The Vancouver Society of Storytelling (VSOS) presents:
a storytelling series titled ELEMENTAL, focusing on the elements - air, earth, water, fire and metal.

The first in the series is
ELEMENTAL:earth which will see the building of a cob "Storytellers' Bench" in Robson Park, at the headwaters of the historic and now buried St. George Creek.
To get involved in this see below.

In August there will be a series of storytelling workshops hosted at the Native Education College (285 e. 5th ave), followed by Cob building workshops with the Mudgirls in September.

There are three storytelling workshops:

1. Adults - Tuesday August 9, 430 - 730
2. Youth - Thursday August 11, 3:00 - 6:00
3. Children Tuesday August 16th, 10:00 - 1:00

Each workshop will start with participants getting to know each other and then, opening the space for Coast Salish Elders to tell stories from this particular land. After a short break, participants will share their own voices and stories through a facilitated process to better understand what living in this time and place means to them. Once the workshops are complete, participants will be invited to attend a visioning session to develop a design for the "Storytellers' Bench". The bench will incorporate the ideas, themes and stories that have been shared during the three workshops.

The storytelling workshops are FREE of charge and snacks will be provided.
Space is limited - pre-registration is recommended.

Community Story Telling Bench build facilitated by the Mudgirls
The Bench Building aspect of this amazing project will be held September 21st, 22nd and 23rd. During these three days we will be constructing the foundation, mixing and building with earthen materials, and adding creative design elements that will have been pulled from the fantastic ideas, and imaginationings of the story telling workshops. There is no cost to attend these days of down right dirty fun. The work will be child friendly, safe and non-toxic.

The first day of building, the 21st will involve the building of a dry stack urbanite foundation (largish pieces of broken up side walk). If you are interested in helping please bring appropriate foot wear, and gloves. Any children on that first day will not be asked to participate, but will be welcomed to help mix mud and get nice and filthy!

The days will begin at 9 with an instructional about natural building, the materials we are using and why. Each day we will focus on something a little different. So come and build something beautiful, natural in your community.

Please register before hand so we can know what kind of numbers to expect. There will be a limited amount of space.

For more information and to register please email: info@vancouverstorytelling.org or phone 604 876 2272

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ELEMENTAL:earth is in support of a community initiative to daylight St. George Creek (which runs underneath the street) and is part of the larger ELEMENTAL project, which will culminate in the 19th Vancouver International Storytelling Festival, June 2012. Please see website for more info. (www.vancouverstorytelling.org)