STORYTELLING DINNER
From Russian,
with Love!
Prize-winning local author,
teacher, storyteller, and
folklorist Bonnie Marshall will
appear at the Corner House Inn’s
Storytelling Dinner Program on
Thursday, May 24th. A native of
New Hampshire, Bonnie received
her education from Boston
University, Assumption College,
and the University of North
Carolina, as well as from
institutions of higher learning
in Russia. Dr. Marshall
specializes in topics pertaining
to Russian, Arctic, Balkan, and
Armenian cultures. She has
attended several teacher and
research exchange programs in
Russia and has done extensive
fieldwork in Russia, collecting
songs and anecdotes there. Bonnie’s diverse career has also
encompassed teaching Russian
language and literature and
English in high schools and
universities throughout the
United States and Russia. She
currently serves as a museum
teacher at the New Hampshire
Historical Society’s Museum and
is working on stories to include
in a family audio guide for the
Museum of Russian Icons in
Clinton, Massachusetts.
Bonnie’s last publication was
The Flower of Paradise and Other
Armenian Tales, containing a
selection of more than 50 tales.
In addition, Bonnie has
published a collection of over
30 Russian folktales called
The Snow Maiden and Other
Russian Tales. Many of the
stories about mischievous or
evil spirits contained in The
Snow Maiden were suppressed
and officially ignored by the
Soviets. Previously, Bonnie had
authored a translation of South
Slavic folktales entitled
Tales from the Heart of the
Balkans. In this book Bonnie
selected 33 stories offering a
rich folk tradition
representative of the major
population groups of the Balkan
region. Currently, she is
working on a collection of
almost 100 northern tales from
the top of the world. Any of the
stories in her books or new
stories that she is working on
for her next book is likely to
appear in the program. New
Hampshire folktales are in her
repertoire, too.
For
several years Bonnie has been
telling stories professionally
in schools, libraries, and inns
throughout New Hampshire, North
Carolina, and Russia. She also
designs puppets for use in her
tale telling to youthful
audiences so that the characters
in her stories come alive.
Bonnie resides in Meredith, New
Hampshire.
Come enjoy a delicious meal on
Thursday, May 24th and be
enchanted by Bonnie’s folktales
from lands far, far away.
Thursday Storytelling Dinners
begin at 6:30 pm. The price is
$19.95 per person. For
reservations or more information
contact the Corner House in
Sandwich at 284-6219, or online
at
info@cornerhouseinn.com.
