Stories from Deep in the Heart
about this program
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Posted on Tue Nov 19, 2013
“Stories from Deep in the Heart” is an award-winning in depth folklore and audio documentary training for Austin and Central Texas high public school students and teachers. Participants create short, broadcast quality audio documentaries on the stories, folklore, arts and traditions of their families and communities.
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Posted on Fri Dec 11, 2020
Upgrade your technology over the holiday season? Before you throw your old laptops away, consider donating them to Texas Folklife this holiday season!
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Posted on Fri Apr 24, 2020
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Posted on Tue Mar 10, 2020
Virtual Stories Summer Institute #SSI2020
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Texas Folklife invites educators interested in radio, podcasting and folklore in Texas to participate in a virtual Stories from Deep in the Heart Summer Institute during the week of August 16-21 with online
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Posted on Tue Mar 3, 2020
Texas Folklife participated in the annual Patton Arts Day on March 13, 2020. We worked with schools to distribute cultural survey to the students, and choose six students' stories to record. The six "Patton Stories" cover the students and their families traditions and customs. The finished audio stories are based on interviews with the students and their parents, and feature customs based in India, Ireland, Mexico, El Salvador, and more.
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Posted on Fri Jan 3, 2020
Texas Folklife and Akins High School Austin Corps created a new radio and podcast series, "See It Through My Eyes,” during the fall 2019 school semester. This series of audio documentaries is about Texas artists and activism, civics, and Akins High traditions. This project was produced by the Texas Folklife student and community documentary training program, Stories from Deep in the Heart, and Akins High School Austin Corps senior class lead by Social Studies Teacher Linda O’Neal. The culmination of the project was a Listening Party at the City Hall Austin on December 6, 2019. -
Posted on Wed Nov 6, 2019
Texas Folklife and Akins High School Austin Corps invite the public to join us for the premiere of a new radio and podcast series, "Stories About Texas Artists and Akins High.” This series of audio documentaries about Texas artists and activism, civics, and Akins High traditions has been produced in collaboration with Texas Folklife’s student and community documentary training program, Stories from Deep in the Heart, and with Akins High School Austin Corps senior class lead by Social Studies Teacher Linda O’Neal.
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Posted on Wed Nov 6, 2019
Austin City Hall is the seat of Austin municipal government, located at 301 W 2nd St in downtown Austin, Texas. The current building was completed in 2004. Austin formerly operated its City Hall at 124 West 8th Street.
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Posted on Wed Oct 16, 2019
We will have a Recording Booth set up at the Veterans Writers Conference from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Stop by to record your veteran's story, and any military folklore. Military folklore may include stories about objects, clothing, slang, jokes, and any other related military-related experiences.
Stories from Deep in the Heart is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department.
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Posted on Wed Sep 4, 2019
Workshop Description:
Texas Folklife welcomes the community to an audio editing workshop using Audacity. This workshop is primarily for beginners to Audacity ... or those that want to freshen up their audio editing skills! This workshop is open to all 18 years or older.