Tag Archives: Virginia
A Review of 2023 and a Look Ahead
This is a reprint of our December 22, 2023 newsletter. Click Here to subscribe to our newsletter. 2023 is coming to an end. As per custom, I looked back at all our shows of the past year while compiling our … Continue reading
2024 Women’s Storytelling Festival Tickets
In-person performances of the 5th Annual Women’s Storytelling Festival are over. However, you can watch all 15 plus hours of recordings through April 21st! The videos of the festival will be available to watch through April 21, 2024. The Women’s … Continue reading
WSF Emcees and Volunteers
It takes a village. We appreciate all our volunteers – the festival committee, the people monitoring our live-stream, those who offered help with transportation, set up and breakdown, sales, food, and hospitality. We could not have this festival if it … Continue reading
Game Day Stories
On February 25, 2023, join us online or at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax City, Va, for Game Day, with emcee Jenn Kamara and storytellers Tom Croce, Seth Hassett, Sharon Price Singer, Aimee Snow, Jude Treder-Wolff, and Gayle Turner. The Auld … Continue reading
Stories of hope and change
On January 21, 2023, join emcee Nick Baskerville and storytellers Silvana Clark, Bonnie Gardner, Katie Green, Jennifer Hine, Jack Scheer, and Sarah Snyder for “Hope and Change: stories to believe in.” In-person, at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, and … Continue reading
Women’s Festival Spotlight – Donna Washington
Donna Washington is a professional author, storyteller, and multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for more than thirty years. She describes herself as “an extremely animated storyteller who uses vocal pyrotechnics (lots of sound effects and voices), has an … Continue reading
Women’s Festival Spotlight – Our Emcees!
An integral part of the Women’s Storytelling Festival will be the emcees for each event. Six storytellers from our Better Said Than Done community have stepped up to take on those duties. Each one a gifted and engaging teller in … Continue reading
Women’s Festival Spotlight – Kim Weitkamp
Remember weaving potholders on a loom as a child, selecting candy at a general store counter, or the joy and apprehension of pulling your report card out of its envelope? Kim Weitkamp does – and her stories, which often incorporate … Continue reading
Women’s Festival Spotlight – Ellouise Schoettler
Maryland spoken word artist Ellouise Schoettler is known for seeking stories of unknown women – then bringing them to life with “heart and humor” for audiences of all ages. Ellouise says she appreciates and applauds Jessica Piscitelli Robinson for her … Continue reading
Women’s Festival Spotlight – Megan Hicks
I first met Megan Hicks when she led a workshop on parody at a National Storytelling Conference more years ago than either of us would want to admit to. As I laughed through her telling us about Cinderella’s encounter with … Continue reading
