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Seeing Place Productions presents... "Critters, Kids, and Cowboys"  Good Stories Volume II, told by award-winning storyteller, Christopher Leebrick. Honored with a 2006 Storytelling World Award!  This diverse collection includes more tales from southern Appalachia, a Spanish ghost story, two northwest Native American legends, delightful narrative poetry, and the further adventures of Tebo Ortego, legendary cowboy of the Oregon high desert!  Enjoy the timeless art of Storytelling!  Great for family story-times, vacations, and car trips!  Fun for ages 5-105!  Makes a unique & unforgettable gift!

"Critters, Kids, and Cowboys", Good Stories Volume Two, is available on CD: $14.95  

"Good Stories From All Over", Volume One, was honored with a 2003 Storytelling World Award.   This enchanting collection includes multicultural tales from the hills of Appalachia, Native America, Africa, the Oregon high desert, and more. 

What the critics said about Volume One:

"Sometimes I fear that we have lost the power to tell stories, but your CD reminds me that the art of storytelling remains alive and well."--Professor Maria Tatar, award-winning author of The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales

"'Good Stories From All Over' is hot!  I enjoyed listening to it." --Bobby Norfolk, Emmy-Award Winning Storyteller

"The CD ... reveals Leebrick as a first-rate storyteller who spins tales in a way that fires the audience's imagination."  --Register Guard Newspaper, Eugene, OR

"I really love it.  It is one of the best storytelling recordings I've heard." --Anthony Clark, Storyteller, Columbia, MO

"My 11 year old grandson described your CD as cool!." --Bonnie Warren, Children's Services Librarian, Oak Grove, Oregon

"Good Stories From All Over" (Volume One) is available on CD: $14.95  

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Three Easy Purchase Options:
1) Use Pay Pal or Credit Cards and order now!   2) e-mail your order to:  chris@allgoodstories.com (please specify which CD, # of cd's, and include your mailing address;  the order will be mailed to you along with an invoice).   3) Send check or money order payable to Christopher Leebrick to: 1567 Holly St., West Linn, OR 97068 (please specify which CD, # of cd's, and include $2.00 shipping/handling for single orders + .50 cents for each additional item)

Christopher Leebrick has been performing as a storyteller since the age of 13.  He first appeared with Robert Rubinstein's nationally recognized Troupe of Tellers in 1975, and since then has delighted thousands of children and adults across the United States.  He performs nationally at festivals, fairs, conferences, schools, libraries, and churches.  He is also available to teach workshops on the art of storytelling for both children and adults.  Christopher began performing professionally in 1986 and currently resides in Oregon's beautiful Willamette Valley with his wife and two children.

Recent Performances:   Australian National Storytelling Festival (Perth, Western Australia), Hearing Voices Storytelling Festival (Beaverton, OR), StoryKeepers Festival (Missoula, MT), John Brown University (Siloam Springs, Arkansas), St. Louis Storytelling Festival (St. Louis, MO), Hans Christian Andersen Statue (Central Park, NYC), Arts NW Conference (Boise, ID), Western Montana Storytelling Conference (Dillon, MT), Word-Of-Mouth Storytelling Festival (Portland, OR), Tapestry of Tales Storytelling Festival (Portland, OR),   LINCC Conference for Oregon Librarians (Wilsonville, OR), The Art Project (Eugene, OR, 1999 & 2001), Estacada Storytelling Festival  (Estacada, OR), Cascades Camp & Conference Center (WA), Borders Bookstore (Brentwood, MO), Borders Bookstore (Corvallis, OR),  Benton County Fair (OR), Mount Hood Community College (OR), Lane Community College (OR), King's Academy (San Jose, CA), Foothills Covenant Church (San Jose, CA), University of Oregon Art Museum, as well as dozens of schools, libraries, and churches throughout the western United States.

Recent News: 

Campfire Tales:  The best way to experience the age old art of storytelling!  Chris has recently told stories around campfires at the Oregon coast, high up in the Cascade mountains, in the Willamette Valley, and at Steens Mountain in the Oregon desert.  If you are interested in scheduling "Tales Round the Campfire" please contact Chris:  chris@allgoodstories.com

2007--Florida Performance:  Chris performed for an enthusiastic crowd at the Citrus Ridge Library in Clermont, Florida in February, 2007.  All ages enjoyed his selection of multicultural stories.  An encore Florida trip is planned for the not-too-distant future!

Storytelling World Award:  The 2006 national award for Christopher's CD, "Critters, Kids, and Cowboys",  was announced in the May/June 2006 issue of Storytelling Magazine.  Chris' CD received Honors in the highly competitive category of "Storytelling Recordings".

Summer 2007:  Chris has had a busy summer schedule including performance tours of the Oregon high desert, southern Washington and Klamath County, Oregon.  His Summer Reading show for libraries was entitled "Riddles, Tricks, and Tales of Mystery" and included juggling, magic tricks, comedy, and--of course--stories!

"True West":  In the Fall of 2006, Chris performed opposite real-life brother, Richard, in Sam Shepard's comic drama "True West" at the Lord Leebrick Theatre Company in Eugene, OR (a company he co-founded in 1992 with Randy Lord).  The production kicked off the theatre's 15th season and was both a critical and box-office success; the show was also held over for extra performances.

 "The Art of Storytelling":  Christopher will be offering a storytelling workshop for adults and older teens at the United Church of Christ in downtown Portland on Saturday, October 6th, 2007 at 9:30am.  If you are interested please contact Mike Terpstra at (503) 282-0362

"Hearing Voices" Storytelling Festival:  In Aprll of 2006, Christopher was one of the featured storytellers at the Portland area's newest family storytelling festival.  He performed at the opening and closing concerts and at Washington County libraries throughout the week-long event.

New recording/ New CD:   Christopher has already gone back into the studio to begin work on his third storytelling CD--stay tuned for more information!  His second CD, "Critters, Kids, and Cowboys", Good Stories Vol. 2, was released in the Spring of 2005. 

"Dawn of the Messiah":  On Good Friday, 2006, Christopher presented his epic 65-minute presention of the story of Jesus of Nazareth at Valley Covenant Church in Eugene, OR.  This was the third time this church has scheduled "Dawn of the Messiah" and the sanctuary was nearly filled to capacity.   If you would like more information about "Dawn of the Messiah" contact: chris@allgoodstories.com

International Performances:  In October 2005, Christopher was featured at the Australian National Storytelling Festival in Perth.  At the festival, he presented a solo concert entitled "American Tales" (featuring material from Edgar Allan Poe, southern Appalachia, Native America, and the premiere of a personal story entitled "Perfect World"); he also contributed a spooky tale to the opening night Ghost Story concert and offered an updated version of his popular workshop, "Storytelling, a Theatrical Art".  Plus, during his stay, Christopher gave several library performances for families in the nearby communities of Kalamunda and Joondalup.

StoryKeepers Festival: In the summer of 2004, Christopher was the featured storyteller at the second annual StoryKeeper's Festival in Missoula, Montana.   He presented a 60 minute solo concert as the grand finale to the event and offered a two-hour workshop entitled, "Storytelling, a Theatrical Art".  During his visit, he also performed for Montana Public Radio on the popular radio program, "The Pea-Green Boat".

Performance Contact Information: 

Award-winning storyteller, Christopher Leebrick, performs for ages 5-105 in venues ranging from outdoor campfires to school gymnasiums, concert halls and theatres.  For fees, availability, and booking contact:  chris@allgoodstories.com   (503) 656-9567

Upcoming Performances / Further Info.

Please click the link below to CL's listing under the National Storytelling Directory: 
http://www.storynet.org/Programs/Directory/view.php?id=7418201

Questions?  Comments?   chris@allgoodstories.com