National Endowment for the Arts. Visit the Kentucky Arts Council
at www.artscouncil.ky.gov
-- 2007, Winner, Storytelling World Award, Storytelling Recordings
Category for Sisters All. . . and One Troll CD.
-- 2006, an iParenting Media Award for Sisters All. . . and One
Troll, CD.
-- 2006, a Parents’ Choice Gold Award for Sisters All... and
One Troll, CD.
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2005 - now, selected by the Kentucky Arts Council to participate
on www.SouthernArtistry.org
a Multi-disciplinary showcase of Outstanding Southern Artists.
-- 2005, Professional Assistance Award, Kentucky Arts Council.
-- 2004, Artist Enrichment Grant, Kentucky Foundation for Women.
-- 2003, Storytelling World Honor Award for “Stormwalker”
from Some Dog and Other Kentucky Wonders, available on both CD and
audiocassette.
-- Audiocassettes, Some Dog and Haunting Tales selected for The
Elementary School Library Collection.
-- 1999 – 2000 Jesse Stuart Award, Kentucky School Media Association.
Member
of:
--
National Storytelling Network
--
Kentucky
Storytelling Association
Education
--
Numerous workshops through the Kentucky Arts Council on KERA (Kentucky
Education Reform Act) and the arts.
-- Artists as Educators Workshop, "Developing Participatory
Workshops for Teachers" from The Kennedy Center, 2000.
-- Numerous one day & weekend sessions led by a variety of storytellers
including Jim May, Donald Davis, Chuck Larkin, John Basinger, Carol
Birch, Doug Lipman, Loren Niemi, Pam McGrath, Elizabeth Ellis and
Nancy Donoval.
-- Yearly participation in National Storytelling Conference, 1987
- now.
-- Storytelling Residency with Laura Simms, 1983, 1984, 1985, (worked
as assistant 1986), 1988, 2007
-- Voice lessons with Gordon Van Ry, 1983 - 87
-- M.S. in Library Science, University of Kentucky, 1979
-- B.A. in Secondary Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington,
KY, 1974
Pre-Storytelling
Work Experience
--
Children's Librarian, Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids,
MI 1979 - 1983
-- English teacher, Meade County High School, Brandenburg, KY 1974
- 1978
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Mary
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65 Springhill Road, Frankfort, KY 40601-9211
Phone & Fax: 1-800-438-4390
Email: mary@maryhamilton.info
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