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Events
There's a lot happening! Here is a
listing of Northwest storytelling events. More information is
available in the Seattle Storytellers Guild newsletter In
the Wind. To receive a copy or list an event, send
an email. Or to catch the latest event news, visit SSG
on Facebook. For information on any topic, send an email to
SeattleStorytellers@gmail.com.
Read on to learn more about:
Ongoing
Guild-Sponsored Events
Tales
Told on a Thursday Evening
Tales For a Thursday Evening
Second Thursdays, at 7 p.m.
Haller Lake
Community Club, 12579 Densmore Ave. N., Seattle 98133 (get
directions)
For information, call (206) 788-6034
or email
SSG.
The Seattle Storytellers’ Guild continues its partnership
with the Haller Lake Community Club. Monthly events feature a
hand-picked collection of stories by one or several tellers, followed
by an open story swap. Free, refreshments provided. Tales for
a Thursday Evening continues through May.
- February 9 — Energetic and entertaining
Liz Hibbard comes from Portland to tell to Seattle audiences.
She has a BA in Narrative Arts and is an active member of the
Portland Storytellers' Guild. She has performed in a range of
venues, and is a past winner of the Portland Liar's Contest and
Seattle Liar's Contest, as well as being a Northwest Folklife
Festival performer. Audiences call her an "energetic delight."
- March 8— To be announced
Bridge Story Swap - First Friday Evening
7 to 9 p.m. at The Bridge Coffee House, on the
campus of North Seattle Alliance Church, 2150 North 122nd St. (Haller
Lake area), Seattle, WA 98133. For more information, contact Cynthia
Westby at cynthia@cynthiawestby.com.
AuntMama's Story Corner - Last Thursdays
7 to 8:15p.m.
At the Madison Park Starbucks, 4000 E. Madison St., Seattle
This curated all-ages event features original stories and song,
from 7 - 8:15 p.m. Every month brings a new theme. For more information,
contact MAMoor@aol.com.
- January 26 — Tellers include: AuntMama,
Kathya Alexander, Olubayo Johnson plus special guest Judith Alexander.
Theme to be announced/stay tuned!
Guild-Sponsored Special
Events
January 2012
Planting Seeds, Growing Stories: Writing the tale of your
life
Saturday, January 28, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Phinney Neighborhood Center, 6532 Phinney Ave. N., Seattle
An approach to life-story writing that will take you on a
unique journey, allowing you to see how the seeds of your
life experiences have grown into thought-provoking stories
by writing and sharing your writing in a supportive group.
Members $45, nonmembers $55; sign up at EventBrite.
March
Special Event
early March (TBA)
Anne Rutherford brings her show to Seattle. Stay tuned
for more information!
April
Earth Day
Saturday, April 21st, starting at 7 p.m.
At Haller Lake Community Club
Featuring Tom
Rawson and his banjo. Additional tellers to be announced/stay
tuned.
July
PowellsWood Storytelling Festival 2012
July 13-14, 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (each day)
At PowellsWood
- Federal Way, WA
Presented by Monte & Diane Powell and co-sponsored by
the Seattle Storytellers’ Guild
Mark your calendars now! Workshops on Friday include personal
storytelling with Donald Davis and movement with Eth-Noh-Tec.
Saturday features storytelling with Donald Davis, Eth-Noh-Tec,
Alton Chung, Joe Hayes, Debra Harris-Branham, Norm Brecke,
and The Whitman Story Sampler. More info to come, or email
mrm@margaretreadmacdonald.com.
Other Events
January 2012
Bellingham
Storytellers Guild
Friday, January 20, starting at 6 p.m.
Fairhaven Library Fireplace Room
1117 12th St., Bellingham
General meeting from 6-7 p.m.: Ask questions, find a coach,
and more. Family Storytelling starts at 7 p.m. with the theme,
"You Gotta Laugh your Way through the Dark," featuring
for ages 6 and up. Free! For more information, contact bhamstoryguild@clearwire.net
or bhamstoryguild@comcast.net.
Every Monday
& Wednesday
Story
Time
Starts at noon at The
Children's Museum in Seattle. Storytellers use song, fingerplays,
puppets, and much more to delight children. For information, call
(206) 441-1768.
Second Mondays
Fireside
Story League in Tacoma
Meets at 6:30 p.m. at the Lakewood Library.
Each meeting includes a story circle and a storytelling lesson.
For details, contact Eileen Beckowitz at (253) 759-0941 or Penny
Tennison at (253) 265-2113.
Third Mondays
Stories at Fern
Meets at 7:15 p.m. with the Victoria Storytellers' Guild, 1831
Fern St., Victoria BC. Adults $5, students $3. For information,
visit www.victoriastorytellers.org.
Wednesdays
Storyteller
Auntmama
KBCS 91.3 FM (Bellevue)
Listen at 7:30 p.m. as part of the program "Woman Notes."
Details at http://KBCS.fm.
Second
Wednesdays
South Sound Story Night
Join the South Sound Story Guild for a featured teller at 7 p.m.
and a story swap/open mike, starting at 8. The group meets in
the lobby of the Olympia Center, 222 N Columbia, in downtown Olympia.
For details, visit SouthSoundStory.org.
Fridays
Children's Storytime
Third Place Books at Lake Forest Park holds stories for children,
Friday mornings at 10 a.m.
First Fridays
Storynight at BLTC
Meets 7-9 p.m. at Better Living Through Coffee, 100 Tyler St.,
Port Townsend, WA 98368. Event includes featured storytellers
and an open mic. Suggested donation is $10. For information, contact
Brian at (360) 531-2535 or email: BrianRohr4@gmail.com.
Third Fridays
Bellingham Storytelling for the Love of It
Meets 7-9 p.m., in the Fairhaven Library Fireplace Room. Learn
more at BellinghamStorytellersGuild.org,
or call (360) 714-9631.
Saturdays
Children's Storytime
Stories begin at 11 a.m. at Ravenna Third Place Books, 6504 20th
Ave. N.E., Seattle.
Sundays
Global Griot, KSER
90.7 FM (Everett)
Broadcasting live 9-11 a.m. on Sunday mornings, online at www.KSER.org.
Storyteller Aunt Mama
KBCS 91.3 FM (Bellevue)
Tune in at 8:30 a.m. as part of the program "Walkin' the
Floor." Details at http://KBCS.fm.
First Sundays
Frog Rock Story Circle
Usually meets 6:45-9 p.m., at 9702 Sands
Ave. N.E., Bainbridge Island. To confirm the meeting time, get
on a mailing list, and learn more, contact Ed Sheridan at (206)
842-4562 or email Sheridan.Ed@gmail.com.
Third Sundays
Story Circle, City of Snohomish
From 5 to 7 p.m. at the Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St. For
more information, visit www.ThumbnailTheater.com
or contact Mary D. at MaryStories@hotmail.com.
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