Every Sunday at 8:30am, listen to the KPCW "The Story Mine" radio show hosted by David Bullock and Cathy Barker.

Every Monday through Saturday at Noon (and rebroadcasts), listen to the BYU Radio--a Sirius Satellite radio 143--"The Apple Seed" storytelling radio show hosted by Sam Payne.

Event:  Journey Stories--An Exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution

Dates/Times:  Mondays-Thursdays, 9:00am-6:00pm or by arrangement

Featured Stories:  Tales of how our ancestors came to America as well as the personal connections

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Utah Cultural Celebration Center, 1355 West 3100 South, West Valley City

Contact:  Call for arrangements at (801) 965-5100

Event:  Ogden & Salt Lake Ghost Tours

Dates/Times:  Mostly Fridays and Saturdays, October 3-4; 10-11; 17-18; 24-25; 29-31; with starting times ranging from 5:00pm-9:00pm depending on the nigh

Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers:  Laurie Allen, Kristen Clay, Cherie Davis, Nannette Watts, Karen Kagie, Janine Nishiguchi

Cost:  Ranges from $13.00-$20.00/person with group rates and other possible discounts

Locations: 

Starting place for Ogden bus tours-parking lot north of Union Station, 2501 Wall Ave., Ogden

Starting place for Salt Lake bus tours--behind Rio Grande Bldg, 300 South 500 West, Salt Lake City

Notes on Locations--It's best to book online and get exact information on where to meet.  Walking tours have slightly different starting locations than bus tours and not all tours are available each night.

Contact:  Call (801) 888-8551 or (801) 678-8768 to reserve spot(s) and go to http://www.storytours.com

Event:  An Evening of Stories with Antonio Sacre

Date/Time:  Monday, October 13th, 7:00pm

Featured Teller:  Antonio Sacre

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Orem Public Library, 58 N. State Street, Orem

Event:  Hauntings Registration and Auditions

Sponsor:  Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Registration due Wednesday, October 8th with auditions on Friday, October 10th, starting at 5:00pm with top ones performing on Monday, October 27th

Wanted Tellers:  Anyone with a stage-ready spooky story

Story Length:  No time limit though stories 10 minutes or less are preferred

Story Audience:  Aim for the stories to be spine-tingling for those aged 12 years+, best if has use of suspense, mystery, intrigue, voice, audience response, story development, story craft, performance, and originality .

Cost:  $10.00 registration fee

Location:  Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St, Orem

Contact: http://www.oremlibrary.org, http://www.timpfest.org, or contact April Johnson at aprildj8@gmail.com or call (801) 802-8255

Event:  Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, October 9th, 7:00pm-8:30pm 

(usually 2nd Thursday of the month)

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family

Location:  Stewart Gallery, Kaysville Library, 44 N. Main St., Kaysville

Contact: Gary Hansen at gary_d_hansen@msn.com or call (801) 651-6631

Event:  Logan Downtown Ghost Tours

Sponsor:  City of Logan

Dates/Times:  Fridays and Saturdays of October with two exceptions of October 27th and 30th (Dates--October 10-11; 17-18; 24-25) with tours times 7:00pm-11:00pm

Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers:  David Sidwell, Daniel Bishop, other Utah Storytelling Guild members, and more TBA

Cost:  $9.00/person or group rates of $5.00/person with 18+ people

Location:  Starting place for Logan tours-Cache County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., Logan

Contact:  Email David Sidwell at david.sidwell@ccsdut.org

Event:  Utah Youth Storytelling Showcase

Connected To:  National Youth Storytelling Showcase

Live Audition Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 14th, starting at 6:00pm

Wanted Tellers:  Any youth Kindergarten-High School who wishes to make the National Youth Storytelling Showcase, top 5 from Utah are forwarded and judged a 2nd time

Story Length for Youth Teller:  Range of 5-10 minutes

Judging:  Focus on storyteller, story, and storytelling elements (most points awarded for "connection with audience")--NO READING!

Cost:  Free, open to all--general public invited whether or not you have youth telling

Location:  Gale Center of History and Culture, 10300 Beckstead Lane, South Jordan

Contact/Website:  Call Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 for more info and to schedule slot.  Go to http://www.galecenter.org.  For forms, go to http://www.nationalyouthstorytellingshowcase.org.

Other Options:  Live audition is preferred.  If unable to attend Live Audition, then youth can submit video but must be received no later than Monday, October 13th by mail to Rachel Hedman, PO Box 274, West Jordan, UT  84084 with the required forms found at http://www.nationalyouthstorytellingshowcase.org.

Event:  "Telling Centerville's Story" (every 2nd Tuesday of month)

Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 14th, 6:30pm-8:00pm (next one November 11th)

Featured Tellers:  George McEwan, Karl Behling, Wayne Kartchner

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Thomas Whitaker Museum, 168 N. Main St., Centerville

Event:  Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 21st, 2014, 6:30pm-8:30pm (Potluck and Halloween Party with prizes for best told family-friendly stories--invite your family members to come)

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family

Location:  Multi-Ethnic Senior Housing-Community Room (1st Floor), 120 S. 200 W., Salt Lake City

Parking:  Go to west side of building for guest parking.  Gate locks after 6:00pm so use 6374# to open parking gate.

Contact:  Kira Larkin at kira.d.larkin@gmail.com or call (801) 898-5472.

Event:  Garden After Dark (includes storytelling)

Dates/Times:  Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, October 16-18; 23-25, 6:00pm-9:00pm

Featured Tellers:  TBA

Cost:  $6.00/Garden Member, $12/General Public (Tickets for sale starting September 22nd)

Location:  Red Butte Garden, 300 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City

Contact:  Call (801) 585-0556

Event:  Spooktacular Stories

Sponsor:  Davis County Library System

Dates/Times:  

Monday, October 20th, 7:00pm--South Branch

Thursday, October 23rd, 7:00pm--Syracuse Branch

Monday, October 27th, 7:00pm--Kaysville Branch

Tuesday, October 28th, 7:00pm--Headquarters in Farmington

Tuesday, October 28th, 7:00pm--Centerville Branch

Tuesday, October 28th, 7:00pm--North Branch

Wednesday, October 29th, 7:00pm--Central Branch

Featured Tellers (3-5 tellers/Branch):  Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Cindi Julander, Suzanne Grigsby, Marilyn Getts, Amy Sutton-Curtis

Cost:  Free, open to all

Locations:  

South Branch--725 S. Main St., Bountiful

Syracuse Branch--1875 South 2000 West, Syracuse

Kaysville Branch--44 N. Main St., Kaysville

Headquarters--133 S. Main St., Farmington

Centerville Branch--45 South 400 West, Centerville

North Branch--562 South 1000 East, Clearfield

Central Branch--155 N. Wasatch Dr., Layton

Event:  The Fool of the World and other Story Music

Sponsor:  Utah Divisions of Arts and Museums

Dates/Times:  

​Saturday, October 25th, 2:00pm-3:15pm, Discovery Gateway Museum

Monday, November 17th, 7:00pm-8:15pm, Orem Library

Featured Musicians:  Aspen Winds, woodwind quintet

Featured Teller:  Rachel Hedman

Cost:  Free, open to all

Locations:  

Orem Library, 58 N. State St., Orem

Discovery Gateway Museum, 444 W. 100 S., Salt Lake City

Contact:  http://www.aspenwinds.org, http://www.folktalesaboutfamilies.com

Event:  2nd Annual Hauntings Contest

Sponsor:  Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Monday, October 27th, 7:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Determined from Hauntings auditions, top tellers

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem 

Event:  Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, November 6th, 7:00pm 

(usually 1st Thursday of the month)

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family

Location:  Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem

Contact:  ToriAnn Perkey at taperkey@hotmail.com.

Event:  Nephitellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, November 6th, 7:00pm 

(usually 1st Thursday of the month)

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family

Location:  Nephi Public Library, 21 W. 100 N., Nephi

Contact:  Rene' Sheets at rasheets99@msn.com.

Event:  Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Friday, November 7th, 6:00pm

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family

Location:  Merlin Olsen Central Park, E Center St. & S. 300 East, Logan

Contact:  Leah Adkins at LASTredDragon@yahoo.com or call (435) 760-0412.

Event:  Annual StorySwap, in celebration of national Tellabration!

Host:  Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Saturday, November 8th, 2014, 10:00am-4:00pm with optional dinner buy on own (Workshops/Panels in morning, Concert in afternoon)

Featured Presenters/Tellers:  Utah Storytelling Guild members such as Karl Behling, Laurie Allen, Kim Davis, Rachel Hedman

Schedule:

10:00am-11:00am--Welcome, Guild Business, Mingling, President's State of the Art Address

11:00am-Noon--Two Choices--Business of Storytelling Panel or Story Games/Practice Sessions

Noon-1:00pm--Lunch

1:00pm-2:00pm--Two Choices--Storytelling in Education Panel or Story Games/Practice Sessions

2:00pm-2:30pm--Networking/Story Plays

2:30pm-3:30pm--Tellabration! Concert featuring Utah Storytelling Guild members

Cost:  Free, open to all--possible cost for lunch, donations accepted

Location:  Clearfield Community Center Little Theatre, 140 E. Center St., Clearfield 

Contact:  Contact Suzanne Decaria to volunteer to help in some way or to receive details.  Email sdstorymom@gmail.com or call (801) 668-7544.

Event:  Utah Valley Symphony and special guest Steffani Raff

Host:  Utah Valley Symphony and Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Dates/Times:  Wednesday-Thursday, December 3rd-4th, 2014, 7:30pm

Featured Teller:  Steffani Raff

Featured Musicians:  Utah Valley Symphony

Cost:  $15.00/adult, $12.00/student or senior

Location:  Covey Center for the Arts, 425 W. Center, Street, Provo 

Contact:  Go to www.coveycenter.org to purchase tickets and select preferred seats