INTERVIEW: Regina is on the Board of Healing Voices-Personal Stories, a small film company with the mission to raise awareness of domestic violence. She and founder JoAnne Tucker were interviewed by Dr. Melanie Harth for radio station KSFR; a video of that interview is available on line. The arts are a profound way to address and help heal trauma.
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2021 Santa Fe StoryCrafters (monthly) Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering (until further notice, on-line) of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates ******************************************************************* October 9, 2021 ALBUQUERQUE FOLK FESTIVAL "I'M TIPINGEE, SHE'S TIPINGEE, WE'RE TIPINGEE TOO!" STORIES OF CONNECTION AND KINDNESS Renowned storyteller Regina Ress brings some great tales from folklore and from her own life as she takes us on journeys from as far away as the rainforests of Borneo and Costa Rica to the 9/11 disaster in her own back yard of Lower Manhattan. Who is Tipingee? We all are! abqfolkfest.org/octoberfestivalschedule.shtml September 29, 2021 Center for Learning and Living, NYC (on Zoom) COMPASSION, GENEROSITY, AND GRACE: STORIES FROM 9/11 On that brilliant September morning, the hijackers thought only of creating terror. Instead, what Greenwich Village resident Regina Ress witnessed and participated in was a tidal wave of loving kindness in response to their horrific act of hate. Join Regina as she shares stories of what she calls “Gorilla Volunteerism, the best of human impulses in response to the worst. She carries us from the streets of Lower Manhattan to the cloud-forest of Costa Rica and back as she describes how New Yorkers and then the world reached out to neighbors, first responders, and New York City. Regina’s program, reminds us that while we can't all solve the enormous problems that arise, we all have the instinct to help and that even simple help matters, both to the victims of a tragedy and to the ones offering the help. www.clandl.org/2021-fall-program/ SEPTEMBER 4, 2021: TORTUGA GALLERY ~ Albuquerque GRIEF AND GRATITUDE: ART AND STORIES FROM THE PANDEMIC Regina will MC as well as tell a story for the opening event in a series of stories inspired by the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic.From the spring 2020 shut down, through the present moment, the stories will reflect both the grief caused by this extended moment in history, some of the transformational aspects of dealing with and living through it, and the gratitude we might feel for lessons learned and gifts received. Saturday, September 4, 2021 ~ 6:30 PM 8:30 PM Tortuga Gallery 901 Edith Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM www.tortugagallery.org/tortuga-events/2021/9/4/together-again-storytelling-festival-saturday-nights-in-september JULY 30 & 31, 2021 TWICE FIVE MILES RADIO with host James Navé Regina joins James Navé in a conversation about storytelling, theatre, and Greenwich Village back when Mable Dodge was holding salons for the artists, activists, and other assorted New York movers/shakers/and creatives a hundred++ years ago. Broadcast on wpvm-fm, Asheville, NC and KCEI, Taos, NM. Archived on https://soundcloud.com/james-nav/reginaress JULY 31, 2021 -- ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM Regina joins the International Shakespeare Center for an instant theatre production of the 1592 hit ARDEN OF FAVERSHAM written by that perennial playwright "Anonymous." Read in the morning, rehearsed in the afternoon, staged reading for an audience in the evening. Good fun for all. https://www.sfsummershakes.org/calendar/long-dead-but-well-read-arden-of-faversham-1 JUNE 23, 2021 ~~ HEALING STORY ALLIANCE:OARS IN THE WATER Regina and co-host Bruce Markow invite you to share stories, feelings and images of light and heat ~ literal and figurative~as we gather to celebrate this brightly expansive moment in the celestial cycle and welcome summer. We enter the season when nature rejoices and conspire to bring seeds to fruition, a time to celebrate life in its full potential. Join us this Midsummer's Eve to celebrate the Summer Solstice and a full Strawberry Moon. June 17,18,19, 2021-Storytelling Intensive @ NYU New York University, Steinhardt School/Program in Educational Theatre (on Zoom) This weekend graduate course explores the wide world of storytelling. Participants discover that story telling is an essential human activity…from storytelling’s role in traditional society to modern, personal storytelling. As well, we explore its many applications in a variety of settings in contemporary society EdTheatre@NYU.ed June 5, 2021-Oklahoma Territory Tellers Festival Regina will be telling a wonderful tale for the Territory Tellers' Spirit of Oklahoma Storytelling Festival on Saturday, June 5th. The festival is free, but you must register to get the link. Join the fun. And check out the other tellers and sessions. Saturday, June 5th, 10:30-noon, free https://territorytellers.com/2020-festival/ May 25, 2021 My Neighbor Brenda For this month's Stories at a Distance, Regina tells the story of a very special woman she met and had an ongoing conversation with for over a year. Homeless though she was, Brenda was a wise and cherished neighbor, never to be forgotten. Tuesday, May 25, 2021 7:00 PM 9:00 PM www.storytellersofnewmexico.org/calendar/blog/gr651a0hfdk9h5yo6nprzucid8ueza-cybk3 April 28, 2021 ~The Power of Storytelling 2:45-4:00p (on Zoom) Storytelling is one of the buzzwords of our times. But what is it and why is just about everyone from educators to corporations, politicians to peacemakers using the term? We humans are “hard-wired” for storytelling: it’s how we communicate, make meaning, understand each other and ourselves. For this hour's session, Regina will introduce and demonstrate oral storytelling and its myriad forms, exploring why it holds such power to teach, entertain, and bridge differences. The Center for Learning and Living, Inc Lifelong Learning for Adults 55+ www.clandl.org/2021-spring-course-descriptions-registration/ April 27, 2021 "TESTED NEGATIVE!" For this month's Stories at a Distance, Regina tells the story of a "Covid do-si-do" she found herself in with a jogger on a trail in the Arroyo Chamiso early in the pandemic. What did those words, called out with such joy, actually imply? Stories At A Distance- The Pandemic www.storytellersofnewmexico.org/calendar/blog/gr651a0hfdk9h5yo6nprzucid8ueza
March 20, 2021-New Beginnings! World Storytelling Day Storytellers of New Mexico benefit for Santa Fe Children's Museum's Victory Garden Project Storytellers Cynthia Dobson, Joe Hayes, Lucinda deLorimier, Mary Ellen Gonzales, and Regina Ress serve up some delicious tales to delight the whole family in celebration of the first day of spring and World Storytelling Day. Your donations support the SF Children’s Museum Victory Garden Grab and Go kits that teach young people that they can grow food and help feed their community. registration information TBA .. event is on Zoom March 5-7, 2021-Storytelling Intensive @ NYU (on line) New York University, Steinhardt School/Program in Educational Theatre (held on Zoom) This weekend graduate course explores the wide world of storytelling. Participants discover that story telling is an essential human activity…from storytelling’s role in traditional society to modern, personal storytelling. As well, we explore its many applications in a variety of settings in contemporary society EdTheatre@NYU.ed Feb. 27, 2021 - Julesworks Follies What fun! I'll be back with the gang from Julesworks Follies for the "Last Saturday Warp Up Showcase"..an olio of music and spoken word coming direct and not so direct from Santa Fe via YouTube. I'll be telling a snippet from my stories about Brenda, my wise, resilient, and -it just so happens-homeless neighbor in Greenwich Village. A radiant being who turned up in my life for a while. Saturday, Feb.27, 5 PM MST. February 26, 2021~Nourish New Mexico A fabulous hour of storytelling to help combat homelessness and hunger in New Mexico, a state with shocking statistics about the number of people facing serious "food insecurity." Regina contacted storytelling buddies and Rev. Tomas Hart, the story loving pastor of Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church to create a benefit for Heading Home, an organization which feeds and finds housing for the homeless in Albuquerque. Join us for stories about food and the gift of sharing it. www.storytellersofnewmexico.org/calendar/blog/nourish-nm ***************************** 2020 Dec. 9, 2020 - Santa Fe StoryCrafters (ongoing monthly) Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates Nov. 25, 2020 - Oars in the Water For this week's Healing Story Alliance OARS in the Water gathering , Regina and Mike Seliger host and guide members of the international storytelling community as we continue to bear witness to experiences, reflections and stories of vulnerability and resillience. Our topic for this Thanksgiving eve: "Home." https://www.facebook.com/healingstoryalliance Nov.14,2020-Interview - Brave Space Regina is on the Board of Healing Voices-Personal Stories, a small film company with the mission to raise awareness of domestic violence. She and founder JoAnne Tucker were interviewed by Dr. Melanie Harth for radio station KSFR, Santa Fe; a video of that interview is available on line. The arts are a profound way to address and help heal trauma. Nov. 11, 2020 - Santa Fe StoryCrafters (ongoing monthly) Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates November 6 & 8, 2020 - Jules works Follies 64 Julesworks teams up with two different venues to air two different shows on two different platforms with two local theaters via each’s websites. Presented as free offerings to the community, Julesworks will present their (un)usual medley of regulars with some new performers in an array of short playlets/monologues, music, rant-alogues, poetry, comedy, and much more. REGINA brings different stories for each of the shows. November 5 • 6 p.m. via the JCC at JeanCocteauCinema.com Sunday • November 8 • 6 p.m. via Teatro Paraguas at TeatroParaguas.org October 27, 2020 - CAPTURED BY THE TROLL To be caught by a troll in folklore can mean being gobbled up or, at the least, being trapped and used for someone else’s purposes. For women in particular, real-life trolls often take the shape of a husband or intimate partner. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Storytellers of New Mexico asked Regina to organize their next Stories at a Distance on line event. Regina invited three women, Talia Pura, Rosalie Zerrudo, and Shari Wagner, to tell their own, very different stories. Regina opens the evening with an incredible Grimm's tale that is a perfect metaphor for DV. Join them on Oct. 27th, and perhaps tell a story of your own for the open mic. Captured by the Troll Tuesday, October 27th, 7:00 PM Mountain time (9 PM Eastern time). The event is free; donations welcomed. . |
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October 14, 2020 - Santa Fe StoryCrafters ongoing monthly
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates.
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates.
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September 24th, 2020 ZOOMCARE BEHIND BARS
Rosa Zerrudo, cultural worker and a community-teaching artist in the Philippines, invited Regina to bring some stories and storytelling to a group of women inmates in the Iloilo City jail. It was part of the series of healing arts workshops she leads for them. Regina told stories and discussed the situations, metaphors, and ideas in the stories in relation to the women's lives. Regina has brought multi-arts programs to a number of women's prisons in the US, but this was a double first: in the Philippines and on-line. A challenging and profound experience. |
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September 16, 2020 - Santa Fe StoryCrafters (ongoing monthly)
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates. |
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September 11, 2020 ~~ Oral Tradition, Social Justice, and Climate Change
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September 5, 2020 - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN STORYTELLING SERIES (ONLINE) Regina is thrilled to be back with the Hans Christian Andersen Storytellers sharing the hour with old friends: Valentina Ortiz telling The Little Fir Tree and Robin Bady telling The Children's Prattle. Regina's story, The Wicked Prince, was one of two Andersen tales that were banned by the Nazis and circulated in the Underground. . Laura Simms and Simon Brooks host the show. We'll be coming to you from our hearts, if not from NY's Central Park. Saturday, Sept.5th, 11 AM Eastern time on Facebook and YouTube. The program was archived. Regina was the second storyteller. The sound at the beginning of her storys funky but quickly fixed)
.www.facebook.com/HCAStoryCenter/videos/622982935076222/?comment_id=623390595035456¬if_id=1599319831408091¬if_t=comment_mention&ref=notif
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September 11-12-13, 2020 - New York University (on-line)
STORYTELLING in the LANGUAGE CLASSROOM
New York University's Steinhardt School, Department of Teaching/Learning, Program in Multilingual/Multicultural Studies.
Storytelling dynamically engages us in the act of learning. This highly experiential workshop explores how the storytelling can enhance foundational skills practice while encouraging cross-cultural awareness and personal expression, engage the “whole learner” and the “multiple intelligences and support a creative and communicative classroom. (The class will be on Zoom)
Storytelling dynamically engages us in the act of learning. This highly experiential workshop explores how the storytelling can enhance foundational skills practice while encouraging cross-cultural awareness and personal expression, engage the “whole learner” and the “multiple intelligences and support a creative and communicative classroom. (The class will be on Zoom)
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August, 2020: Regina is featured in Healing Voices-Personal Stories latest film, Out of the Shadow: Shining Light on Domestic Violence
Healing Voices-Personal Stories film company, hv-ps.org, has completed our latest film on domestic violence. In 2019, we coordinated a National Day of Action Against Domestic Violence. Groups across the US presented events that included dance, drama, storytelling, and music performances along with speeches and a ritual "Die-In" to visually demonstrate the horrifying truth that thousands of women are murdered each year by their intimate partner. The film highlights some of the events. https://vimeo.com/449019878 
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August 12, 2020 - Santa Fe StoryCrafters (ongoing monthly)
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates.
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates.
July 15, 2020 - Santa Fe StoryCrafters (ongoing monthly)
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates.
Regina and Lucinda de Lorimier co-host a monthly gathering of storytelling enthusiasts to work on the craft of telling stories-whether traditional, personal, or literary. It is generally held on the second Wednesday of each month. Check the Storytellers of New Mexico website for updates.
June 17, 2020 Healing Story Alliance Meeting
Regina was co-host with Mike Seliger for the Healing Story Alliance's weekly gathering "Keeping our Oars in the Water: Gathering to bear witness to experiences and stories of vulnerability and resilience during these turbulent times." These gatherings have been offered by the Healing Story Alliance each Wednesday at 7 PM Eastern time, as a service to the storytelling Community. www.facebook.com/healingstoryalliance/
Regina was co-host with Mike Seliger for the Healing Story Alliance's weekly gathering "Keeping our Oars in the Water: Gathering to bear witness to experiences and stories of vulnerability and resilience during these turbulent times." These gatherings have been offered by the Healing Story Alliance each Wednesday at 7 PM Eastern time, as a service to the storytelling Community. www.facebook.com/healingstoryalliance/
June 13, 2020 – ALBUQUERQUE FOLK FESTIVAL
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Regina returns to the Albuquerque Folk Festival with some delightful folk tales. One story was recorded at the Hans Christian Andersen storytelling series in NYC's Central Park; the second story was recorded at an international storytelling festival in Ambato, Ecuador. Good fun! and free.
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June 13, 2020 - HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN STORYTELLING SERIES ONLINE
Regina returns for her 28th year in this iconic storytelling series with an unusual Hans Christian Andersen story, The Most Incredible Thing. This story and another of HCA's less well know stories, the Wicked Prince, were banned by the Nazis and circulated in the Underground. Tune in and hear a parable for our times. The Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series will be live streamed on Facebook and on YouTube – and recorded sessions are available there afterwards.
11:00AM Eastern Time Watch at facebook.com/HCAStoryCenter
11:00AM Eastern Time Watch at facebook.com/HCAStoryCenter
MOTH-A-LOGUE / RANT-A-LOGUE
May 31, 2020 ~ Julesworks Follies # 63: Not Quite Live Safely Quarantimed
Regina is delighted to be part of a madly wonderful melange of music and spoken word for this premiere of Julesworks Follies #63 Not Quite Live Safely Quarantimed Edition, Annual(Ish) Not Quite Anniversary Birthdays Salute. She's got a story about the invasion of the moth people in Santa Fe this month. Tune in! Sunday May 31st starting at 4 pm on the Jean Cocteau Virtual Cinema website. Click here to watch!
STORIES FROM THE LONGHOUSE
May 15, 2020 - FEAST (Federation of Asian Storytellers)
9.00AM EST / 1.30PM UK / 8.30pm Singapore LIVE ON ZOOM
Regina joins storytellers Hears Crow, Papa Joe Gaudet, Jonathan Cummings, Cassandra Wye, and Roger Jenkins to share stories from some native American and Borneo communities geographically distant yet connected by a similar social unit. Regina will tell a selection from the Kelabit epic Adi, Song of Agan, from Sarawak. It's bard, Niar Ayu, chanted the story for two nights in a Kelabit longhouse when American poet Carol Rubenstein was recording poetry (1971). Due to outside interference with the tribe, that was the last time Niar Ayu sang Adi, Song of Agan in its entirety. feast-story.org/events
Click here to watch!
Regina joins storytellers Hears Crow, Papa Joe Gaudet, Jonathan Cummings, Cassandra Wye, and Roger Jenkins to share stories from some native American and Borneo communities geographically distant yet connected by a similar social unit. Regina will tell a selection from the Kelabit epic Adi, Song of Agan, from Sarawak. It's bard, Niar Ayu, chanted the story for two nights in a Kelabit longhouse when American poet Carol Rubenstein was recording poetry (1971). Due to outside interference with the tribe, that was the last time Niar Ayu sang Adi, Song of Agan in its entirety. feast-story.org/events
Click here to watch!
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AND THEN THE VOLCANO ERUPTED
April 3-5, 2020 ~ Sharing the Fire, NEST Annual Conference (Postponed)
Regina performs her original story, And then the Volcano Erupted, a yummy tale that features a pair of over-many-life-times lovers, sensuous hot springs, an icy waterfall, and a voluptuously erupting volcano. This kind of conjunction of living elements excites the senses and ignites desire. You bet!
Along with this solo performance, Regina will be featured in an olio of New York State storytellers, sharing one of the stories from her show Compassion, Generosity and Grace:Stories from 9/11.
Sharing the Fire is the premier Northeast storytelling conference. www.nestorytelling.org
Along with this solo performance, Regina will be featured in an olio of New York State storytellers, sharing one of the stories from her show Compassion, Generosity and Grace:Stories from 9/11.
Sharing the Fire is the premier Northeast storytelling conference. www.nestorytelling.org
STORYTELLING INTENSIVE
March 27& 28, 2020 - New York University (held on-line)
New York University, Steinhardt School/Program in Educational Theatre (held on Zoom)
This weekend graduate course explores the wide world of storytelling. Participants discover that story telling is an essential human activity…from storytelling’s role in traditional society to modern, personal storytelling. As well, we explore its many applications in a variety of settings in contemporary society. EdTheatre@NYU.edu
This weekend graduate course explores the wide world of storytelling. Participants discover that story telling is an essential human activity…from storytelling’s role in traditional society to modern, personal storytelling. As well, we explore its many applications in a variety of settings in contemporary society. EdTheatre@NYU.edu
WORLD STORYTELLING DAY
March 20, 2020 -Tortuga Gallery, Albuquerque and
March 21, 2020 -Open Space Visitor Center, Albuquerque (cancelled)
Regina joins the Storytellers of New Mexico and storytellers around the world for this years's World Storytelling Day. The theme this year is Voyages. Regina has taken a few, Where will she take us to celebrate the arrival of Spring? Come find out!
- Friday evening at the beautiful Tortuga Gallery, stories for adults and youth 12 and older. With Scott and Johanna Hongell-Darsee, Matilde Machiavello, and Jude Tripp. Regina will be telling a section of Adi, Song of Agan, an ancient epic from the Kelabit people of Borneo. 7PM
- Saturday afternoon, Voyages for the whole family, with Sarah Malone, Elaine Muray, and Matilde Machiavello. 1:30PM at the Open Space Visitor Center (OSVC).
LOVE STORIES FOR VALENTINE DAY
February 14, 2020 - Kingston Residence, Santa Fe, NM
Celebrate Valentine's Day with storyteller Regina Ress as she tells stories about love. From the birth of Cupid (his original name was Kama) to an old Celtic tale, to a contemporary story of love, these stories are better than a box of chocolate!
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe , 2400 Legacy Ct, Santa Fe, NM 87507 2:30 PM
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe , 2400 Legacy Ct, Santa Fe, NM 87507 2:30 PM
STORYTELLING at the PROVINCETOWN PLAYHOUSE, NYC
Regina produces and hosts a storytelling series for New York University at an historic Greenwich Village theatre, The Provincetown Playhouse. Now in its 20th year, the series features national and internationally renowned storytellers with a wide variety of styles and stories.
February 9th-Regina Ress with musician Michael Moss, April 26th-Alton Takiyama-Chung (cancelled); May 10th-Jamie Brickhouse (cancelled)
The Provincetown Playhouse-133 MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, NYC. See more at the NYU Steinhardt page!
The Provincetown Playhouse-133 MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, NYC. See more at the NYU Steinhardt page!
BUTTONS FOR THE RESISTANCE AND OTHER LOVE STORIES
February 9, 2020 - The Provincetown Playhouse, NYC
Regina Ress wears a red button affirming “CHOOSE LOVE” wherever she goes. It opens up a lot of conversations. As February is the month to celebrate love, Regina will share stories that explore some of its many forms, from eros to agape. Joining Regina for this romp through the entanglements of love is jazz composer Michael Moss. As for her CHOOSE LOVE button, Regina muses, “If someone has a problem with that, they obviously have a problem.”
February 1, 2020 - Scandinavia House, NYC
Tales of Tricky Trolls, Clever Billy Goats, and a Pancake that escapes from the pan! Stories from Norway and Sweden followed by a workshop in creating a puppet for retelling the tales. Join storyteller Regina Ress and artist-educator Melkorka Helgadottir for some Sunday Storytelling fun. Scandinaviahouse.org 58 Park Avenue, NYC
January 30 & 31, 2020 - Manorhaven School, Long Island
Regina has been invited to bring Norwegian Folk tales for Manorhaven's celebration of Norwegian culture.
WISDOM TALES FOR A WINTER DAY
January 13, 2020 - Kingston Residence, Santa Fe, NM
Storyteller Regina Ress shares delightful and thought provoking stories from around the world and some lessons she's learned along the way.
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe , 2400 Legacy Ct, Santa Fe, NM 87507 2:30 PM
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe , 2400 Legacy Ct, Santa Fe, NM 87507 2:30 PM