Past Events| Coral Conant Gilles

Coral Conant Gilles

Storyteller. Naturalist.

314-973-6599

Selected Past Public Events

Virtual! - Mining Stories: Discover Personal and Family Stories to Share with DCAGS
Sat, Aug 08
Please register for Zoom link.
Aug 08, 2020, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Please register for Zoom link.
Learn to effectively draw personal stories from loved ones and from your own life while having fun and connecting deeply.
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Teen (and Tween) Summer Storyteller Workshop
Thu, Jul 23
Virtual Zoom Workshop - register for access
Jul 23, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT – Aug 13, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT
Virtual Zoom Workshop - register for access
Let your voice shine through personal stories and folktales during this 7 session, virtual workshop. Build confidence and make connections this summer.
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Family Storytelling - Hosted by South Milwaukee Public Library - Virtual
Tue, Jul 21
Virtual Event - see details for access
Jul 21, 2020, 10:00 AM
Virtual Event - see details for access
Join us for an exciting hour of nature stories! Laugh, trot, sing, giggle. Wonder, imagine, connect.
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MORE Storytelling for Adults and Teens on Facebook Live
Wed, May 06
Your Home! Social Distancing for COVID-19
May 06, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT
Your Home! Social Distancing for COVID-19
Stories bring us through the darkest times, they always have and they always will. Join me for stories geared for adults and teens.
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Virtual - Storytelling and Exploration - Nature Explorers
Mon, May 04
Zoom
May 04, 2020, 5:15 PM – 6:00 PM
Zoom
Join Coral Conant Gilles virtually for stories and nature discovery. I'm so excited to announce that this program is going digital! We've all had so much cancelled recently, but the Monona Library is ADAPTING!
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Storytelling on Facebook Live
Fri, Apr 03
Your Home! Social Distancing for COVID-19
Apr 03, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT
Your Home! Social Distancing for COVID-19
Join me on Facebook Live for a weekly story. Mostly family stories, some adult and teen stories.
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Gathering Tales for Winter: Storytelling and Games - Adults and Teens
Thu, Feb 20
Threshold
Feb 20, 2020, 7:00 PM
Threshold, 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704, USA
Coral will share poignant and funny stories to stir us. Listen and play storytelling games to ignite laughter and connection. We’ll build community, not storytellers, so come as you are and leave delighted.
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Gathering Tales for Winter: Storytelling and Handicrafts
Thu, Jan 30
Threshold
Jan 30, 2020, 7:00 PM
Threshold, 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704, USA
Learn to make cordage from wild harvested nettles. I’ll tell my favorite winter stories, while you create cordage or a project of your own.
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Free - Tracking and Storytelling, Intergenerational
Tue, Jan 14
All Saints Memory Care
Jan 14, 2020, 9:30 AM – 10:15 AM
All Saints Memory Care, 8210 Highview Dr, Madison, WI 53719, USA
My favorite winter program - Tracking and Storytelling! Don't miss it!
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Gathering Tales for Winter: Storytelling and Music
Sat, Dec 07
Threshold
Dec 07, 2019, 7:30 PM
Threshold, 2717 Atwood Ave, Madison, WI 53704, USA
Join Coral and Michi for fiddling and storytelling that will ripple joy through the darkest and coldest days of the year.
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Tellabration!
Sat, Nov 23
Monona Public Library
Nov 23, 2019, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Monona Public Library, 1000 Nichols Rd, Madison, WI 53716, USA
Join Coral and a lineup of fantastic storytellers to celebrate and Tellabrate!
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Seasonal Changes: Autumn - Storytelling
Sat, Oct 26
Verona Public Library
Oct 26, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St, Verona, WI 53593, USA
Join Coral at the Verona Library to explore autumn through fantasy, wonder, science, and imagination.
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Inter-generational Fall Leaf Art and Stories - Free
Tue, Oct 08
All Saints Memory Care
Oct 08, 2019, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
All Saints Memory Care, 8210 Highview Dr, Madison, WI 53719, USA
Autumn stories are full of transition, wonder, fantasy, imagination, science, and observation. Join me and All Saints Memory Care residents to dive into fall with stories and beautiful, natural autumnal art.
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Inter-generational Pond Critters and Storytelling - FREE
Wed, Jul 31
8210 Highview Dr
Jul 31, 2019, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
8210 Highview Dr, 8210 Highview Dr, Madison, WI 53719, USA
This is Coral's favorite hands-on nature activity! Join us!
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Summer Solstice Celebration Concert
Sat, Jun 22
Ledge View Nature Center
Jun 22, 2019, 6:00 PM
Ledge View Nature Center, W2348 Short Rd, Chilton, WI 53014, USA
Celebrate Summer Solstice with Coral at Ledge View Nature Center!
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Summer Solstice Ponds and Wetlands
Sat, Jun 22
Ledge View Nature Center
Jun 22, 2019, 4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Ledge View Nature Center, W2348 Short Rd, Chilton, WI 53014, USA
Bring your 3 - 6 year olds (suggested age, siblings welcome) and join Coral for stories about ponds and wetlands followed by hands on discovery of pond critters!
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Earth Day Sprouting Up Spring - Vermicompost (Worms!) and Hike, FREE
Mon, Apr 22
Verona Public Library
Apr 22, 2019, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St, Verona, WI 53593, USA
Welcome spring with a discovery hike - tracks, puddles, bird calls, buds, scat, flowers - what can we discover? The move inside to explore vermicompost (worm compost!). Target audience: ages 5 - 10 years.
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Earth Day Sprouting Up Spring - Bird Feeders and Hike- Free
Sat, Apr 20
Verona Public Library
Apr 20, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St, Verona, WI 53593, USA
Seek out buds and flowers, stomp in puddles, search for tracks, listen to bird calls, and discover the wonder of spring with Coral while hiking though a natural area next to the Verona Library. Then make bird feeders for our feathered residents and spring visitors. Target audience: age 2 - 6 years.
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FREE-Intergenerational Storytelling and Bird Feeders
Wed, Apr 17
All Saints Memory Care
Apr 17, 2019, 10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
All Saints Memory Care, 8210 Highview Dr, Madison, WI 53719, USA
Celebrate spring with Storytelling Naturalist Coral Conant Gilles and the residents of All Saints Memory Care Community. Perfect for our youngest, wiggliest listeners - hop. sing. dance. trot.
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Spring Break Storytelling, Worms, and a Discovery Hike!
Wed, Mar 27
Common Ground
Mar 27, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Common Ground, 2644 Branch St, Middleton, WI 53562, USA
Puddles, mud, tracks, and sprouts. Bird calls and rushing water. Trot, laugh, sing - hop, skitter, and pull while Coral tells stories. Then, Vermicompost Discovery (Worms!).
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