Wisconsin storytelling events

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If you're planning on attending one of these events, please call ahead. Dates and times—and in some cases, location or venue—are subject to change.

January

January 5, 2007: Hootenanny every first Friday at the Anderson Arts Center [Kenosha], 7:00pm. Contact Marialyce Kornkven at (262) 654-6840.

January 5, 2007: Heartland Story League meeting every first Friday at the Tinley Park Library [Tinley Park, IL], 6:30pm. Contact Shirley Elms at (708) 371-9436 or Lee Cunningham at (708) 799-1133.

January 6, 2007: Masthouse meeting every first Saturday, featuring music, storytelling and sing-alongs for teens and up [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (847) 836-6278.

January 9, 2007: McHenry Storytelling Guild meeting every second Tuesday at Family Alliance Building [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. For information, call (815) 337-0126.

January 11, 2007: Bluff Country Talespinners meeting every second Thursday at Grounded Coffeehouse [La Crosse], 7:00pm. Contact Phyllis Blackstone at (608) 788-4692.

January 16, 2007: W.O.W. guild meeting every third Tuesday at West Bend Community Memorial Library [West Bend], 7:00pm. Contact Judy Farrow-Busack at (262) 334-7868.

January 19, 2007: M.A.S.T. guild meeting every third Friday at Mount Mary College [Milwaukee], 7:00pm. Contact Jean-Andrew Dickmann at (414) 962-4425.

January 19, 2007: Amy Beth and Friends present folk sing-alongs and storytelling every third Friday [Woodstock, IL], 7:30pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (815) 338-4245.

January 20, 2007: Madison Storytellers' Guild meeting (every third Saturday, September through May) [Madison], 7:00pm. Contact Susan Gilchrist at (608) 249-5030 for meeting location.

January 21, 2007: The Twin Cities Storyfest: "Joining Voices Under the Winter Moon" at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church [Minneapolis, MN], 2:30pm (workshop) and 4:30pm (concert). Click here or call Mike Mann at (612) 724-7074 for additional information.

January 25, 2007: The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre present "On the Day You Were Born," a program of Coyote stories, at Norbert Hill Auditorium [Oneida], 7:00pm. Click here or call Beth at (920) 490-3833 for additional information.

January 27, 2007: First StorySLAM at Genna's Lounge [Madison], 7:30pm. The theme for the evening is "COLD!" Admission is $5, with seating starting at 7:00pm. For additional information about StorySLAMs, call (608) 576-7529, email storyslamfan@yahoo.com, or visit the blog at www.myspace.com/storyslamfan.

January 28, 2007: Open mic every fourth Sunday at the Old Corner Bookstore [Racine], 7:30pm. For information, call (262) 632-0215.

February

February 1, 2007: The traditional storytelling season for many American Indians falls between the first and last frosts. Join Wisconsin's Debra Morningstar, Oneida Storyteller, along with other Native American storytellers (including emerging talents of the next generation), for Winter: A Time of Telling, part of the 12th annual winter festival at the Newberry Library of Chicago [Chicago, IL], 6:30pm. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors and students, and free for children twelve and under. Call (312) 255-3700 to purchase tickets or for additional information.

February 2, 2007: Hootenanny every first Friday at the Anderson Arts Center [Kenosha], 7:00pm. Contact Marialyce Kornkven at (262) 654-6840.

February 2, 2007: Heartland Story League meeting every first Friday at the Tinley Park Library [Tinley Park, IL], 6:30pm. Contact Shirley Elms at (708) 371-9436 or Lee Cunningham at (708) 799-1133.

February 3, 2007: Masthouse meeting every first Saturday, featuring music, storytelling and sing-alongs for teens and up [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (847) 836-6278.

February 8, 2007: Bluff Country Talespinners meeting every second Thursday at Grounded Coffeehouse [La Crosse], 7:00pm. Contact Phyllis Blackstone at (608) 788-4692.

February 9 and 10, 2007: 10th Annual "Evenings of American Indian Storytelling" at UW-Madison's Wisconsin Union Theater [Madison], 7:00pm. Join American Indian Elders from the United States and Canada for traditional American Indian Storytelling. Each night's program will include stories in indigenous languages, followed by English translation. Free and open to the public. Call (608) 263-3106 or email aisp@mailplus.wisc.edu for additional information.

February 13, 2007: McHenry Storytelling Guild meeting every second Tuesday at Family Alliance Building [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. For information, call (815) 337-0126.

February 16, 2007: M.A.S.T. guild meeting every third Friday at Mount Mary College [Milwaukee], 7:00pm. Contact Jean-Andrew Dickmann at (414) 962-4425.

February 16, 2007: Amy Beth and Friends present folk sing-alongs and storytelling every third Friday [Woodstock, IL], 7:30pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (815) 338-4245.

February 17, 2007: Dovie Thomason, Brenda Wong Aoki, and Nancy Donoval present three great Storytelling Master Classes and an evening storytelling concert at the Prairie Center for the Arts [Schaumburg, IL]. Join Dovie at 12:00 noon for "Exploring the Landscape of Stories: Your Voice and Your Vision", Brenda at 2:00pm for "Finding Voice", and Nancy at 4:00pm for "From You to Universal: Inviting the Audience Into Your Stories". The evening concert, featuring all three presenters, begins at 8:00pm. For complete details, or to purchase tickets, please visit www.prairiecenter.org or call (847) 895-3600.

February 17, 2007: Madison Storytellers' Guild meeting (every third Saturday, September through May) [Madison], 7:00pm. Contact Susan Gilchrist at (608) 249-5030 for meeting location.

February 20, 2007: W.O.W. guild meeting every third Tuesday at West Bend Community Memorial Library [West Bend], 7:00pm. Contact Judy Farrow-Busack at (262) 334-7868.

February 24, 2007: StorySLAM at Genna's Lounge [Madison], 7:30pm. The theme for the evening is "TIME." Admission is $5, with seating starting at 7:00pm. For additional information about StorySLAMs, call (608) 576-7529, email storyslamfan@yahoo.com, or visit the blog at www.myspace.com/storyslamfan.

February 25, 2007: Open mic every fourth Sunday at the Old Corner Bookstore [Racine], 7:30pm. For information, call (262) 632-0215.

March

March 2, 2007: Hootenanny every first Friday at the Anderson Arts Center [Kenosha], 7:00pm. Contact Marialyce Kornkven at (262) 654-6840.

March 2, 2007: Heartland Story League meeting every first Friday at the Tinley Park Library [Tinley Park, IL], 6:30pm. Contact Shirley Elms at (708) 371-9436 or Lee Cunningham at (708) 799-1133.

March 4, 2007: Masthouse meeting every first Saturday, featuring music, storytelling and sing-alongs for teens and up [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (847) 836-6278.

March 8, 2007: Bluff Country Talespinners meeting every second Thursday at Grounded Coffeehouse [La Crosse], 7:00pm. Contact Phyllis Blackstone at (608) 788-4692.

March 13, 2007: McHenry Storytelling Guild meeting every second Tuesday at Family Alliance Building [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. For information, call (815) 337-0126.

March 16, 2007: M.A.S.T. guild meeting every third Friday at Mount Mary College [Milwaukee], 7:00pm. Contact Jean-Andrew Dickmann at (414) 962-4425.

March 16, 2007: Amy Beth and Friends present folk sing-alongs and storytelling every third Friday [Woodstock, IL], 7:30pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (815) 338-4245.

March 17, 2007: Madison Storytellers' Guild meeting (every third Saturday, September through May) [Madison], 7:00pm. Contact Susan Gilchrist at (608) 249-5030 for meeting location.

March 20, 2007: W.O.W. guild meeting every third Tuesday at West Bend Community Memorial Library [West Bend], 7:00pm. Contact Judy Farrow-Busack at (262) 334-7868.

March 24, 2007: StorySLAM at Genna's Lounge [Madison], 7:30pm. The theme for the evening is "DECEPTION." Admission is $5, with seating starting at 7:00pm. For additional information about StorySLAMs, call (608) 576-7529, email storyslamfan@yahoo.com, or visit the blog at www.myspace.com/storyslamfan.

March 25, 2007: Open mic every fourth Sunday at the Old Corner Bookstore [Racine], 7:30pm. For information, call (262) 632-0215.

ONGOING EVENTS

Every Fourth Sunday: Open mic at the Old Corner Bookstore [Racine], 7:30pm. For information, call (262) 632-0215.

Every Second Tuesday: McHenry Storytelling Guild meeting at Family Alliance Building [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. For information, call (815) 337-0126.

Every Third Tuesday: W.O.W. guild meeting at West Bend Community Memorial Library [West Bend], 7:00pm. Contact Judy Farrow-Busack at (262) 334-7868.

Every Second Thursday: Bluff Country Talespinners meeting at Grounded Coffeehouse [La Crosse], 7:00pm. Contact Phyllis Blackstone at (608) 788-4692.

Every First Friday: Hootenanny at the Anderson Arts Center [Kenosha], 7:00pm. Contact Marialyce Kornkven at (262) 654-6840.

Every First Friday: Heartland Story League meeting at the Tinley Park Library [Tinley Park, IL], 6:30pm. Contact Shirley Elms at (708) 371-9436 or Lee Cunningham at (708) 799-1133.

Every Third Friday: M.A.S.T. guild meeting at Mount Mary College [Milwaukee], 7:00pm. Contact Jean-Andrew Dickmann at (414) 962-4425.

Every Third Friday: Amy Beth and Friends present folk sing-alongs and storytelling [Woodstock, IL], 7:30pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (815) 338-4245.

Every First Saturday: Masthouse meeting, featuring music, storytelling and sing-alongs for teens and up [Woodstock, IL], 7:00pm. $3.00 donation at the door. For information, call (847) 836-6278.

Every Third Saturday: Madison Storytellers' Guild meeting (September through May) [Madison], 7:00pm. Contact Susan Gilchrist at (608) 249-5030 for meeting location.