GNY EP.162 | feat. Hanah Ehrenreich from The Storytelling Festival of Children

About this episode

Hanah Ehrenreich discusses the Storytelling With Children Festival aimed at addressing literacy through imagination and storytelling.

Hanah Ehrenreich on the Storytelling With Children Festival (May 17) at The MOST in Syracuse Host Noah Chrysler interviews Hanah Ehrenreich, festival organizer and a Syracuse common councilor, about the free Storytelling With Children Festival on May 17 at The MOST in Syracuse, created to address a literacy crisis by giving kids a “why” through imagination and oral storytelling. The day includes a sensory-friendly hour with deaf storytellers using ASL, performances by storytellers and authors including Bruce Coville, Vanessa Johnson, Perry Ground (Onondaga Turtle clan), Christine Darrow, and Paul Solan, plus activity stations like an illustration workshop led by Sue Ketter. Author and folklorist Adam Gidwitz will record a live, kid-participatory “Syracuse fairytale” for the Grim Grimmer Grimace podcast; his sessions are the only ticketed portion, with VIP meet-and-greet options. An adult-focused panel, “The Art and Industry of Storytelling,” will be held at 7 PM at Parthenon Books. Info is on Facebook and Instagram. 00:00 Welcome to Good News York 00:28 Why Storytelling Matters 02:18 Festival Schedule and Highlights 03:16 Grimm Tales with a Twist 05:49 How Hanah Got Started 07:18…

People in this episode

Host: Noah Chrysler

Guest: Hanah Ehrenreich

Topics covered

• storytelling
• literacy
• children's festival
• community event
• oral storytelling

Keywords

• storytelling
• literacy crisis
• children's festival
• Syracuse
• ASL storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Storytelling Festival of Children, The MOST, Grim Grimmer Grimace, Parthenon Books

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