Biographical Sketch of Cherie Davis -
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Workshops for Students
“You rock!” Cherie was greeted by a child who had just attended her storytelling assembly.
Cherie Davis is an engaging teller who has performed at storytelling festivals and other special events around the West. Cherie works with the youth tellers who perform at Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and has taught storytelling in public schools from elementary school to high school. She has also guest lectured in the university.
Cherie has just released a book of Utah ghost legends titled, Spooks and Saints. She has shared the eerie local lore for more than a decade performing with GhostTours, out of Salt Lake. Now some of those favorite stories are in print.
Performance experience:
Utah Performing Arts Tour
Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, featured local performer
Snake River Storytelling Festival, featured performer
Weber State University Storytelling Festival, featured performer
Zion Storytelling Festival, featured performer
Timpanogos Midwinter Storytelling Conference
Ghost Tours, Salt Lake City
Orem Big Read & Orem Reads programs
Brigham Young University Art Museum
And more libraries, schools, special events
Teaching experience:
Timpanogos Midwinter Storytelling Conference, workshop presenter
Zion Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter
Weber State Storytelling Festival, workshop presenter
Tree House Museum, workshop for educators
Murray School District Residencies
Cascade Elementary, intensive workshop
Utah Valley State College, guest lecturer
Brigham Young University, guest lecturer
Southern Utah University, guest lecturer
Timp Tellers Storytelling Chapter, frequent workshop presenter
Publications:
Taleswapper, several articles about storytelling
TimpFest.org, How to Perform a Story