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Upcoming Appearances

2007:

Monday, December 3 – Stories for 1st Graders, Sangamon School, Mahomet IL

Thursday, December 6 – Stories for 2nd Graders, Sangmaon School, Mahomet IL

Thursday, December 6 – open to the public, “She Tales” a benefit for A Woman’s Fund, by the Champaign Urbana Storyteller’s Guild, an evening of stories, 7 pm, Iron Post, Urbana IL, $5 minimum donation

2008:

Saturday, February 2 - open to the public  Family Storytelling, Children’s Health and Safety Expo, sponsored by Matzner Chiropractic

Tuesday, February 26 – open to the public “Story Swap” – if you’ve ever wanted to tell a story, here’s your chance!  Beginners, Experienced and Listeners are invited to come, tell & listen;  sponsored by the CUSG, 7 pm, Urbana Free Library, free.

Sunday, March 2 – open to the public, Benefit Storytelling Concertfor Habitat for Humanity, Grace Community Church, Champaign

Friday, November 14 - open to the public, Family Storytelling, November Moon Program, 4:30 – 6 pm, Early American Museum, Lake of the Woods County Park, Mahomet IL

Saturday, December 6 - open to the public, Family Storytelling, Christmas Event, Early American Museum, Mahomet IL

 

Selected Past Appearances  

 

Friday, October 19 – Storyteller for 3rd Grade Community Breakfast, Lincoln Trail School, Mahomet IL

Friday, October 19 – open to the public “Spooky Stories from the Stage”, 4:30 to 8:30 pm, stories on the hour and half-hour, PM&L Theater, Antioch, IL $5.00 suggested donation

Thursday, October 25 – “Scary Stories in the Library” Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School, Mahomet IL

Trio of Tellers: Camille Born, Kathe Brinkmanm and Kim Sheahan at the

       Urbana Park District’s Centennial Chautauqua Celebration – two stories

       told as a trio, individual stories told by each women, and a special set

       of 6 Stories in 6 Minutes, Urbana IL

Storyteller Program for St. Joseph's Senior Citizen Group, St. Joseph IL

Introductory Teller for Pat Coffie Concert, part of the Champaign-Urbana’s

        Storytelling Guild Concert Series at the Iron Post, Urbana IL

Family Storytelling Celebrate Art Event, MS Schools Foundation, Mahomet IL

Stories for Leadership and Fun: Keynote Speaker for Rotary District 6490

         Youth Leadership Awards Weekend, Monticello, IL

Juliette Low, a living history presentation for Girl Scout troops in Homer, IL

Trio of Tellers: Camille Born, Kathe Brinkmann and Kim Sheahan at the

         Champaign-Urbana Storyteller's Guild concert series

Storyteller” Program for the Altrusa Club of Champaign. IL

Saturday Night at the Stories Concert  an olio of storytelling for adults,

           Villa Caffe, Mahomet IL

 

Text Box: Spring Semester, 2007
MAHOMET-SEYMOUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 
Primary Storyteller for "Curriculum Enhancement through Storytelling" 
a grant from the M-S Schools Foundation,
 administered by Julie Veazie, MSJH Librarian
 
* West African Folk Tales (8th Grade Language Arts)
* Growing Up in the 1960's – original personal stories (8th Grade Social Studies)
* Mythology of the Planets (6th Grade Science)
* A Rocking Chair and a Trunk: Unlikely Symbols of Freedom; an original story of
       the Underground Railroad, including true slave escape stories and a folk tale
       (6th Grade Language Arts)
* Myth, Legend, Fairy Tale (7th Grade Language Arts)
* Bowl Testimony; an original story of the 1930's Oklahoma Dust Bowl, done as 
        living history (7th Grade History)
* Marian Anderson and Jim Crow Laws; an original story (to complement To Kill a
         Mockingbird coursework of 8th Grade Language Arts)
* Spanish Folk Tales (7th & 8th Grade Spanish)
* Fairy Tales (8th Grade Language Arts)
* Vicksburg! an original historical story about the Union Army’s campaign and siege
          during the Civil War (6th Grade History)
* A Story of Love and War: Ed Gorak's World War II with the 45th Division; an
          original story, told with a presentation of original, unpublished photos taken
          on the front lines by a forward artillery observer with a hidden camera (7th Grade History)
 
 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

* Stories for 1st & 2nd Graders, including “The Mahomet Gingerbread Girl”, Sangamon

           School, Mahomet IL

* A Rocking Chair and a Trunk: Liberty Junior High School, Burbank, IL

* Scary Stories in the Library Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School,  Mahomet IL

“Laundromaniac” personal story, Fundraising Concert for the C-U Storytelling Guild,

          Champaign, IL

* Multicultural Folktales for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Graders, Lincoln Trail School,

         Mahomet IL

* Multicultural Folktakes for K- 3rd Grades, Thomas Paine School, Urbana IL

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Camille J. Born * 1404 S. Buckthorn Lane * Mahomet, IL 61853 * Phone: 217-493-2675 
Email: camille@couldbeworsestories.com