 WE TELL STORIES...
IS GREEN
WTS recycles ordinary items...
turning them into creative and imaginative costumes! 
WTS Artists John Miyasaki, Candy Danzig, and Linda Miller
play to a full house in The Marriage of Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell,
adapted from a story of 14th Century Medieval English literature.
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We Tell Stories
is a 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit Organization.
Location:
5740 York Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Phone:
323.256.2336
Fax:
323.256.3236
Email:
info@wetellstories.org
Online:
Board of Directors
Carl Weintraub
Chairman
William Turner
President
Larry Guzin
Vice President
Dennis Carter
Treasurer
Gilbert Pacheco
Secretary
Photos and Newsletter
Betsy Oltmann
We Tell Stories
is grateful for the support from the following organizations:
Corporate Partnership
Employees Community Fund of Boeing California
Funders
Ahmanson Foundation
City of Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program Fund with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment
City of Los Angeles, Department
of Cultural Affairs
City National Bank
Employees Community Fund of Boeing California
Los Angeles County Arts Commission
National Endowment
for the Arts
Norris Foundation
Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
Stern Memorial Trust
Collaborators
Arts for All
Big Sunday
Centennial Plaza Park
Children’s Creative Project
Community Arts Resources (CARS)
Los Angeles County MTA—Go Metro
Los Angeles
Music Center
Education Division
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles Unified School District, Arts Education Branch
North Figueroa Association
Old LA
Farmers Market
Orange County
Performing Arts Center
Performances to Grow On
Festival Plaza de la Raza
Community Partners
Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council (HHPNC)
North Figueroa Association
Councilmember
Ed P. Reyes, District 1
Councilmember
Jose Huizar, District 14
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Department of Cultural Affairs
Awards Grants to We Tell Stories
Founder Carl Weintraub in the Spirit of Black Folklore with one of our audience stars.
We Tell Stories has received two grants from the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs to provide a series of storytelling performances throughout Los Angeles. The Department of Cultural Affairs
awards grants for services related to the production,
creation, presentation, exhibition and support
of artistic cultural services within the City of Los Angeles. "The continued trust and support of our funders is deeply valued and speaks volumes for the reputation of WTS in the community," remarks Development Director Betsy Oltmann.
If you are interested in having We Tell Stories perform at your school, library, festival, or event, call We Tell Stories at 323-256-2336.
Additionally, We Tell Stories has received funding to provide the Haunted Harvest Festival in concert with the North Figueroa Association Farmers Market. A seasonal favorite, the event includes entertainment, costume contest, pumpkin carving contest, and much more!
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY ARTS COMMISSION SUPPORTS
WE TELL STORIES
WTS Artists Armando Ortega, Gerald James, and Jully Lee in Signifying Monkey.
We Tell Stories is excited to report that funding has been awarded by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission (LACAC) for an OGP Grant to develop a business/strategic plan. The LACAC OGP Grants provide organizations with capacity building funds to use for strengthening agency infrastructure. "It simply is healthy business practice to have a business plan...it's the only way to survive in this day and age," remarks Board President Bill Turner.
CREATING COSTUMES...
THE WE TELL STORIES WAY
By Artistic Director Diana Tanaka
WTS Artists Pogo Saito and Deena Rubinson in a Greek myth
Daedalus and Icarus at the Culver City Library.
While We Tell Stories is very proud of being “green” by recycling old items to create our props and costumes, the driving force of our production style is creativity and imagination. In the photos above, you see a bathrobe become King Arthur’s royal robe, garbage can lids transformed into knights’ armor, a plastic bucket cut into the shape of a golden crown, a table skirt becomes a lion's mane, and a metal bucket and a colander used as knights’ helmets. It’s fun and clever, but really the costumes are meant to inspire you to look at everyday items in new ways. Encouraging your children to think “outside the box” will nurture their creativity and teach them to be innovative problem solvers.
WE TELL SCARY STORIES
AND HAUNTED HARVEST FESTIVAL
One of the acts, Gumplestiltskin, from the Haunted Harvest Festival '08
We Tell Stories will perform We Tell Scary Stories at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library on October 31, 2009, blending laughter and literacy together for a fun-filled, spooky afternoon for parents and children, alike. The show is funded by the City of Culver City Performing Arts Grant Program with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Culver City Julian Dixon Library
4975 Overland Blvd
Culver City, CA 90230
310-559-1676
The 2009 Haunted Harvest Festival is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27. A joint project of We Tell Stories and the North Figueroa Association, the festival is funded, in part, by the Department of Cultural Affairs. We Tell Stories is currently seeking festival sponsors at $25, $50, $100, $200, or $500 for this well-attended event. Sponsors will be provided with an opportunity for an event display table and publicity in all printed and electronic marketing materials.
Call us at 323-256-2336, and we will email or fax a Sponsor Form to you!
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NORRIS FOUNDATION, BOEING, AND CITY NATIONAL CONTINUE SUPPORT
We Tell Stories is grateful for support this year from long-time funders Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation, Employees Community Fund of Boeing California, and City National Bank. The earned income of We Tell Stories has decreased 53% in 08-09 due to a mid-year budget freeze of Los Angeles Unified School District, resulting in a 34% decrease in the overall WTS budget.
As funding for the arts diminishes, we are continuing conversations with schools to partner with them in some fashion. We Tell Stories has been able to maintain stability by using our reserve, cutting costs, and thanks to our donors - increasing our contributed income! We Tell Stories has a great future with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, the county, and the city, but we are also required to match this funding. Your help is needed now, more than ever. So, please...
- Tell someone about WE TELL STORIES!
- Book a WE TELL STORIES show!
- Make a tax-deductible donation to WE TELL STORIES!
WTS is a
traveling, multicultural theatre company and serves 100 communities
throughout the Southland at schools, libraries, museums, and other
venues. WTS performs with our signature trunk shows, celebrating classic literature, folktales, and legends for all to enjoy. 
WTS Artists Pogo Saito and Ova Saopeng help imaginations soar in
Jumping Mouse, an American Indian legend!
WTS can perform for YOU at your school, library, or special event.
Contact Programs Director Susan Devlin to book a show! susan@wetellstories.org
Some discounts available!
Give a little...each month...it adds up!
Establish a Recurring Gift
Instead of making a one-time donation, you may set up a monthly giving plan whereby a predetermined gift amount is automatically charged to your credit card. For as little as $10 dollars a month, a recurring gift provides WE TELL STORIES with a steady income to educate and entertain thousands and to nurture our future generations of artists and theatre-goers. Artistic Director Diana Tanaka reminds us, "Art creates a healthy, well-rounded person and a person with skills for the 21st century...art encourages creative, innovative thinkers."
A recurring gifts saves you the hassle - and us the resources -- associated with quarterly appeal letters.
If you would prefer not to donate online, you may
Or call us at 323-256-2336 |
Your Support is ALWAYS appreciated!
We Tell Stories is a 501 (c) (3) Nonprofit Organization (Tax ID# 95-3803911).
All contributions are 100% tax deductible.
Educating and Entertaining Children Since 1981
fostering a love of literature, art, and theatre
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