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COURTESY RONEN ZILBERMAN
Slam poet Kealoha will be part of Talk Story Camp 2011.
Turn off the tube, power down your laptop and ditch your other digital devices for some old-fashioned family fun at Talk Story Camp 2011 featuring top storytellers from Hawaii and the mainland.
The three-day camp at Kualoa Park kicks off today with registration and dinner at 5:30 p.m. Camp fees, which include all activities and six meals, are $75 per adult, $130 per couple, and $20 to $50 for kids, with discounts after the first child. Cheaper day rates, with or without meals, are available.
The stellar lineup of storytellers includes camp organizer Jeff Gere; former Kalaupapa resident Makia Malo; slam poet Kealoha; "Tita" Kathy Collins of Maui; Ilima Cabato Dela Cruz, who will discuss hula as storytelling; Tongan epic storyteller Emil Wolfgramm; Lyn Ford, a nationally prominent African- American teller from Ohio; and Aron Shorty and Gene Tagaban, native Tlingit storytellers who will share tales from the Pacific Northwest and Canada. Nightly campfires will allow participants to swap tales — and spooky stories.
Gere promises there will also be time for swimming, canoe paddling, nature walks and other activities. Campers should bring a tent, bedding, beach chairs, towels and eating utensils and plates. The camp has group bathrooms and showers.
For registration and other information, visit www.talkstorycamp.com.
