We Poets of the proud old lineage
Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why.
Laura is the recipient of a 2009 Storytelling World Honors award.
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Once again! Laura's sister, Miriam Raphael, is 2010 Senior Crossword Puzzle Champion of the US!
Laura is the recipient of two first place prize awards in the 2009 poetry competition of the Poetry Society of Virginia.
In addition to schools and libraries I am privileged to have had the opportunity to share stories at the following special venues within the last year:
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar, Christopher Newport University, Richmond VA
VCCS Center for Teaching Excellence, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling VA
Celtic Festivals in MD and VA
Folklore Society of Greater Washington Folk Festival and Minifest
First Night Celebration, Williamsburg VA
Hadassah fund-raising luncheon, Greenwich CT
MonkeyFest Storytelling Marathon, New York NY
Hans Christian Andersen Statue, Central Park, New York NY
Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, Sterling VA Dorff "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
upcoming performances:
Celtic Festival of Southern MD,
Jefferson Patterson Park, Prince Frederick, MD
Storytelling Workshop, Osher Lifelong Living Institute
George Mason University Loudoun campus, Sterling VA 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Storytelling Performance, Osher Lifelong Living Institute