Deep Carnivale 2009
- When
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10am to 5pm
Saturday and Sunday,
Sept. 12-13, 2009 - Where
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The Performing Arts Building
Hillsborough Community College, Ybor Campus Tampa Florida
- What
- Readings by authors and poets, songs sung by songwriters, child-friendly performances, games, activites, food and non-alcoholic beverages
- Who
- Children and families, teens, adults and tribal elders
- Admission
- Free and open to the public
- More Information
- Contact Festival Director David Audet at daudet@hccfl.edu or 813-253-7000 x5179
Michael Dalton
After closing his Clearwater audio store he had operated for 22 years, Michael Dalton was wondering what to do with his life.
His macaw, Arielle, gave him the answer one day when the parrot appeared to use some newly learned English words in a new context, a circumstance that Michael believes closely resembles human conversation.
Over the past 17 years, Michael has recorded and noted hundreds of hours of Arielle's utterances. He uses the tapes to find instances where Arielle puts together words in new ways – applying language concepts such as wet to different instances of water, such as a running stream or a rain-soaked sidewalk.
Author's Statement:
"My work involves independent research with a talking bird, a macaw that has learned more than 4000 expressions in English and who has learned our language. In August, I presented a paper to the American Federation of Aviculture Convention in Houston; my topic was called, 'Passive Speech Research, Language, and the Animal Mind.' To look at the paper follow this link: Presentation. "
Michael has published a book "Another Kind of Mind" detailing his research into Arielle's use of spoken language. More information about Michael and Arielle's can be found on their website www.ParrotSpeech.com.
Intelligence Respected
Editor David Warner of Creative Loafing said some kind and encouraging words on page 26 of the August 26, 2009, issue. Partial quote, "At a moment when ignorance is being aggressively defended, Deep Carnivale still respects our intelligence. Imagine that."
A Different Sort of Ybor Celebration
Esther Martinez, in a story at The Florida Book Review" says she knows "Deep Carnivale will be 'A Celebration of Words' and not a Bourbon Street bacchanal."
"But logophile that I am, I reason I'll get drunk on language. With over 70 writers and artists scheduled [for the 2008 Carnivale] to perform or read from their works, my beaded necklaces will be strung with verse. I imagine haiku shooters..."
"It is just before 10am when I arrive at the corner of Palm Avenue and 14th Street—Deep Carnivale ground zero. About a dozen vendor tables are lined up around the Hillsborough Community College courtyard where a band of teenagers [Next Exit] are setting up their instruments.
"The vendor tables sell books by local writers, HCC publications and baked goods. I grab a Cuban favorite, papa rellena, a potato stuffed with savory ground beef. Belly satisfied, I cross the street and enter the historic Circulo Cubano. A nearly 100 year old neo-classical building of ionic columns and marble staircases, it served as the Cuban Social Club and remains the oldest building of its kind in the country."Comments From Our Fans
"When I look back over 2008, my visit to the second edition of Deep Carnivale was a
highlight. You and your staff did a great job and I loved being part of it, again.
I am sure there will be bigger festivals to come. But maybe not better!!!"
– Darrell House,
children's book author and 2008 Deep Carnivale presenter.