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February 19, 2005 Asheville Storytelling Circle will host the local "Story Tsunami" event February 18, 2005, in the performance area at First Baptist Church, 5 Oak Street in Asheville. The high voltage concert will feature stories by nationally known professional storytellers who reside in the greater Asheville area: Connie Regan-Blake, David Holt, David Novak, Doug Elliott, Barbara Freeman, Gwenda Ledbetter, Michael "Badhair" Williams, and Lloyd Arneach as Emcee. The event will benefit the Asheville-Mountain Area Red Cross "From Asheville to Asia: Tsunami Relief Fund." Patrick Fitzsimmons, Executive Director of the Asheville chapter, says, "We are very excited about the "Story Tsunami" storytelling concert as a special way for Asheville to reach out to Asia and channel that caring." Red Cross representatives will be present to accept donations and provide receipts. 100% of the funds raised will go to International Red Cross projects in the affected areas, which include developing refugee camps, building shelters and providing emergency food and water. "Story Tsunami" is the brain child of Lee-Ellen Marvin, a storyteller and folklorist based in Ithaca, NY. "When I heard about the disaster," says Marvin, "my first thought was what can we do for these people who have given us so many wonderful stories? Fortunately, the storytelling community is beautifully connected across the country and the world, able to respond quickly to human need." Storytellers across the United States responded by organizing over forty benefit storytelling concerts within a matter of days. (More information about Story Tsunami is available at <http://www.storytsunami.org/>www.StoryTsunami.org.) Locally, the "Story Tsunami" event is being organized by Asheville Storytelling Circle with support from the First Baptist Church. The participating storytellers are professional artists who have waived 100% of their performance fees to donate time and talent for this worthy cause. The concert begins at 7:30 PM. First Baptist Church is located in downtown Asheville at 5 Oak Street, and can be easily accessed from I-240, via Exit 5-B. (From Exit 5-B ramp: drive South on Charlotte Street, Right on College Street, Right on Oak Street). Ample off street parking is available. The entrance to the performance area, which is handicapped accessible, is located on the left (Interstate) side of the building and is handicapped accessible. Requested donations at the door are $10 per person. For information, call: 828-274-1123. (ED. Founded in 1995, the Asheville Storytelling Circle is a nonprofit organization dedicated to excellence in the oral tradition by affirming our various cultures through storytelling, and nourishing the development of emerging and established artists. Monthly meetings are held 3rd Mondays, 7:00 p.m., at YWCA of Asheville, (254-7206), 185 S. French Broad Street. New members and guests always welcome. Information: 828-667-4227. SIDEBAR QUOTE:
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