Local author Peter Hartjens will be the speaker at the Brown Bag Lunch on Monday, January 4, 2016 at the St. Michaels branch of the Talbot County Free Library at noon. Peter will be holding a brief workshop on storytelling.
The format will be interactive and fun. Storytelling is a craft, not an art. We are storytellers by nature – all of us. Some people may be funnier than others; some better at suspense. Some may bring you to tears; others may just give you a warm, fuzzy feeling. If you are interested in improving your storytelling, you may get some tips (or, as some say these days, hacks). If you just want to sit back and enjoy the stories that too, is a great excuse for being there. If you have any favorite stories you would like to hone, bring them along.
As a writer, storyteller, entrepreneur, academic, university administrator, consultant, evaluator, and senior municipal, state, and federal official, Peter Hartjens brings a quiver full of life experiences and a palette rich in deep verbal hues to the challenges of helping others turn thoughts and words into tools for change. Dr. Hartjens’ government service includes stints as director of evaluation for the Governor’s Commission on Crime Prevention and Control in Minnesota, as a senior advisor to the president of the University of the District of Columbia, as director of policy and program evaluation for the city of Washington, D.C., and as an international training administrator with the U.S. Agency for International Development.
The Friends of the Library are sponsors of the speaker series and everyone is invited to bring their lunch or a snack and enjoy coffee and dessert provided by the library. All library programs are free and open to the public. For more information you can check the library website at www.tcfl.org or call (410) 745-5877. Copies of his book are available at Chesapeake Traders in St. Michaels.
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