THE HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
S
TORYTELLING CENTER, INC.

Saturdays,
11:00 AM-12:00 PM

The Hans Christian Andersen Statue
Central Park at 72nd & Fifth Ave
(West side of Conservatory Water)

Storytelling is held rain or shine. The stories are appropriate for children six years and up. Parents or guardians are asked to sit with their children.


CELEBRATING 53 YEAR OF S T O R Y T E L L I N G

AT THE STATUE OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

2009
STORYTELLING SCHEDULE


JUNE

June 6

THE FLAX told by Diane Wolkstein - origin H.C. Andersen

PHILAMANDRE told by R. Wolkstein & D. Jurecka, Violins - origin Haiti


June 13 THE WILD SWANS told by Rita Auerbach - origin H.C. Andersen

PRINCESS ON THE PEA told by Rolf Stang - origin H.C. Andersen


June 20

SALMON OF KNOWLEDGE told by Kaye Lindauer - origin Ireland

HAPPINESS told by Diane Wolkstein - origin H.C. Andersen


June 27

JOURNEY TO THE WEST told by Ellen Shapiro and Mark Horn - origin China

ch. 1-4 and ch. 15-17

 

 


JULY
July 4

I LOVED MY MOTHER ON SATURDAYS told by Roz Bresnick-Perry - origin Bresnick-Perry

 


July 11

THE JUMPER told by Meg Lippert - origin H.C. Andersen

THE SANDMAN told by Ron O´Reilly - origin H.C. Andersen

 

 


July 18

JOURNEY TO THE WEST ch. 40-43 told by Ron Sopyla - origin China



July 25

HANS CLODHOPPER told by Julia Della Torre - origin H.C. Andersen

THE STEADFAST TIN SOLDIER told by Ken Setterington - origin H.C. Andersen


 



AUGUST
August 1

THE PEARL told by Laura Simms - origin H.C. Andersen

 


August 8

THE FROG THAT WANTED TO SING told by Linda Humes - origin West Africa

FIVE PEAS IN A POD told by Joy Kelly - origin H.C. Andersen


August 15 JOURNEY TO THE WEST ch. 93-97 told by Jack McKeon - origin China

August 22

IT´S PERFECTLY TRUE told by Carol Lewis - origin H.C. Andersen

THE TINDER BOX told by David Elyha - origin H.C. Andersen



August 29

DROP OF WATER told by Therese Folkes Plair - origin H.C. Andersen

DANCE DOLLY MINE told by Melissa Heckler - origin H.C. Andersen


SEPTEMBER
September 5

EMPEROR´S NEW CLOTHES told by Regina Ress - origin H.C. Andersen

JOURNEY TO THE WEST ch. 67-71 told by Mary Ann Schmidt - origin China


September 12

REMINISCENCES OF MY FATHER told by Frederike Borge - origin Victor Borge

BRING YOUR SKIP ROPES FOR:

ELSIE PIDDOCK SKIPS IN HER SLEEP told by Diane Wolkstein, Shirley Keller, guitar - origin Eleanor Farjeon

 


September 19


THE SWINEHERD told by Laura J. Bobrow - origin H.C. Andersen

THE UGLY DUCKLING told by Rolf Stang - origin H.C. Andersen

 


September 26

THE BANYAN DEER told by Rafe Martin - origin Budhist Tales

 

OPENING THE HEART told by Diane Wolkstein - origin Hasidic Stories

 



SOUND SYSTEM: Courtesy of New York Telephone Company

Artistic Director: Diane Wolkstein (www.dianewolkstein.com)

Monitors: (June) Ellen Shapiro, (July) Eileen Paley, (Aug) Julie Della Torre, (Sept.) Mary Ann Schmidt

Storytelling is held rain or shine. The stories are appropriate for children six years and older. Parents or guardians are asked to with their children. Sponsored by the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Committee in cooperation with the N.Y.C. Department of Parks and Recreation and the Central Park Conservancy.