Everyone's Got a Story, Including You, So Learn How to Tell it

Do you have a story to tell? The Athens-Clarke County Library and Lyndon House Arts Center invite you to “Telling Your Story,” a free, four-session workshop to help you develop a true story from your own life starting on Thursday, July 11.

The process of preparing a story to tell is a team sport. So, as you work on your story, you will also help the other members of the workshop develop theirs. The first three sessions of the workshops (July 11, 18 and 25) will take place at Athens-Clarke County Library. The last session, held at Lyndon House Arts Center on Aug. 8, will be an opportunity to practice performing for a small audience of invited family and friends. Performing your story is optional. Some preparation outside of class is expected. Each session will run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Workshop participants must be available to attend all four sessions and can attend either in person or online from home. To register for this free workshop contact Madeline Darnell by email or phone at 706-613-3623. Space is limited. Please register by Tuesday, July 9.

The workshop will be facilitated by Mary Whitehead. Whitehead has worked as a radio host, reporter, and call-in show producer. She is a member of the organizing committee for Rabbit Box, a monthly performance event that fosters the art of storytelling in Athens. In May of this year, she directed a special performance for Rabbit Box called Silver Box, which featured storytellers age 65 and older.

 Whitehead is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Minnesota, where she majored in American Studies. She holds a graduate certificate in gerontology from the University of Georgia, where she is also pursuing a master’s degree in social work. 

“Telling Your Story” is made possible by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services through a leadership grant awarded to the Athens Regional Library and Lyndon House Arts Center called The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning. The project promotes life-long learning for all adults. For more information about “The Boomers: Reflecting, Sharing, Learning,” visit www.boomersinathens.org.