Lost Hearts & Other Creepy Stories

Tis the haunting season! Join storyteller Ingrid Nixon for an evening of dark tales, bound to produce delightful shivers. This evening of storytelling in the Sunset Lounge of the Field Arts Hall will focus on spooky stories and is best suited for audiences 13+

Make it a special evening with dinner and the show.

The performance is in the spectacular Sunset Lounge of the Field Hall. The huge glass wall gives views of Port Angeles harbor and the strait of Juan de Fuca. The lounge has relaxed seating around tables, there is a full bar where you can purchase wine, beer, Halloween themed drinks, and non-alcoholic beverages. Doors open at 5:00 for dinner prepared by the Field Hall’s resident chef. Bring some friends, and enjoy a fabulous night out.

Doors open at 5PM with storytelling starting at 7PM. Food and drink available for purchase through the Sunset Bar & Lounge throughout this event.

About Ingrid Nixon

Though these days she hails from Alaska, Ingrid Nixon is a world-traveling storyteller who grew up in Port Angeles. She loves nothing better than to whisk listeners away on journeys of the imagination. Ghost stories, exploration nail-biters, tall tales, traditional and personal stories—she tells them all on international expeditions, and at venues around the country, including the National Storytelling Festival.

Her creative approaches to story crafting help make ancient tales relevant to modern audiences. All three of Ingrid’s recordings have received the Storytelling World Gold Seal for listeners of all ages: Her audio recording collection of ghost stories, Lost Hearts and Other Creepy Stories, is perfect for a dark and stormy night. Grimm’s with a Twist, offers deliciously dark stories spiced liberally with humor and pathos. Operation Bouncy Chair, features personal stories about the important things in life: family, love, and coffee. She is a champion liar many times over, a claim that made her mother both proud and worried. She hosts a public radio program in Alaska called, Story Borealis, which is dedicated to the art of oral storytelling. She’s also a Seattle Moth Story SLAM winner.

Ingrid had a long, fruitful career as a National Park Service ranger at Denali, Glacier Bay and Mount Rainier national parks. She has received national kudos for the numerous films she has written, hosted, and/or narrated for Discovery Channel and the National Park Service. She has also worked as an award-winning print journalist.

Ingrid holds a Masters in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. More at IngridNixon.com.

Tickets

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Workshop — The Honest Truth on How To Lie: A workshop with a champion liar

Mosquitoes as big as 747s? Paul Bunyan picked his teeth with a full grown Douglas Fir? Tell me more! Lets face it: Audiences love to get their legs pulled. Telling lies/tall tales is an age old art in storytelling. In this workshop we’ll explore how to craft delightful stories that are as much fun to tell as they are to listen to. Whether you want to work with contemporary topics or tell traditional tales from Americana, you’ll walk away with techniques to apply in your story crafting and delivery.

Date/Time: Saturday, Oct. 25th. 10:00am to 12:00pm.

Cost: $30. Ticket for Liars Workshop

Location: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, 829 E 8th St, Port Angeles.