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Ballina Tales Begins

Ballina Tales Begins
Ballina Tales is a new community storytelling event starting Ballina CWA Hall, Captain Cook Park, 236 River St on Sunday September 11, 3.30-5.30. It will feature community stories, gentle harmonies from the Threshold Choir and very simple, participative circle dances, lead by an experienced teacher. The host will be storyteller and new Ballina local, Jenni Cargill-Strong.
Each month, the story-light will shine gently on a local community group. In September that will be Tintenbar Up Front, which turns 10 years old in September. Jenni was inspired to start her own community story event after telling a story at TUF in 2016. Peter Lino still leads a committed crew of TUF volunteers who put on the popular monthly performance night at the beautiful and historic Tintenbar Hall and raise thousands of dollars every year. He will tell a story to answer Jenni’s three questions, ‘Why did you join this group? What keeps you going? Can you share your personal highlights?’
Mullumbimby locals and Byron shire residents may fondly remember ‘Stories in the Club’ which Jenni curated in Mullumbimby from 2017 until 2019. After two great years, Jenni moved from Mullumbimby to Ballina. Jenni is a member of the Ballina Community Garden, the Ballina Threshold Choir and the Ballina Greens. She teaches storytelling to Education students at Southern Cross University and tells locally when she can at Tintenbar Upfront, Rous Unplugged and Lismore Live Poets.
Through the challenges of Covid lockdowns and the floods, we discovered how important community is. Yet isolation and trauma may have frayed some of those vital community connections. Join us as we weave new and strengthen old community connections. You don’t need any skill or experience in dancing to join the participative fun at the end and you can also sit out and watch if you prefer! Refreshments will be on sale. Entry $10. More information and future dates: www.storytree.com.au/ballinatales
WHAT: Community stories, gentle harmonies and simple circle dances, hosted by local storyteller, Jenni Cargill-Strong.
WHEN: starting Sunday, Sep 11, 2022, 3.30 – 5.30pm For Future dates, see Events Calendar, or subscribe to my newsletter.
WHERE: Ballina CWA Hall, Captain Cook Park, 236 River St.
HOW MUCH: Entry $10, Refreshments for sale.
INFO: www.storytree.com.au/ballinatales
CONTACT: Jenni Cargill-Strong 0403 328 643
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