2022
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Mon28Feb2022
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Mon14Mar2022
Buckets of Stories and Songs!
12:00 pmMarch Break Fun at Boston Pizza!
100 King St W, Cobourg, ON K9A 2M3
Call for reservations Phone: (905) 372-1111
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Tue15Mar2022
Buckets of Stories and Songs!
12:00 pmMarch Break Fun at Boston Pizza!
Peterborough South
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Wed16Mar2022
Buckets of Stories and Songs!
12:00 pmMarch Break Fun at Boston Pizza!
Peterborough North
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Thu17Mar2022
Buckets of Stories and Songs!
12:00 pmMarch Break Fun at Boston Pizza!
200 King St E, Bowmanville, ON L1C 1P3
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Sun08May2022
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Fri27May2022
Story Songs across the Waters: The Art of Including songs and music in storytelling
4pmStorytellers of Canada Conference May 25 - 29, 2022 Rivers of Voices, Ocean of Stories: Coming Together. Finally! after having to cancel twice due to the pandemic!
Join us for Storytellers of Canada - Conteurs du Canada's 2022 Conference in Parksville, B.C.! www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/en/conference
2.5 hr Presentation:
Story Songs across the Waters: The Art of Including songs and music in storytelling.
Come join Heather Whaley and Cindy Campbell-Stone with Norman Walker and Kim Michele, storytellers who regularly blend songs with their storytelling programs and performances, in a fun and insightful SONG CIRCLE presentation about story songs from ballads, folk songs, classics, contemporary and singer songwriter type songs that tell a story or compliment a story theme. We will discuss some of the stories behind songs and the importance of song in connecting to humanity and universal togetherness. Bring your voices for audience participation and the Q&A period.
Director Heather Whaley.
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Fri03Jun2022
THE BLEND Performance and Open Mic.
8 pmAn evening of Poetry, Spoken-Word, Storytelling, and Live Music in Bowmanville Open Mic Follows
THE LITTLE WEST INDIES
37 King Street East
Bowmanville, ON L1C 1N1
The Little West Indies present Black Coco Brown Changing the Narrative with “The Blend ”. An evening of Poetry, Spoken Words, Storytelling and Music. Featuring The Multi Talented, Dancer , Spoken Word Poet and Author Shakkoi aka Need Some Koi; Musical Storyteller Heather Whaley; and Caribbean and African Folktales Storyteller Kesha Christie from Talkn Tales and Walk Good ; and friends. It will be an evening with a Bluesy Jazzy Groove and a Calm Breeze of Artistic Love .
Open Mic follows: with limited space , so please contact Judith Shaw at [email protected] to secure your spot
Doors open at 7 pm
Show Time: 8 pm
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Bethesda House
Bar and Resturant Open
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-blend-tickets-333291573067
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Wed29Jun2022
Once Upon a Time Folktales, Myths, and Legends in Story and Song!
2:00 pmCobourg Public Library
200 Ontario St. Cobourg, ON
Family Program
Once Upon a Time Folktales, Myths, and Legends in Story and Song!
Come join musical Storyteller and Singer-songwriter Heather Whaley in telling suspenseful, dramatic, yet hilarious stories of clever characters tricking monsters and villains out of being troublemakers! Lots of fun participation, singing, and chants!
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Mon04Jul2022
Once Upon a Time Folktales, Myths, and Legends in Story and Song!
2:00 pmPeterborough Public Library
345 Aylmer St. North
Peterborough, ON K9H 3V7
Phone: 705-745-5382Family Program
Once Upon a Time Folktales, Myths, and Legends in Story and Song!
Come join musical Storyteller and Singer-songwriter Heather Whaley in telling suspenseful, dramatic, yet hilarious stories of clever characters tricking monsters and villains out of being troublemakers! Lots of fun participation, singing, and chants!
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Wed06Jul2022
Buckets of Stories and Songs!
10 amWalter E. Harris Umbrella Before and After School Program
K - Gr. 1 and Gr. 2 - 4
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Wed13Jul2022
Feast of Tales and Tunes!
9 am - 12 pmTamarack Daycare
A whole morning of performances to separate age groups from toddlers, pre-school, kindergarten, and school ages!
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Wed27Jul2022
Feast of Tales and Tunes!
9 am - 12 pmTamarack Daycare
A whole morning of performances to separate age groups from toddlers, pre-school, kindergarten, and school ages!
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Thu04Aug2022
Ajax Seniors Without Walls
1:30 pmOnline
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Wed10Aug2022
Feast of Tales and Tunes!
9 am - 12 pmTamarack Daycare
A whole morning of performances to separate age groups from toddlers, pre-school, kindergarten, and school ages!
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Fri26Aug2022
Tea and Tales!
10 amHeather and Jenny Q Set title TBA
Guelph Enabling Gardens
681 Woolwich St, Guelph, ON N1H 3Y8
http://www.enablinggarden.org/
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Wed31Aug2022
Buckets of Stories and Songs!
10 amBellwood Umbrella Before and After School Program
K - Gr. 1 and Gr. 2 - 4
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Sat22Oct2022
Good Vibes! Storytelling, Poetry, and Music
9 pmFeature Teller - I will be telling an original story: A Load Off My Chest.
Reggae Cafe 1653 Eglinton Ave W 1653 Eglinton Avenue West Toronto, ON M6E 2H1
TICKETS https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/good-vibes-tickets-429445140977
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Sat29Oct2022
Haunting Hour Spooky Halloween!
2 pmThe Haunting Hour will be a hybrid event!2 - 4 pmFeature teller - I will be singing and telling interactive tales and tunes!The in-person location is 1 Richards Lane in Ajax a the community centre (around back). We will also have a zoom set up for those who wish to join online.Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-haunting-hour-tickets-439102767197Hosted byKesha ChristieFounder, Talkin' Tales
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Tue15Nov2022
Oshawa Seniors' Middle Eastern Folklore Evening
6 pmWith Durham Storytellers!
I will be telling a Jewish story and song.
150 Beatrice St. E., Oshawa
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Sat19Nov2022
Her Voice Returns ‘Femininity.”
4 pmFeature storyteller. I will be sharing an original story set - "I Am a Pretty Garden".
Hosted and directed by Carol Ribner and Susan Ida Boucaud.
ONLINE - 4 pm EST details to follow.
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Sat03Dec2022
Oshawa Museum Lamplight Tour
6 pmFeaturing the Durham Storytellers!
I will be singng a slew of Sea Shanty and Sefaring storysong and tunes!
The Lamplight Tour is a time-honoured tradition at the Oshawa Museum. Our signature event allows visitors young and old to tour through the Museum homes that we decorate to reflect a Victorian Christmas. Oil lamps provide the only light in Henry House and looks just as the Henry family would have lit their home back in the 1800s.
For more information. http://oshawamuseum.org/whats-on
DS Coordinator, Kathleen Smith [email protected]
I had the pleasure of capturing Heather in action with a group of (grade 7&8) students, both on video and in stills. Heather’s joie-de-vivre and energy were truly enchanting – I found my camera pointed at the students to catch the joy and wonder in their expressions. Heather possesses the delightful ability to entertain, to educate and to connect to draw everyone around her into her stories – stories from her heart that are genuine and that are real. Heather will enlighten and delight children of all ages with her vibrant and active storytelling.
Excellent – well prepared, captivated kids… I would highly recommend Heather and hope we’ll have her again!
I was impressed with Heather’s storytelling abilities. She adds music to her stories which definitely captivates her audience. I saw her presentation at a librarian’s meeting and I thought it was wonderful.
What a sweet cd! I love what you do with ‘The Strange Visitor!” The dance motif is a perfect fit! You must have so much fun working with your audience!
For our summer program, we had two workshops (three hours each) with Heather for the children aged from 1½ to 12 years old. The children were fascinated with the variety of musical instruments. Heather’s presentation was excellent and well planned. Everything from music to storytelling was interactive, age-appropriate, and fun. I was very impressed with Heather’s sensitive and caring ways when dealing with children in different age groups. Great storytelling & song singing!
In May, 2011, I was Heather´s interpreter at the International Storytelling Fest in Buenos Aires, where she conducted two workshops for over 50 people each. Her workshop was very well organized, there was relevant information and lots of practice, music and props and the activities were varied, and dynamic. People were eager to participate, and enjoyed the workshop very much. Heather also conducted a workshop for teachers of English in Mercedes (Buenos Aires). In this workshop, she introduced teachers to the art of storytelling and provided them with lots of follow up activites and songs to be used in the classroom. Teachers were thrilled and more than satisfied with this very useful workshop. Heather was very generous in giving teachers the tools to enhance their own school programs, and helping them gain confidence.
Heather is a thoughtful, responsible and well organized workshopist, she is open to participant’s comments and questions and is very sensitive to their needs
Thanks to your unique and entertaining storytelling and singing, Pickering Nuclear’s first ever Tuesdays on the Trail was a huge success! The event was found to be both educational and artistic. It was super! Great fun!
Heather was a delight to have Heather at the Library over March Break. We had approximately 120 people in attendance. The stories and songs she shared with the children were both engaging and fun, and it was a pleasure to watch the children being drawn into new lands and characters. We would certainly have Heather back to the Library again.
Thanks a ton for coming to our school, you were great as USUAL!! Everyone was a Buzz over the concerts and my class made some wonderful drawings of your story and songs…I can’t believe how many they could remember!!
Treat yourselves to an unforgettable storytelling experience. In the tradition of the best, Heather magically weaves her stories so that audiences are transported in time and space. Her music and lyrics are a delight. Heather is a real treat!
Our school initiative in the last two years has focussed on promoting reading and writing for our students. We were fortunate and thankful for Heather Whaley’s performances which were created for the different grades and age levels starting from Kindergarten to Grade 8.
“Mrs. Whaley provided a wonderful, participatory program blending music, laughter, rhythm and the art of storytelling to celebrate the gift of literacy. She provided an energetic performance geared to our school’s focus.
“It was wonderful to watch students and staff enjoy her interactive performance and the motivational level that was displayed in their follow up work in the classroom. We asked Mrs. Whaley to perform and work with our school community for the last two years.
Heather has not only sought to constantly improve her own performance as a storyteller and musician, she has also worked to provide workshops and events for her colleagues. Each performance has been carefully planned to suit the needs of an audience but as a consummate performer she also has the flexibility to deal with the unexpected and unknown.
Heather is a well-respected storyteller and storytelling animator. My own recent experience with her was in a collaboration for the 2010 Nuit Blanche, where I hired her, through Storytelling Toronto, to be part of an ensemble of storytellers doing an experimental show titled “your story begins at the Barns.” She was a creative, professional artist to work with, and brings much dedication and passion to her work.
You have such warmth and personality, and the ability to bring together a whole room full of people (adults) in a very comfortable way. Your young (Argentine) friend (Silvia De Cesare) mentioned that you inspired her to become a storyteller. I can see why.
Presentation had great variety of materials to enhance the ‘imagery’ of the program… (the junior and intermediate audience was) very attentive and keen to attend.
You really know how to engage the kids! Thanks very much again for coming out to our programs. In terms of their literacy, a visit from a storyteller was a benefit for the children who do not speak English as their first language and English is not spoken at home. The more they can hear the language and make connections to things, the better. Ideally this will lead them into reading more books and stories on their own, thus building their literacy skills. It looked like everyone was enjoying your songs and stories. It was a great treat for the kids and adults.
Heather’s storytelling abilities bring positive entertainment to children while instilling important values. Heather willingly catered her stories to accommodate our group’s religious needs and her sing-a-long songs, instruments and props were greatly enjoyed by our campers.