Campus Slammer Season 2 Begins!!

The Connecticut Storytelling Center is very excited to bring season 2 of Campus Slammer to college campuses around Connecticut. www.connstorycenter.org

 Colleges can sign up with us by contacting Carolyn Stearns at mothermoo2001@yahoo.com

We have room for a couple of last minute entries as all local slams must be over before the finals on April 28, 2012

A local Campus Slammer can be held during a club meeting, class, in a coffee shop or  other space frequented by students.  Students tell a 5 minute personal story in competition. There is a theme for each campus and the students are competing locally for  the 2 spots that move on to the finals. Those finalists receive Campus Slammer t-shirts and other prizes as well as a free pass to the entire CT. Storytelling Festival!!!! I'm thinking some of those workshops will help those stories  in the finals, which will be that night the last event of the day at the CT Storytelling festival April 28th!!

                                                         Got a Brilliant Idea for a Story?
Check out your campus theme and twist an event that stands out in your mind to fit the theme, then tell it just like you were telling a group of friends at a party! You could win a prize!

Got Campus Spirit?  These Schools do - WCSU, ECSU, Conn College, U-Hartford, Uconn

( QVCC and CCSU have  committed to 2013 Campus Slammer)

The Campus Slammer Showcase Mic

Liz deLise 2 nd place in the Campus Slammer Finals

 The Showcase Mic April 30, 2011 at 9:30 p.m.was  an opportunity to highlight the  Campus Slammer in front of the audience gathered at the CT. Storytelling Festival. http://www.connstorycenter.org/

Storyteller Miss Celia Whitehead committee member and Conn College student



 It was set up to showcase the winner of Campus Slammer and two runners up.  It is difficult though to have the event just as exams and many year end activities commence in  the college world. We were able to hear the story of one of our runners up and another Conn College contestant and committee member. Then we had the open slots for anyone who wanted to tell a five minute story Ten people put their name in and shared stories along with our college tellers.

Jim Harriman

Lauren Mendoza

Audrey Daigenault

Ralph Chadis

Fortune Hall filled for the Showcase Mic of Campus Slammer

This year Campus Slammer traveled to 6 college campus locations.We heard so many excellent student stories and culminated in the finals at Conn College April 28, 2011. The showcase mic was our chance to share and celebrate Campus Slammer with the storytelling community it was a night rich in story, laughter, drama and fun!
I want to thank everyone who helped get Campus Slammer up and running this year. 
The Board of Directors Connecticut Storytelling Center
The list of storytellers who donated CD's as prizes
Al l the Campus Liasons
Our Friends at massmouth
Sew on and Sew Forth
Karen Paro graphics
Our Judges at all 7 locations!
WILI 1400 radio - Wayne Norman
and my friend Kelly Trueb who  was right there all the way through it to help out with whatever I needed! Thanks

Kelly Trueb

                                                                                   

Thursday is Campus Slammer Finals!

Campus Slammer Finals!

This Thursday April 28, 2011 7:30 p.m. at  the Ernst Room in Blaustein Hall  Connecticut College the finalists from 6 campuses converge for a show down in 5 minute stories!

                                                                            
Through this door will pass the finalists of 6 Campus Slammers... only one will leave the victor, from which campus will the wordsmith hail? Come to find out. 7:30  Conn, College, New London, an easy after work drive and free evening entertainment!

                                                                       

Who will be the first ever winner of Campus Slammer? To return with 2 runners up for the Big SHOWCASE MIC at Connecticut Storytelling Festival & Conference http://www.connstorycenter.org/  Saturday April 30 at 9:30 p.m.?

                               Eastern, Western, Uconn, U-Hartford, Wesleyan, Conn College

                                            Campus Slammer Break Out of 5 Minute Stories     

                                                                       Visitors Welcome!   

Western CT State Univ. - Campus Slammer West of the River

Campus Slammer travelled west of the CT River last night to slam some stories on the Western CT State University Campus.  WCSU is the final college to host a local Campus Slammer in the 2011 season. 

We are less than a week away from the CAMPUS SLAMMER FINALS at Conn College April 28, 2011 7:30 p.m. in the Ernst Room of Blaustein Hall  finalists please confirm attendance  at csc@conncoll.edu

Now the results from WCSU Campus Slammer

There were 5 brave souls who tried a slam story before the musical open mic event kicked off.  Our first contestant had a very nice rhyming poem about life.  Second up was a well written love story.  Our only male competitor told us the humorous story of how he got his name and how his father was punished for it.  Then we heard about a mysterious phone number on a dining hall napkin.  The evening finished with 3 quick family stories. 

Ricky,  Jazmyn,  Diana, Sara, Jenna

The crowd, most of whom were there for the open mic, seemed to really enjoy the change up of a spoken word opening.  Our winner is unable to attend the finals so our 3rd place finisher will represent.  Congratulations to all the contestants.  Our winners are Jenna and Sara.  We'll see Sara and Ricky at the finals.                                                                   




Campus Slammer is a program of the Connecticut Storytelling Center  http://www.connstorycenter.org/

The Finals Are Coming; Campus Slammer

Slam down that winning story at the finals of Campus Slammer!

Calling all finalists from the 6 participating colleges. Bring that story you won the local accolades with to the finals at Conn Colllege on April 28 at 7 p.m.

Which college will take home the 2011 top honors?

Uconn?        U-Hartford?      Wesleyan U. ?      Conn. College?      ECSU?         WCSU?

                  
We look forward to hosting all the Campus Slammer finalists and hope you plan to bring a crowd from your home campus to cheer you on.  Conn College is an easy drive from all the competing colleges, so fill the car or campus van pool and come on out! Blaustein Hall  is picturesquely situated at the top of the quadrangle on the Conn. College campus, with a beautiful view out over Long Island Sound.  
                     
Questions? http://www.connstorycenter.org/                               

Campus Slammer Wesleyan 2011

One coffee shop
5 judges
7 story slammers
1 timer
1 large batch story listeners
2 finalists

That is the recipe for a great night of Campus Slammer  Story Slam at Wesleyan March 31, 2011.

As things were organized everyone ordered their favorite hot drink and settled in to hear stories on the theme: Winners and Losers!  Thanks to  their on-campus radio station for coming out and recording the stories to air on their show Speak Your Piece.
Look for scheduling at http://www.speakyourpiecewesu.wordpress.com/

Winners and Losers in the stories came from every where but among the tellers we had a field of all winners, they all did an awesome job and the scores were close and broken by adherence to the time requirement. Way to go - Victor, Paul, Chris, Lindsey, Charlotte, Taylor, Jake and Hannah!

      Thanks to the Espwesso Coffee Shop for sharing their space and trying to make coffee quietly while our story slam was in progress. They were a warm oasis on a cold wintry night. Many thanks to  campus coordinator Lindsey Abrams.

                                                                                
Two finalists were selected to represent Wesleyan at the Finals April 28, 2011 7 p.m. at Conn College in New London.  Taylor Goodstein and Paul Pianta, Congratulations! Your stories were fun and entertaining for us all.  We look forward to seeing you and a strong support team from Wesleyan at the finals.

The overall winner from  the Finals of Campus Slammer will return with 2 runners up to  anchor a Showcase Mic on Saturday April 30, 2011 at the Connecticut Storytelling Festival,  http://www.connstorycenter.org/  The Showcase mic will follow the main storytelling concert.  Seven  other people interested in sharing a slam story will have an opportunity to tell that evening with our winners.
                                                                              
                                                                            
                                                                         

Finalists T-Shirts and Prizes

If you are a Campus Slammer finalist one of these T-Shirts will be yours at the Finals!

Were you one who shared 5 minutes of storytelling?

The folks at Sew on and Sew Forth,  Franklin CT. are busy making them for you.

There will be other prizes for all finalists, be sure to mark your calendar and bring your  cheerleaders to  applaud as you represent your campus in Campus Slammer April 28, 2011 7 p.m. Conn College

Ernst Room Blaustein Hall

need to see the details? http://www.connstorycenter.org/

 The Campus Slammer Winner and 2 runners up will be featured at a Showcase Mic  Sat April 30, 2011 at the CT. Storytelling Festival  Conn. College New London CT.  Following the TIm Tingle Choctaw Native American Storyteller in Concert. All participants have their free tickets!  See you in New London!

Conn College Campus Slammer Success!

That's right the Connecticut College Campus Slammer is history and was a very successful evening!  A nice crowd came out to try story slam and we heard some great stories.  The location in a campus run coffee shop called "Coffee Grounds" was perfect.

                                                                               


The twinkle lights, artwork, comfortable seating and improv between stories made for a nice mix of entertainment. The theme Forever Young  gave us everything from Tootsie Rolls to airports with knives in the stories. Congratulations to our top two  contestants from Campus Slammer Connecticut College! First place to  Andrew Greaves and Second place to Liz deLise. Andrew and Liz will now move on to  The finals April 28 th at Conn College and share the stories in the next round. Good Luck to them both. More info on the finals at http://www.connstorycenter.org/

Celia Whitehead (far left) was Emcee for the event and on the Campus Slammer Committee

                                                                           

Later this week ( Thurs March 10 ) University of Hartford will hold their Campus Slammer more on that in the next blog to be posted Wed.  Click follow to get it delivered right to your inbox and be up to date on what is happening in Campus Slammer. There are still 5 colleges left to compete before the end of the month.

A CT Yankee In King Arthur's Court/Campus Slammer

Connecticut has Always Been Known For Great Stories

The tradition of great stories is alive and well on  7 Connecticut campuses. That's right, Campus Slammer brings fresh stories to the listeners of Connecticut.  Starting Monday night Campus Slammer will be  on a college campus near you! Check it out at: www.connstorycenter.org/campusslammer

In Mark Twain's neighborhood hear them at Trinity College and University of Hartford Campus Slammer contestants will  slam 5 minute stories  for 2 winners each. The campus winners go on to the finals at Conn College April 28 at 7 p.m..

It will be anything but the "Quiet Corner" when Uconn and ECSU host the Campus Slammer.  5 minutes stories will pit college wordsmith one for another  2 from each securing a place at the finals.

WCSU and Wesleyan along with Connecticut College will  host their slams and  give us the final 14 slammers to appear at Conn College in the finals of Campus Slammer. Which Campus will have the honor of saying:

 We Won Campus Slammer 2011?

Aerial Tour of Connecticut College

Take an Aerial Tour Over Connecticut College - Host of the Campus Slammer Finals

                                   

April 28,2011  at 7 p.m. Blaustein Hall in the Ernst room we will hold the finals of the Campus Slammer. Each of our 7 participating colleges will send their top two representatives to compete in this slam. It will be an all out battle of words, wit, poise, sarcasm and smooth delivery for the top honors as Connecticut Storytelling Festival's Champion Campus Slammer. Which University will take home the 2011 honors?




Site of the Campus Slammer Finals


The Campus Slammer  competitors bring their five minute story to the  local slam and return to the finals if they are scored first or second on their home campus. I hope they bring a cheering section college events are known for. Scoring will  be like the Olympics based on a ten point scale. The high and low score will be displayed and thrown out. The middle three scores averaged for a final winner of Campus Slammer.

The Door  of Blaustein Hall


One winner and two runners up will exit Blaustein Hall on April 28th. They will return on April 30th to represent the Campus Slammer as the featured tellers in a Showcase Mic following the main Saturday evening performance.

Storyteller Tony Toledo shows us the stage for the showcase mic

All the details for the Campus Slammer competition can be found at:
 www.connstorycenter.org