Notible Performances
Kansas Storytelling Festival, Featured Teller, Downs, KS, 2024
Teller in Residence (with Anne Rutherford), Int'l Storytelling Center, Jonesborough, TN 2023
Story Crossroads Festival & Summit, Featured Teller, Murray, UT, 2023
Mariposa Storytelling Festival, Featured Teller, Mariposa, CA, 2023
Northwest Folklife, Featured Teller, Seattle, WA 2009-2022
Florida Storytelling Festival, Featured Teller, Mt. Dora, FL (Virtual), 2021
The Ark Storytelling Festival, Featured Teller, Ann Arbor, MI, 2020
Mariposa Storytelling Festival, Featured Teller, Mariposa, CA, 2019
Stone Soup Storytelling Festival, Featured Teller, Woodruff, SC, 2018
Art of the Story Festival, Featured Teller, Washington County Libraries, OR, 2017
Renton Historical Museum, Renton, WA, 2011 & 2016
3rd Place Books, Ravenna; Seattle, WA Monthly 2009-2016
Powellswood Storytelling Festival, Musical performer Federal Way, WA, 2014 & 2015
Festival of Stories, Portland, OR 2013 & 2014
​Forest Storytelling Festival, Opening Teller, Port Angeles, WA, 2014
Seattle Art Museum Storyteller, Seattle WA, 2014
Powellswood Storytelling Festival Featured Teller, Federal Way, WA, 2012
Seattle Symphony Narrator, Seattle, WA, 2012
American Library Assoc. Conference Storyteller, Anaheim, CA, 2011
Praise
Your storytelling was terrific.
Jay O'Callahan, Storyteller
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Norm Brecke held a few dozen little ears in the palm of his hand. His well-told yarn about a dragon resonated with both kids and adults…Of course, to truly soak up the message, it is best to hear the story illustrated with Brecke's colorful inflections and wide-eyed expressions.
Andy Hobbs, Editor, Federal Way Mirror
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You are one special teller!
Karyn Page-Davies, Director Stone Soup Storytelling Institute
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The Lighter Side of Lincoln presentation you did for the Beaverton Historical Society was incredibly captivating and enjoyed by everyone. It is a presentation you won't want to miss!
Judy Donovan, Beaverton Historical Society
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Your programs are uplifting and fun. We look forward to you coming.
Diane Newlin, Program Assistant, SpringRidge Court