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Odyssey Storytelling Presents: The 17th Anniversary Silent Auction

We have another great option for you to support Odyssey! Participate in our silent auction!

Here we go folks! Check out these auction items…Items listed below in PDF. You can make a bid on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/OdysseyStorytelling (make a bid using the comments section under the item of your choice), or you can private message us through facebook.
If you are not a facebook user, you can email us your bid at: stories@odysseystorytelling.com.

We’ll keep gathering bids until next Thursday March 18th when we announce the winners!
Items will be safely delivered to after winners are announced. We will make arrangements directly with winners.

As always, thank you for continued support.

Item #1: Adam Hostetter
60 minute tarot card or distance reiki session
Value: $80, starting bid $55
Item #2: A second 60 minute tarot card or distance reiki session
Value: $80, starting bid $55

Auction Item #3: Beading Divas Bracelet
beadingdivasbracelets.com
Value: $20, starting bid: $15

Item #4: Joe Pagac Signed poster/print (2 sets of 3 signed posters)
joepagac.net
Value: $60, starting bid: $45

Item #5: Carolina Caples Oil Painting
carolinacaples.myportfolio.com
Value: $50; starting bid: $40

Item #6: Casa de Kira, Jewelry gift certificate
www.casakira.com
Value: $25, starting bid: $20

Item #7: Common Roots Acupuncture
commonrootsacupuncture.com
Value: $55, starting bid: $35

Item #8:
https://etheleemiller.com
Author-inscribed copy of Thinking of Miller Place and Seedlings, Stories of Relationships, plus an editing service for a 600 word piece by the author. Ethel Lee Miller author, writer, storyteller, writing coach, professional editor, optimist.
Value: $105, starting bid: $80

Item #9: Floor Polish, Dance/Exercise Classes
floorpolishdance.com
Value: $10, starting bid $8

Item #10: Tierra Buena Home & Garden (Joe Silins) Site Consultation
tierrabuenahome.com
Value: $65, starting bid: $45

Item #11: Kate Donovan Yoga, Yoga Classes
Value: $40, starting bid, $30

Item #12: Lisa Cardenas Art
www.hauntedhands.com/
2 art prints,
$30 for the 16×20
$20 for the 12×17
Value: $50 for both, starting bid: $40

Item #13: Martin’s Comida Chingona
2 gift certificates at $25/each.
www.martinscomidachingona.com
Value: $50; starting bid $40

Item #14: Mary Jo Pollack Exclusive Jewelry “Golden Sunrise”
Value: $75, starting bid: $50

Item #15: Old Paint Records Gift Bag
oneoldpaint.com
Value: $25, starting bid: $20

Item #16: Signed copy of “Radical Act of Storytelling” by Odyssey Found, Penelope Starr
http://www.penelopestarr.com/the-radical-act-of…/
Value: $35, starting bid: $20

Item #17: Steve Braun Art, “Still Life with Poached Garlic” (printed and framed)
Value: $200, Starting bid $100

Item #18: Rarity Rock
$50 Gift certificate for Wooden Tooth Records
rarityrockradio.com/
Value: $50, starting bid: $40

Announcing Odyssey Storytelling’s 2021 Theme Lineup

In response to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, Odyssey Storytelling went digital in 2020, and we are grateful for all the support we received.
The change shook us up for bit, but at long last, we are ready to present the 2021 storytelling themes:

March: Cultivation: a celebration of culture (anniversary show) – Ana Montañez
April: Camp – Ethel Lee-Miller/Mary Jo Pollack
May: Change of Fortune – Steve Braun
June: Pride: Curator TBD – feel free to sign up
July: Mother – Sharon Schneiderman
August: Wasted – Roscoe Mutz
September: Spontaneous – Curator TBD – feel free to sign up
October: Shame – Heather Hughes/Tony Paniagua
November: Class – Miles Schneiderman
December: Look back on 2021

Now, Odyssey is getting ready for it’s birthday once again. And like with any “baby”, it takes a village to keep it going and in good health. We know everyone has a lot going on; life is still complicated despite the new year. Trust us, we are right there with you. We’re hoping that between all of us we can make 2021 a great year for Odyssey.

So, whether you are are a storyteller, a curator or one of our many beloved listeners, we thank you again and hope to see you soon.

Stay safe. Stay healthy. And, keep telling your stories!

Odyssey Storytelling Statement on Black Lives Matter

The essence of our organization is to create community one story at a time. We hold space for people to tell their stories, share their lived experiences on stage, and more importantly, for others to simply listen. Time and time again this has created connections and strengthened our Tucson community.

It’s no secret that our country has been increasingly divisive. It felt for a moment as if the COVID-19 pandemic had given us a common pain to endure together, though even the virus has disproportionately affected communities of color. Then the painful history of unresolved issues of systemic racism reared its ugly face to once more shock the nation. Shock for those who had not understood that this was already an endemic illness. An illness that has created a power structure which has dispensed both privilege and death.

Racist violence has been killing Black people in our nation since its inception. We watched in agony as yet another Black person was murdered as a result of police brutality.

Over the past few weeks we have taken time to listen and observe in hopes of understanding how we can best support this historic movement. It’s time for real change. We cannot sit silently with heavy hearts.

Racism is not simply something that only lives in individual hearts. It’s not about a few bad apples. It’s institutionalized oppression of people of color in our country. The very least we can do as allies of our Black brothers and sisters is to listen. Now is the time to uplift and amplify the voices of those who are literally screaming for attention to this issue. So we are here as we have been since our inception to do what we do best, to hold space for your voices, your stories.

We take our place in this narrative by first affirming that BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Our podcast has already begun by highlighting stories from individual people of color storytellers. While that is a good starting point, we know we need to do more to reach out to communities of color in Tucson, especially the Black community. Our stage, our audience, and our volunteer family should reflect the entire Tucson community. We’ve been working on that and recognize we must do better.

More immediately, we are producing a special event to highlight stories of systemic racism called “Black Stories Matter”. If you are a person of color and wish to share a personal story we encourage you to contact us at stories@odysseystorytelling.com. We know that not everyone has been able to join the protests due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, so we are offering our virtual space.

Odyssey has been a shining light for many of us in this community. Please lean on us now. We are here to support you.