The Best of Stories that Soar!
Best of Stories that Soar! 2016-2017 Soars to New Heights A special message from Sharon O’Brien, Artistic Director of Literacy Connects’ Stories that Soar! How to sum up the efforts and success of an entire season of creativity, connects and story sharing magic in using only words? Starting with gratitude, one of the things I […]
Join us for Best of Stories That Soar!
Two completely different shows — 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. May 18 at the Temple of Music and Art! This year, thousands of elementary school students from all over Southern Arizona experienced the power of literacy and creative expression through Stories That Soar! performances. Each experience starts with a visit from the hungry Magic Box, […]
AZ State Schools for the Deaf and Blind Stories that Soar! Show
At Literacy Connects, there lives a Storyteller in the guise of theatre company known as Stories that Soar! This company, comprised of multi-talented adult performers, invites young people to let their imaginations run wild and write on topics of their choosing. The troupe selects stories to bring to the stage through live theatre productions, each […]
Stories that Transform
Be transformed by the stories of adult learners! Recently, our students have had the privilege of working on an exciting, new project for Literacy Connects. For the first time ever, students Literacy Volunteers of Tucson’s Basic Literacy and English Language Acquisition for Adults programs and Pima Community College Adult Education have come together to create […]
Backstage with Stories that Soar!: Action Packed ASDB
Development rehearsals are always an action-packed time in a Stories that Soar! show. We may have our own ideas of how each piece will play out, but it almost always changes in some way. It’s all part of the process! I especially appreciated being able to work so collaboratively with this ensemble to create a […]
Backstage with Stories that Soar! at Soleng Tom
We had our run-through of the show tonight, and it finally hit me that, holy cow, we have this, then one more night, then we’re performing for Soleng Tom! Everything feels like it was such a blur up to this point, haha. I’m used to having at least a month to rehearse and refine a […]
Join Literacy Connects for 60 Days and 60 Ways to build community literacy!!
This summer, get fired up about literacy! As June and July turn the heat up, Literacy Connects is using the next 60 days to connect you with incredible opportunities for learning and exploration right here in the Old Pueblo. Follow along for a variety of fun and easy ways that YOU (as an individual, family […]
Don’t miss the magic!! Get your tickets now for Best of Stories that Soar!
Original Children’s Stories + Artistic Interpretation = Best of Stories that Soar! Join Literacy Connects on Sunday, May 20th for Best of Stories that Soar! at the Temple of Music and Art. This family-friendly fundraising event celebrates the power of children’s imaginations, literacy and the performing arts!! This school year, children in 14 different elementary […]
Volunteers – You Are Appreciated!
It’s National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and we would like to thank all of the volunteers in Literacy Connects’ programs for your many dedicated hours of service. You are truly the heart and soul of our programs. You are making a difference! Last year, volunteers with our programs served the community in a variety of dynamic […]
Children’s stories are turned into hand-published books in Bisbee
Stories that Soar! has entered into the book making component of its program in Bisbee. Children from Bisbee, Naco, and Sierra Vista wrote stories for the Stories that Soar’s Magic Box. Some of those stories were chosen to be made into books, and others will be selected to be acted out as performances at MAKE. […]
