[Anne spinning tales.]
ANNE SPINS — TALES


 

 
It was a wonderful evening, Anne. [We] had a great time — you completely pulled us into your story.
— Audience Member, 2006
 

 

[Anne searches for plot.]
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT, 2008


 

You are a delicious storyteller....you took my emotions from one end to the other.My soul was deeply touched.
— Audience Member, 2004


 

[Sarah Hause, Anne Rutherford, Anne Penfound]
Anne Penfound, Sarah Hauser and Anne
ARSENIC AND ARTICHOKES, 2009


 

Everyone loved your assembly. The teachers were thanking ME for bringing you in! — School Librarian, TAPESTRY OF TALES, 2007


 

[Anne channels her inner frog]
Anne as Frog Woman
TAPESTRY OF TALES, 2007

 Schedule   2009 — 2010 SEASON
ANNE RUTHERFORD, Storyteller  —  telling original tales with warmth, wit and flair
 
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A U T U M N   2 0 0 9 WINTER SPRING SUMMER PERFORMANCE HISTORY

WITH JULIE STROZYK
Oregon Tales, Tall and True   150+ YEARS OF OREGON STORIES
fri sept 11 & fri sept 18  |  7:30 pm
The historic SELLWOOD SMILE CENTER:  8210 SE 13th — Portland, Oregon
$10 advance, $12 at door

MONTHLY PERFORMANCE BY PORTLAND STORYTELERS GUILD
Storyteller Showcase
sat sept 12  |  7 pm
MCMENAMIN'S KENNEDY SCHOOL: 5736 NE 33rd Avenue — Portland OR

YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON/SW WASHINGTON
Artist Showcase
sun sept 13  |  2:30-5:30 pm
MULTNOMAH ARTS CENTER:  7688 SW Capitol Hwy — Portland, Oregon
free; open to school staff and the public

HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE STORYTELLERS GUILD
What Happens Next? TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED
fri oct 9  |  7:30 pm
Haller Lake Community Center: 12578 Densmore Ave. N  — Seattle, Washington
$10 Seattle Storytellers Guild Members, $12 non-members. Refreshments provided. details and tickets.
 

WORKSHOP HOSTED BY THE SEATTLE STORYTELLERS GUILD
Crash! Bang!
STRATEGIES FOR STRUCTURING STORIES WITH OOOMPH
sat oct 10  |  9:00 am to noon
NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM,: 3014 SW 67th Street — Seattle, Washington
$25 Seattle Storytelling Guild Members, $35 non-members
Click to register.

Spooky Tales    TALES TO CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN
Recommended for age 10 and up  |  free, open to the public.
 
sat oct 24, 2 pm   |   HILLSBORO Library: 2850 Brookwood Parkway — Hillsboro, Oregon
 
KICK-OFF FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY TAPESTRY OF TALES
mon oct 26, 6:30 pm   |   HOLLYWOOD BRANCH LIBRARY: 4040 NE Tillamook St  — Portland, Oregon
 
KICK-OFF FOR MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY TAPESTRY OF TALES
tues oct 27, 6:30 pm  |  HILLSDALE BRANCH LIBRARY: 1525 SW Sunset Blvd — Portland, Oregon
 
fri oct 30, 7 pm  |  LEBANON LIBRARY: 55 Academy Street  — Lebanon, Oregon

Storytellers 3 — ANNE RUTHERFORD, ANNE PENFOUND, SARAH HAUSER
Arsenic and Artichokes
HALLOWEEN TALES FOR GROWN-UPS
sat oct 31  |  8 pm
Backgate Stage, ARTICHOKE MUSIC: 3130 SE Hawthorne — Portland, Oregon
$10 Adults For tickets or info,  |  ARTICHOKE MUSIC or 503.232.8845.

MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S TAPESTRY OF TALES
This Oregon Life
sun nov 8 1:30 pm
U.S. Bank Room, CENTRAL LIBRARY: 801 SW 10th — Portland, Oregon
Open mic for storytellers and the public to share a five-minute story of their Oregon experience
free, open to the public

MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Tapestry of Tales
sat nov 21, 2 pm  |  NORTHWEST BRANCH LIBRARY: 2300 NW Thurman Street — Portland, Oregon

MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Tapestry of Tales
sat nov 21, 3:30 pm  |  BELMONT BRANCH LIBRARY: 1038 SE 39th — Portland, Oregon

Holiday Tales
SENIOR MATINEES
oct through dec
Retirement and residential care centers — greater Portland area
private performances booked by facility

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[Anne tells holiday tales.]
HOLIDAY TALES, 2008

You brought a lot of joy to folks here today.
— Resident, Assisted Living Facility, 2009
W I N T E R   2 0 0 8 — 0 9  AUTUMN SUMMER SPRING PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Oregon Trickster Tales from Many Lands
sat jan 9, 11 am
ALBINA BRANCH LIBRARY: 3605 NE 15th — Portland, Oregon
free, open to the public

SPONSORED BY THE SPOKEN WORD LECTURE SERIES
What Happens Next? TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED
jan 19  |  7:00 pm
WALTERS CULTURAL ARTS CENTER: 527 E. Main Street  — Hillsboro, Oregon
Free, Open to the public. Recommended for adults and mature teens.

WINTER READING AND ARTS FESTIVAL
Oregon Trickster Tales from Many Lands
sat jan 30, 2 pm
CEDAR MILL COMMUNITY LIBRARY : 12505 nw Cornell Road — Portland, Oregon
free, open to the public

FAMILY NIGHT OUT
Oregon Trickster Tales from Many Lands
sat feb 6, 6 to 8 pm
  |   HILLSBORO Library: 2850 Brookwood Parkway — Hillsboro, Oregon
 

Oregon Trickster Tales from Many Lands
sat feb 27, 11 am
SELLWOOD-MORELAND BRANCH LIBRARY: 7860 SE 13TH — Portland, Oregon
free, open to the public

Spring Stories
SENIOR MATINEES
jan through march
Retirement and residential care centers — greater Portland area
private performances booked by facility

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[Jan DeWeese and Anne look to Pete for inspiration.]
FOR PETE'S SAKE, 2008
Jan DeWeese & Anne
 

 
Talk on the playground has been nothing but good. — Parent Coordinator, FAMILY WRITE NIGHT, 2008
S P R I N G   2 0 0 9 WINTER AUTUMN SUMMER PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Tales of Body and Soul WITH KEN IVERSON AND JULIE STROZYK
fri mar 5, sat mar 6, fri mar 12, sat mar 13  |  7:30 pm
HIPBONE STUDIO: 1847 SE Burnside — Portland, Oregon
Adults $10

Easy-Listening Tales!
SENIOR MATINEES
apr though june
Retirement and residential care centers — greater Portland area
private performances booked by facility

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[Anne interviews students
MCKAY ELEM., 2008
Photo: Fredrick D. Joe


 
You are the best! Thanks for being so flexible and creative at the same time.
— Coordinator, SUMMER ARTS PROGRAM , 2004
S U M M E R   2 0 0 8 AUTUMN WINTER SPRING PERFORMANCE HISTORY

Storytellers Showcase WITH ANNE PENFOUND AND KEN IVERSON
sat june 5  |  time and location TBA  — Seattle, Washington
Hosted by the Seattle Storytellers Guild.
 

Easy-Listening Tales, Poems & Songs
SENIOR MATINEES
june through august
Retirement and residential care centers — greater Portland area
private performances booked by facility

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[Anne and mirror image.]
MAKING BELIEVE, 2006


 

[Anne looking autumnal.]
AUTUMN'S GRACE, 2005


 

 

[The plot thickens.]
THE PRINCESS, THE PEA, THE COOK AND THE MOTHER, 2005
As You Are Productions

 P E R F O R M A N C E    H I S T O R Y 
 
Shows for Adults
 
Anne has produced and performed storytelling performances for adults since 1999.
Laughter, Love & Garlic WITH ANNE PENFOUND & SARAH HAUSER April 2009
Things that go Bump in the Night   October 2008
What Happens Next?   June 2008
Living in the Driveway   CD RELEASE PARTY Oct 2007
Discovering Home   Sept 2007, Feb 2008
Crash! Bang!   WITH ANNE PENFOUND May 2007
Quicksilver Moonlight  Feb 2007
Bread and Salt  Oct 2006
Happy to Be Here  June 2006
Making Believe  February 2006
Autumn's Grace  October 2005
Are We There Yet?  February 2005
A Tonic for the Soul   October 2004
Calling Oregon Home  June 2004
Free Will — Use It or Lose It  February 2004
Not by the Hair of My Chinny Chin Chin  October 2003
 How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?  May 2003
Mary's Toe  February 2003
Yielding to Temptation  November 2002
Becoming our own heroes  November 2001
Good Luck, Bad Luck — Who Can Tell ?  September 2001
The Radiant Heart  June 2001
Crossing Over  April 2001
Furry Women and Silken Men  October 2000
Tales for a Midsummer's Night  June 2000
Fool's Gold  April 2000
Rumors of Paradise;  February 2000
Falling Into Grace  September 1999
Ordinary Women of Extraordinary Soul  May 1999
To Suffer and Transform  April 1999
The Quickening Heart  February 1999
Our Quest for the Holy  January 1999


 
Public Performances
 
Anne performs regularly at library festivals and community events such as:
Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival   WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM   April 2008
Portland Migratory Bird Festival   PORTLAND OREGON   May 2008, 2006
Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival   MULTNOMAH COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM   Nov 2007
Teller of the Month   JACKSON COUNTY LIBRARY, OREGON   June 2008
Madras Summer Festival   MADRAS COUNTY OREGON   June 2006
Home for the Holidays  AS SPECIAL GUEST OF AURORA CHORUS   Dec 2004

All Ages Performances
 
Anne also collaborates in storytelling shows for all ages.
 
 WITH MUSICIAN JAN DEWEESE   For Pete's Sake: Story-songs in the Pete Seeger Tradition   Sept-Dec 2008
 
 WITH TOBIN GOLIHAR, CO-FOUNDER OF AS YOU ARE PRODUCTIONS:
The Case of the Jumbled Jungle   July 2006
Oregon Lost and Found   June 2006
Beyond the Glitter and Fruitcake   December 2005
The Princess, the Pea, Its Cook, and the Mother   November 2005
Hot Springs and Frozen Rattlesnakes   June 2005
Bears. Bears? BEARS!   May 2005
A Tale of Two Lions   April 2005
The Grumpy Prince   March 2005
When You Wish Upon a Starship   February 2005
Robin Hood Meets Sir Bouncelot   January 2005
 The Accidental Princess   December 2004
Nancy Shoe, Girl Detective   November 2004
King Kong Meets King Arthur   October 2004
The BIGLittle Show Camps Out   June 2004
Flippant Fairytales   May 2004
Jack and Jill in the Outback   April 2004
Up the Beanstalk!   March 2004
Robin Hood Meets Pip the Obscure   February 2004
Fairytale-Land Revealed!   December 2003
Wacky Wonderland   November 2003
The BIGLittle Show — Debut!   October 2003
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