by Jennifer Nelson | Aug 27, 2024
April Armstrong was awarded the 2020 J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award from the National Storytelling Network and was awarded the 2015 BRIO Award for Storytelling from the Bronx Council for the Arts. Her debut CD, The Cat Came Back: Stories and Songs with a Jazzy Twist won a Parent’s Choice Award (Silver). April performed at the Exchange Place at the 2023 National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, TN. She has presented her one-woman show about America’s first black female Barnstormer, Two Wings to Heaven: The Bessie Coleman Story at the Kravis Center (FL), The Apollo Theater (NYC) and at the Rhode Island Black Storytellers’ FUNDA FEST 2024. She been a featured teller at the National Association of Black Storytellers’ (NABS) Conference, The National Storytelling Network Conference; Speak Story Series in WV, The Grapevine, Beaver Tales Storytelling Festival, Connecticut Storytelling Festival, Hudson River Clearwater, The Mohegan, The Logan Center/University of Chicago, Rockland County Storytelling Festival, Rowayton’s Tellabration and the Story Space.
by timpfest | Feb 24, 2023
by timpfest | Feb 24, 2023
by timpfest | Feb 15, 2022
Randy Evensen is from Orem, Utah, and has been telling stories since he could speak. He is a former teacher of thirty-five years to children in first and second grade. Since retiring, Randy has enjoyed telling stories in schools throughout Utah County. He also loves sharing stories around the campfire to his favorite audience, his grandchildren.
by timpfest | Feb 15, 2022
Nestor “the Boss” Gomez
Nestor was born in Guatemala and came to Chicago Undocumented in the mid 80s. He told his first story at a Moth story slam to get over the stuttering that plagued his childhood, since then he has won more than 60 Moth Slams and several Grand slams. Nestor also created, host, produce and curates his own storytelling show 80 Minutes Around the World a show that features the stories of Immigrants and refugees from different parts of the world, their descendant and allies (80 Minutes Around the World is also available as a Podcas).
Nestor also published a collection of stories detailing his experiences driving for ride sharing title “Your Driver Has Arrived.” To listen and subscribe to the podcast, to buy his book, or to learn more about Nestor, visit his website Nestorgomezstoryteller.com.
Nestor “the boss” Gomez
Nacio en Guatemala y viajo a Chicago sin documentos a mediados de los 80. Nestor conto su primer relato en un evento de la Moth para poder vencer la tartamudez que atormendo su niñez, desde entonces a ganado mas de 60 competencias de la Moth y varios Grand Slams. Sus relatos han sido transmitidos en programas de radio a nivel nacional. Nestor es el creador, director y anfitrion de su propio programa de relatos 80 minutos alrededor del mundo en que se relatan las historias de Immigrantes y refugiados de diferentes partes del mundo, ademas de los relatos de sus descendientes y aliados.
80 minutos alreadedor del mundo cuanta con presentaciones en Chicago, New York y Detroit y Tambien esta disponible como Podcast. Para escuchar y subscribirse al programa y para aprender aun mas sobre Nestor por favor de visitar la pagina de internet Nestorgomezstoryteller.com.
