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- Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card - Place an Ad Archives Revels Classifieds Real Estate Menu Guide Wedding Weather Subscribe Contact Us September 29, 2005 ‘The Truths of Trees & Other Native Stories of the West’ Doty Southern Oregon University’s Hannon Library continues to celebrate its new building and the “Year of the SOU Hannon Library: 2005.” The Siskiyou Views series is devoted to an appreciation for the region, presenting views from the campus on Siskiyou Boulevard as well as the wider bioregion of the Pacific Northwest. The fall kickoff event for the Siskiyou Views series will be a free performance by Thomas Doty. He’ll perform “The Truths of Trees & Other Native Stories of the West” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, in the Hannon Library’s Meese Room 305. In this one-man storytelling, Doty performs traditional stories from the native people of the West as well as original stories from his popular series of books, “The Adventures of Doty & Coyote.” Doty has been called “a master of his art” and “one of the best of Oregon’s storytellers.” Takelma elder Agnes Baker-Pilgrim said of Doty’s art, “I pray that Tom lives for a long, long time so that generations ahead can hear these stories.” Since 1981, Thomas Doty has traveled the countryside performing and teaching native stories. His performances are staged simply, without sets or props. They come alive with movements, gestures, expressions, voices and words. Doty stresses that his performances are for people of all ages. “Children delight in the adventures of Coyote and Bear and Crow,” he says. “Adults look beyond the narrative to see what the stories offer a world searching for solutions. My programs are rooted in the native tradition of sharing. It is my goal to share the age-old wisdoms of the stories with as many people as possible.” Doty has published many books and is included on the Oregon Literary Map, published by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English. He has released several recordings, including daily and weekly broadcasts on public radio and television. He has received many awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award by the national American Indian Program. Doty is co-founder and co-director of Reading the Rocks, a program that protects and interprets ancient pictographs and petroglyphs. When not on the road, he is author and storyteller in residence at Dragonfly Place, a Siskiyou mountain retreat and center for the study of storytelling, literature and performance. Copies of Doty’s chapbooks will be available for sale. This free performance is co-sponsored by the Friends of Hannon Library. This fall’s speakers in the Siskiyou Views series will include SOU professor of sociology Mark Shibley speaking on “Mega-Churches and Forest Temples: Popular Religion in the Secular Northwest” on Oct. 25. For more information, call Anna Beauchamp at 552-6823. DailyTidings.com Home Page Archives | Revels | Classifieds | Real Estate Guide | Weather | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2005 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Deep Muscle Stimulator Ceramic Piggy Banks FREE Entertainment Guide Women's & Men's Slippers Accelerate Weightloss Products Backpacks Generic Viagra Vegas Travel Guide Search Engine Optimization Sportsbook Absinthe Supply Student Loans Hotel & Airline Reservations African Safari Hammocks Helzberg Diamonds Online Casinos Community Bonus Casino King of Spirits ink cartridges Mortgage Calculator Security Systems Mailing Lists Click Here Advertisement .:Advertisements:. Site Search: RESOURCES - Mail Tribune News - ODOT Road Cams