Our swap this month will not have a featured teller. The evening is completely open mic. It is an opportunity to try out a story that has been waiting for an audience! If you are a member of the Story … Continue reading →
Special location: First Presbyterian Church, 139 E. 8th St., Port Angeles Perry is a founding member of the Quimper storytelling guild in Port Townsend. Opening teller – Ingrid Nixon Ingrid is in town for the Liars Contest this week, and … Continue reading →
Erran Sharpe Erran says, “I love the timeless qualities of folk tales. These tales are about universal human themes and challenges. They contain wisdom and puzzles that stick with me, and sometimes pop into memory months or years later when … Continue reading →
After 25 years of the Forest Storytelling Festival, we have been on hiatus since COVID. Exciting news! We are preparing a rebirth of our festival this fall. It will be a little different, but will still feature wonderful professional tellers, … Continue reading →
Into The Wind To gain more lift at takeoff, pilots position their aircraft directly into the wind. During WWII the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots proudly flew into the headwinds of gender bias and cultural conventions. The WASP were the first bold female … Continue reading →
Our featured teller is John Bertholl who grew up in Juneau, Alaska, and tonight he’s telling stories from a very special year—1952. Sit back, have a laugh, and don’t be surprised if some old memories sneak out and join us. … Continue reading →
Will Hornyak will lead participants through exercises and activities to refine their skills in traditional oral form storytelling. Will considers the essential tools of the storyteller’s craft and how to create and shape the stories we want to tell by honing … Continue reading →
Doug is our featured teller at the March story swap. He says, “My young life started in Southern California, but I grew up in a small town in the Salt Lake Valley. I earned two undergraduate degrees from the University … Continue reading →
Roger Fernandes is a Native American artist, storyteller, and educator whose work focuses on the culture and arts of the Coast Salish tribes of western Washington. He is a member of the Lower Elwha S’Klallam Tribe and has a B.A. … Continue reading →
Favorite storyteller William Kennedy Hornyak returns to Port Angeles “Storyteller par excellence…transports audiences into an amazing realm of imagination…” The Oregonian From warrior poets and lusty queens to blessed saints and wise sorceresses, storyteller William Kennedy Hornyak weaves together a wild … Continue reading →