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For four decades, storyteller Diane Wolkstein has kept alive the oral tradition of telling tales to adults and children in Central Park. And in recognition of her 40-year storytelling crusade throughout New York City’s parks, Mayor Bloomberg has proclaimed Friday, June 22 as Diane Wolkstein day. Ms. Wolkstein is a storyteller in the Homeric tradition. With words and expressions she tells animated tales ranging from the spiritual to the epic. Her work began in 1967, when she heard a rumor there were storytellers in Central Park. She explored the park for herself, but found no one telling stories. She joined the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation, and launched a storytelling program that offered parents and children the spoken word twice a day, five times a week. Four decades later, Ms. Wolkstein has told tales in most parks throughout New York City, including parks in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and in Morningside Park.
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|For four decades, storyteller Diane Wolkstein has kept alive the oral tradition of telling tales to adults and children in Central Park. And in recognition of her 40-year storytelling crusade throughout New York City’s parks, Mayor Bloomberg has proclaimed Friday, June 22 as Diane Wolkstein day. Ms. Wolkstein is a storyteller in the Homeric tradition. With words and expressions she tells animated tales ranging from the spiritual to the epic. Her work began in 1967, when she heard a rumor there were storytellers in Central Park. She explored the park for herself, but found no one telling stories. She joined the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation, and launched a storytelling program that offered parents and children the spoken word twice a day, five times a week. Four decades later, Ms. Wolkstein has told tales in most parks throughout New York City, including parks in Bedford-Stuyvesant, and in Morningside Park.
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