11/22 Seasonal Lives & Nature’s Bounty: An Evening with Storyteller Annie Hawkins
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009
7 pm
First Universalist Parish on Route 103 North in Chester
$5 - $10 sliding scale
Rural Vermont Hosts Seasonal Lives and Nature’s Bounty:
An Evening with Storyteller Annie Hawkins
Professional storyteller Annie Hawkins will take center stage at a Rural Vermont benefit on Sunday, November 22nd at 7 pm at the First Universalist Parish on Route 103 North in Chester. Just in time for Thanksgiving, Annie will delight listeners and inspire gratitude and awe with her wise and poignant stories. Admission is $5-$10 sliding scale, and all proceeds benefit Rural Vermont.
Seasonal Lives and Nature’s Bounty will honor the change of seasons, the bountiful harvest, and our relationships with the natural world. This family program was crafted for adults and kids of all ages, with the exception of the very young.
As the days grow cooler and shorter, we find ourselves with more time to reflect on the world around us, and to feel thankful for all it offers. Join Rural Vermont and the greater Chester community in a celebration of land, love, and life through Annie’s traditional folk tales and contemporary stories.
Following the one-hour performance, stay for a reception with refreshments and mingling. Annie’s CDs and Rural Vermont merchandise, including the local foods cookbook and the popular notecard sets, will be available for purchase and make the perfect holiday gifts.
Annie Hawkins began her storytelling life when she was a wee sprite dressed in Doctor Denton pajamas and regaling her parents’ dinner guests with her fantastical made-up stories. Since 1989, she has performed at universities, theatres, museums, nature centers and other venues all over the country. Although she no longer wears pajamas when she performs, Annie still brings a child’s sense of exuberance and wonder to the stage. She is also the author of published short stories, poems and essays. Her column Renegade Poet was published in The Kennett Paper, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania for five years and won a Keystone Press Award.