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Events Calendar

Events are listed in chronological order. More State and NSN event information is on the Resource Links page. The web links have been modified for space. The embedded link will take you to the correct website if you click on it. If you would like to submit an event for posting, email the office at: northlands.storytelling@gmail.com

Current

Wednesday, August 17 at 7:30 - 9:00 pm Singapore time Transplanting Fairy Tales with Jo Henwood and sponsored by FEAST. Interactive webinar. Cost $6 for FEAST members; $13 for non-members. Link: https://www.feast-story.org/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=640851&item_id=1755489
Friday, August 19 at 3:30 pm EDT and Saturday, August 20 at 2:00 pm EDT Michigan Legends and Lore with Jenifer Strauss sponsored by the Wild Blueberry Festival, Paradise, MI. Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057527586596
Saturday, August 20 at 7:30 pm CDT A Live Open Mic Storyteller Event: Back to School. Hosted by TellersBridge. Tickets $15. The James Theater, 213 N. Gilbert, Iowa City, IA
Saturday, August 20 at 7:00 - 8:00 pm CDT, 6:00 - 7:00 pm MDTRachel Hedman: Inspire! Concert "Adopted! Folktales & Moments of the Before, During & After."Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/278385216677
Saturday, August 20 at 8:00 pm CDT Feisty Women with Erin Johnston and Sarah Beth Nelson. Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/feisty-women-tickets-399592119787
August 20, 21, 25, 27 at the Indy Fringe How Do You Read Me? Loren Niemi and Howard Lieberman will be presenting “How Do You Read Me?” their exploration of how we come to claim who we are in the midst of assumptions and prejudices at the Indy Fringe. Link: https://indyfringe.org/
Friday, September 2 at 8 AM Docor Buzz's Minnesota State Fair Odyssey. Butterhead sculptures, seed crop art, Stiehen’s carny store, Ye Olde MIll, food on a stick, and more. Crafts, animal barns, gizmo demonstrations, and of course, the great swirl of populace come for the great MN Get-together. Tour $10 plus State Fair Ticket price. Link: https://americanschoolofstorytelling.com/event/doctor-buzzs-state-fair-odyssey/
Wednesday, September 14 at 7:00 - 8:30 pm CT Pour One Out: A Love Letter hosted by Ada Cheng at the Volumes Bookcafe, 1373 N. Milwaukee, Chicago
Sunday, September 18 at 4:00 - 6:00 pm EST (in-person and virtual) Women Tell Series. Audition Tapes due on or before August 22. Please note: you will need to complete a Submission Form and send it along with your audition video. You’ll find the link to the form in the attached flyer. Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AoBFwSCe8hoXDmlXtQC_e7uOWFu6J-8x/edit
Thursday, September 22 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm CT Ghost Swap with host Robin Nott. Swaps are a time to gather and share our favorite stories with our storytelling friends both tellers and listeners. As time is limited, names will be drawn at random from those interested in telling a tale. Free. Link: https://www.northlands.net/events/swap/
Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm CTGhost Swap with host Gwen Calvetti. Swaps are a time to gather and share our favorite stories with our storytelling friends both tellers and listeners. As time is limited, names will be drawn at random from those interested in telling a tale. Free. Link: https://www.northlands.net/events/swap/
Thursday, December 29 at 5:00 - 7:00 pm CT Northlands Closure Gathering of stories, swaps and closure ceremony. Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/northlands-closure-gathering-tickets-360627024137

Regular Venues

Worldwide Virtual Storytelling Guild. We invite you to the Worldwide Virtual Storytelling Guild sponsored and hosted by Northeast Storytelling. The entire guild is live online and we welcome participants from all over the world. We meet three times monthly. Link: https://www.nestorytelling.org/virtual-storytelling-guild/
storyflix: a world of stories. Collecting stories from around the world in a variety of languages. Link for more information and submission: https://storyflix.org/
Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 7:00 pm CT SAM Story Circles are a fun, friendly, and accepting way to share a tale. Free (donations welcome). Link: https://www.storyartsmn.org/
First Friday of the Month at 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET with Story Crossroads Discord informal conversation facilitated by Rachel Hedman. Free. Link: http://storycrossroads.org/Discord
Kentucky Storytelling Association 2nd Mondays at 8:00 - 9:30 pm ET Story Circle via ZoomCome tell or come only to listen. All are welcome. Request link: rwmend@gmail.com
A Podcast with Stories produced by Rachel Ann Harding. All the fairytales you could want from the best Storytellers in the world. StoryStoryPodcast.com
World Channel organization has many offerings. Link: https://worldchannel.org/
Stories in Living Color Storytellers working together learning about race, unlearning racism, and discrimination. Produced monthly by the Storytelling Association of California. www.storysaac.org/stories-in-living-color
Every 1st Monday at 8:00 pm ET via Zoom Open Mic sponsored by Kentucky Storytelling Association. Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87144260458? or contact marystory@earthlink.net
Michigan Storytelling Organizationwww.michiganstorytelling.orgIncludes a listing of storytelling guilds, festivals and events throughout the state of Michigan. Email submissions to: Judy@JudySima.com by the 15th of the month.
The Story Space Online every Tuesday. Details at:https://www.facebook.com/The-Story-Space-177178758969270/
First Saturday of the Month at 7:00 pm CT on Zoom Traditions and Truth - a virtual open mic for folktales, fairy tales, and personal stories. Evening includes an open mic along with a featured teller. RSVP/Request to tell - email: jdelnero@dom.edu
National Storytelling Network Calendar of Events. storynet.org/nsnevents
Story Crossroads produces a monthly series to learn and develop storytelling skills in all areas - professional, performance, and applied. Check out this exciting and informative link. http://www.storycrossroads.org/AllThingsStory
Friday with Friends hosted by Simon Brooks each Friday at 1:00 pm ET. https://www.facebook.com/simonbrooksstoryteller/
Every Monday and Wednesday at 4:00 pm CT with Laura Packer who shares world folktales live on her Facebook Page. The stories are appropriate for adults and kids. https://www.facebook.com/laurapackerstoryteller/
Transformational Storytelling - Diving Deep into Stories Class Schedule and Events listed at: transformationalstorytelling.org
Patchwork - A Storytelling Guild supporting the art of the oral traditional of storytelling. patchworkstorytelling.org
NEST - ASST Calendar https://nestorytelling.z2systems.com OUR PURPOSE: To promote the development and appreciation of storytelling in the Northeast as a vehicle for entertainment, communication, education, personal expression, healing, and change.OUR MISSION: To provide education, advocacy, opportunities, and support to storytellers, story listeners, and story lovers throughout the Northeast.OUR VISION: A world in which all people value the power of storytelling to connect, inspire, and instill respect.OUR VALUES: Authentic, creative, transformational, optimistic, inclusive, professional, inspiring
Storytelling by and forAdults. An optional theme for stories in this series in 2021 is "An important conversation." https://storytellinginstitute.org/ If you have NOT attended a "Storytelling by and for Adults" session in the past -- to receive the Zoom link via email, please send an email request toinfo@storytellinginstitute.org
Festivals
August 26-28 Oxford Storytelling Festival 2022, Waterperry, Oxford. An intimate festival weaving magic with stories, spoken word, poetry and song. Link: https://eventlist.store/oxfordstorytellingfestival/bookingpageoxfordstorytelling?fbclid=IwAR1Into7THWuoFwq3P3LOk5ye4v7tORuNASHymHdhqjDvklL9bOVcYAhh30
September 3-5, 2022 The 46th Annual Fox Valley IL Folk Music & Storytelling Festival - Labor Day Weekend. Live-stream and in-person. Link: https://fox-valley-folklore-society.square.site/?fbclid=IwAR3af5exuxMcCCi0TbRgfuE9bjAqbCL3eDAyZywOLGEMkG_acRRJzrNkOh4
September 8-10, 2022 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival with Ed Stivender as Master of Ceremonies. Link: https://timpfest.org/?fbclid=IwAR0xkg3BrzcnacTVQyRqneSrha4t8F2MG1-JqacdGAVrIi-3sCFrIvY9UGc
September 23-25, 2022 The 2nd Annual Whitewater Storytelling Festival. Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/wistget/posts/5219370771485271/
Friday October 7-9, 2022 50th National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN. Hosted by the International Storyrtelling Center. Link: https://store.storytellingcenter.net/national-storytelling-festival-29/
October 13-22, 2022 The 43rd St. Louis Stoytelling Festival. Link: https://www.slcl.org/events/st-louis-storytelling-festival
October 15, 2022 The Wisconsin Storytellers' Get-Together is an informal gathering for sharing stories, ideas and resources. Join in and swap some tales! Link; https://wisconsinstorytelling.com
December 3-5, 2022 Minton Sparks brings Wordapalooza to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center, Nashville, TN. Watch for details.
Workshops
Storytelling Basics in 8 Hours produced by Story Crossroads. Online individual course. Link: https://storycrossroads.org/freeworkshops/
Sundays, 26 June to 28 August,7pm-9pm India time /9:30am-11:30am Canada and USA Eastern time via Zoom World Storytelling Institute's 10-session Storytelling Workshop for Adults with facilitator Dr. Eric Miller. Workshop fee is 10,000 Indian rupees / $130 USA dollars. Link: https://storytellinginstitute.org/22.html
Two 4-part Sessions beginning: Saturday, August 6 and Saturday, November 12 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm CT Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tale Writing with Anca Szilagyi. In this four-part seminar, delve into the genre of fairy tales—reading and dissecting modern retellings before sharing and workshopping a draft of your own. Cost: $225. For more information of dates and registration, link: https://bit.ly/38GBEsx
Saturday, August 20 at 10:00 - 11:30 am CDT, 9:00 - 10:30 am MDT Rachel Hedman: Inspire! Workshop "Marketing on a Shoestring (or no) Budget" Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/278385216677
Monday, September 5 at 11:00 am - 12:30 pm EDT Telling Stories from American History with Tim Lowry. Sliding scale $5 - $50. Link: https://storycrossroads23.wildapricot.org/event-4912152
Tuesdays, September 6 - November 8 at 5:00 - 7:00 pm EST Storytelling Alone Together with Laura Simms. A fourth series of committed communal time working alone together on whatever one has wanted to complete, begin or take further. Sliding Scale fee. Email Laura at storymentor2010@gmail.com
Monday, September 26 at 7:30 - 9:00 pm EST online Introduction to Storytelling Varieties with Milbre Burch aka The Charms and Challenges of Genre in Performance Storytelling. Link: https://www.mymcpl.org/events/77133/introduction-storytelling-varieties-zoom
Six Saturday mornings beginning October 1 A Masterclass Writing Workshop with Minton Sparks! Limited to 10 writers who want to take a deep dive into an emerging story. Email Minton at msmanagement@gmail.com
Saturdays, October 15 - December 3 at 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EST The Great Story Immersion. Six session collaborative immersion into a symbolic rich relevant tale from the Japanese Shinto Myth of The Kojiki. Limited to 10 with sliding scale. Email Laura Simms at storymentor2010@gmail.com
Tuesdays, November 8, 15, 22, 29 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm EST Storytelling Yes You Can! with Noa Baum. A four-week online course learning to identify and talk about meaningul narrative events in a way that is entertaining and inspiring. Cost $120 - $180. Link: https://www.eventcombo.com/e/Storytelling-Yes-You-Can-Online-Course-with-Noa-Baum-56503
Fridays, November 4,11,18 and December 2,9,16 and January 6, 2023 Finding Gold with Laura Simms. Limited to ten. All levels of experience and commitment - for storytellers, writers, healers, educators, and those who realize the power of engagement in our world. Sliding scale. Email Laura at storymentor2010@gmail.com