May 11, 2008  (Mother's Day)
     Blackland Prarie Festival
     Storytelling at Heritage Farmstead
     1:30 to 3:30 in the Young house

     Music * Arts & Crafts * Heritage
         11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
          Haggard Park    
     Historic Downtown Plano, TX
     Admission is FREE
     www.blacklandprariefestival.org  

May 19, 2008
   Richardson/Plano Storytellers  7:00 PM
     Heritage Farmstead
     Plano, TX

June 6-7, 2008
  2nd Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival
  Seminole State College, Haney Center, Seminole OK
      Featuring:  Elizabeth Ellis;  Tim Tingle; Barbara McBride-Smith
      Story concerts; workshops; story swaps; silent auction
     www.territorytellers.org/SpritOfOklahoma/StorytellingFestival

June 13-15, 2008
   Dallas City Arts Festival
        Fri 6/13  6-10 pm
        Sat 6/14  11 am -10 pm
        Sun 6/15  11 am - 6 pm (Storytelling at the Meyerson at 2:00 pm)

June 13-15, 2008  
   Texas Folk Life Festival
     Institute of Texan Culture
     San Antonio, TX
     www.texancultures.utsa.edu/tff/tff2008/index.html

June 16, 2008 -
   Richardson/Plano Storytellers  7:00 PM
     Heritage Farmstead
     Plano, TX

July 21, 2008 -
   Richardson/Plano Storytellers  7:00 PM
     Heritage Farmstead
     Plano, TX

August 7-10, 2008
   National Storytelling Network Conference
     Gatlinburg, TN
     www.storynet.org/Events/Conference/2008
     Masters Classes:
        -  Eth Noh Tec - "Moving the story" -  Enhancing performance skills
        -  Dianne Ferlatte -  History and Storytelling
        -  Mary Hamilton -  "Storying your classroom"
        -  Judy May - Personal narratives, culture & myth
        -  Loren Niemi - Exploring Narrative Paths
        -  Connie Regan Blake - Story presence - Performance skills

October 17-18, 2008
    Frisco Storytelling Festival
    Frisco City Hall
    Frisco, TX