And The Winners Are ...ECSU Campus Slammer

Seven bold students took their place on the stage at Eastern CT. State University Tuesday night March 29 in the first ever ECSU Campus Slammer. Competition started to heat up as the stories were told of a candle toasting kitty then a story rapped out about lovers compared to swans and sharks. There were Twilight moments, one story triggered by another. There were birthdays and sad days and open laughter. Thanks to Keith Cummings, Steven Engborg, Katie Morous, Sarah Mooney, Peter Berry, Jim Shannon and

Jennifer Henries for sharing their story.

And The Winners Are..........

Jennifer Henries and Jim Shannon

Jennifer and Jim will represent ECSU at the finals April 28 at Conn College

 Audience settles in as Media Services set up to video tape the performance of Campus Slammer.

 

The Campus Slammer is sponsored by the Connecticut Storytelling Center http://www.connstorycenter.org/  You can get all the information on the Finals and Showcase Mic on their website. Storyteller and  ECSU Professor Raouf Mama was our on campus liaison. We appreciate his working to bring Campus Slammer to Eastern in 2011.

At the finals April 28,  2 winners from each campus will face off in a final story slam of the season  and we will have a  Overall winner and 2 runners up announced. Those three will return on April 30 to be part of the Showcase Mic at the CT. Storytelling Festival. Good Luck to Jennifer and Jim!

Next slam is Thursday March 31 at Wesleyan Coffee House 9 p.m.

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!

Tickets, Get Your Tickets

                       Tickets, Get Your Tickets

                                                                       

Sorry not Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket but  a trip to pure imagination none the less.  With this special CT. Storytelling Festival ticket you get for particpating in Campus Slammer you can come to the Saturday night main performance featuring Tim Tingle.  The Choctaw Native American Storyteller will  enertain us all with his tales.  www.connstorycenter.org/festival

                                                                           



After the Tim Tingle Concert stay awhile and join us for the showcase mic featuring the 3 top  tellers from the Campus Slammer finals and put your name in the hat seven others will slam a five minute story!
http://www.timtingle.com/

So get your tickets while they're hot!  One slam is over  six more chances,  next week it is Campus Slammer at Connecticut College, New London, CT. You can come to "Coffee Grounds" ( across from the student center) to join us  at 7 p.m. The theme for the  five minute stories will be " Forever Young".

Coffee Grounds Student run coffee house scene for Campus Slammer

                                                      Campus Slammer/Conn College

                                                               Marh 4, 2011   7 p.m.

                                                                            Theme:

                                                                    "Forever Young"