Want to Hear a Story?
Want to Hear a Story?
This is VASA's current schedule of storytelling events. We present it both in calendar and list formats.
Send us information about storytelling events. Thanks! We would like to hear about and let people know about all storytelling events in Virginia. We are certainly interested in national or larger events that people from Virginia might want to travel to. This schedule will not try to keep up with local events outside Virginia (though we are happy to list events near Virginia's borders that people in Virginia might travel to).
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 5 | 6 | 7 Deadline for next VASA Vistas | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 Stories, Bristol, VA. | 17 | 18
Fall for the Book Wisdom and Wonder of Folktales Workshop, Leesburg, VA Heather Forest family concert, Leesburg, VA |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Storytelling Open Mike, Richmond, VA. | 24 | 25
Educator's Storytelling Workshop, Leesburg, VA Antonio Sacre family bilingual concert, Leesburg, VA Graveyard Tales, Bristol, TN |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 1 National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN. | 2 National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN. | |||||
| 3 National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN. | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 Tickle Your Ears, Chrysler Museum. | 8 | 9 Stories in Motion, Sterling, VA. |
| 10 | 11 | 12 Speak Easy, DC. | 13 | 14 | 15
Stories in Motion, DC. Glenn Holliday, storytelling campfire, King George, Virginia. |
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Maryland Storytellers Swap, Waldorf, MD. St. Brendan's Voyage Irish Festival, DC.. 14th Tall Tale Liars' Storytelling and Book Festival, Oakland, MD. Storyswap. |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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Halloween Fun, Great Falls, VA. 4th at 4 Storyfolk, Baltimore, MD. |
25 | 26 Lula, Vienna, VA. | 27 Margaret Chatham, Lorton, VA. | 28 Cay Wiant, Falls Church City, VA. | 29 Haunting at the Grove. | 30
Haints and Howls, Glen Allen, VA. Festival del Dia de Los Muertos, Glen Allen, VA. |
| 31 Festival del Dia de Los Muertos, Glen Allen, VA. |
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 Tickle Your Ears, Chrysler Museum. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 Donald Davis, Washington, DC. | 12 Donald Davis, Washington, DC. | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 Stories: (un-)folding, Vienna, VA. | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20
Elaine Muray. TELLABRATION!, Richmond, VA. TELLABRATION!, Highway Hague, VA. TELLABRATION!, Towson, MD. TELLABRATION!, Glen Allen, VA. |
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Stories in Motion. 4th at 4 Storyfolk, Baltimore, MD. |
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
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| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
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| 1 | 2 Tickle Your Ears. | 3 Washington Storytellers Theatre holiday stories, DC. | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 Stories in Motion, Vienna, VA. | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 Kit Bloom, Mike Franch, Jo Puckett, and Barbara Woodey, Finksburg, MD. |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Deadline for information for the October - December VASA Vistas newsletter. Send your storytelling events and articles to vasanews@hotmail.com.
Java J's Espresso Bar, Bristol, Virginia. G. Lee Heart and Rocky Rockwell. Come sip some latte, iced or hot, and listen to stories at 7:30 pm.
"Fall for the Book" Voices in the Glen will be represented this year by Jane Dorfamn, Elaine Muray, Mary Welch, and Tim Livengood. More info to come.
Heather Forest The Wisdom and Wonder of Folktales. Adult Storytelling Workshop 9:30 AM - 12 Noon. Sign up by calling 703-737-8879. Rust Library, Leesburg, Virginia.
Heather Forest One World of Stories, family concert 2:00 pm. Rust Library, Leesburg, Virginia.
Storytelling Open Mike is. sponsored by the Tell Tale Hearts Storytellers Theater at Barnes & Noble Short Pump, Richmond, Virginia. Join us either as a listener or a teller on the fourth Thursday of each month. 7 pm till ? FREE.
Antonio Sacre Educator's Storytelling Workshop 9:30 AM - 12 Noon (recommended for anyone who works with young people). Sign up by calling 703-737-8879. Rust Library, Leesburg, Virginia.
Antonio Sacre Imaginations Soar! Family Bilingual Concert 7 PM. No tickets required. Rust Library, Leesburg, Virginia.
Graveyard Tales sponsored by Beaver Creek Storytellers in Bristol, TN (just across the border). 8:00 p.m. Next to historic cemetery at Weaver Pike and People's Road. Bring lawnchairs and courage! Adults $6.00; Seniors and Students $4.00. Info: Mimi at 276-669-8358 or appalachianstory@aol.com.
October 1 - 3 National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, Tennessee. Featured tellers Sheila Kay Adams, Jan Blake, Bryan Bowers, Len Cabral, Willy Clafin, Peter Cook, Donald Davis, Nancy Donoval, Rex Ellis, Bill Harley, Bil Lepp, Syd Lieberman, Barbara McBride-Smith, Bill Mooney, Jay O'Callahan, Sue O'Halloran, Laura Pershin Raynor, Antonio Roca, Tihn, Izzi Tooinsky, Donna Washington, Kathryn Windham.
Lynn Ruehlmann and Norris Spencer have developed a program, Tickle Your Ears for the Chrysler Museum. They perform the first Thursday of each month in the galleries of the Chrysler.
Elaine Muray Stories in Motion, at SterlingFest, Sterling, Virginia. Free, at noon.
8 pm Washington Storytellers Theatre presents Speak Easy. Theme and featured tellers to be announced. New method of signing up for the open mike that follows: call 301-891-1129 beginning October 1. HR-57 Center for the Preservation of Jazz and Blues. $5 cover, $8 if you BYOB. (301) 891-1129.
Elaine Muray Stories in Motion, World Bank Children's Center, D.C. 10:00 am.
7:00 pm Friday Campfire storytelling series at Caledon Natural Area, King George, Virginia. Glenn Holliday tells stories with a marshmallow roast on a fire in a woodland ampitheater. $3 or $8/family
9:30 am - 4:30 pm Maryland Storytellers Swap Ideas and Stories, Waldorf, Maryland. Information: Pat Harris.
11:00 am - 5:00 pm St. Brendan's Voyage Irish Festival, rescheduled from May 22 due to DC bureacracy and cicada fears. Family-oriented festival with music, dancing, sports, food, crafts and storytelling by Mary Bauer, Margaret Chatham, Ralph Chatham, Ming Diaz, Cricket Parmalee, Charlotte Smutko, (and you?), outside at the Marie Reed Learning Center, Adams-Morgan, DC. $5 donation adults, $3 12-18, under 12 free. More information on the Web site. Like to be a volunteer teller? Contact Cricket Parmalee.
14th Tall Tale Liars' Storytelling and Book Festival held at the Fellowship Hall, Oakland, MD. Tellers may register by contacting storyteller and director of the Tall Tale Festival, Dr. Gail N. Herman at 301-387-9597 or writing her at 166 Lodge Circle, Swanton, MD 21561.
7:30 pm STORYSWAP Storytellers and listeners are invited to the home of Michael Fleming in Fairfax for an evening of shared stories and potluck snacks. Call 703-532-4517 for RSVPs and directions.
2 pm Halloween Fun at Colvin Run Mill just off VA 7 in Great Falls features seasonal tales by Gary Lloyd, along with crafts, music, & s'mores. $4. 703-759-2771
4 pm 4th at 4 Storyfolk meet at St. Mark's on the Hill Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD. Rsvp Diane at 410-321-8419 or Barbara at 410-252-1438.
7:30 pm Lula Shelley A. Marshall Foundation presents Lula of Good Life Theater. Lula tells tales and cuts up circus style at Patrick Henry Library, Vienna, VA. Free, for all ages, call 703-938-0405 to reserve your spot.
7:30 pm Margaret Chatham tells spooky stories for age 13-18 at Lorton Library. Free, pre-register at 703-334-7393.
8 pm Cay Wiant tells ghost stories at Cherry Hill Farm House, Falls Church City. $2. 703-248-5077.
8 pm Shenandoah Storytelling Guild will be holding their 3rd annual "Haunting at the Grove." The ghostly event of storytelling by guild members will be held in the local outdoor theater, Oak Grove Theater, and will be aimed at older children and adults. "Even though it was very chilly last Oct. the event brought in about 65 people so we are hoping for a bigger crowd this year. The woodland setting is appropriately spooky," Susan Clark, event chair. Contact her at (540) 248-0228 for more info.
8 pm The Tell Tale Hearts Storytellers Theater will present their annual Halloween show, "Haints & Howls," at the Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA. Prices: $8 adults, $3 for children 10-14. For information and tickets, call Les Schaffer at 804-560-5567.
October 30 and 31 12pm - 5pm Jane Crouse will be telling stories as part of Festival del Dia de Los Muertos with dancing, arts & crafts, poetry, story telling, food, sweets and various art exhibits presented by the Latin Ballet of Virginia. The Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA.
Lynn Ruehlmann and Norris Spencer have developed a program, Tickle Your Ears for the Chrysler Museum. They perform the first Thursday of each month in the galleries of the Chrysler.
November 11 and 12 Washington Storytellers Theatre presents Donald Davis at City Museum of Washington, DC. See their website for more information.
7:30 pm Shelley A. Marshall Foundation presents Stories: (un-)folding by origami swami Megan Hicks at Patrick Henry Library, Vienna, VA. Free, for all ages, call 703-938-0405 to reserve your spot.
2 pm Elaine Muray Stories in Motion, at Tysons-Pimmit Library. Free. Call 703-790-8088 2 weeks in advance for reservations.
10:30 am TELLABRATION! at the LaPrade Library, Richmond, VA. Featuring storytellers, Linda Goodman, Kari Collins, Denise Bennett, Jane Crouse and others. For information contact Jane Crouse at 804-590-9087.
7:00 pm TELLABRATION! Westmoreland Weavers of the Word, Highway Hague, Contact Daisy Howard-Douglas, 804-472-4775.
7:30 pm TELLABRATION! 4th at 4 Storyfolks at Woodbrook Baptist Church, Towson, MD.
8 pm TELLABRATION! Guest Teller Diane Macklin, presented by the Tell Tale Hearts Storytellers Theater at the Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen, VA. Prices: $8 adults, $3 for children 10-14. For information and tickets, call Les Schaffer at 804-560-5567
7:30 pm Elaine Muray Stories in Motion, Potomac Overlook Regional Park Thanksgiving Celebration.
4 pm 4th at 4 Storyfolk meet at St. Mark's on the Hill Episcopal Church, Baltimore, MD. Rsvp Diane at 410-321-8419 or Barbara at 410-252-1438.
Lynn Ruehlmann and Norris Spencer have developed a program, Tickle Your Ears for the Chrysler Museum. They perform the first Thursday of each month in the galleries of the Chrysler.
8 pm Washington Storytellers Theatre presents a program of holiday stories told by local tellers at City Museum of Washington, DC. Details to follow.
7:30 pm Shelley A. Marshall Foundation presents Elaine Muray's Stories in Motion at Patrick Henry Library, Vienna, VA. Free, for all ages, call 703-938-0405 to reserve your spot.
8 pm Kit Bloom, Mike Franch, Jo Puckett, and Barbara Woodey tell stories at Cedarhurst Coffee House at the Cedarhurst Unitarian Universalist Church in Finksburg, MD. Info: Gerry Galuardi at 410-526-6270.
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