News:

To read the interview given to Athens Plus on 18/12/09 click on: http://wwk.kathimerini.gr/kath/entheta/extra/AthensPlus/18-12-2009.pdf and go to page 17. 

Events for 2010:

27th March, A Storytelling, fundraising extravaganza! After popular demand we are hosting an evening of delicious Greek food and wonderful stories: "Honey and Thyme".
Come and revel in Cretan warmth and hospitality on Saturday 27th March at 7.30pm in the Village Hall of Forest Row, East Sussex.
Stories told by Ashley Ramsden, Sue Hollingsworth, Madeleine Grove, Annette Armstrong, Ben Fairlight Edwards and Stella Kassimati.
Book before 13/03: tickets £20 per person or £36 for two. After 13/03: tickets £22 per person or £40 for two. Tickets include a delicious Greek meal, a welcome drink and many, many stories.
Bar available.
To book please email stella@friends-of-amari.org

19 July, "Kea and Crete embrace storytelling" a day dedicated to Friends of Amari during the 8th Storytelling Festival in Tzia 17-25/07/2010 www.e-mythos.eu

4-9 April, "Mixing the Muses: Storytelling for Today" with Michael Harvey in Amari

13-20 August, "A Gathering of Friends" in Amari, for members only

27August - 3 September, "Dionysian Week" with Stella Kassimati and Heleni Achilleos in Amari

24-30 October, "Myths and Music" with Hugh Lupton and Ross Daly in Amari 

16 January: 2nd Annual General meeting in Forest Row, UK

20-22 February: Storytelling workshop for women in Rethymno

16 May: Fundraising evening with music and dancing in Forest Row 

19 June at 8pm: "I heard through the Grapevine" fundraising storytelling evening in Ruskin Mill, Gloucestershire
Storytellers Roi Gal Or, Fiona Eadie, Louise Krdafchik and Stella Kassimati invite you to relish a weaving together of stories of Crete and of community.

13-21 July: "Bring your Stories to Life - Biographical Storytelling" week in Amari

22nd November: 3rd Annual General Meeting in Forest Row UK

2nd December: "Going Home" Stella Kassimati tells the story of her ancestors accompanied by musicians Anastasti Sarakatsanos and Maria Papadogianni in the Forest Row Community Centre. The evening is hosted by the Ashdown Forest Storytelling club. Starts at 7.30pm

17th December: Κεντρικό Κτήριο Μ.Ε.Λ.Τ /  Ώρα 19:30 με 21:30

Η εναρκτήρια εκδήλωση είναι αφιερωμένη σε όσους  επιθυμούν να αφηγηθούν βιωματικές ιστορίες  από τα χρόνια που ξεκινούν οι μνήμες του καθενός μας έως την εποχή μας. Αφήγηση- Συντονισμός Γιώργος Ευγενικός.

Α' Μέρος "Επιστροφή στις Ρίζες". Μια αληθινή ιστορία αγάπης και τόλμης του Γιάνναρη και της Χαριτίνης, από το χωριό Αμάρι, με φόντο τον Ψηλορείτη των μύθων και των θρύλων / Έκτακτη συμμετοχή: Στέλλα Κασιμάτη, αφηγήτρια (Σύλλογος "Φίλoι του Αμαρίου") Μουσική: Αναστάσης  Σαρακατσάνος.

Past events in 2008: 

28-30 March: "Introduction to Storytelling" weekend workshop in Rethymno

12 April: Fundraising Storytelling evening in Forest Row, UK

13-21 August: "Bring your stories to life-Biographical Storytelling" week in Amari

27 August - 3 September: "Dionysian week with the Gods" week in Amari