TOPIC: Tricksters and Holy Fools!!!

MYTH-TELLER: Mark Oppenneer
(from the Joseph Campbell Foundation)


*** Join us for this SPECIAL EVENT as JCF web guru / musician / actor / storyteller Mark Oppenneer visits us from upstate New York to regale us with tall tales of tricksters from mythologies around the world! ***


This special event will be in the format of our usual monthly cafe get-together with yummy food and mythology-- a presentation, followed by an active group discussion!


*** PRANKS ENCOURAGED-- come fool us, jostle us, trick us and knock us on our asses with your cleverness and play! Live up to the joy & merriment of the mythic tricksters themselves... if you can! ***


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TOPIC DESCRIPTION:

Mark's presentation is about Tricksters and Holy Fools. His storybag is filled with tales from around the world including some recognizable favorites as well as a few surprises!

Here's his recent meditation on Tricksters of a different sort, from the JCF site:
http://www.jcf.org/ne...

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ABOUT MARK:


Mark Oppenneer should be a Hydra for all the hats he wears... He is a storyteller, musician, writer, educator, web developer and doctoral student living in Upstate New York. He holds a BA in English and MALS in Mythology and Oral Tradition - and is presently pursuing a PhD in Communication and Rhetoric from the Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute. When he's not researching about technology, indigenous knowledge, and open source initiatives, he can be found playing Legos with his boys, streambed hiking, baking fresh homemade, or finding some excuse to be very silly. You can read his contribution about Tricksters on the JCF MythNow Blog (http://www.jcf.org/ne....

Among other adventures and misdeeds, Mark has been the organizer of the Saratoga Native American Festival (2 years), served as Education Director for The Ndakinna Education Center, a non-profit cultural arts organization (3 years), and worked as web developer and forum moderator for the Joseph Campbell Foundation (7 years). He will be making noise as this year's playshop musician at the JCF Mythological ToolBox™ Playshop at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, CA.

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This is really a great treat for our group. Bring your hearts! See you then!

-Phil (The Organizer)
http://www.RoomfulOfS...
Your Creative Community

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