A Medley of Marvelous Mother Stories at the Storyteller's Cottage

On Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 12) from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, professional storyteller Sara DeBeer will present “A Medley of Marvelous Mother Stories” in the Jules Verne Library at the Storyteller’s Cottage. Mothers and their families are invited to enjoy an exciting performance full of whimsy and wisdom that celebrates both mothers and motherhood. This event is suitable for all ages.

Since 1978, Sara deBeer has been delighting audiences of all ages with her repertoire of international folktales. Listeners savor the wit and wisdom of the stories she tells. Sara has performed in libraries, senior centers, hospitals, parks, museums, classrooms, theaters, school auditoriums, and daycare centers. Along with being a featured artist at the Connecticut Storytelling Festival in New London, CT , the Three Apples Festival in Harvard, MA., and Hartford’s First Night, she is listed in the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism’s Directory of Performing Artists, Connecticut’s directory of outstanding performing artists.

An experienced classroom teacher with degrees from Yale and Bank Street, Sara offers workshops for tellers at every level of experience. Sara has provided lively workshops for Connecticut’s Institutes for Teaching and Learning; “Sharing the Fire,” Boston’s annual storytelling conference; and the Storytelling Institute at Southern Connecticut State University. She has worked with audiences of all ages and her goal is always to ensure that conversations occur in an environment of respect and trust. A board member of the Connecticut Storytelling Center since its inception, Sara deBeer never stops developing ways to share her love of stories with others. Her newest recording, Women of Wisdom, Women of Faith, contains a quartet of Jewish folktales. Her popular recording, Seven Stories, offers listeners selections from two separate programs, with Tales of Deep Rooted Magic on side one and Tales of Women, Wise and Wondrous on side two.

Tickets for A Medley of Marvelous Mother Stories are $20 each and can be reserved at https://www.storytellerscottage.com/book-online/mother-s-day-live-storytelling-may-12

The Storyteller's Cottage is located at 750 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. Parking for The Storyteller's Cottage is free, and is available on the street in front of the building, and in the Fiddler's Green parking lot on Wilcox Street (behind the house). For more information, please call 860-877-6099 or visit www.StorytellersCottage.com