Stories With Claire: Press Kit



Upcoming Events!
What People Are Saying About Stories With Claire
Photo Gallery
Selected Performances



UPCOMING EVENTS!

Neck of the Woods Performance Evening
WHEN? Saturday February 11, 7 - 10 PM (Storytelling around 9!)
WHERE? The Twisted Vine Wine Shoppe
WHAT? An arts extravaganza - night life in Wake Forest featuring indy/folk/rock music, poetry, and storytelling... a monthly night to remember!
AUDIENCE? The event is free ($5 suggested donation for the artists.)

Northern Wake Storytelling Circle
WHEN? Thursday February 16, 7 PM and Sunday February 26, 3 PM
WHERE? The Storyteller's Book Store in its new location next to the Wake Forest Coffee Company!
WHAT? Storytelling for all storytellers in a friendly fun setting!
AUDIENCE? Everyone is welcome for this fun, free storytelling circle.

Preschool Stories With Claire
WHEN? Monthly
WHERE? Early Learning Center, Smithfield, NC
WHAT? Learning-based songs and stories for tots and preschoolers.
AUDIENCE? This program is for Early Learning Center students - bring Stories With Claire to your preschool or daycare!

Weekly Stories at Lafayette Village IS ENDING for the cold season - but is planned to start up again in Spring!
WHERE? Lafayette Village, Raleigh, NC
WHAT? Family-friendly folktales from around the world!
AUDIENCE? Make storytelling at Lafayette Village a highlight on your calendar-please join us again as the weather warms!

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT STORIES WITH CLAIRE


Tell Us a Story,
January 4, 2012, The News & Observer
A Storyteller's Tale,
2008, The Wake Weekly
Claire Ramsey,
2007, Henderson Daily Dispatch


"The Stories with Claire were the perfect addition to our Festival. The Frightfully Funny Tales went along perfectly with the theme of our event and were enjoyed by children and parents alike."
Heather C. Rollins, Sales Manager, Smith's Nursery Fall Festival, Benson, NC

"We enjoyed our time with Claire. She was enthusiastic and interested in how to make each assembly better. (We had three in one day.) The K-1 students LOVED Claire's stories. ... They liked the interaction."
K-5 Teachers, Smith Elementary School, Raleigh, NC

"I enjoyed your stories and would be more than happy to invite you to come back to our school and perform anytime... Good job!"
"I really enjoyed the stories. They all had a lesson that I learned from them all."
Students, Day of the Dead Celebration, Franklinton High School, Franklinton, NC

"Actually, storytelling is not my favorite way to spend time, but I could listen to those kinds of stories all day."
Audience member, The Storyteller's Book Store Limited Opening, Wake Forest, NC

"I loved the stories you told! They really took me places!"
Victoria Nista, Mrs. Hayes' Third Grade, A. V. Baucom Elementary School

"We really enjoyed your stories and the festival and will make it a point to go every year now."
Rich Green, Cub Scout Leader, Wake County Public Libraries' Storytelling Festival 2007

"My kids love the 'Scorpion Story'!"
Donna Washington, Storyteller and Mom
(The 'Scorpion Story,' or 'Orion and the Scorpion,' is from Stories from the Starry Night, Claire's first CD!)

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PHOTO GALLERY

2003 - 2007

Storytelling at SCA event
Baronial Champions 2003
Project Wild Reunion
2004
Holiday Tales: Halloween Night
(Photo: Mark Blanchard)
Tales of the Bards:
Lady Claire and Harp

Claire Ramsey, Storyteller
Magic in the Garden 2007
NC Botanical Garden
National Storytelling Festival 2007
Swapping Ground
2008

The Captain:
Pirate Tales
Summer Solstice Festival Costume: Goddess
More Costumes
Vacation Church School
Church of the Holy Family
The Storyteller's Book Store Opening
Wake Forest

National Festival Swapping Ground:
Team telling with Clayton
Personal Narrative at Wesley Village:
Wilmore, KY
Northern Wake Storytelling Circle:
First October Meeting
Northern Wake Storytelling Circle:
Halloween Meeting
2009

Viking Sagas:
Smith Elementary School
Family Party:
Wake Forest, NC
Around the World Stories for Families:
Broad Street Cafe:
Durham, NC
Claire Ramsey brings birthday fun and laughs to a party full of little beach monkeys!
The Storyteller's Book Store:
Wake Forest, NC

Claire Ramsey tells tales of her Impossible People:
Broad Street Cafe:
Durham, NC
The Cat celebrates Dr. Seuss:
The Storyteller's Book Store:
Wake Forest, NC
Claire Ramsey tells tales of her Impossible People:
New Hope Baptist Church Keenager event:
Raleigh, NC
Art After Hours at The Storyteller's Book Store:
Wake Forest, NC

Lady Claire the Bard:
NC Renaissance Faire:
Wake Forest, NC
"Hold Him, Tabb!":
Selma Middle School:
Selma, NC
ECU Youth Arts Fest 09:
Greenville, NC
Storyteller Claire loves Spring Daze!
Spring Daze Arts and Crafts Fest:
Cary, NC

Vance County Storyfest
Henderson, NC
Catawba Valley Storytelling Festival:
Murray's Mill, NC
Heritage Family Fun Day:
Heritage, NC
Wakelon Elementary Reward Night:
Zebulon, NC

Discovering Magic in the Garden:
NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC
Mountain Stories at Bright Horizons:
RTP, NC
Imagine! Storytelling and Improv Theater Summer Reading programs for libraries:
From Canton to Southport, NC!
Slideshow coming...
Midsummer Fairy and Fantasy Festival:
Wake Forest, NC

Pirate Captain Jack comes to Granville Historical Museum:
Oxford, NC
Grand Opening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince:
Raleigh Road Outdoor Theatre,
Henderson, NC

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SELECTED PERFORMANCES

Featured Performances at Danville Storytelling Festival, Danville, VA

Night Before Christmas Storytelling at Lighting of the Greens, Oxford, NC

Storytelling Workshop at Daniels Middle School, Raleigh, NC

Kinston-Lenoir Storytelling Festival, Kinston-Lenoir Public Library, Kinston, NC

Ghostly Stories With Claire at Lafayette Village, Raleigh, NC

Live the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, A Night at Sleepy Hollow, Hinnant Vineyards, Pine Level, NC

Stories for Daisy Scout Indoor Campout, Mount Olive, NC

Halloween Stories at Silly Goose, Wake Forest, NC

Costumed Storytelling at Wake Forest Halloween Block Party, Wake Forest, NC

Carrboro Elementary Family Literacy Night, Carrboro, NC

Stories with the German Storyteller: Oktoberfest, Lafayette Village, Raleigh, NC

Folktale Extravaganza for Cub Scouts: Wake Forest, NC

Annual Stories by the Millstream Storytelling Festival - Salisbury, NC

Stories with the Italian Storyteller: ItalianFest, Lafayette Village, Raleigh, NC

One World, Many Stories Summer Reading programs: Libraries from Harrisburg to Burgaw, NC

Storytelling for Adults: Pittsboro General Store Cafe, Pittsboro, NC

Stories and Show-and-Tell of the Middle Ages: Tar River District Cub Scout Daycamp, Rocky Mount, NC

Stories and Show-and-Tell of the Middle Ages: Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Library, Goldsboro, NC

The Pirate Captain comes to the Opening of Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides: Family Drive-In, Stephens City, VA

The Pirate Captain comes to the Opening of Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides: Raleigh Road Drive-In, Henderson, NC

Stories for Cary Spring Daze Festival 2011: Cary, NC

Stories With Claire FEATURES at Vance County Storyfest 2011: Perry Library, Henderson, NC

Stories With Claire FEATURES at Parents as Teachers Easter Party: Villas at Knott's Grove, Oxford, NC

Impossible Women: Storytelling for Ladies at the First Baptist Ladies' Tea: Creedmoor, NC

The Cat comes to St. Francis preschool!: Raleigh, NC

Stories at Bynum General Store front porch: Bynum General Store, Bynum, NC

Stories for Gingerbread House event: Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC

Family Literacy Night: Joyner Elementary, Raleigh, NC

Fall tales: Silly Goose, Wake Forest, NC

Annual Halloween Stories at Midnight Blue Martial Arts: Henderson, NC

Interactive Invent-a-Tale: Granville County Historical Museum, Oxford, NC

Stories with the Pirate Captain: H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library, Henderson, NC

Storyteller and Emcee at NC Storyfest 2010: Cultural Arts Center, Greensboro, NC

North Carolina Tales with the Pirate Captain: Ballentine Elementary School, Fuquay-Varina, NC

King Henry VIII Renaissance Faire: Rocky Mount, NC

Vance County Storyfest 2010: Perry Library, Henderson, NC

Stories for Cary Spring Daze Festival 2010: Cary, NC

North Carolina Renaissance Faire: Wake Forest, NC

Robeson County Smart Start Day: Lumberton, NC

Spring Stories for Seniors: Wesley Village, Wilmore, KY

Interactive stories at Raise-a-Reader Celebration: Appalachian Regional Library, North Wilkesboro, NC

Stories With Claire at Rocking Readers Day: Durant Road Elementary, Raleigh, NC

The Cat Visits First Baptist Church Academy: Creedmoor, NC

Greek Tales for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: Raleigh Grande Cinemas, Raleigh, NC

Stories for Families: Broad Street Cafe, Durham, NC

Wintry Tales for Seniors: The Lodge at Wake Forest, NC

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC

Holiday Stories Around the World, Credit Suisse Holiday Party, RTP, NC

Holiday Tales: Silly Goose, The Factory, Wake Forest, NC

Tales of Yore: Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC

Grand Opening at Cups 'N Cones Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe, The Factory, Wake Forest, NC

Stories for the Young at the annual NCSG Storytelling Festival, Brevard, NC

Birthday Party with The Cat, Henderson, NC

Magic in the Trees Storytelling Workshops, Natural Learning Initiative Design Institute by NC State, hosted by NC Botanical Garden: Chapel Hill, NC

Pumpkin Patch Tales at Silly Goose: The Factory, Wake Forest, NC

Smith's Nursery Fall Festival: Benson, NC

Autumn Arts Festival 2009: Wake Forest, NC

Wake County Storytelling Festival (Emcee), Oak View Park, Raleigh, NC

Celebrating Cultures Friday, Primrose School, Heritage-Wake Forest, NC

Good Neighbor Day 2009, Holding Park, Wake Forest, NC

Carolina Farm Stewardship Storytelling, Vollmer Farm, Bunn, NC

Storytelling for Seniors at Sunnybrook, Raleigh, NC

Improv Theater Summer Reading programs at Union County Libraries, Marshville and Monroe, NC

Opening of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Costumed Character -- Hogwarts Student), Raleigh Road Outdoor Theater, Henderson, NC

Summer Reading Imagine! Stories at Pender County Libraries, Hampstead and Burgaw, NC

Improv Theater and Summer Reading Stories at Forsyth County Libraries, Winston-Salem, Kernersville, Walkertown, NC

Pirate Stories With Captain Jack!, Granville County Historical Museum, Oxford, NC

Stories from the Starry Night, Harper Library, Southport, NC

Vacation Church School - Divine Habitat, Church of the Holy Family, Chapel Hill, NC

Midsummer Fairy and Fantasy Festival, Wake Forest, NC

Creative Improv and Storytelling at Haywood County Libraries, Waynesville and Canton, NC

Mountain Stories at Bright Horizons, RTP, NC

Discovering Magic in the Garden, NC Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, NC

Wakelon Elementary Reward Night: Zebulon, NC

Heritage Wake Forest Family Fun Day: Heritage, NC

Catawba Valley Storytelling Festival: Murray's Mill, NC

Vance County Storytelling Festival: Henderson, NC

Stories for Cary Spring Daze Festival: Cary, NC

Stories From Around the World: Selma Middle School, NC

Youth Arts Fest: East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Art After Hours Storytelling: The Storyteller's Book Store, Wake Forest, NC

Impossible People Personal Stories: New Hope Baptist Keenagers Senior Group, Raleigh, NC

Dr. Seuss's Birthday Party with The Cat: The Storyteller's Book Store, Wake Forest, NC

Viking Tales: Smith Elementary School, Raleigh, NC

Around the World Educational Stories: Swift Creek Elementary School, Raleigh, Nc

Tellabration: NC Estuarium, Washington, NC

Stories for Day of the Dead: Franklinton High School, Franklinton, NC

Storytelling Concert at Wesley Village: Wilmore, KY

Storytelling at the State Fair 2008: Raleigh, NC

Wake County Public Libraries' Storytelling Festival: Raleigh, NC

Good Neighbor Day 2008 - Holding Park, Wake Forest, NC

Stories by the Millstream 2008 Storytelling Festival - Sloan Park, Mt. Ulla, NC

Improv Workshop-NCLA Youth Services Retreat - Camp Caraway, Sophia, NC

Grand Opening of The Storyteller's Book Store - Wake Forest, NC

Opening of The Clone Wars Star Wars animated film (Costumed character - Sci-fi Queen) - Raleigh Road Outdoor Theater, Henderson, NC

Bedford Over-55 Club Entertainment - Bedford at Falls River clubhouse, Raleigh, NC

Vacation Church School - We Want a King!, Church of the Holy Family, Chapel Hill, NC

Stories for Forsyth County Libraries' Summer Reading 2008: Catch the Reading Bug!, Walkertown and Rural Hall, NC

Goddess Effect and Joie de Vivre Summer Solstice Festival, Greensboro Arboretum, Greensboro, NC

NC Storyfest: Central Library and Cultural Arts Center, Greensboro, NC

Stories for The Week of the Young Child: St. John's Episcopal Preschool, Wake Forest, and New Hope Baptist Preschool, Raleigh, NC

Career Day Stories for Second Graders: Clark Street Elementary, Henderson, NC

Scholastic Book Fair: Vance Charter School, Henderson, NC

Circle of Love Character Education Program: Carver Elementary, Henderson, NC

Holiday Stories at NC Specialty Shops: Wake Forest, NC

Holiday Stories at The Factory: Wake Forest, NC

Summer Daycamp Storytelling: Bright Horizons at Raleigh Corporate Center, Raleigh, NC

Opening of Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End: Marketplace Cinema & Raleigh Road Drive-In, Henderson, NC

UNC Health Care DooR to DooR Healing Arts Program: Chapel Hill, NC

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center's 50th Birthday Bash: Chapel Hill, NC

Folk Literary Festival: Franklin County Library, Louisburg, NC

Picnic in the Grove: Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, NC

Storytelling Workshop: Vance Charter School, Henderson, NC

Reading in your Pajamas: Yates Mill Elementary School, Raleigh, NC

Story Tsunami Benefit Concert: Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

Dedication of Manteo Weather Tower: Manteo, NC

Project Wild Reunion: Camp Kanata, Wake Forest, NC

Summer Reading Promotional Programs: Vance County Elementary Schools (all), Henderson, NC

Royal Bard Performances and Workshops: Society for Creative Anachronism, Southeast USA


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