Crafting the authentic voice to artfully and truthfully tell our stories.
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; […]
Do you have a sense of the basics but want to refine your ability too craft and tell stories? Have you been on the Moth stage and want to expand the stories you tell from 5 to 10 or 15 minutes? Do you have a particular difficult story you have been wrestling with that would […]
In this show, we’re featuring the many songs in one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, As You Like It. Most are new compositions, a necessity given that almost all of the original stage music has lost, but we will also feature a setting by Thomas Morley of “Under the Greenwood Tree” from 1600 that Shakespeare […]
The longer we live, the more personal stories we have to tell. This course will focus on the basics of personal narrative storytelling and the process of adapting those personal stories from written to oral form. By the third session, class participants will have the opportunity to workshop a story in front of the group. […]
“A Touching Experience” – final and fifth part of “In the Palm of Her Hand”, a shamanic storytelling exploration of the five senses as doorways into memory, imagination, intuition and soul. Ruby Rain – clown, storyteller, multi-media artist and X-rabbi – invites audience participation into sparking a more curious relationship with their own bodily awareness. […]
It’s the season for Fringe. It’s one thing to apply and another to have a stage worthy performance. This two session, online workshop will move your idea to story and necessary staging for a 55-minute Fringe show. You bring the concept, American School of Storytelling Founder, Loren Niemi, who has done at least one Fringe […]
From primetime CW show ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us,’ Celebrities of Magic, and ‘Masters of Illusion Live!’ Josh Farley is a sought-after illusionist for Fortune 500 companies, colleges, and private events. His show is a combination of hard-hitting magic, storytelling and comedy which he uses to bring joy and a sense of wonder to people’s lives. […]
From primetime CW show ‘Penn & Teller: Fool Us,’ Celebrities of Magic, and ‘Masters of Illusion Live!’ Josh Farley is a sought-after illusionist for Fortune 500 companies, colleges, and private events. His show is a combination of hard-hitting magic, storytelling and comedy which he uses to bring joy and a sense of wonder to people’s lives. […]
The wilderness has always held attention somewhere in the overlap of unrestricted fascination, deep terror, and enduring mystique. As a living symbol, it represents the unknown and the unpredictable- the very medium of Life itself. Drawing on the languages of poetry, music, myth, and story we’ll venture headlong into the underbrush of the timeless soul, […]
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 […]
In “I Have My Ways: Teaching Stories”, retired elementary school teacher Christopher Nelson shares some of the funny, alarming, and touching stories from his career as an educator. Sufian Zhemukhov joins with his guitar for a wonderful night of stories and music! Teller bios: Christopher Nelson- Drawing on my experiences as an educator, I learned […]
A warm, intimate evening of original songwriting under the summer sky. Join us for two distinct voices: Zola Rosenfeld’s tender, literate indie-folk and Carl Franzen’s wide‑ranging, story-driven songs. Musician Bios: Zola Rosenfeld- Born in San Francisco (c. 2000) and made in Minneapolis (c. 2021). Zola’s indie sound resonates somewhere in the realm of acoustic Elliott […]