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March 2019
Welcome in the Spring @ Steward Station at Steward Elementary School, Topsfield, MA
This engaging performance by master storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves together the best of spring folklore, nature tales and contemporary stories to create the perfect accompaniment for this joyful season.
Find out more »April 2019
Digging Dinosaurs @ East Elementary School, Sharon MA
Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories. Called a “virtuoso of the spoken word” and an “entire cast rolled into one,” Diane has created popular dinosaur adventures that complement scientific facts with imagination, humor, and active student participation.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends @ East Elementary School, Sharon MA
Diane returns to East Elementary School extended day to entertain third, fourth, and fifth graders with Rainforest Legends. More about the show: From the banks of the Amazon River to the heart of the West African jungle, Rainforest Legends brings to life favorite folktales and songs about the animals and plants of these lands. Legends tell why the Amazon Birds have feathers as brilliant as the colors of the rainbow, why three Invisible Hunters came to haunt the Nicaraguan rainforest,…
Find out more »The Language of Flowers @ Taunton Garden Club, Taunton, MA
Diane will be accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain for a private performance of The Language of Flowers in Taunton, MA celebrating the 85 year anniversary of the Taunton Garden Club. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb brings to life the legends that surround favorite garden flowers revealing the deep meaning cultures around the world have found there.
Find out more »Storytelling Performances to celebrate Arts Equinox at Driscoll School, Brookline, MA
After last year's successful Equinox event, Diane has been invited back to bring a variety of stories to celebrate and demonstrate the art of storytelling. This year, Native American Nature tales and Favorite Stories will entertain students from Kindergarten- 5th grade.
Find out more »The Language of Flowers @ Great Island Garden Club at Pinehills, Plymouth, MA
The Language of Flowers celebrates flowers and the stories that have been told about them through the ages. Master storyteller Diane Edgecomb brings to life the legends that surround favorite garden flowers revealing the deep meaning cultures around the world have found there. Harp accompaniment by Margot Chamberlain.
Find out more »Digging Dinosaurs @ Cottage Street School, Sharon MA
Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories.
Find out more »Rainforest Legends @ Cottage Street School, Sharon MA
Diane returns to Cottage Street School to entertain third, fourth, and fifth graders with Rainforest Legends. More about the show: From the banks of the Amazon River to the heart of the West African jungle, Rainforest Legends brings to life favorite folktales and songs about the animals and plants of these lands. Legends tell why the Amazon Birds have feathers as brilliant as the colors of the rainbow, why three Invisible Hunters came to haunt the Nicaraguan rainforest, and how…
Find out more »The Storyteller’s Paintbox Workshop @ Silk Road House, Berkeley, CA
Would you like more expressive tools in your paintbox? Come explore a whole range of new ways to enhance your storytelling and spoken word art in this interactive workshop that tunes up all of our expressive tools.
Find out more »A Thousand Doorways @ Ashkenaz Community Center, Berkley, California
Moved by the silencing of the Kurdish language by Turkish laws, renowned American storyteller Diane Edgecomb embarks on a journey of intrigue and heart to record the last Kurdish storytellers. This is the deeply moving, richly humorous story of her travels through the remote mountains of Turkey and of the extraordinary people who shared their lives and their stories with her.
Find out more »“We Stand for the ‘Stans!'” a House Concert with Diane Edgecomb and Cathryn Fairlee, Cotati, CA
Join us at this intimate house concert to hear traditional tales personally gathered in the "stans." Diane and Cathryn share the stories they gathered in remote regions - Diane's folkloric stories from Kurdistan and Cathryn's from Uzbekistan and other regions. Cathryn has been to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and will tell Turkemenistan stories from their most famous bard, Dede Korkut. Diane will be sharing new Kurdish folk and fairy tales never before translated or told in English.
Find out more »Tales for the Earth @ Munroe Center for the Arts
Diane performs at Lexington's own Munroe Center for the Arts with Tales for the Earth, a celebration of Nature and all the simple things we can do to help. This beloved performance is both educational and entertaining, exploring topics such as water conservation, recycling and the wonder of the creatures all around us through involving and participatory narratives.
Find out more »Digging Dinosaurs @ Southborough Library, Southborough, MA
Diane returns to Southborough Library this April school vacation week to entertain families with Digging Dinosaurs. Digging Dinosaurs engages students with descriptive dinosaur information, colorful posters, sign language, and lively interactive stories.
Find out more »Fairy Legends of Ireland @ Wood Memorial Library, South Windsor, CT
Diane entertains seniors at Wood Memorial Library in South Windsor, Connecticut with a delightful excursion into Irish fairy legends. Expect music, songs and merriment in this special program with harp accompaniment by Margot Chamberlain.
Find out more »May 2019
May Songs and Midsummer Magic @ Hillside Village, West Boylston, MA
This story and music celebration of this time of springtime flowers is drawn from cultures around the world bringing to life ancient legends of transformation, tree-spirits and fireflies.
Find out more »A Story and Music Celebration of Mother Earth @ AFTer Hours -Arts at the Armory Cafe in Somerville
Flower Legends and Songs of the May: a Story and Music Celebration of Mother Earth with Oracle Award-winning teller Diane Edgecomb accompanied by Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain. Held at the delightful Arts at the Armory Cafe in Somerville, the AFTer Hours Adult Folktale series takes place every Second Sunday, with an Open Mic at 7pm, followed by a Feature from 8-9pm.
Find out more »Troubadour Day to Celebrate the May! @ Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Boylston, MA
Enjoy each springtime path with this engaging performance created for Tower Hill's unique landscape by Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain.
This delightful event begins with a Maypole dance to wake up the earth and then takes the audience on a story and music journey through favorite gardens entertaining travelers with pieces from around the world that celebrate our love of flowers. Don’t expect Tower Hill’s signature Greek statuary to be silent!
Find out more »June 2019
In the Groves @ Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster, MA
Master storyteller, Diane Edgecomb,along with Celtic harper, Margot Chamberlain, perform In the Groves: World Stories and Songs that Celebrate Trees at the Thayer Memorial Library as part of the Rosemary Davis Nature Series.
Find out more »In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey at Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
Ancient stories of trees with music from cultures around the world accompany this twilight stroll through the beautiful groves of Boston’s favorite tree sanctuary, the Arnold Arboretum. This performance event, created by Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain, takes us to some of the Arboretum’s loveliest spots.
Find out more »In the Groves: A Summer Solstice Journey at Arnold Arboretum, Boston, MA
Ancient stories of trees with music from cultures around the world accompany this twilight stroll through the beautiful groves of Boston’s favorite tree sanctuary, the Arnold Arboretum. This performance event, created by Oracle award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb and Celtic harper Margot Chamberlain, takes us to some of the Arboretum’s loveliest spots.
Find out more »July 2019
Night Lights! @ Dartmouth Public Library, Dartmouth, MA
Free and open to the public, Diane brings her fun-filled family performance Night Lights to Dartmouth Public Library for their summer reading celebration. From fireflies to favorite constellations Diane spins tales about the Night Lights that make our world bright.
Find out more »Night Lights @ Cortland Free Library, Cortland, NY
Diane brings her interactive performance "Night Lights" to families of Cortland, New York this July as part of their Summer reading celebration: A Universe of Stories. The event is free and open to the public.
Find out more »Night Lights @ Moore Memorial Library, Greene, NY
Diane brings "Night Lights" to families of Greene, New York for a Summer Reading Celebration of "A Universe of Stories." This enchanting performance takes us on a multi-cultural voyage across the heavens.
Find out more »Night Lights! @ Cornwall Public Library, Cornwall, NY
Free and open to the public, Diane brings her fun-filled family performance Night Lights to Cornwall Public Library for their summer reading celebration. From fireflies to favorite constellations Diane spins tales about the Night Lights that make our world bright.
Find out more »Favorite Nature Tales @ Abbott Learning Center, Wellesley, MA
Diane returns to Abbott Learning Center for the 12th time to entertain and enhance learning with nature stories. These stories entertain as they educate about the diversity and importance of the world of nature.
Find out more »September 2019
Diane is Storyteller in Residence @ The International Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN
Diane is thrilled to return to the International Storytelling Center to be their Storyteller in Residence for the week of September 2nd - September 7th. Each day there will be a matinee performance featuring some of Diane's most beloved pieces.
Find out more »October 2019
Once Upon A Halloween @ Westport Public Library, Westport, MA
What would Halloween be without some chillin’ tales for the spookiest time of the year? Once Upon A Halloween is a fun-filled, Halloween event – complete with a huge cauldron bubbling over with fog for the last dramatic story!
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Diane’s storytelling has been featured several times on NPR’s “Living On Earth” Program!