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.

​​​​​​​Sunday, December 31, 2017--Deadline to submit your best 10-minute story of no particular theme by video or audio file to be considered for one of five spots for the Timp Tell competition during the 2018 Timpanogos Storytelling Festival.  Email story.timpfest@gmail.com for more info.  You can also go to timpfest.org though may not be posted until after the Festival.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Sunday, December 31, 2017--Deadline to submit workshop or performance proposals for the 2018 Timpanogos Storytelling Conference & Festival to happen on September 6-8, 2018.  Email story.timpfest@gmail.com for more info.  You can also go to timpfest.org though may not be posted until after the Festival.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Friday, January 12, 2018--Deadline to submit application to be considered a teller for the 12th Annual Clearfield Storytelling Festival on January 27, 2018 at 7:00pm.  Contact Laurie Allen at funnygrandma258@yahoo.com or call (801) 773-7713. 

Friday, January 26, 2018--Deadline to submit online application to be considered a "literary artist--performing" that is where storytellers fit for the June 21-24, 2018 Utah Arts Festival.  You can go to uaf.org for the form and/or to ask questions. 

Event:  Winter Solstice Celebration with Storytelling

Date/Time:  Saturday, December 16, 2017, 9:00am-Noon, storytelling from 10:00am-Noon

Featured Teller:  Suzanne Hudson

Cost:  $6.00/person

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

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Event:  21st Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert

Date/Time:  Saturday, December 16, 2017, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artist:  Sam Payne 

To Entertain a Solitary Winter’s Night: Stories & Songs for the Wanderer

Whether it's the chill of the winter wind or the chill of facing your relatives, stories and songs from Sam Payne will warm you right up, giving faces and names to deep feelings about family, faith, and notions of home. ​​​​​​​

"Fill-the-room stage presence. Totally iPod-worthy."
--Storyteller Kim Weitkamp
"The best voice at the festival."
--Utah Arts Festival
“Let's talk about storytelling: Sam Payne is a master at it.”
--Carma Wadley, Deseret News

Suggested Donation:  $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults

Location:  Duke Home, co-hosted by Mary Duke and Sylvia Milner, 4879 South 3145 West, Taylorsville, UT 84129 (RSVP for directions)

RSVP:  Call/text Sylvia Milner at (801) 450-4439 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com

Details:  Refreshments served

Purpose:  This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see www.storycrossroads.com, can also donate online whether or not you can attend)

Event:  Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, December 21, 2017, 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:  Julie Jensen at jensenathome@hotmail.com or call (801) 725-4254

Event:  Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, January 4, 2018, 7:00pm

​​​​​​​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., Orem

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

Event:  22nd Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert

Date/Time:  Friday, January 5, 2017, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artist:  Idlewild Duo (Dave & Carol Sharp

Tales & Tunes of the Wild West: ​​​​​​​Outlaws, Skallywags & Pioneers

Dave and Carol Sharp present stories of their Pioneer ancestors to Utah and tales from the Old West, The Wild Bunch, Hand Cart Pioneers, Railroad Bishops, Spanish Gold, Songs of the Pioneers, Cowboy poetry, Barn Dance tunes, and Old Doctor Sharps Medicine show.  Written and performed by Dave and Carol Sharp. Dave Sharp on Banjo, Mountain Dulcimer, Spoons, and Vocals with Carol Sharp on Whistles, Bowed Psaltery, Tambourine, and a variety of Limber-jacks.

​​​​​​​Suggested Donation:  $15.00+/person, $25.00+/couple or family, though any amount welcomed, best for teens and adults

Location:  Hedman Home, 4835 Sunset Park Lane, West Jordan, UT  84081 (RSVP for directions)

RSVP:  Call/text Rachel Hedman at (801) 870-5799 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com

Details:  Refreshments served

Purpose:  This fundraiser event is held so the Story Crossroads Festival remains strong (see www.storycrossroads.com, can also donate online whether or not you can attend)

Event:  Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Saturday, January 6, 2018, Noon

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:  Lucky Slice Pizza, 64 Federal Ave., Logan

Contact:  Ted Erekson at (435) 770-5294 or email nutmegco@gmail.com.

Event:  An Evening of Stories with Barbara McBride-Smith

Date/Time:  Monday, January 8, 2018, 7:00pm

Featured Teller:  Barbara McBride-Smith

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Highland Library, 5400 Civic Center Dr. #2, Highland, UT  84003​​​​​​​

Event:  Clinton City Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Friday, January 12, 2018, 7:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Professional Storytellers alongside selected community and youth tellers--Ask about being one of those featured/selected tellers

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Clinton Recreation Building, 1651 West 2300 North, Clinton, UT 

Contact:  Ask about being one of those featured/selected tellers.  Contact Randy Williams for an application to be emailed by calling (801) 628-9283 or emailing rationalrandy@gmail.com.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Event:  Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, January 16, 2018, 7:00pm (usually the 3rd Tuesday of the month)

Cost: Free, open to all

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

Location:  Salt Lake City Library-Conference Room on 4th Floor, 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT

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

Event:  Ogden School District Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Wednesday, January 20, 2018, 6:30pm

Featured Tellers:  Youth Tellers that will then be judged and selected for the 22nd Annual WSU Storytelling Festival

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Ogden High School, 2828 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT

Contact:  Anyone wishing to help judge can contact Karl Behling at kbstoryteller@gmail.com or call/text (801) 390-7163 ​​​​​​​

Event:  An Evening of Stories with Kim Weitkamp

Date/Time:  Monday, January 22, 2018, 7:00pm

Featured Teller:  Kim Weitkamp

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Lindon City Hall, 100 State St., Lindon, UT

Event:  12th Annual Clearfield City Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Saturday, January 27, 2018, 7:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Professional Storytellers alongside selected community and youth tellers

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Clearfield Community Arts Center, 140 E. Center St., Clearfield, UT

Contact:  Laurie Allen at funnygrandma258@yahoo.com or call (801) 773-7713--Ask about being one of those featured/selected tellers

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Event:  22nd Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival

Dates/Times:  Monday-Wednesday, February 26-28, 2018, 10:00am to Noon on Monday and 9:30am to Noon for Tuesday-Wednesday with afternoon campus workshops or outreach concerts (such as the Story Slam, Symposium, and Senior Center concerts), and evening concerts

Out-of-State Tellers:  Bil Lepp, Charlotte Blake Alston, Andy Offut Irwin, Daniel Morden

Treasured Tellers:  Virginia Rasmussen, Phyllis J. Savage

Utah/Idaho Featured Tellers:  Laurie Allen, Cathy Barker, Dale H. Boam, David Bullock, Rob Burns, Kristen Clay, Cherie Davis, Annie & Dan Eastmond (Harvest Home), Joan Effiong, Ted Erekson, Stephen Gashler, Alan Griffin, Rachel Hedman, Suzanne Hudson, Jim Luter, George McEwan, Jean Andra Miller, Ginger Parkinson, Jan C. Smith, Lynn Wing

Cost:  Free, open to all (only cost for those who wish to attend the Storytelling Festival Dinner at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Feb. 27th)

Locations:  

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

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

Event:  Story Slam Workshop with Bill Wight & the Slam Event

Sponsor:  WSU Storytelling Festival, WSU Center for Engaged Learning, WSU Student Association

Dates/Times:

Slam Workshop-Monday, February 26, 2018, Noon to 1:00pm

Slam Event-Tuesday, February 27, 2018, Noon to 1:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Randomly chosen people drawn the day of the event, you could put your name in, prizes to be had, tellers should be aged 18+

Details:  Bring Your Own Story, 5 minutes or less, on the theme of Civility, geared for teens and adults

Cost:  Free, open to all

Locations:  ​​​​​​​

Workshop-Weber State University Ogden campus, Student Union Building, Fireplace Lounge

Slam Event-Weber State University Ogden campus, Student Union Building, Wildcat Theater

Event:  WSU Story Symposium with Charlotte Blake Alston

Theme:  Telling the Difficult Story

Sponsors:  WSU Storytelling Festival, 

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Featured Presenter/Teller:  Charlotte Blake Alston

Cost:  Free, open to all though best for teens and adults

Location:  ​​​​​​​Weber State University Ogden campus, Student Union Building, Wildcat Theater

Event:  WSU Storytelling Festival Fundraising Dinner

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 27, 2018, 6:30pm

Featured Tellers:  Charlotte Blake Alston, Bil Lepp, Andy Offut Irwin, Daniel Morden

Cost:  $60.00/plate, dress in Sunday best or better

MUST RESERVE BY FEBRUARY 1, 2018 OR UNTIL SOLD OUT

Reservations:  Call Jackie Shafer at (801) 626-7515 or email jackieshafer@weber.edu

Location:  ​​​​​​​Timbermine Restaurant, 1701 Park Blvd., Ogden, UT

Event:  14th Annual Vernal Storytelling Festival

Dates/Times:  Thursday-Friday, March 8-9, 2018, doors open at 6:30pm each night, concerts start at 7:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Donald Davis, Linda Gorham

Cost:  Tickets will be available at Davis Food & Drug.  Watch for online tickets link to be available soon.

Location:  Vernal Middle School, 721 West 100 South, Vernal, UT

Event:  2nd Annual Old Capitol Storytelling Festival

Sponsors:  Friends of the Territorial Statehouse and Museum, Utah Pioneer Heritage Arts, Great Basin National Heritage Area

Dates/Times:  Thursday-Saturday, March 22-24, 2018, with Thursday & Friday dedicated to performances in schools in Delta and then Saturday being the main day

Featured Tellers & Performers:  Sam Payne, Clive Romney, Maurine Smith, Ken Verdoia

Cost:  TBD

Location:  Saturday-Old Territorial Statehouse Museum, 50 W. Capitol Ave., Fillmore, UT

Video Link: https://youtu.be/KVorP56EVT4