Tellaround: Flight
May
8
6:30 PM18:30

Tellaround: Flight

A TELLAROUND is a story circle where tellers share stories. First-timers, experienced tellers and listeners are welcome!

In person: 610 – 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Second Floor at CARYA
6:30 – 8:30 pm
$5.00 suggested donation (to help with cost of venue, Zoom account, etc - donations can be made in person at the event or in advance here; if donating online, please indicate in the optional note that the donation is for Tellaround/s; donations can be for multiple months if desired)

Upcoming:
May 8/24 - Flight - Zoom Registration Here
The skies have long captured our hearts and minds, fueling many a story.  Perhaps you know a folktale involving a bird? Or have heard a legend set in the sky? Do you have a family story about a trip you took? Or a personal tale of exhilaration and excitement that mirrors the feeling of taking off? Tell us your tales! Bring your 5-7 minute story and join host Madiha Madda as we take to the skies for May's tellaround, titled "Flight". Tellers and listeners are welcome. 

If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Hays 403.556.5831 (President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter)
storymary@hotmail.com

Doreen Vanderstoop 403.816.6002 (Vice-President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter) dvanderstoop@storytellingalberta.com

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Magpie Mamba: Stories and Musings inspired by our Wily Trickster
Jun
12
4:30 PM16:30

Magpie Mamba: Stories and Musings inspired by our Wily Trickster

Join our 2023/24 Storyteller Laureate, Karen Gummo, for a night of stories and musings themed around our friendly trickster the Magpie. Featuring Jack Plumley, our emerging storyteller, and Doreen Vanderstoop as host and musician.

Date: June 12, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30PM
Location: CARYA Village Commons - 2nd floor (610 8th Ave SE)
Tickets: Purchase tickets HERE!

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Tellaround: Into the Woods
Apr
10
6:30 PM18:30

Tellaround: Into the Woods

A TELLAROUND is a story circle where tellers share stories. First-timers, experienced tellers and listeners are welcome!

In person: 610 – 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Second Floor at CARYA
6:30 – 8:30 pm
$5.00 suggested donation (to help with cost of venue, Zoom account, etc - donations can be made in person at the event or in advance here; if donating online, please indicate in the optional note that the donation is for Tellaround/s; donations can be for multiple months if desired)

Upcoming:
April 10/24 - Into the Woods - Come discover stories waiting to be told. Hosted by Anne Cowling.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Hays 403.556.5831 (President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter)
storymary@hotmail.com

Doreen Vanderstoop 403.816.6002 (Vice-President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter) dvanderstoop@storytellingalberta.com

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World Storytelling Day Café: Building Bridges - One Story at a Time
Mar
27
6:30 PM18:30

World Storytelling Day Café: Building Bridges - One Story at a Time

Join us for diversity of tales with new and familiar tellers who will share music and original, family and traditional stories in celebration of World Storytelling Day.

Tellers and Tales:

  • Rachel Glessing (SA Youth Teller) - Meditations of a Lonely Woman Personal Story

  • Betty Hersberger - Fire on the Mountain - Ethiopian Folktale

  • Mary Hays - Builder of Bridges – Josephine Soop (1913 – 2005) Historical Story

  • Linda Shantz-Keresztes - The Monkey King and Old Joe and the Carpenter - Folktales

  • Ellen Gasser (Musician/Teller) - The Long, Long Mile Original adaptation

Hosted by: Mary Hays and Linda Shantz-Keresztes
March 27, 2024
6:30 - 8:30 pm
Online via Zoom!

Tickets: $20
Register HERE
Teller Bios: Here

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Tellaround
Mar
13
6:30 PM18:30

Tellaround

A TELLAROUND is a story circle where tellers share stories. First-timers, experienced tellers and listeners are welcome!

In person: 610 – 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Second Floor at CARYA
6:30 – 8:30 pm
$5.00 suggested donation (to help with cost of venue, Zoom account, etc - donations can be made in person at the event or in advance here; if donating online, please indicate in the optional note that the donation is for Tellaround/s; donations can be for multiple months if desired)

Upcoming:
March 13/24 - BEWARE the Ides of March - Come out and tell your stories. Don’t listen to the soothsayers. Hosted by Cassy Welburn.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Hays 403.556.5831 (President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter)
storymary@hotmail.com

Doreen Vanderstoop 403.816.6002 (Vice-President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter) dvanderstoop@storytellingalberta.com

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Black History Month Story Café: The Black Immigrant Perspective
Feb
28
6:30 PM18:30

Black History Month Story Café: The Black Immigrant Perspective

  • Carya Village Commons - 2nd Floor (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come and experience an evening of tales about Black History Month from the perspective of African immigrants through music, spoken word poetry and storytelling.

Hosted by: SARAH UWADIAE
February 28, 2024
Down in the East Village (Carya) or online!
6:30 - 8:30 pm

By Donation: $20 or pay what you can
This event is funded by audience donations. 
Tax receipts are issued for donations of $20.
Register HERE

Black History: The Black Immigrant Perspective is hosted by award-winning filmmaker, Sarah Uwadiae from Nigeria and presenters: Adetola Adedipe (slam poet), Jola Adeniji (story artist), Femi David (drummer/actor/storyteller), and Sudy-Ann Brown (spoken word poet from Jamaica).

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Tellaround
Feb
14
6:30 PM18:30

Tellaround

A TELLAROUND is a story circle where tellers share stories. First-timers, experienced tellers and listeners are welcome!

In person: 610 – 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Second Floor at CARYA
6:30 – 8:30 pm
On Zoom: Register here

$5.00 suggested donation (to help with cost of venue, Zoom account, etc - donations can be made in person at the event or in advance here; if donating online, please indicate in the optional note that the donation is for Tellaround/s; donations can be for multiple months if desired)

Upcoming:
Feb 14/24 - Utopia - Searching for the promised land, what is lost is found and lost again. Join Gord Churchill in this exciting Tellaround!

If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Hays 403.556.5831 (President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter)
storymary@hotmail.com

Doreen Vanderstoop 403.816.6002 (Vice-President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter) dvanderstoop@storytellingalberta.com

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Tellaround: Resolutions
Jan
10
6:30 PM18:30

Tellaround: Resolutions

A TELLAROUND is a story circle where tellers share stories. First-timers, experienced tellers and listeners are welcome!

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE JANUARY 2024 TELLAROUND WILL BE IN-PERSON ONLY. HYBRID TELLAROUNDS RESUME IN FEBRUARY 2024.

In person: 610 – 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Second Floor at CARYA
6:30 – 8:30 pm

$5.00 suggested donation (to help with cost of venue, Zoom account, etc - donations can be made in person at the event or in advance here; if donating online, please indicate in the optional note that the donation is for Tellaround/s; donations can be for multiple months if desired)

Upcoming:
Jan 10/23 - Resolutions - New, old or something to throw out the window??  Tell all!!  with host Linda Shantz-Keresztes (In-Person Only)

If you have any questions, please contact:
Mary Hays 403.556.5831 (President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter)
storymary@hotmail.com

Doreen Vanderstoop 403.816.6002 (Vice-President, Storytelling Alberta Calgary Chapter) dvanderstoop@storytellingalberta.com

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