Contact Information

Linda Gorham
(630) 542-7025
[email protected]
https://lindagorham.com/

Space Requirements

Allow 10 feet of space from the front of the gym to the first row of the audience, when possible. All groups must have a 3′ wide aisle. Provide a table at the front of the room and a bottle of water.

Tech Requirements

All programs use PowerPoint. Please provide a computer, projector and screen. Some PowerPoints also require a sound system.
Speaker brings personal sound equipment. Nearby outlet required. Set up time 30-40 minutes.

Availability

Year round

Fee Structure

$800 for one performance
$1,000 for two performances
$1,200 for three performances
$1,400 for four performances

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African American Heroes and Sheroes

Linda Gorham
Program Type: Performance

African American Heroes and Sheroes

In these performances, Linda Gorham shares stories of African American men and women who, over the past 100 years, broke color barriers and had noteworthy accomplishments – often despite difficult circumstances. Linda’s newest program is African American Heroes and Sheroes (grades 4 and up). As a backdrop to her own family’s dreams and goals, Linda Gorham reveals the stories of twenty African American men and women who, over the past 100 years, broke color barriers and had noteworthy accomplishments – often despite difficult circumstances. Gorham incorporates her family’s stories, music, personal narrative, quotes, and interesting facts to commemorate their achievements.

Other programs in this category include: The Story of Ruby Bridges (preK-5), Wilma Rudolph & Andy Stanfield (grades 3 and up), The Little Rock Nine (middle school and up), and Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (middle school and up). Typical 45-60 minute programs include one folktale and one ‘hero’ story.

Artist Background

Storytelling was not Linda’s first career. She enjoyed her corporate years in the Actuarial, Human Resources, Training, and Public Affairs areas. But Linda had a creative side that ‘yearned to breathe free,’ so she left corporate life and started her own storytelling business. It was different and a little scary, but it was a risk she could not ignore. Storytelling gives Linda an opportunity to expose audiences of all ages to different cultures, to teach without preaching, to spread the love of books and learning, and to travel internationally.

Linda has performed with the North Carolina Symphony, at the National Storytelling Festival, and at many storytelling festivals, museums, schools, and universities around the country. Her CDs have won several national awards, and the Wall of Names and Voices at the International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee includes Linda’s photo and this quote: “Stories, whether family, folk, twisted or true, remind us that embellished is acceptable, simple is complex, and the joy of sharing is priceless. Share some love. Tell someone a story.”

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