Stories
- Inbal Kashtan, “Explain Again”
- Dana Sherry, “Peter the Great and The Hungry Dream”
- Edward Hamilton, “When did we grow old?”
- Marian Ferrante, “Sweet Betsy From Pike”
- Linda Wright, “The Yellow Bowl”
Music
Perry Dexter and friends
About the Performers
Ellen Kaufman, after following a 40-year career in the health care industry, is now Inbal Kashtan trying to live her dreams for as long as she can. Telling stories is one of them. A Google search yields links to prior dreams aimed for: a world where everyone matters and people have the skills for making peace. Her family is an ongoing dream come true.
Dana Sherry was once a respectable historian of Russia. Then, she turned to a life of storytelling, where she crafts stories that transform historical events into tales of wonder and horror. She also tells traditional and original fairy tales to young audiences.
From sharecropper to college professor, Edward Hamilton has had a fascinating career cooking for everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs and royalty to homeless people. Since retiring from his position as Chair of the City College of San Francisco?s Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Department three years ago, he’s found a new creative passion, storytelling. He weaves his life experiences spanning seven decades into touching tales.
Marian Ferrante used storytelling techniques in her speech pathology work for years before she got up regularly to tell before audiences of all ages. In 1983 she helped start Antioch’s Delta Wordweavers Story Swap which today continues to present a variety of programs throughout the community. Currently Marian is on the SAC Board, runs TimeSlips sessions, and is a Master Storyteller for Storybridge. Being a 3rd generation Californian is a hint of why she carries a passion for its stories.
An Oakland native, Linda Wright is a UC Berkeley graduate who works at two elementary schools as a Second Step guidance teacher. A wife and mother of 3 (two in college and one in high school). She leads assemblies on African American history and tells tales from around the world.