Connecticut Storytelling Guilds and Organizations
Connecticut Storytelling Center
The Connecticut Storytelling Center was founded in 1984 and is based at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut. CSC's mission is to promote the art of storytelling in all its forms and to serve storytellers and story listeners throughout the state of Connecticut. CSC produces the annual Connecticut Storytelling Festival in April and coordinates a widespread program in which about 30 storytellers work in Connecticut schools. http://www.connstorycenter.org
Connecticut Story Sharing Groups
Trumbull/Shelton
Talewaggers of Housatonic Valley. Monthly weeknight potlucks. Monica Peterson (203) 926-0677 or Yvonne Wilkins (203) 261-7940.
Darien
Storytelling Anon. Evening meetings, Darien Library. Janet Davis (203) 655-1234 or storytellinganon@yahoo.com.
Greater Hartford area
Hither and Yon Storytellers. 4th Monday or Tuesday. Sharon Lynch (860) 673-2487.
Manchester
Friends of the Word. 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm. Network of Biblical Storytellers Guild. Emanuel Lutheran Church (chapel), 60 Church Street. Chris Rothe (860) 871-0514 or Maude Carpenter (860) 649-5176, maudec2@juno.com. www.nobs.org.
New Milford
Talewaggers of New Milford. 3rd Tuesday, 8 pm. New Milford Public Library. Sue Ford (860) 673-2487.
LANES (League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling)
A regional membership organization for the six New England states and upstate New York. Sponsors the annual Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference in late March, and publishes The Museletter. Contact: Greg Lam, administrator, 617-499-9662, lanes@lanes.org