Please contact Camille at if you would like more information about any of these appearances. Links that appear below should give you access to directions to the venue or to registration information. Items that appear in red are open to the public.

Sept. 13-Sept 25, 2010 – Mahomet, IL
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
“Historical Storytelling for 6th Graders”
Camille will be teaching enrichment students in  how to tell stories and will be working with them to develop their own story about a person or event from Illinois’ past.  This unit, co-taught with the teacher and librarian, is based on curriculum developed during the 2009-10 school year, made possible with grant funds provided by the Northlands Storytelling Network.

Oct. 12, 2010 – Urbana IL
Canterbury Ridge Assisted Living Community
“Harvest Stories”

Oct. 15-16, 2010 – River Forest, IL
Illinois Storytelling Festival
Linda Gorham, Dan Keding and Mary Hamilton headline this two day festival featuring 9 concerts. There’s something for everyone. Visit the Illinois Storytelling Inc website.

Oct. 16, 2010 – River Forest IL
Illinois Olio Concert
2:00 pm
Camille was selected to present he re-telling of an old Jack tale, “Jill and the Pigs” during this concert featuring tellers from all over Illinois.  Part of the Illinois Storytelling Festival.

October 18, 2010
Spooky Stories
Spooky, eerie and a little bit scary…stories the whole family can enjoy…will be told by Camille Born.
7:00 pm
Free. Registration Required.
Elmwood Park Public Library
1 Conti Pkwy.
Elmwood Park, IL 60707
www.elmwoodparklibrary.org
708-395-1235
jstuhlman@elmwoodparklibrary.org

October 21, 2010
“Dust Bowl Testimony”
The trying times of America’s Dust Bowl in the mid-1930′s will be presented, chautauqua style, by storyteller Camille Born.  After a narrative introduction during which the audience becomes the Senators listening to reports and testimonies, Camille takes on the persona of Helen White.  Helen is a farm wife from the Panhandle of Oklahoma who tells her story of dust, economic disaster, and determination. The presentation concludes with the audience being asked how they would vote on funding for a new agricultural program.
6:30 pm
Free tickets available  at the library.
Barclay Public Library
220 S. Main
Warrensburg, IL 62573
www.barclay.lib.il.us
217-672-3621

Oct. 26, 2010 – Savoy, IL
Windsor of Savoy Retirement Community
“Historical Stories”

Oct. 27 – Nov. 10, 2010 – Mahomet, IL
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
“Historical Storytelling for 6th Graders”
Camille will be teaching enrichment students in  how to tell stories and will be working with them to develop their own story about a person or event from Illinois’ past.  This unit, co-taught with the teacher and librarian, is based on curriculum developed during the 2009-10 school year, made possible with grant funds provided by the Northlands Storytelling Network.

Oct. 28, 2010 – Mahomet, IL
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
“Spooky Stories in the Library”
The 6,7, and 8th grade students at M-SJHS will be treated – and maybe tricked – with a selection of Camille’s spooky, eerie, creepy, scary stories.

Nov. 10, 2010 – Chicago, IL
Gaelic Park Auxiliary
“Motherhood and Mayhem”
Folk tales, narration and personal stories about moms, children, and the mayhem that sometimes erupts when they are together.

November 12, 2010
Prairie Moon
Storyteller Camille Born appears as “The Prairie Woman” at the end of this family activity program that teaches about night time on the prairie.  In period costume, the Prairie Woman will transport you back to the times of the frontier in Champaign County.  You will hear about daytime work and what nighttime was like, with a folk tale or two in between.
4:30 – 6:00 pm
Free.  Registration required.
Early American Museum at
Lake of the Woods County Park
600 N. Lombard
Mahomet, IL  61853
www.ccfpd.org
217-586-2612
ctice@ccfpd.org