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Celtic Colours International Festival, one of Singing Storytellers major partners, has posted their program! Some of our Singing Storytellers Symposium program events are featured:

• Our first full day of workshops and performances at Sydney’s Public Library, and the evening’s special session, A Life in Song and Story. Admission for these events is covered by your symposium registration!
• Celtic Colours is hosting a Bards of the World concert, the final event of our symposium! This concert will be held at 2 pm, Sunday, October 12th at CBU’s Boardmore Theatre. A ticket for this concert is included in your symposium registration!

The Whitney Pier Welcome! concert was also prompted in a new venue by Singing Storytellers! Enjoy “Celtic Colours Ukrainian-style!” and a special Taste of Ukraine meal after the show! These events take place on Monday, October 13th (Canadian Thanksgiving), the day following our symposium. It will be well worth your while to stick around for at least one extra day to take in these events – and other Celtic Colours happenings! (access the 2014 Festival Schedule here)

Singing Storytellers own program will be finalized after July 21st, and updated online then. Looking forward to welcoming you to Cape Breton this October!

Singing Storytellers and its multiple outreach activities have been getting plenty of media attention! Here are some recent news articles.

Singing Storytellers prompted the participation of a new community venue for Celtic Colours International Festival! news article title: “Celtic Colours Ukrainian Style!”

Singing Storytellers bard recently back from Ukraine – in Cape Breton for recording project!  news article title: “Musician has hope for Ukraine.”

Our thanks to the Chronicle Herald and Cape Breton Star for their coverage – and for the public interest and engagement with Singing Storytellers!

We have begun notifying applicants of the proposals that have been accepted for presentation! Please allow a few days for all of the notifications to be circulated.

The deadline for pre-registration by presenters whose proposals have been accepted is 15 July 2014. However, if you would like your presentation to be considered for advertisement in the Celtic Colours program magazine, we need confirmation of your participation no later than 25 April 2014.

If you plan to attend, we strongly recommend that you book your accommodations and other needs very soon, as Celtic Colours season sees a tremendous influx of tourists to the area! and a shortage of rooms and rental cars.

Please continue to watch this blog and our FaceBook page for updates – of the preliminary program posting, registration, potential travel subsidy opportunities and other news.

Singing Storytellers thanks the Province of Nova Scotia and the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage and the One Time Emerging Culture and Heritage Program for funding our symposium! Singing Storytellers recognizes funding from the Support4Culture, a designated lottery program of the Nova Scotia Provincial Lotteries and Casino Corporation.

The deadline for proposals has now passed and we are reviewing them. There are an exciting number of very strong proposals for scholarly papers, workshops, exhibits and film screenings! We are also working with a number of international artists on special performances and theatrical presentations. We’ll be in touch with those who’ve submitted proposals by April 15th, to confirm acceptance.

Check out our FB page – and like us! Share us with your friends and colleagues.

https://www.facebook.com/singingstorytellers

More translations of the Call for Participation have been added – on a new page on our website, Other Languages! The invitation to participate in this exciting international symposium is now available in 7 languages.