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Raven Narratives Storytelling Workshop 

A 2024 Literary Festival event!

2024-10-19 10:00:00 2024-10-19 12:00:00 America/Denver Raven Narratives Storytelling Workshop  The Raven Narratives seeks to connect us with each other and the places where we live and play through dynamic storytelling. Learn how to write your story in this workshop! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Saturday, October 19
10:00am - 12:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-10-19 10:00:00 2024-10-19 12:00:00 America/Denver Raven Narratives Storytelling Workshop  The Raven Narratives seeks to connect us with each other and the places where we live and play through dynamic storytelling. Learn how to write your story in this workshop! Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined

Durango Public Library

Room 1&2 Combined

The Raven Narratives seeks to connect us with each other and the places where we live and play through dynamic storytelling. Learn how to write your story in this workshop!

Develop the art of telling true stories from your life through the exploration of storytelling techniques including creating compelling story arcs, enlarging your story through the five senses, and finding your own authentic voice! All that is required is a pen and paper or a computer and a willingness to share a true story from your own life. You will leave with the fundamental structure of your story to share with others! No previous experience necessary. 

Snacks and tea provided! 

Please RSVP online or ask library staff for help. 

Sarah Syverson has written, produced, and acted in professional theatre for more than 20 years. She studied Improvisation, Stand Up Comedy and Sketch Writing at Second City in Chicago, played on the Durango

 Dot Comedy team and currently works with Lower Left Improv as a performer and teacher. She also co-produces The Raven Narratives, a live storytelling event and podcast based in SW Colorado. In 2019 she was the Executive Producer of Purple Fox Conundrum - an innovative, immersive theatre-in-the-field experience that collaborated with 30+ visual/performance artists and was featured in the Denver Post. She has worked with Merely Players in several productions including playing the solo lead in the production of Every Brilliant Thing and Growing: Adventures in Food and Farming. She is passionate about storytelling, our fallible humanity, and the quirky and unpredictable ways that we are all connected. When not writing, performing and producing, you’ll find her managing the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez, Colorado, tending to her elderly goat herd and spending time with her best friend and partner, Janette. 

 
 
Tom Yoder worked as an archaeologist in the wild places of the American Southwest for 16 years before he began his career in media. He started volunteering as a DJ at KSJD in 2004 and joined the staff as Programming & Media Director in 2010 and is now the Executive Director of KSJD and the Sunflower Theatre. Tom has several years of experience in radio interviewing, audio production, and digital media distribution, and brings a deep passion for connecting people and community through storytelling. Tom self describes as a “recovering archeologist with a passion for soundscapes”. 

 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Poetry/Writing | Literary Festival | Author Visit |

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Durango Public Library


Hours
Mon, Jul 14 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Tue, Jul 15 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jul 16 9:30AM to 6:00PM
Thu, Jul 17 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Jul 18 9:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, Jul 19 9:30AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 20 Closed

About the Library

Overlooking the Animas River, the Durango Public Library and Botanical Gardens is one of the most popular gathering spots in our community.

Upcoming Events

Wed, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Jul 16, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!

Thu, Jul 17, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Jul 17, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Jul 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!

Fri, Jul 18, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Jul 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Combine science and art with this colorful experiment! Learn about acids and bases, and then use your knowledge to get creative and make your own color changing art.

Fri, Jul 18, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Spend your Friday evening learning how to make a beautiful painting with a local art instructor.

Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Join us in the Reading Room for an hour of dedicated reading. Socialize after, or not!

Sat, Jul 19, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's make music!

Mon, Jul 21, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Learn how to reduce human-wildlife conflict through a four-part lecture series from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. All programs run 6-7:30pm.

Tue, Jul 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Riverside Patio
Let's get messy with an outdoor art party on the library's Riverside Patio. Come create amazing art pieces both big and small with other kids in the community.

Tue, Jul 22, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Tue, Jul 22, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Climate Cafés are a space to share thoughts and feelings about the climate crisis in community.

Wed, Jul 23, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Jul 23, 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Heather Houk, CSU Extension Agent Lisa Bourey, Landscape Designer & Fair Judge Carol Wallace, DBG Docent & Fair submissions

Thu, Jul 24, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Jul 24, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Jul 24, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Join us for an illustrated lecture and see conservation in action- canoes flipping and rafts rocking! Come share your river stories!

Fri, Jul 25, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Jul 25, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!

Sat, Jul 26, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!

Mon, Jul 28, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
At a Death Cafe people gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death. Our objective is 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'.

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join Meghan and her special friends for show full of ventriloquism and laughs!

Tue, Jul 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join Meghan and her special friends for show full of ventriloquism and laughs!

Tue, Jul 29, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Wed, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Jul 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Join us for a special poetry writing workshop on the topic of "Poetry as History"

Cancelled
Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Jul 31, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Durango Community Recreation Center
Cool off with a morning of foam & fun at the Durango Recreation Center!

Thu, Jul 31, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Jul 31, 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Lleva a la familia a disfrutar de cuentos y canciones bilingües en español e inglés. Bring the family for stories and songs in Spanish and English!

Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Aug 01, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Join us for an electrifying blend of science and creativity!

Tue, Aug 05, 10:00am - 10:45am
Santa Rita Park
Join us for Storytime and nature journaling!

Tue, Aug 05, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 3
Register at the reference desk, then join us to discuss the book at the library. A free book is available for the first 15 people who register and attend! 
Please contact the library to register for this event.

Wed, Aug 06, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Aug 06, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
Write and create original works with us!

Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Aug 07, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Thu, Aug 07, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Come speak Spanish in an informal setting. All language levels welcome! Ven a hablar español en un ambiente informal. ¡Abierto a todas las habilidades!

Fri, Aug 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Aug 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Build, create, & play!

Sat, Aug 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Calling knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists of all ages and levels!

Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Drop-in chess games in a friendly environment.

Wed, Aug 13, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 3+.

Wed, Aug 13, 6:15pm - 7:45pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1
A new topic every month!

Thu, Aug 14, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Join us for stories, songs, rhymes, & other fun activities! Perfect for children ages 1-2.

Thu, Aug 14, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 2
Enjoy gaming in the library with a variety of games!

Cancelled
Thu, Aug 14, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Durango Public Library
Let's get creative! ¡Seamos creativos!

Fri, Aug 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Durango Public Library - Storytime Room
Baby Time is tailored for babies from birth-12 months together with their favorite adult!

Fri, Aug 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Let's scope out light and reflection with some cool and colorful creations.

Fri, Aug 15, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Durango Public Library - Room 1&2 Combined
Have a low-key hang out with friends at the Board Game Night.