Crafting the authentic voice to artfully and truthfully tell our stories.
Festival pass punch card, 6 shows for $60, pick up at the door! Come once with five friends or see any six of the eight performances yourself. Individual show tickets are $15 online or at the door! Do you have a Fringe hangover? Join us for our first βHair of the Dogβ storytelling festival! Come […]
βMoby Dick Tonightβ Loren Niemi will tell a blended story using Melville’s Moby Dick classic as a crucible to examine our current situation in American Culture as obsession and fantasy rein powerful and dangerous. He will ask: “What is your White Whale?” While the essence of the story has always been “Man fights whale, whale […]
βLeaking (The Wolves Are Everywhere)β ππ’ππ§π§π ππ¬ππ’π¬πππ« π°π’π₯π₯ πππ₯π₯ βππππ€π’π§π (ππ‘π ππ¨π₯π―ππ¬ ππ«π ππ―ππ«π²π°π‘ππ«π)β, a braid of fractured fairy tale and crafted personal stories that explores how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. This is not the Red Riding Hood you remember. Join us for this encore performance from the 2026 Minnesota Fringe […]
“My Life As An Oxymoron” A devoutly agnostic progressive who loves Israel, tells tales of greed, avarice and love. A bumpy ride sure to cause a stir. Bring your boxing gloves and a sense of humor. Howard Lieberman has done everything on stage except sing, which he would gladly do if he could carry a […]
βLeaking (The Wolves Are Everywhere)β ππ’ππ§π§π ππ¬ππ’π¬πππ« π°π’π₯π₯ πππ₯π₯ βππππ€π’π§π (ππ‘π ππ¨π₯π―ππ¬ ππ«π ππ―ππ«π²π°π‘ππ«π)β, a braid of fractured fairy tale and crafted personal stories that explores how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. This is not the Red Riding Hood you remember. Join us for this encore performance from the 2026 Minnesota Fringe […]
“The Exact Moment I Became Someone Else” Kory May tells stories to make sense of the worldβand since the world refuses to make sense, he keeps telling them. A Moth Mainstage performer and two-time Moth GrandSlam winner, heβs shared more than 2,700 consecutive nights of Thoughts Too Big for My Head on Facebook Live. Through […]
βMy Dog Died (and all I got was this Lousy Miracle)β Erin Ferdinand is author of “The Ghost Dog Diaries”, a collection of essays and advice about life after death and our life, in general. Originally published as a weekly column based on her experience as a Savannah (GA) psychic medium, these works inspired this […]
“The Exact Moment I Became Someone Else” Kory May tells stories to make sense of the worldβand since the world refuses to make sense, he keeps telling them. A Moth Mainstage performer and two-time Moth GrandSlam winner, heβs shared more than 2,700 consecutive nights of Thoughts Too Big for My Head on Facebook Live. Through […]
β17 Years of Untold Storiesβ You think youβve heard it all from these two storytelling masters, but below the tip of their story iceberg are the long hidden tales, the frozen underbelly. Come hear never before told stories that just might change your life forever. Howard Loren Lieberman and Loren Niemi have been performing together […]
Minneapolis is FINNeapolis FinnFest USA 2026 β Minneapolis’s Finnish Festival, September 17β20 The biggest Nordic party is back! Four days. One City. Endless Spirit. And you donβt have to be a Finn to belong here. Weβre bringing our festival to Minneapolis β 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 […]
Sandbar Storytelling Festival β’ 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. […]