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Show New Utah - Thursday. August 29. 2002 - Pase 13 Mfiipwuwww wivi yivnuiy rttbiivui uegins morrow at the mouth of Provo Canyon By Linda Butler j;n(r the Timpanogos Story- Festival is like taking a magical through space aim unie wun-' wun-' tr leaving Utah. It's a perfect J retreat for people of all ages. f Jar marks the 13th annual i Beeun in 1990 by Karen Ash- the r nenub m uicm j. uu- Hjraiy. nelcl at the Asnton J j ' warden for the first six L,3 ilJlu o f- . Viqg ffrnwn tn fill tho -. the iesuvai t - - -ted at the mouth of Provo ..nil 7 pstimated 13,000 people will .W - .- -1 T?-o C4- the teStlvai Ull l ima; auu oai,- Fpatured national storytellers N wily Claflin, Donald Davis, -an Jjecuj, : f, Jav O'Callahan, Laura Per- " Fe ' i CWi T3 LRarry marsiia.li;, emu ucjr mill fD . 1 -J 1 1 ....-11 Regional aiiu lutai rarao will be featured. c-orytelling is tar more tnan once ! time bedtime stories ana iairy Storytelling seems simple, yet -Les profound messages. larbara Home, siewaru oi me jol Library Journal said, "Story-js. "Story-js. . . direct, powerful, one-to a ne,;: uue communication. . . It is nothing more than the majesty of simple words conveying fear and dignity, courage and compromise, bitter loneliness loneli-ness and lasting love." Storytelling brings faraway times and places up close and personal. Laugh with master storyteller Donald Davis as he recalls the follies and foibles of his family and friends as he grew up in the Appalachian mountains. moun-tains. Follow Carmen Deedy and her family as they emigrate from Cuba to the United States; laugh and cry with her as she tells how her family learns to fit in their new surroundings. Gain insight and wisdom through Larua Persian's Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Span-ish, Jewish, and Palestinian tales. In addition to storytelling, there will be musical entertainment, folk artists, jugglers, fencing demonstrations, demonstra-tions, puppet shows and a food court. Storytelling resources ranging from books and tapes to puppets are also available. The Olmsted is a beautiful, shady area nestled beside the Provo River at the mouth of Provo Canyon. It's a perfect per-fect location for the large outdoor tents where the storytellers perform. The daytime storytelling sessions run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Olmsted is located at 1600 North and 800 East in Orem. Parking for the festival is available at two churches on 800 North, at 575 E. or 670 E. Free continuous shuttle service is provided. Parking is available south on University Uni-versity Avenue. A short walk along the Provo River Parkway path brings guests to the entrance. Handicapped parking is available at the Olmsted entrance. Evening sessions include "Bedtime Stories" at the Olmsted at 6:30 p.m. and Friday's "Laughing Night" and Saturday's "My Favorite Stories" at 8:30 the SCERA shell (pre-show music begins at 7:30), 600 South State in Orem. Tickets for the festival can be purchased pur-chased at the door. A full-event pass for two days and evenings of performances perform-ances is $40 for adults and $25 for children 12 and under. A family pass, $100, admits five family members to all performances. A one-day ticket is $20 for adults and $15 for children. Tickets to evening performances are $8 for all ages. V . ! j v l Kala Jojo spins his magic at last year's Timpanogos Storytelling Sto-rytelling Festival. te prevention kits Wildfires have scorched iximately six million is vies this year, increasing Lest in tire prevention cation programs, lo ft the demand for class-in class-in programs, a newly- loped teachers kit is available online. The have already been dis- fe'jted to more than schools nationwide. The kit is targeted at sta lls from kindergarten to h grade. Its objectives to educate children ages i to 11 about how wild-s wild-s start, how they can rent a wildfire, and to familiarity and Ihusiasm among children t m: fcut Smokey Bear, his aids and his message test; nit wildlife prevention. my Die Smokey N' Da Boyz 111 E- "Xi itvt available online kits were developed by Lifetime Life-time Learning Systems, Inc., in coordination with the Ad Council, National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service. The program meets the National Science Content Standards in: Life Science (Organisms and their Environments) and Science in Personal and Social Perspective (Types of Resources and Changes in Environments). The kits are free and available to download for teachers andor parents, at Smokey Bear's website, www.smokeybear.com. For more information on the Smokey F Da Boyz kit, call the Uinta National Forest For-est Supervisor's Office, 801-377-5780. American Fork Symphony to begin rehearsals, invites new members to join Rehearsals for the 2002-2003 2002-2003 season of the American Ameri-can Fork Symphony will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, in the American Fork Junior High School auditorium, 1120 N. 20 West. Under the direction of conductor Diane Soelberg, the orchestra will give its first concert Monday, Oct. 28 in the American Fork High School auditorium. There are openings for strings players, especially the lower strings, as well as for percussion and brass instruments. Players interested inter-ested in joining the sympho ny, or for more information should contact Maxine Steele at 756-2330. The orchestra welcomes players of all orchestral instruments. instru-ments. In October, the concert will feature music by Bach, Rossini, Anderson, Hoist, Mussorgsky, Lerner and Lowe and E.E. Bagley. The Christmas concert is scheduled sched-uled for Monday, Dec. 9. The program will include Christmas carol arrangements arrange-ments and other selected Christmas melodies. The next concert will be Monday, Feb. 24. The con cert repertoire for this concert con-cert will be announced later. The spring concert on April 14 will again feature youth soloist audition winners. The 70-member symphony sympho-ny has expanded its membership mem-bership to include Utah County players from Payson to Lehi, and also to Heber and Salt Lake City. The members give of their talents tal-ents for the enjoyment of making beautiful music. The symphony has reached a high level of performance and has received much acclaim. This past season the orchestra has played to standing room only audiences. audi-ences. The American Fork Symphony Sym-phony is sponsored by the American Fork Arts Council in conjunction with American Ameri-can Fork City, the Utah Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. Local businesses and patrons have also supported the symphony. Anyone who would like to support the American Fork Symphony with tax-free donations or would like more information about the symphony, may contact Maxine Steele at 756-2330. in;yr cur c lo -v BP) EE MTOMWP-1 3 X ( 3 3 v. AW k ! ' a i hM ill II J El 111 1 f 1 1 I 1 i r I f v 1 i V It I j iiCjj JM JI 11 9 :1 of. f at? AND we'll give you a FREE PHOTO of your car! (regularly priced $15.00) Hurry in! Offer ends Aug 3 THE DAILY HERALD 1555 N. 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