Performances . . .

“Karen’s mesmerizing stories marry age-old values with rollicking saxophone and amazing sound effects.” — USA Today

For Kids

Performed in schools, libraries, museums, at home, or under trees in a park.

In this high-tech world, low-tech master storyteller Karen Golden weaves a variety of yarns from folklore traditions around the world, her own life, the lives of historic personalities, and from her rich imagination.

Students experience the richness of language, strengthening their listening, visualization, vocabulary acquisition, and comprehension skills.

Students are inspired to create their own stories and explore the library for other versions of stories shared.

Themes include:

Creative Story Vacations Without Leaving Your Seat
Butterfly Stories from Near and Far
Tales of Women: Witty and Wise
Animal Tales from Here, There, and Everywhere
A Harvest of Tales: Stories of Farming, Gardening and Flower Power
Holiday Stories, including Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Valentine’s Day, and a wide range of Jewish holidays

For Adults

Performs for synagogues, churches, conferences, conventions, professional organizations, senior groups, and university classes.

Karen’s adult storytelling programs can be presented as a performance or as an interactive workshop in which the audience members are encouraged to tell stories as well, creating a heartfelt way of connecting with family , friends, and colleagues.

Themes include:

Creative Story Vacations Without Leaving Your Seat
Tales of Women: Witty and Wise
A Harvest of Tales: Stories of Farming, Gardening and Flower Power
Tales of Volunteerism
Holiday Stories, including Thanksgiving, Chanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Valentine’s Day, and a wide range of Jewish holidays

Jewish Tales of Wonder, Wit, and Wisdom

Karen shares stories from her rich Jewish heritage, tales both old and new, many blended with her original music. Her stories come from a variety of sources, including the Torah, Midrash, folktale traditions, her family, and her rich imagination.

Karen’s performance style is both playful and serious. She animates different characters by adding sound effects and mixing in music she plays on the saxophone, recorder, hulusi, accordion, ocarina, and even the nose flute; plus a variety of folkloric instruments she has collected from around the world.

Karen can keep the attention of 2- to 102-year-olds . . .
kids, teenagers, moms and dads, and senior citizens.

Audience members always leave feeling entertained and inspired to make the world a better place.