Monday, February 08, 2010 |
Storyteller Thomas Doty will present “Doty and Coyote: Stories From the Native West” on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The program is at 7 p.m. at the Bandon Public Library, 1204 11th St. S.W., and is appropriate for all ages.
The performance is sponsored by the Bandon School District’s Indian Education and Talented and Gifted programs and the Bandon Public Library. Admission is a suggested donation of $5. Proceeds go toward a scholarship for one of the seniors enrolled in the Bandon Indian Education Program. Doty recently held workshops at Ocean Crest Elementary School and Harbor Lights Middle School.
A southern Oregon native, Doty is nationally known for his impassioned storytelling performances. Doty’s program will include a blend of traditional and original native stories as well as literary readings from his latest Doty and Coyote stories set in Oregon.
Doty also is the author of several books. He has received a number of awards, including a Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award from the national American Indian Program. He is included on the Oregon Literary Map. He has released several recordings, including daily and weekly broadcasts on public radio. When he’s not on the road performing and teaching, Doty is storyteller in residence at Dragonfly Place, a retreat center in the Siskiyou Mountains near Ashland.
Doty’s recent projects include installing a rock writing exhibit in a museum in Talent in 2008, returning the Sacred Salmon Ceremony to its original native site on the Rogue River in 2007 and the installation and dedication of We Are Here in 2006, a 20-foot tall native carving in downtown Ashland.
“Stories touch us deeply on many levels of truth,” said Doty. “They entertain, the teach, they heal. I keep the old time stories alive as well as create new ones to keep my art vibrant and healthy.”
Doty has been called “one of the best of Oregon’s storytellers” and “a master of his art.”
For more information about the performance, call 541-347-4416. For more about Doty and his art, visit his Web site at
www.DotyCoyote.com.
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