{"id":7858,"date":"2015-07-02T16:52:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T20:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/?p=7858"},"modified":"2023-07-07T22:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T02:43:43","slug":"storytelling-night-at-rileysstarry-nights-cosmic-conversations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/2015\/07\/02\/storytelling-night-at-rileysstarry-nights-cosmic-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Storytelling Night at Riley\u2019s:<br><i>Starry Nights, Cosmic Conversations<\/br><\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Diane-cohost-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-7859\" src=\"https:\/\/lawrencecconnolly.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Diane-cohost-2.jpg\" alt=\"Diane cohost (2)\" width=\"288\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>It was SRO when co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sff.net\/people\/diane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diane Turnshek<\/a> and I presented\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1609630569306562\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Starry Nights and Cosmic Conversations<\/a>&#8221; at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rileyspourhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Riley&#8217;s Pour House<\/a>\u00a0last Tuesday. The event featured an impressive roster of storytellers performing\u00a0a stellar mix of astronomy-related stories.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Starting today, I&#8217;d like to share some audio highlights from that evening, starting with two exciting spoken-word performers who made their Riley&#8217;s debut at &#8220;Starry Nights.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Anna Voelker is a talented young scientist who has been featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VuQg8ZNUM6Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TEDx<\/a> at Ohio State University. Dale Miller is a singer, actor, and student at Robert Morris University.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you were there, you had the opportunity to witness\u00a0their talents firsthand. If your missed them, you can still hear\u00a0their presentations by clicking the links below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">So sit back, enjoy, and stop back soon for more highlights from our cosmic night of storytelling. And if you&#8217;d like to be part of the storytelling action, consider joining our next session on July 28, when the theme will be &#8220;Life&#8217;s Adventures.&#8221; Scop on!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3652329\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3652186\/height\/360\/width\/640\/theme\/legacy\/direction\/no\/autoplay\/no\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Images:<\/strong><em><br \/>\n&#8211; Diane Turnshek, co-host of\u00a0Starry\u00a0Nights,\u00a0Cosmic\u00a0Conversations.<br \/>\n&#8211; Dale Miller presents &#8220;Celestial Vaulting.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8211; Anna Voelker presents &#8220;Cosmic Curiosity.&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em>Photos copyright\u00a0\u00a9 2015 The 21-st Century Scop.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was SRO when co-host Diane Turnshek and I presented\u00a0&#8220;Starry Nights and Cosmic Conversations&#8221; at\u00a0Riley&#8217;s Pour House\u00a0last Tuesday. 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