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Enter our raffle to support the Storytelling with Children Festival 📚✨ Your ticket helps bring skilled storytellers to the children of Central New York, sparking curiosity and early literacy through shared tales.&nbsp; Enter for a chance to win 1 of 2 amazing prizes! First Prize:&nbsp;$300 Wegmans Gift CardSecond Prize:&nbsp;$200 Kid&#39;s Party Tupperware Basket with 4 &nbsp;Combo-Admissions Passes to the MOST. &nbsp; Many thanks to our sponsors Wegmans, Tupperware by Julie Tornberg, and The MOST!

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An evening honoring Alan Goldberg through storytelling—celebrating the craft, the work, and the people who bring stories to life. The program will explore how storytellers enter the field, the challenges they face, and what continues to inspire them. Panelists include: Adam Gidwitz, Vanessa Johnson, Bruce Coville, and Nanette Perez. Moderated by Sean Kirst.

Panel Discussion: The Art & Industry of Storytelling

LIVE TAPING TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!&nbsp;JOIN THE WAITLIST:&nbsp;https://tinyurl.com/gidwitzwaitlist For more information about the Storytelling with Children Festival, visit <a fr-original-style="" href="//www.storytellingwithchildren.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; -webkit-user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.storytellingwithchildren.org</a> Rooted in the educational legacy and championship of literacy embodied by Dr. Alan Goldberg, the Storytelling with Children Festival aims to build a gateway from awe and excitement to reading and prose. The universality of stories connects children from across all of Central New York&rsquo;s rich cultural traditions. Storytelling with Children brings children into the story. Storytellers representing seven different storytelling traditions with exciting imaginative themes will present on the hour at the MOST.&nbsp; The festival kicks off with a VIP Children&#39;s Sticker Signing &amp; &nbsp;Hello Session with master storyteller Adam Gidwitz, author, Netflix series &quot;A Tale Dark &amp; Grim&quot; creator, and host of the podcast, Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest. Gidwitz will debut a brand new Grimm fairy tale at the live taping of the podcast where every child in the audience can help tell the story! Tickets are available for the VIP Hello event and the Syracuse Fairy Tale Live Taping. Sponsors enable us to provide all the Storytelling Festival for free and open to the public. Please consider joining as a sponsor! Storytelling Day at the MOST:9:00 AM-4 PM: Storytelling! Every hour a new storyteller from an exciting tradition will tell stories and engage children.&nbsp;Arts and storytelling craft booths can be found throughout the MOST and community literacy resources will host tables. Storytelling with Children Festival Schedule:9:00 AM: Children&rsquo;s VIP Sticker Signing &amp; Hello! event with Adam Gidwitz.10:30 AM-11:30 PM: Live Recording of Grim, Grimmer, Grimmest podcast episode in the MOST ExploraDome.11:45 AM: Mac &amp; Cheese Lunch Bar at the MOST&nbsp;3 PM: Book Signing at Parthenon Books7 PM: Storytelling Art &amp; Industry Panel. An evening adults-only event focused on entering the industry, and the art and craft of storytelling as a profession. CBS-CS is creating a festival that uses the ancient art of folk tale storytelling to spark children&#39;s imagination and develop a lifelong love of learning.&nbsp;

Storytelling with Children

Arraigado en el legado educativo y campeonato de la alfabetizaci&oacute;n encarnado por el Dr. Alan Goldberg, el Festival de Cuentacuentos con Ni&ntilde;os tiene como objetivo construir una puerta de entrada desde el asombro y la emoci&oacute;n hacia la lectura y la prosa. La universalidad de las historias conecta a los ni&ntilde;os de todas las ricas tradiciones culturales de Central New York. El Cuentacuentos con Ni&ntilde;os involucra a los ni&ntilde;os en la historia. Contadores de historias que representan siete tradiciones diferentes de cuentacuentos con temas imaginativos emocionantes presentar&aacute;n cada hora en el MOST. El festival comienza con una Sesi&oacute;n de Aut&oacute;grafos VIP para Ni&ntilde;os y un Saludo con el maestro cuentacuentos Adam Gidwitz, autor, creador de la serie de Netflix &quot;A Tale Dark &amp; Grim&quot; y conductor del podcast, Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest. &iexcl;Gidwitz estrenar&aacute; un nuevo cuento de hadas de los Hermanos Grimm en la grabaci&oacute;n en vivo del podcast donde todos los ni&ntilde;os en la audiencia pueden ayudar a contar la historia! Las entradas est&aacute;n disponibles para el evento VIP de Saludo y la grabaci&oacute;n en vivo. Todos los dem&aacute;s eventos son abiertos al p&uacute;blico y gratuitos. D&iacute;a de Cuentacuentos en el MOST:10AM-3PM: &iexcl;Cuentacuentos! Cada hora un nuevo cuentacuentos de una tradici&oacute;n emocionante contar&aacute; historias e involucrar&aacute; a los ni&ntilde;os.Los puestos de arte y manualidades de cuentacuentos se pueden encontrar en todo el MOST y los recursos comunitarios de alfabetizaci&oacute;n tendr&aacute;n mesas. Horario del Festival de Cuentacuentos con Ni&ntilde;os:9:30AM: Evento VIP de Aut&oacute;grafos y Saludo para Ni&ntilde;os con Adam Gidwitz.10:30AM-11:30PM: Grabaci&oacute;n en vivo del episodio del podcast Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest en el MOST ExploraDome.11:45AM: Bar de Almuerzo de Mac &amp; Cheese en el MOST3PM: Firma de libros en Parthenon Books7PM: Panel de Arte e Industria de Cuentacuentos. Un evento nocturno solo para adultos centrado en ingresar a la industria y el arte y oficio de la narraci&oacute;n como profesi&oacute;n. Visitas a Escuelas los Lunes.Adam Gidwitz visitar&aacute; escuelas para compartir cuentos de hadas de maravilla y sabidur&iacute;a con los estudiantes. CBS-CS est&aacute; creando un festival que utiliza el antiguo arte de contar cuentos folcl&oacute;ricos para despertar la imaginaci&oacute;n de los ni&ntilde;os y desarrollar un amor duradero por el aprendizaje.

Cuentacuentos con niños

For more information about the Storytelling with Children Festival, visit <a fr-original-style="" href="//www.storytellingwithchildren.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.storytellingwithchildren.org</a> Rooted in the educational legacy and championship of literacy embodied by Dr. Alan Goldberg, the Storytelling with Children Festival aims to build a gateway from awe and excitement to reading and prose. The universality of stories connects children from across all of Central New York&rsquo;s rich cultural traditions. Storytelling with Children brings children into the story. Storytellers representing seven different storytelling traditions with exciting imaginative themes will present on the hour at the MOST.&nbsp; The festival kicks off with a VIP Children&#39;s Sticker Signing &amp; &nbsp;Hello Session with master storyteller Adam Gidwitz, author, Netflix series &quot;A Tale Dark &amp; Grim&quot; creator, and host of the podcast, Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest. Gidwitz will debut a brand new Grimm fairy tale at the live taping of the podcast where every child in the audience can help tell the story! Tickets are available for the VIP Hello event and the Syracuse Fairy Tale Live Taping. Sponsors enable us to provide all the Storytelling Festival for free and open to the public. Please consider joining as a sponsor! Storytelling Day at the MOST:9:00 AM-4 PM: Storytelling! Every hour a new storyteller from an exciting tradition will tell stories and engage children.&nbsp;Arts and storytelling craft booths can be found throughout the MOST and community literacy resources will host tables. Storytelling with Children Festival Schedule:9:00 AM: Children&rsquo;s VIP Sticker Signing &amp; Hello! event with Adam Gidwitz.10:30 AM-11:30 PM: Live Recording of Grim, Grimmer, Grimmest podcast episode in the MOST ExploraDome.11:45 AM: Mac &amp; Cheese Lunch Bar at the MOST&nbsp;3 PM: Book Signing at Parthenon Books7 PM: Storytelling Art &amp; Industry Panel. An evening adults-only event focused on entering the industry, and the art and craft of storytelling as a profession. CBS-CS is creating a festival that uses the ancient art of folk tale storytelling to spark children&#39;s imagination and develop a lifelong love of learning.&nbsp;

Storytelling with Children '26 - Sponsorships

Storytelling with Children - Sponsorships

An evening honoring Alan Goldberg through storytelling—celebrating the craft, the work, and the people who bring stories to life. The program will explore how storytellers enter the field, the challenges they face, and what continues to inspire them. Panelists include: Adam Gidwitz, Vanessa Johnson, Bruce Coville, and Nanette Perez. Moderated by Sean Kirst.

Storytelling with Children '27 - Sponsorships

For more information about the Storytelling with Children Festival, visit <a fr-original-style="" href="//www.storytellingwithchildren.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.storytellingwithchildren.org</a> Rooted in the educational legacy and championship of literacy embodied by Dr. Alan Goldberg, the Storytelling with Children Festival aims to build a gateway from awe and excitement to reading and prose. The universality of stories connects children from across all of Central New York&rsquo;s rich cultural traditions. Children take the lead and craft part of the story with legendary storytellers Kim Normanton (Super Great Kid&#39;s Stories) and Adam Gidwitz (Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest).Storytelling with Children brings children into the story. Storytellers representing diverse storytelling traditions with exciting imaginative themes will present on the hour at the MOST.&nbsp;

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