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.

​​Friday, January 29, 2016--Deadline to submit online application to be considered as part of the Utah Arts Festival in June (http://uaf.org/applications/literary-arts-application)

Monday, March 14, 2016--Deadline to submit registration form/entry fee ($10) for the Utah's Biggest Liar on April 1, 2016 (http://www.timpfest.org)

Event:  Bil Lepp at the Viridian

Sponsors:  Salt Lake County Library Services & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Monday, January 25, 2016

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Teller:  Bil Lepp

Location:  Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1825 W., West Jordan

Event:  Around the World:  The Tellable, Edible Art Project

Sponsors/Partners:  Salt Lake City Arts Council, Bad Dog Arts, Glendale Community Learning Center, Utah Storytelling Guild, Story Crossroads

Dates:  

Classes are every Tuesday and Thursday, for 8 weeks January 26 - March 17, 2016

Class Time:  3:30pm-5:30pm

Tues. Storytelling & Art/Thurs. Cooking -CLC-Grades 3-5

Tues. Cooking/Thurs. Storytelling & Art -CLC-Grades 6-8

Cost: Free (normally would cost hundreds of dollars per participant), only $10.00 registration fee that will be refunded after completion of the program, all registration happens at the Bad Dog Arts website that is linked below

Featured  Presenters:  Storytellers Janine Nishiguchi & Jan C. Smith as well as a Culinary Artist and a Visual Artist

Location:  Glendale Community Learning Center, 1460 W. Andrew Ave., Salt Lake City

Event:  Murray Storytelling Residency for Adults

Sponsors/Partners:  City of Murray, Murray Public Library

Dates:  Wednesdays and Fridays, January 27th-February 19th, Coaching Winners for Murray Storytelling Festival on February 24th (Festival on March 12th)

Times:  12:30pm-2:30pm for each day (Wednesday, January 27; Friday, January 29; Wednesday, February 3; Friday, February 5; Wednesday, February 10; Friday, February 12; Wednesday, February 17; Friday, February 19--Judging for City Festival; Wednesday, February 24--Coaching winners for Murray Storytelling Festival)

Featured Teller/Presenter:  Carol Esterreicher

Cost: Free, open to all adults

Location:  Murray Heritage Center, #10 East 6150 South, Murray

Note:  A premier county festival, Story Crossroads, is planned for April 2016 at the Salt Lake County Viridian Event Center.  Murray will be selecting up to 15 finalists from the city festival to participate in this new event.

Event:  Murray Storytelling Residency for Youth

Sponsors/Partners:  City of Murray, Murray Public Library

Dates/Times:  Saturdays, January 30th & February 6th--10:00am-Noon for grades 2-6; 12:30pm-2:30pm for grades 7-12 then judging on February 20th at 10:00am and finally coaching the winners for the city festival on February 27th at 10:00am-- Murray Storytelling Festival is on March 12th

Featured Teller/Presenter:  Jan C. Smith and Cassie Ashton

Cost: Free, open to all youth (grades 2-12)

Location:  Murray Public Library auditorium, 166 East 5300 South, Murray

Note:  A premier county festival, Story Crossroads, is planned for April 2016 at the Salt Lake County Viridian Event Center.  Murray will be selecting up to 15 finalists from the city festival to participate in this new event.

Event:  Free 8-hour Family-Focused Storytelling Residencies

Sponsor:  Story Crossroads

Purpose:  After learning storytelling for two 4-hour Saturdays, the family members will be performance-ready.  Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 15-16, 2016

Locations/Dates/Times:  

Sandy Library, 10100 S. Petunia Way (1405 East), Sandy

Saturdays, January 30 & February 6, 2016 from 1:00pm-5:00pm

Viridian Event Center, 8030 S. 1835 W., West Jordan

Saturdays, February 13 & 20, 2016 from 1:00pm-5:00pm

Featured Presenters:  Jessie McKinney, John Adams

Cost: Free, open to all (children 7 or under are invited to do activities in another room of the library while older siblings and parents learn the art of storytelling)

​Contact:  Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799

Event:  Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, February 4, 2016, 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, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page

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

Contact:  Paige Funk at paigefunk@gmail.com or call (801) 762-7613

Event:  "Home-Fried" Tales with Storyteller Lyn Ford

Sponsors:  Springville Public Library & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 7:00pm

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Teller:  Lyn Ford

Location:  Springville Public Library, 45 S. Main St., Springville

Event:  House Concert--"Bad Decisions Make Good Stories"...best for adults

Reason:  2nd of the Bi-monthly House Concert Fundraising Series so the Story Crossroads Festival can remain free

Featured Teller:  George McEwan, 4-time Utah's Biggest Liar Winner

Date/Time:  Friday, February 12th, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Suggested Donation:  $10.00+/person, though any adult welcome

Location:  Behling Home, 1770 South 500 East, Kaysville, UT

RSVP:  Karl Behling at kbstoryteller@gmail.com or call (801) 390-7163

Event:  Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Saturday, February 13, 2016 (usually 2nd Saturday of the month)

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page

Location:  Old Ephraim Room in Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan

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

Event:  Free 8-hour Teen-Focused Storytelling Residency

Sponsor:  Story Crossroads

Purpose:  After learning storytelling for two 4-hour Saturdays, the tweens/teens will be performance-ready.  Top tellers will be chosen to tell for Story Crossroads Festival on April 15-16, 2016

Location/Dates/Times:  

Magna Library, 2675 S. 8950 W., Magna

Saturdays, February 13 & 20, 2016 from 1:00pm-5:00pm

​Featured Presenter:  Ted Erekson

Cost: Free, open to tweens/teens

​Contact:  Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799

Event:  Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 16, 2016, 7:00pm (usually the 3rd Tuesday of the month)

Cost: Free, open to all

USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page

Location:  Conference Room C, Salt Lake City Library, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City

​Contact:  John Adams at  sha8spr1@comcast.net or call (801) 824-4646

Event:  Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, February 18, 2016, 7:00pm-8:30pm (every 3rd Thursday of the month)

Cost: Free, open to all

USG Membership: $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page

Location:  Kaysville Library, 215 N. Fairfield Rd., Kaysville

​Contact:  Wayne Kartchner at wkartchner@gmail.com or call (801) 451-5724

Event:  Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Wednesday, February 17, 2016, 7:00pm

(usually 3rd Wednesday of the month)

Cost:  Free, open to all

USG Membership:  $30.00/year for individual, $40.00/year for family, can be done through PayPal at www.utahstorytelling.org at "Join Us!" page

Location:  Weber County Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden

Contact:  Alan Griffin at agriffin5@yahoo.com or call (801) 731-1695

Event:  20th Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival

Dates/Times:  Monday-Wednesday, February 22-24, 2016, 9:30am to Noon each day with afternoon campus workshops and evening concerts

Sponsor:  Story Crossroads

Out-of-State Featured Tellers:  Donald Davis, Bill Harley, Carmen Deedy, Angela Lloyd

Treasured Tellers:  Virginia Rasmussen, Phyllis J. Savage

Utah Tellers:  Laurie Allen, Karl Behling, Elaine Brewster, Cherie Davis, Joan Effiong, Ann Ellis, Ted Erekson, Mark Gollaher, Wendy Gourley, Omar & Lori Hansen, Rachel Hedman, Suzanne Hudson, Kathleen Lund, George McEwan, Jean Andra Miller, Janine Nishiguchi, Sam Payne, Debi Richan, David & Carol Sharp, David Sidwell, Jan C. Smith, Nannette Watts, Lynn Wing, Kate Young

Cost:  Free, open to all (only cost for those who wish to attend the Storytelling Festival Dinner at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd)

Locations:

Monday-Tuesday--Eccles Conference Center (Peery's Egyptian Theatre), 2415 Washington Blvd., Ogden

Wednesday--Davis Conference Center, 1651 N. 700 W., Layton

Event:  Weber State University Storytelling Festival Fundraiser Dinner

Dates/Times:  Tuesday, February 23, 2016, 6:30pm-9:00pm

Out-of-State Featured Tellers:  Donald Davis, Bill Harley, Carmen Deedy, Angela Lloyd

Cost:  $60.00/plate or $500.00/table (seats 8 people)

Locations:  Timbermine Restaurant and Steakhouse, 1701 Park Blvd., Ogden

Contact:  Call Jackie Shafer at (801) 626-7515 or email  jackieshafer@weber.edu to reserve your seat and/or table

Event:  Murray Storytelling Festival

Sponsors:  City of Murray, Murray Public Library

Date/Time:  Saturday, March 12, 2016, 11:00am-4:00pm (new performance every hour on the hour)

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Tellers:  Cassie Ashton, Julie Barnson, Cherie Davis, Carol Esterreicher, Ginger Parkinson, Jan C. Smith, Nannette Watts and top community tellers selected from residencies in schools and community venues

Location:  Murray High Little Theater & Choir Room, 5440 S. State, Murray

Event:  An Evening of Story with Kevin Kling (Moab)

Sponsors:  Utah Division of Arts and Museums, WESTAF, National Endowment of the Arts, & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Teller:  Kevin Kling

Location:  Grand County High School, 608 Fourth E Street, Moab

Event:  An Evening of Story with Kevin Kling (Orem)

Sponsors:  Orem Public Library & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Friday, March 18, 2016

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Teller:  Kevin Kling

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

Event:  Utah's Biggest Liars--Contest Entries (Youth & Adults)

Sponsors:  Orem Public Library & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Dates/Times:  

Monday, March 14, 2016, Registration & Entry Fees Due

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 3:00pm-5:00pm, Preliminary Contest

Friday, April 1, 2016, 6:00pm for Youth & 7:00pm for Adults, Liars Finale Contest

Cost: Audiences--Free, open to all, Registrants--$10.00 that can be paid online

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

Details and Registration:  Go to http://www.timpfest.org to register as well as to receive more details on what makes a strong lie for this contest

Event:  Youth Tell Off

Sponsor:  Cache Valley Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 2, 2016, Time TBA

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Tellers:  Youth tellers from the training workshops showcase and are then selected to tell at the Cache Valley Storytelling Festival in June 9-11, 2016

​Location:  Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan

Event:  Story Blasting

In Connection With:  Story Crossroads

Reason:  Have fun telling stories in the neighborhood while letting people know that the Story Crossroads Festival will be free and coming up April 15-16, 2016

Date/Time:  Wednesday, April 6, 2016, meet at Viridian Event Center Lobby at 6:00pm and then split as partners to Salt Lake County neighborhoods for door-to-door storytelling

Cost: Free, open to all

How to Get Involved:  Send an email to storycrossroads@gmail.com or call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 to RSVP to be a Story Blaster.  You will need at least one 1-minute or 2-minute story to share with people.

​Starting & Ending Location:  Lobby of the Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan, UT

Event:  Story Crossroads Festival

Sponsors:  Utah Storytelling Guild, Utah Division of Arts and Museums, National Endowment of the Arts, WESTAF, Salt Lake City Arts Council, Nubian Storytellers of Utah Leadership, Utah Humanities & Story Crossroads

Dates/Times:  

Friday, April 15, 2016, 9:00am-Noon and then 7:00pm-9:00pm (Outreaches in Afternoon)

Saturday, April 16, 2016, 9:30am-9:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Christopher Agostino (Agostino Arts), Joseph Sobol, Baba Jamal Koram

Professional Story Artists:  Carol Esterreicher, Cherie Davis, Chris Dokos Greek Band, Clive Romney, Glastonbury Duo (David & Carol Sharp), David Bullock, Dustin Loehr, Elaine Muray, George McEwan, Ginger Parkinson, Holly Robison, Jan C. Smith, Janine Nishiguchi, Joan Effiong, Julie Barnson, Karl Behling, Lynn Wing, Mark Gollaher, Nannette Watts, Paola Cespedez, Paul Boruff, Richard Hatch, Sam Payne, Steffani Raff, Stephen Gashler, Suzanne Hudson, Tausala Performing Arts

Plus 80 Community Tellers on Stage (youth, adults, seniors)

Cost: Free, open to all

​Location:  Viridian Event Center, 8030 South 1825 West, West Jordan, UT

SPANISH HEADSETS AND ASL INTERPRETATIONS FOR EVENING CONCERTS--Full schedule is on the website

Contact:  Rachel Hedman at storycrossroads@gmail.com or call (801) 870-5799

Event:  An Evening of Storytelling with Donald Davis

Sponsors:  Utah Division of Arts and Museums, National Endowment of the Arts & Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Date/Time:  Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Cost: Free, open to all

Featured Teller:  Donald Davis

Location:  Provo Library, 550 N. University Ave., Provo