Stories They Brought With Them: a program of folktales from the first European settlers to Livingston County - with a little history
Performances across the county!
- Little Lakes Community Center 4705 N Main St, Hemlock, NY May 18, 2 pm
- Avon Free Library 143 Genesee Street Avon, NY July 17 2 pm
- Nunda Historical Center 24 Portage Street Nunda NY July 20 3 pm
- Big Springs Museum 3095 Main St, Caledonia, NY September 28 2 pm
- Wadsworth Public Library 24 Center St, Geneseo, NY October 20 6:30 pm
- Dansville Historical Society/ Dansville Town Hall 14 Clara Barton Street Dansville, NY November 8 (time TBA)
This project is made possible in part with funds from the Genesee Valley Council on the Arts Aid to Localities program.
About Cris Riedel
Thank you Genesee Valley Council on the Arts for funding a new program – STORIES THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM! First performance May 18, Little Lakes Community Center in Hemlock, 2 pm!
Click the video tab for previous shows!
A thirty-year veteran of performing stories, Cris likes best to tell the old ones. Her favorites are folktales of those who solve the problem-and save the day–with their wits.
She helped found The Worldwide Virtual Storytelling Guild, https://www.nestorytelling.org/virtual-storytelling-guild/ and has performed at the National Storytelling Conference, and the Stone Soup and Lehigh Valley Festivals.
Cris recently completed a video on the basics of voice for Northeast Storytelling’s up-coming web library.
From Cris's Commentary
THANK YOU GVCA! May 7, 2025
Genesee Valley Council on the Arts has generously funded my new program, STORIES THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM! I’ll be telling folktales from the cultures of folks who settled here after the Revolutionary War – Irish, Scottish, English, African, and German – along with a little history of our area. First performance: May 18, Little Lakes … Continue reading THANK YOU GVCA! →
NEW WORK! November 26, 2023
new work! Starting work on a different kind of story program! Since my health is requiring me to leave summer reading programs behind, I’m looking at the cultural history of Livingston County and the stories those folks might have brought with them. French, Scottish, English, German – lots of fun.
