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     For school principals, teachers, librarians and adults in general!
                                  ODDS BODKIN
                           The Door to Imagination:
                    How to Awaken Your Inner Storyteller
                         --Saturday Summer Workshops—

      Saturdays:  June 21st, June 28th, July 12th, July 19th & Aug. 2nd 2008
      Time:  9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   (with 1 hour lunch break)  5 contact hours

Lehigh Valley Story Festival 2008!

Come see Odds perform stories for adults Friday night, April 4th at the Lehigh Valley Story Festival in Pennsylvania! Or attend an all day Door to Imagination Workshop with Odds the same day. Or see a library performance for children on Saturday, April 5th! For details visit

http://www.geocities.com/lvstorytellers/2008-Full_Sched.html

on all performers and shows at the Festival. For workshop details and other items visit:

http://www.geocities.com/lvstorytellers/index.html

Bert Goldstein of Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park emails his impression of Odds Bodkin's recent high school Odyssey and Iliad: Book I performances in Ohio and Kentucky:

The Rowan Canticles: A Tale Told in the Ancient Manner by Odds Bodkin will once again be made available to determined readers at oddsbodkin.com. The author will post the epic, serially, one Canto per month, commencing in February of 2008, at this blog, under the category, The Rowan Canticles.

The young dancers of the Rochester Dance Company will once again join Odds Bodkin onstage for two performances of THE DOOR TO IMAGINATION, an alchemy of storytelling and ballet, in Rochester, Minnesota for two performances at the MAYO CIVIC CENTER on March 22nd at 10:00 and 1:30 pm.

Two of the Master Storyteller's best-loved tales, THE EVERGREENS and THE LITTLE SHEPHERD, come to life both in Odds' words and character voices, accompanied not only by his 12-string guitars, but also by splendid choreography, costumes, sets and lights. This synergy of storytelling and dance has returned to Rochester for the second year in a row, so buy your tickets early!

I walked to in front of hundreds of high school kids, uncomfortable on the bleachers, restless, not knowing what to expect. Although I prefer an auditorium, at least the thunderous blowers had been turned off, leaving a faint arc buzz from the gym lights. So I knew they would be able to hear me through the powerful PA system. But that was no guarantee that they'd listen, much less fall totally silent for a solid hour.

Hey Mr. Bodkin!

My name is Scott and I would like to thank-you for coming to my school (Fay) last week to peform the Odyssey!  I had an awesome time and I have never seen anyone do storytelling as well as you!  Your talent is truely unique, and because of your peformance, I know have a thorough understanding of the Odyssey!  

Happy Holidays, Dear Listener, from Master Storyteller Odds Bodkin.

Imagine--four hours of The Odyssey for your Fifth Grader...the entire Little Proto Dinosaur Trilogy for your five-year-old...The Rage of Hercules for your teenager...The Winter Cherries for your Holiday celebration...so many great gifts (and eleven more!) ready for your iPod or computer this Holiday Season--all for $99.

With 12-string guitar, African sanza, alto recorder and electric guitar with stomp drum, Odds Bodkin will perform a StoryBlast! Family Concert at the Shaw Theater inside the Gilmore Theater Complex on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, on Friday, December 14th at 7:30 pm.  Tickets are $10 kids 12 and under and $15 ages 13 and up.  

Hi-

I've enjoyed Odds Bodkin magic since seeing him as part of Wellspring...and still find the talent amazing!

My Mom had multi-infarct dementia which left her unable to concentrate on things for any length of time, TV, movies, only seemed to frustrate her or were unable to hold her attention. Music had been a long time love, and occasionally, she would find some she enjoyed enough to stay focused for a while.

Last Christmas we were bringing her with us to my daughters for the holiday and frequently long rides in the car were a challenge. Looking at ways to keep the hour long trip comfortable was going to be interesting. We put "Winter Cherries" in and she sat completely involved in the story, her face literally beamed. The rest of the stories on the tape were of some interest, but nothing held her focus like Sir Clegus!

You gave her the best gift of the entire holiday season, and I owe you our heartfelt thanks. I realize the holidays were a half a year ago, but your email reminded me I planned to write--it was on my "To Do" list...I just kept trying to get there...

Thank you again--for all of your magic!!
(Name Withheld for Privacy)

Join Odds for the new StoryBlast! concert on June 12th, 7:00 pm at the Chautauqua Theater

in Boulder, CO. The Runaway Horse on 12-string guitar. The Elf of Springtime (on Celtic harp). Other stories and the new Electric Three Little Pigs, the hottest song story on the planet. Odds will wail on his Gibson SG electric guitar and midi stomp drum for the grand singalong finale to the fabulous evening of stories and songs. For ticket information call 303-952-1632!

Odds will give three performances May 19th and 20th at the Storytelling Festival of Carolina in Lauringburg, NC! Fans and friends in the south, stop on by!

ROCHESTER DANCE COMPANY TO PERFORM ODDS BODKIN TALES

Rochester, MN--Working with two Odds Bodkin stories--The Little Shepherd and The Evergreens,

young dancers in Rochester, Minnesota will perform with Odds onstage this coming April 13-14th.

Lots has been happening! If you'd like to read about recent goings on, please use the link below