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Upcoming Events
For CALENDAR, visit JoelYing.com/calendar
- Tea & Tales with Storytellers of the Round Table
Brambles Tea Room, Naples, FL
JoelYing.com/brambles - Virtual Storytelling Circle (VSC)
JoelYing.com/vsc - Storytelling at FGCU.
JoelYing.com/fgcu - The Elephant: Storytelling Showcase
Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL
Past Performances & Productions
- “The Elephant” Storytelling Showcase, ten tellers and an amazing emcee take the show to the stage, produced by Dr. Joel Ying and Storytellers of the Round Table.
- Fri Aug 7, 2015, “StorySlam Naples: An Evening of Storytelling” at office of Dr. Joel Ying
- Fri Dec 4, 2015, “StorySlam Naples” at office of Dr. Joel Ying
- Fri Mar 4, 2015, “StorySlam Naples” at office of Dr. Joel Ying
- Mon Apr 4, 2016, Sugden Theatre/Tobye Hall, Naples, FL. “StorySlam – An Evening of Storytelling” (sponsored by Naples Advanced Toastmasters)
- Wed Aug 24, 2016, “StorySWAP Naples”
- Wed Jan 25, 2017, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL. “StorySlam – An Evening of Storytelling” (encore performance)
- Mon Apr 3, 2017, Sugden Theatre/Tobye Hall, Naples, FL. The Elephant: “Stories You’ll Never Forget” (A new name for a BIG event!)
- Wed Jan 31, 2018, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL. The Elephant: “Stories You’ll Never Forget” (Encore performance, emcee Dr. Joel Ying)
- Mon Apr 23, 2018, Sugden Theatre/Tobye Hall, Naples, FL. The Elephant 3: “Stories You’ll Never Forget” (emcee Dr. Joel Ying)
- Wed Jan 30, 2019, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL. The Elephant 3: “Stories You’ll Never Forget” (Encore performance, emcee Dr. Joel Ying)
- Mon Apr 1, 2019, Sugden Theatre/Tobye Hall, Naples, FL. The Elephant 4: “Stories You’ll Never Forget” (emcee Dr. Joel Ying, storyteller “Pandora’s Box”, “Billy the Best Friend”)
- Wed Jan 29, 2020, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, FL. The Elephant 4: “Stories You’ll Never Forget” (Encore performance, emcee Dr. Joel Ying, “Pandora’s Box”)
- Tea & Tales with Storytellers of the Round Table
- Oct – May, 2015 – Mar, 2020, 2nd Thursdays. Seasonal stories. Brambles Tea Room, Naples, FL
- Thu Mar 23, 2017, Hodges University, Naples, FL.
- Naples Storytelling Guild (NSG), first inaugural meeting by Dr. Joel Ying on Thu Aug 25, 2016.
JoelYing.com/nsg - “Legacy of Love” (debut 90-minute solo-performance)
Office of Dr. Joel Ying, Meeting Room, Naples, FL
Fri Aug 25, 2017, 7pm – 8:30pm. - “The Teacher” (personal story)
Florida Storytelling Festival, invited to Florida Stage “Stories from the Heart”, Apr 2017 - Tellabration, sponsored by Tamiami Tale Tellers, Lakes Regional Library, Ft Myers, FL
Nov 2017 (“The Man with No Luck”),
Nov 2018 (“The Marriage Boulder”) - “Legacy of Love” (90-minute solo-performance)
Tea&Poets, Miami, FL
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 7pm – 8:30pm. - Renaisance Academy, FGCU, Punta Gorda, FL, with Storytellers of the Round Table
March 2, 2018 (“The Teacher”, “Balm of Gilead”) - “Legacy of Love” (45-minute solo-performance)
FRINGE of the Florida Storytelling Festival
Fri Apr 13, 2018, 9:15pm – 10pm. - “The Teacher” (personal story)
Timpanogos Festival, invited to Timp Tell Contest, Sep 2018 - Slam Storytelling at FGCU, emcee and warm up the audience with a story, JoelYing.com/FGCU
Fall 2018 (series of 3), Spring 2019 (series of 3) - “It’s All Greek to Me: Myths and More” (90-minute solo-performance)
Office of Dr. Joel Ying, Meeting Room, Naples, FL
Fri Dec 14, 2018, 7pm – 8:30pm - “It’s All Greek to Me: Myths, Legends, and Personal Stories” (60-minute solo-performance)
Shawnee State Park, Lodge, Ohio, generously supported by the Friends of Shawnee State Park
Fri Jul 19, 2019, 7pm – 8:30pm - Sacred Stories. Online Event Hosted by Sheila Arnold. Teller (“The Teacher”)
Sun Apr 5, 2020 - National Storytelling Network – Asian American Showcase. Online Event. Emcee and Teller (“More Than a Box”)
Mon Jun 6, 2020 (Zoom) - Tapestry of Tales: Spinning Tales East and West – Asian American Showcase of stories hosted by Sheila Arnold. Teller (“The Stonecutter”)
Tue Jun 23, 2020 (Zoom) - 5th Family Story Fest. Online Event Hosted by Sheila Arnold. Teller (“Lucky the Leprechaun”)
Fri Aug 28, 2020 (Zoom) - NEST Fest (Northeast Storytelling). Evening Showcase. Guest Teller (“The Teacher”)
Sun Nov 15, 2020 (Zoom) - FGCU Storytelling Circle “Gratitude Stories”. Emcee, Facilitator, Teller (“Weeping Willow”)
Fri Nov 20, 2020 (Zoom / Ft Myers) - Tellabration! Storytellers of Central Florida. Guest Teller (“Kumbaya”)
Sat Nov 21, 2020 (Zoom / Orlando) - Stories of Love – Outdoor Stage, emcee/teller: Joel Ying (“Persephone and the Seasons”)
Thu Feb 25, 2021 (Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL) - Stories of Luck – Outdoor Stage, emcee/teller: Joel Ying (“The Man With No Luck”, “Lucky the Leprochaun”)
Thu Mar 25, 2021 (Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL) - Party of Five, produced by Better Said Than Done, emcee: Jessica Robinson; Teller (“I’ll Fly Away”)
Thu Apr 8, 2021 (Zoom / Virginia) - This Much Is True, producer/emcee: Scott Whitehair; Silvana Clark, Scott Whitehair, Tara Lake, Cara Weintraub, Joel Ying (“Love or Money”)
Tue May 11, 2021 (Zoom / Chicago) - FINDING OURSELVES IN AMERICA: ASIAN AMERICAN VOICES, sponsored by StageBridge, AASIU, (“More Than a Box”)
Thu May 20, 2021 (Zoom / San Francisco) - Open Mic – Stories on the Square, produced by Kanute Rarey
Fri May 21, 2021 (Zoom / North Carolina) - Belonging – Asian Voices, produced by Stories in Living Color / Storytellers of California, emcee
Tue May 25, 2021 (Zoom / California) - Boca Raton Public Library – Storytelling Slam Contest – Runner Up / 2nd place (“My dad, the first doctor”)
Sun Jul 11, 2021 - Panel Discussion – Fighting Stereotypes and Scapegoating: Storytelling with a Sense of History
Moderator Joel Ying; Panelists Alton Chung, Emil Guillermo, Nancy Wang
Fri Jul 23, 2021 (Zoom / National Storytelling Network Conference) - Better Said Than Done program produced by Jessica Robinson. He Said / She Said / They Said. From Insult to Injury: Stories of Gender. Emcee: Dr. Joel Ying
Nov 11, 2021 (Zoom Webinar)
Past Workshops that I have taught
- Art of Listening (& Evaluations)
2014 Naples, FL (Toastmasters Academy) - Emotions & Speaking
2015 Tampa, FL (Toastmasters District 48 Conference)
Sep 2015 (Toastmasters Academy) - The Personal Story: Touch Hearts, Changing Minds
Aug 2016, Naples, FL (Toastmaster Academy) - Release & Renewal (co-taught with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana) (storytelling performance by Dr. Joel Ying integrated into his lectures.)
Jan 2017, Sedona, Arizona - The Personal Story
Nov 2017 (Kindred Spirits Retreat, Argyll, Scotland) - Telling Your Story: Touching Hearts, Changing Minds
Dec 1, 2017. 7pm – 9pm (Office of Dr. Joel Ying, Naples, FL) - Release & Renewal New Year’s Retreat (co-taught with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana)
Jan 2018, Sedona, Arizona. (Storytelling performance and lectures by Dr. Joel Ying, integrated into the curriculum daily.) - The Secret to Producing Successful Events (sponsored by Toastmasters Academy)
Office of Dr. Joel Ying, MD, Naples, FL
Wed Feb 21, 2018, 7pm – 8:30pm - Release & Renewal New Year’s Retreat (with Suzanne Scurlock-Durana and Dr. Joel Ying; storytelling performance integrated daily into the curriculum with lectures on using the Native American medicine wheel as a personal tool to create and manifest New Year’s intentions.)
Jan 2019, Sedona, AZ.
Jan 2020, Sedona, AZ.
Jan 2021, Zoom Online x 3 days (Prayer process based on the Wisdom Areas) - Storytelling as Healing, Undergraduate Course
Spring 2019, Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), Ft Myers, FL
Fall 2019
Spring 2020
Fall 2020
Spring 2021 - Rediscovering Play with Dr. Joel Ying and Deb Jewett (90-minute preview workshop of storytelling and drumming)
Hope Springs Institute, Peebles, OH
Sat Jul 20, 2019 at 10am and 1pm - Rediscovering Play Workshop Retreat with Kindred Spirits (Dr. Joel Ying facilitate circles and teach storytelling.)
Hope Springs Institute, Peebles, OH
Thu Sep 12 – 15, 2019 (4 -days) - Tell Your Story, Transform Your Life: The Art and Craft of the Personal Story. Online interactive workshop with lecture, group exercises, and breakout groups. May 20-June 24, 2020, meeting once weekly for 6 weeks on Wednesdays, 7pm – 8:30pm ET.
- Tell Your Story: Connect, Reflect, Heal. Online interactive workshop with lecture, group exercises, and breakout groups. Jul 8-Aug 12, 2020, meeting once weekly for 6 weeks on Wednesdays, 7pm – 8:30pm ET.
- Tell Your Story, Transform Your Life. Online interactive workshop on the art and craft of the personal story. Oct 13 – Nov 17, 2020, 7pm – 9pm ET.
- Tell Your Story, Folk Tale Edition. Using folk tales to create personal stories. Zoom Workshop. Series of 3 Wednesdays in July, 2021. 1pm – 2:30pm EDT.
Places I have been to listen and learn: Festivals & Workshops
- National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN 10/2015, 10/2016, 10/2017, 10/2018, 10/2019, 10/2020 (Online)
- Florida Storytelling Festival. Mt Dora, FL 4/2016, 4/2017 (Florida Stage Storyteller), 4/2018 (Fringe Teller), 1/2019 (Board Member), 1/2020 (President)
- Donald Davis (Mt Dora, FL 4/2016)
- Bill Lepp (Naples, FL 2016, 2/2017)
- Kim Weitkamp (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Carmen Deedy (Naples, FL 2016; Lehi, UT 9/2017)
- Kaye Byrnes (Naples, FL 2016)
- Ann Randolf (Jonesborough, TN 10/2016)
- Geraldine Buckley (Naples, FL 1/2017)
- Tim Lowry (Mt Dora, FL 4/2017)
- Stone Soup Storytelling Festival. Woodruff, SC. 4/2017 (New Voice Teller)
- Elizabeth Ellis (Naples, FL 6/2017)
- Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, Lehi, UT 9/2017, 9/2018 (Timp Tell Contest Finalist), 9/2020 (Virtual Attendee)
- Sheila Arnold (Mt Dora, FL, 1/2019, Ft Myers, FL, 10/2019)
- Sue O’Halloran (Jonesborough, TN, 10/2019)
- National Storytelling Network, Online Conference “Connected” 6/2020, Online Conference 7/2021
- Fox Valley Storytelling Festival, 8/2020 (Virtual Attendee)
- NEST Fest (Online), 11/2020