Upcoming PUBLIC Events
Saturday, April 19, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
at Cadenza Music
149 Snelling Ave N, St Paul MN 55104
$12 for adults, $7 for children at the door
Join Nicholas Pawlowski & Sarina Partridge 'round the Story Table for "The Nigun Story," a beautiful Jewish folk tale about a nigun (a wordless song) and remembering what brings us joy! This story is perfect for elementary school kids, while exploring timeless themes relevant to people of all ages. Come to listen, sing, draw and dance!
Sarina Partridge is a musician, song-leader and educator in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She feels most alive when learning, creating and sharing songs, and enjoys singing with a wide variety of music projects - Eastern European and Yiddish song, old-time music, community song-leading... and everything in between. Sarina has traveled around the world to study with master folk singers, and has toured with the traveling ensemble Northern Harmony abroad and in the USA. She has a passion for connecting people with their own creativity and with community, and uses singing to help folks develop a sense of wonder for this wild world around us. Let’s sing!
Nicholas Pawlowski is a storyteller and educator who founded the Story Table Foundation, a non-profit that promotes mental and emotional wellbeing through interactive storytelling. Because he believes that our actions are linked to the stories we tell, he curates stories that explore values like compassion, kindness, thankfulness and cooperation. Nicholas has traveled extensively through Europe an the US to research his stories and uses both in-person and zoom events to engage children with brilliant storytellers from around the world!
See you 'round the Table!
Looking For Collaborators!
The Mississippi River Stories project is seeking to collaborate with leaders focused on creating meaningful impact on people's lives from the Headwaters at Lake Itasca to New Orleans!
Our goal is to finish this project by the start of the Rotary International Convention in Minneapolis 2029!
We are looking for leaders in all fields, (environmental, municipal, cultural, tribal, etc.) to share the stories that are important for our communities!
program elements
Listening
Ting- The Chinese character for listen, suggests a nuanced and empathetic way of communicating with others. Inspired by this teaching and research that proves that 90% of communication is non-verbal, Story Table sessions are grounded in the practice of listening with our eyes, ears, hands, feet and hearts.
Multiple Intelligences
The Story Table Foundation is committed to incorporating Multiple Intelligence Theory because studies show that comprehension is greatly improved when all learning styles are engaged. By actively working with their hands, asking questions and developing embodied cognition, each child is allowed to learn in a way that aligns with their strengths.