Crafting the authentic voice to artfully and truthfully tell our stories.
Welcome to La Crosse Storytelling- Wisconsin’s Longest Running Storytelling Festival Our 24th Annual Storytelling Fest! We are RETURNING TO OUR ROOTS! JOIN US IN SEPTEMBER! September 11, 12, 2026! Pump House Regional Arts Center For tickets: http://thepumphouse.org Note on Parking: Due to construction, King Street will be closed off during the fest. Parking is available […]
Minneapolis is FINNeapolis FinnFest USA 2026 — Minneapolis’s Finnish Festival, September 17–20 The biggest Nordic party is back! Four days. One City. Endless Spirit. And you don’t have to be a Finn to belong here. We’re bringing our festival to Minneapolis — and everyone is welcome. FinnFest is a four-day celebration of culture, music, art, […]
Join Loren Niemi at FinnFest USA 2026 for “Olie & Lena Will Never Die”, a mix of O & L stories told and commented on, with the audience invited to add their favorites into the mix. Loren Niemi is an innovative storyteller creating, coaching/directing, performing, producing, teaching and writing about stories that matter for audiences […]
SAM’s annual membership meeting is open to all current, past, and prospective members. Come to learn what programs and events SAM is engaged in now, and what dreams and ideas are germinating but need more volunteer energy to sprout and flourish. Bring your own ideas for fruitful action to advance SAM’s dual mission of promoting […]
This is an ongoing monthly series of storytelling open mics that will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month. Here’s how it works: Up to 10 Tellers. 10 minutes each. Any style- traditional, personal, braided. etc. Sign-up will be first come, first serve. Doors at 6:30, show at 7pm. This event presented in […]
The second annual Cedar Rapids Storytelling Festival returns from September 21-26, 2026, bringing a powerful lineup of local and national spoken-word artists to the Creative Corridor. Organized by TellersBridge Storytellers and the Cedar Rapids Public Library, this six-day celebration highlights the power of narrative to bridge divides, foster community, and celebrate the diverse human experience. […]
This is an ongoing monthly series of poetry & spoken word open mics that will take place on the 4th Monday of the month. Here’s how it works: Up to 15 poets. 5 minutes or 3 poems each. Any form. Sign-up will be first come, first serve. Doors at 6:30, show at 7pm.
This half-day hands-on workshop is an immersive dive into creating memorable stories both traditional (folk, fairytale, cultural heritage) and personal (Moth style or longer form) stories. In this workshop we will look at transforming stories – personal and traditional by means of Immersive (point of view and./or description), deconstruction (breaking the story into parts), or […]
This is a mixed genre open mic for open testimony, held on the first Monday of the month to offer our neighbors and fellow citizens a forum to share their stories- what they have witnessed as an observer, or volunteer; how they living with fear, anger, or anxiety in our current cultural and political climate; […]
For decades, Americans and Russians have encountered each other through politics, propaganda, and fear. But what happens when they encounter each other IRL? “An American and a Russian: Exploring the Other” brings together two storytellers—Bernadine, an American, and Sufian, a Russian immigrant—to explore how they have imagined, misunderstood, and sometimes unexpectedly embraced the other. Join […]
A story begins where the teller chooses to start but where is that? And how does that starting moment draw an audience into the world that is the story? While some believe any place we want to start will do, the where it ends cannot be left up to happenstance, failure of imagination or bad […]
Sandbar Storytelling Festival • Winona, MN Join us for this five-day storytelling event. Sandbar Storytelling Festival provides exciting performances and compelling chronicles amidst the breathtaking beauty of Winona, MN. Come celebrate and preserve the power and pleasure of our varied cultural traditions and human experiences. Help us promote the art of storytelling for all ages. […]