• Introduction to Storytelling

    AMSS 1762 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    The fundamentals of storytelling: what is a story, how to craft it, and how to tell it. We begin by looking at both personal and traditional stories to learn genres […]

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  • Ghost Story Workshop- Online

    Online

    Who doesn’t like telling ghost stories? In the first session, the American School of Storytelling’s Founder, Loren Niemi will tell three types of ghost stories and examine what makes them […]

  • Ole & Lina Will Never Die

    Hilton Minneapolis Downtown 1001 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • Story Arts of Minnesota 2026 Annual Membership Meeting

    AMSS 1762 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • Storytelling- Open Mic Mondays September 2026

    AMSS 1762 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • Cedar Rapids Storytelling Festival

    Cedar Rapids, IA

    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. […]

  • Exploring Traditional & Personal Stories- Grand Rapids, MN

    Grand Rapids Unitarian Chapel 3906 East Highway 169, Grand Rapids, MN

    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 […]

  • Witness- Open Mic Mondays October 2026

    AMSS 1762 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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; […]

  • An American and a Russian: Exploring the Other

    AMSS 1762 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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 […]

  • Beginnings & Endings- Online

    Online

    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 […]

  • Sandbar Storytelling Festival

    Winona, MN

    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. […]

  • Intermediate Storytelling

    AMSS 1762 Hennepin Ave South, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    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 […]