First Tuesday event hosted by Lora Cain that features 8 writers who tell funny, touching, odd stories of 10 minutes or less. Changing the world one story at a time, you can contact info@wordsaladla.com if you're interested in performing.

8pm - 9:30pm
$5 minimum donation
    
The Talking Stick, 1411 Lincoln Blvd. Venice CA 90291
Corner of Lincoln Blvd and California Avenue

310 301 0939
info@WordSaladLA.com
www.WordSaladLA.com

Speak Up Spoken Word Open Mike is held every Wednesday at The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn MA. It is hosted by storyteller Tony Toledo who gives every speaker a story and a lucky coin at the end of their words. We start at 7:30 pm till 10ish. Each person who wants to speak gets 5 minutes at the microphone. Tony stands up when all the sand in the five minute hour glass is done. At five and a half minutes he is walking toward the speaker. At 6 minutes he will slide his tongue in your ear. We are a free speech zone with a three word cussing minimum. Storytellers, poets, comedians,singers, community activists and just plain ranters are all welcome. Each week has a Featured Performer who goes on at 8:30 PM for half an hour. The hat is passed to get gas money so the feature can get home. See you at Speak Up.
Time(s) 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Admission Free, pass the hat for the feature.
Location - The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn, MA 01905
Contact Phone 978-921-4628
Contact Email  ToledoGoat@aol.com
Event Website www.facebook.com/walnutstreet

Come and hear six invited storytellers share personal stories on a theme. All of 2012's themes are listed on our website. Maybe you have a story to tell? if so, let us know!

We’re happy to announce we have moved to Fluxx Studios and Gallery, a non-profit community art space. They are located just off 4th Avenue, near the underpass to Congress Street, across the street from the Shanty.

Doors open at 6:30, come early to get a good seat. Parking is free on the street.
7:00pm-9:00pm
Admission  $7.00

Fluxx Studios, 414 E 9th St Tucson, AZ 85705    
520-730-4112
penelope@odysseystorytelling.com
http://www.storyartsgroup.org/odyssey/Odyssey/Welcome.html

Join Bill Harley, Kevin Kling, Beth Horner, Susi Whaples, Baba Jamal Koram, Jim Cogan and the Chameleons for the 13th annual Ojai Storytelling Festival in the brand new Libbey Bowl.

See website for performances and workshops
Admission: A full weekend pass as well as tickets for individual events are available online or by phone.

Downtown Ojai, Callifornia 
805-646-8907
bbemel@sbcglobal.net
www.ojaistoryfest.org

Jackson Storyfest is 25 Years Old…and Going Strong…
Come celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Jackson Storyfest. Storytellers, from around the country including Donald Davis and Jay O’Callahan will be performing in downtown Jackson on May 3, 4 & 5.
There are four performances being offered free of charge for the general public on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. These include two evening sessions for adults and teens, a family matinee and a special daytime senior citizen session.
Two workshops are offered on Saturday for those wishing to learn more about storytelling. A small registration fee is charged for the workshops.
Please visit website for more information, to register for the Saturday workshops, and for additional performance and workshop details.

No charge for performances. Workshops -$25.00 each

517-499-2290
jacksonstoryfest@gmail.com
www.jacksonstoryfest.org

“Singlehandedly” Highlights the Power of Personal Story – New York Latina author and performance artist Michele Carlo will present the world premiere of her new solo piece adapted from her book Fish Out of Agua, along with 14 Portland performers at Singlehandedly! This annual event is produced by Portland Story Theater and 2012 is the fourth year they are presenting the new works solo festival. The festival runs from April 27 - May 11, 2012 at Hipbone Studio. Singlehandedly! is funded in part by a generous project grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.

Fridays and Saturdays, April 27, 28, May 4, 5, and 11 at 8:00 pm.

Tickets for the event may be purchased on-line at www.portlandstorytheater.com. Tickets are $15 advance/$20 day of show. 5-Night Passes are also available for $60. All shows are 18+ only.
  
Hipbone Studio is located at 1847 East Burnside, Portland, OR 97214.
office: 503-284-2226  
tellers@portlandstorytheater.com
http://www.portlandstorytheater.com/2012solo/index.htm

Martha's Vineyard native Susan Klein's substantial repertoire includes selections from the world body of folklore and myth, literary stories, rites of passage, and love stories for adults. Her autobiographical material encompasses growing up on Martha's Vineyard in the 1950s, waitressing and teaching school in the 1970s, and her work as an itinerant storyteller in Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimo villages in the 1980s.

7:30 - 9:30 p.m.
$20/Advance, $25/Door

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio St
Indianapolis, IN 46202

317-576-9848 
Ellen@storytellingarts.org
www.storytellingarts.org

Enjoy an afternoon of Appalachian Storytelling! with Headliners:
Sheila Kay Adams, Gwenda Ledbetter, Vixi Jil Glen, David Novak, Connie Regan-Blake, & special guest teller Ted Hicks.

Ray Hicks was known as the patriarch of American traditional storytelling. Before he passed away in 2003, he performed annually at the National Storytelling Festival and achieved international recognition. His legacy endures.

Because of health issues, Ted (Ray and Rosa's youngest son) has been in a nursing home in Banner Elk for 18 months. He is wheelchair-bound and cannot visit his homeplace because it is located down a steep hill. Rosa struggles getting up and down the same hill. Money raised through this benefit will supply funds necessary to provide a much-needed driveway for the Hicks Family.

All monies raised go into "The Ray & Rosa Hicks Fund" to assist Rosa and Ted, and also to pay for utilities, heating oil costs, land taxes & other expenses.

Additional donations may be sent to:
"The Ray & Rosa Hicks Fund"
c/o Connie Regan-Blake
Post Office Box 2898
Asheville NC 28802

Special thanks to Asheville Wordfest, The Altamont Theatre, Asheville Storytelling Circle

3:00 PM
Admission  $12

Altamont Theatre
18 Church Street
Downtonw Asheville, NC
(828) 450-3109
connie@storywindow.com
RayHicks.com

This event is designed with storytellers, educators, librarians and listeners in mind.
Schedule includes keynote address, two story circles where everyone gets to tell that wants to, two concerts and ends with a concert by our featured speaker. Featured speaker this year is Jo Radner of Lovell, ME
Breakfast and Lunch provided.

8am - 5pm
Admission  $15.00

Seacoast Science Center
Rye, NH
603-835-5965
lphillipstale@comcast.net
www.NHstorytelling.org

Now, Phoenix area storytellers have a place to try out material in front of an audience! Students in Storytelling classes at any of the Maricopa Colleges will get preference for storytelling slots.

It's free for everyone, but signing up for a slot to tell prior to each event is recommended.
   
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Admission Free

Mama Java's Coffeehouse
3619 East Indian School Road
Phoenix , AZ 85018

602-390-3858
Mark@Storytellermark.com 
http://www.storytellermark.com/openmic/

The Inland Valley Storytellers has a monthly story swap and meeting open to the public. Bring an 8-10 minute story to share or just come to listen to stories. Second Tuesday of every month

Time(s)    
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Free

Claremont Forum, 586 West First Street, Claremont, CA
909-983-8501
john@inlandstorytellers.org
inlandstorytellers.org

Come enjoy telling or listening to stories. This community-minded guild of tellers is committed to learning the art and craft of storytelling in a friendly supportive atmosphere. Members choose their area of interest - volunteer work at the most impoverished elementary school in Sumner Cty, support of Open Mic Night, service at the Senior Citizen Center and other interest areas that evolve. Through story we remember and honor who we are as individuals and as a community. Guests always welcomed.
  
2nd & 4th Tues of the month
1 pm to 2:30 pm    
Yearly dues $10.00.
 
Hendersonville First United Methodist Church, 217 West Main St., Hendersonville, TN 37075. 2nd Floor library. Elevator available.
 
615-264-4772
jngmarshall@comcast.net

Please Do Tell your favorite Story, or one that you're working on at our monthly Swap! Storytellers and listeners welcome! Refreshments are shared at intermission.
7-9 PM
Admission free
Foster Story Studio, 1000 Humboldt St, Santa Rosa, CA. 95404

Kenneth Foster: 707-540-0655 or Elaine Stanley 707-539-3642
dotellstoryswap@comcast.net
kennethfosterstoryteller@comcast.net

MOOSE, the Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts, meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at the Portland Public Library in the Rines Auditorium.  Come early and sign up for your ten minutes of spoken word (please no readings) at the mic. Performances are best suited for adults and teenagers that listen like adults. The Rines auditorium is open after the Library is closed at 7pm, so please visit us down stairs even if the gate is closed and blocking the Library Entrance. Open mic is free from 7-8 pm and will
be followed by announcements and a brief intermission.
7-9pm
Suggested donation is $5.00 or more for the featured teller part of the program.
Portland Public Library in the Rines Auditorium
5 Monument Square Portland, Maine
207-899-9299
learningvertnon@yahoo.com 
http://moosetellers.ning.com

Speak Up Spoken Word Open Mike is held every Wednesday at The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn MA. It is hosted by storyteller Tony Toledo who gives every speaker a story and a lucky coin at the end of their words. We start at 7:30 pm till 10ish. Each person who wants to speak gets 5 minutes at the microphone. Tony stands up when all the sand in the five minute hour glass is done. At five and a half minutes he is walking toward the speaker. At 6 minutes he will slide his tongue in your ear. We are a free speech zone with a three word cussing minimum. Storytellers, poets, comedians,singers, community activists and just plain ranters are all welcome. Each week has a Featured Performer who goes on at 8:30 PM for half an hour. The hat is passed to get gas money so the feature can get home. See you at Speak Up.
Time(s) 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Admission Free, pass the hat for the feature.
Location - The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn, MA 01905
Contact Phone 978-921-4628
Contact Email  ToledoGoat@aol.com
Event Website www.facebook.com/walnutstreet

Come enjoy Stories Spoken and Sung by a featured storyteller and musician. Guests of all ages are invited to perform a five to six minute story. Attentive listening elementary aged children supervisored by parent(s) are welcomed. The optional 50/50 raffle is a benefit for the development of youth storytelling.

Recommend arrival 6 pm to get seated & dinner ordered. Program 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
FREE Community Service to promote storytelling

Mimis Cafe, 298 Indian Lake Bl, Hendersonville, TN 37075
Information: Jane G. Marshall 615-264-4772 or jngmarshall@comcast.net

“Singlehandedly” Highlights the Power of Personal Story – New York Latina author and performance artist Michele Carlo will present the world premiere of her new solo piece adapted from her book Fish Out of Agua, along with 14 Portland performers at Singlehandedly! This annual event is produced by Portland Story Theater and 2012 is the fourth year they are presenting the new works solo festival. The festival runs from April 27 - May 11, 2012 at Hipbone Studio. Singlehandedly! is funded in part by a generous project grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.

Fridays and Saturdays, April 27, 28, May 4, 5, and 11 at 8:00 pm.

Tickets for the event may be purchased on-line at www.portlandstorytheater.com. Tickets are $15 advance/$20 day of show. 5-Night Passes are also available for $60. All shows are 18+ only.
  
Hipbone Studio is located at 1847 East Burnside, Portland, OR 97214.
office: 503-284-2226  
tellers@portlandstorytheater.com
http://www.portlandstorytheater.com/2012solo/index.htm

Enjoy traditional storytelling in the natural surroundings of Cleveland Metroparks on the second Saturday of most months. A venue for the best tellers from the Cleveland, Ohio area and beyond for over twelve years! Recently added: a story swap segment. After a featured teller/program and refreshments, share in a story swap with your own family-friendly stories. Ages: Adults and older students.
Time(s) 7:30 p.m.
Admission Free
Location -
CanalWay Visitor Center
E 49th St. Entrance
Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation
Cuyahoga Hts, OH
Contact Phone 440-734-6660
Contact Email jpr@clevelandmetroparks.com
Event Website http://www.clemetparks.com/events/programs/calendar.asp

Mark Twain shows are back in town! Starting Saturday, May 12 & 19 at 6:00 pm, the Columbia City Hotel in Columbia State Park, CA is kicking off another season of history and fun with their popular Mark Twain dinner theatre shows. The May 12 show will feature Mr. Mark Twain himself, with the regular dinner menue. The May 19 show will feature Mark Twain teaming up with the fabulous Dave Rainwater, Gold Country Minstrel and fiddle player extaordinaire. David Rainwater is the best dang story telling fiddler on the western slope of the mighty Sierra Nevada. David and I will be stirring up big trouble and a freight wagon load of fun. Cost for the sumptuous, three course dinner and show is $45.00 per person. Mr. Rainwater will delight the audience with his musical narration of the American West, and I will be telling a few stretchers, and some outright lies, about coming out to the Nevada Territory and the Mother Lode country at jumpin' Jack ass Hill. Together, we will tell you about coming Out West in 1861.Tell all your friends to join us, but please don't mention it to the Sheriff. --Mark Twain.

6:00 pm, May 12 & 19, 2012
Admission  $45 per person for dinner and show

Columbia State Historic Park
22768 Main Street, Columbia CA    
Reservations at 209.532.1479
twain@sbcglobal.net
http://www.briggshospitalityllc.com, or on Facebook at: Mark Twain Today, MT Productions

A FREE Family Oriented Storytelling Concert at the Bandstand on the Square in Decatur, GA (Atlanta suburb). Featuring four local/regional tellers and 2 youth tellers. Some chairs are provided. Come and bring your picnic blankets and the whole family. Decatur is known as a "walking city." Lots to do and see withing walking distance of the Square -- restaurants, gift shops, book shops, boutiques, historic exhibits at the Old Courthouse, etc.
 
2:00 to 3:30
Admission Free
Downtown Decatur Georgia , outdoors at the Bandstand on the Courthouse Square
 
404-633-3277
bjstory@hotmail.com
www.SouthernOrderOfStorytellers.org

Speak Up Spoken Word Open Mike is held every Wednesday at The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn MA. It is hosted by storyteller Tony Toledo who gives every speaker a story and a lucky coin at the end of their words. We start at 7:30 pm till 10ish. Each person who wants to speak gets 5 minutes at the microphone. Tony stands up when all the sand in the five minute hour glass is done. At five and a half minutes he is walking toward the speaker. At 6 minutes he will slide his tongue in your ear. We are a free speech zone with a three word cussing minimum. Storytellers, poets, comedians,singers, community activists and just plain ranters are all welcome. Each week has a Featured Performer who goes on at 8:30 PM for half an hour. The hat is passed to get gas money so the feature can get home. See you at Speak Up.
Time(s) 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Admission Free, pass the hat for the feature.
Location - The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn, MA 01905
Contact Phone 978-921-4628
Contact Email  ToledoGoat@aol.com
Event Website www.facebook.com/walnutstreet

Story Slams have made some noise, created a little buzz and opened up the storytelling doors to new tellers! What's the secret? Want some answers? Or Have you been thinking of running a slam but weren't sure where to start?

Join LANES next Teller-to-Teller conversation with massmouth's Andrea Lovett. She will present "Story Slams Soup to Nuts”. Andrea will help answer your questions giving an outline on how to run a story slam. She will touch on everything from finding the best venue to suit your slam needs to choosing a theme and all those detailed questions in between.

To register follow link below. LANES members free non members 25.00

http://www.lanes.org/andrea-lovett-on-teller-to-teller

8PM to 9PM

andrea@massmouth

The University of North Alabama Front Porch Storytelling Festival features nationally known storytellers in a beautiful outdoor setting in northwest Alabama. A riverboat cruise on Thursday, May 17, kicks off the festival, and storytelling begins on Friday, May 18, and Saturday, May 19. An olio featuring multiple tellers will be the evenings’ highlights, along with ghost stories on Saturday night.

Featured tellers include Donald Davis, Syd Lieberman, Dolores Hydock, Bil Lepp, Andy Offutt Irwin, and Bill Foster. Tellers will be available to sign books and CDs during autograph sessions each day after dinner.

Storytelling will be in the Memorial Amphitheatre on campus, but in the event of rain, the festival will move indoors to the Performance Center of the Guillot University Center. The Food Court in the GUC will be open during the festival.
   
Riverboat Cruise May 17, 11 a.m.; Storytelling May 18 & 19, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.  
Storytelling--$25 one day pass; $40 for two-day pass. Cruise--$25

University of North Alabama
Memorial Amphitheatre
Florence, Alabama 35630
 
256-765-4208
storytelling@una.edu
www.una.edu/storytelling

Find your innate capacity as a storyteller as you explore the legacy of memories, discover how to "embody" stories, and foster and enjoy the bond that forms between teller and listener. Together, we will create an encouraging, playful, and appreciative community as we learn and share through oral exercises and story-partnering. What is gained can be useful in the corporate world, classroom, pulpit, on stage, on paper, or with family and friends. All levels of interest and experience are welcome.

Housing and Meals: Available on-site for an additional fee

9-5 daily
Tuition $320

John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
800-FOLK-SCH; 828-837-2775 
info@folkschool.org
folkschool.org

Monthly open mic at the Jackson County LIbrary, every 3rd Friday from 7:00-9:00pm. Storytellers, musicians, poets and writers of all stripes are invited to share their work Refreshments and a good time guaranteed!

7:00pm-9:00pm
Admission  Free
 
Jackson County Public Library
208 Church St N
Ripley, WV 25271

304-372-5343
susannaholstein@yahoo.com

The premiere storytelling festival on the west coast is once again hosting some of the best storytellers in the country at our new home just inches away from San Francisco Bay! For more than 25 years, we've brought you nationally celebrated performers whose stories lead you far from home, through laughter and tears, and face-to-face with yourself.

We've got a new home for the 2012 festival, and we're quite excited to once again bring some of the best storytellers in the country to perform here in the Bay Area. This year, the Bay Area Storytelling Festival takes place just inches away from the Bay! We are thrilled to be hosting the Festival at a waterfront venue: the award-winning, historic Craneway Pavilion, part of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park.

Easily accessible from Marin, Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, the venue boasts views of the bay and the beautiful rolling hills of Point Richmond.
 
Saturday 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM, Sunday 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Admission charged at the entrance
 
Craneway Pavalion, 1414 Harbour Way South, Marina District, Richmond, CA 94804

(510) 869-4946
info@bayareastorytelling.org
http://www.bayareastorytelling.org

Family storytelling and music (1-5p.m.) with Jeff Doyle, North Oakland County Storytellers, and local musicians
Adult storytelling and music (7-9p.m.) with Rev. Robert Jones, and North Oakland County storytellers

Time(s)    
1 P.M. - 9 P.M.
   
Family Storytelling Concert 1 PM – 5PM $5 per person or $10.00 Per Family. Evening (Adult) Concert 7-9 PM $10.00 per person

Fisk Farm, 9180 Highland Rd. (M-59) White Lake, MI
248-625-5848 (Lois Keel)   
LoiS-sez@LoiS-sez.com
http://www.northoaklandcountystorytellers.org/events

Mark Twain shows are back in town! Starting Saturday, May 12 & 19 at 6:00 pm, the Columbia City Hotel in Columbia State Park, CA is kicking off another season of history and fun with their popular Mark Twain dinner theatre shows. The May 12 show will feature Mr. Mark Twain himself, with the regular dinner menue. The May 19 show will feature Mark Twain teaming up with the fabulous Dave Rainwater, Gold Country Minstrel and fiddle player extaordinaire. David Rainwater is the best dang story telling fiddler on the western slope of the mighty Sierra Nevada. David and I will be stirring up big trouble and a freight wagon load of fun. Cost for the sumptuous, three course dinner and show is $45.00 per person. Mr. Rainwater will delight the audience with his musical narration of the American West, and I will be telling a few stretchers, and some outright lies, about coming out to the Nevada Territory and the Mother Lode country at jumpin' Jack ass Hill. Together, we will tell you about coming Out West in 1861.Tell all your friends to join us, but please don't mention it to the Sheriff. --Mark Twain.

6:00 pm, May 12 & 19, 2012
Admission  $45 per person for dinner and show

Columbia State Historic Park
22768 Main Street, Columbia CA    
Reservations at 209.532.1479
twain@sbcglobal.net
http://www.briggshospitalityllc.com, or on Facebook at: Mark Twain Today, MT Productions

Clemson Area StoryTellers Guild, meets the 4th Tuesday of each month, 7:00PM, at The Art Center, Clemson, SC. We Welcome Listeners as well as those with a story to tell! If you have a  family friendly story to share, poetry or music.... come and tell to a captive audience! Listeners are Welcome!
4th Tuesday of each month (Dec. TBD)
7:00 - 8:30pm
FREE 
All Welcome!
The Art Center
212 Butler St
Clemson, SC 29631
(go to explorearts.org for directions and map)
864.653.4932
clemsonareastorytellers@yahoo.com
http://explorearts.org/cast

Speak Up Spoken Word Open Mike is held every Wednesday at The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn MA. It is hosted by storyteller Tony Toledo who gives every speaker a story and a lucky coin at the end of their words. We start at 7:30 pm till 10ish. Each person who wants to speak gets 5 minutes at the microphone. Tony stands up when all the sand in the five minute hour glass is done. At five and a half minutes he is walking toward the speaker. At 6 minutes he will slide his tongue in your ear. We are a free speech zone with a three word cussing minimum. Storytellers, poets, comedians,singers, community activists and just plain ranters are all welcome. Each week has a Featured Performer who goes on at 8:30 PM for half an hour. The hat is passed to get gas money so the feature can get home. See you at Speak Up.
Time(s) 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Admission Free, pass the hat for the feature.
Location - The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn, MA 01905
Contact Phone 978-921-4628
Contact Email  ToledoGoat@aol.com
Event Website www.facebook.com/walnutstreet

Join fellow storytellers, librarians and educators for a day-long storytelling retreat in the heart of Indiana. Bring one traditional folktale to work on as we explore the purpose and process of crafting storytelling performances for children.

Course credits:
5 LEU (Library Education Units for Indiana Librarians)
5 PGP (Professional Growth Points for Indiana Teachers)

10am-4:15pm
Admission $95. includes catered lunch

105 South Van Buren St. Nashville, IN 47448
317-586-3890
fantasticfables@gmail.com
www.fantasticfables.net

May 29 you will hear Libby Franck of Mass. as our feature teller. Come tell a story in an open mic slot at 7, Libby takes the mic at 7:30. Soup bar open and lots of goodies available!
 
7 p.m.
Admission  donation
  
Rte 195 / Storrs Rd. Mansfield Center CT. 06250
860-690-4292
mothermoo2001@yahoo.com
meet our friends on our Facebook page!

Speak Up Spoken Word Open Mike is held every Wednesday at The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn MA. It is hosted by storyteller Tony Toledo who gives every speaker a story and a lucky coin at the end of their words. We start at 7:30 pm till 10ish. Each person who wants to speak gets 5 minutes at the microphone. Tony stands up when all the sand in the five minute hour glass is done. At five and a half minutes he is walking toward the speaker. At 6 minutes he will slide his tongue in your ear. We are a free speech zone with a three word cussing minimum. Storytellers, poets, comedians,singers, community activists and just plain ranters are all welcome. Each week has a Featured Performer who goes on at 8:30 PM for half an hour. The hat is passed to get gas money so the feature can get home. See you at Speak Up.
Time(s) 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Admission Free, pass the hat for the feature.
Location - The Walnut Street Coffee Cafe, 157 Walnut Street, Lynn, MA 01905
Contact Phone 978-921-4628
Contact Email  ToledoGoat@aol.com
Event Website www.facebook.com/walnutstreet