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

Every Monday through Friday from 6:00pm-8:00pm plus Saturdays from 5:00pm-6:00pm, on Sirius XM 143 and locally on 107.9 FM--"The Apple Seed" storytelling radio show hosted by Sam Payne.

Event:  34th Story Crossroads Fundraising House 

Date/Time:  Friday, February 1, 2019, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artists:  David and Carol Sharp

Theme:  Tales of Haunted Japan

Restless Spirits that wander the snow covered passes, suicidal Geisha, Ghostly Cats, invisible Tengu and Mysterious Shamisen players. Accompanied by the sounds of Shakuhachi, Shamisen, Gong, drums, Ratchet, Ting-Sha and other percussion instruments. Dave and Carol Sharp are storytellers that have researched the folk legends of Japan and have written many of the original ideas and Kabuki plays into storytelling form. Shakuhachi made by Dave Sharp and Haiku and Tanka composed in English are also recited with music accompaniment.

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

Location:  Tobin Home, 2064 East 6075 South, Ogden, UT 84403

RSVP:  Call/text Shanna Tobin at (801) 547-5656 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com

Details:  Refreshments served and books and CDs will be available to purchase besides other story-related items

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

Event:  FREE Murray Storytelling Residencies/Workshops, feed into Murray Storytelling Showcase and later into the county-level Story Crossroads Festival

Come even when mid-way with workshops--you're invited!

Locations/Dates/Times: 

Murray Library, geared for Grades 3-12, Saturdays,

Jan. 26-March 9, 1:00pm-3:00pm, 

Murray Heritage Center, geared for Adults & Seniors, Feb. 25 – April 3, Mondays/Wednesdays only, 1:00pm-2:30pm

Facilitators:  Suzanne Hudson, Billie Jones, Cassie Ashton, Lora Schmidt, Jan C. Smith, Cherie Davis, Ginger Parkinson, Nannette Watts

Cost:  Free, open to all, more details at http://www.murray.utah.gov/1293/Murray-Storytelling-Showcase and click here for registration form 

Contact:  Anyone wishing to participate or ask questions can connect with Lori Edmunds by calling (801) 264-2614 or emailing ledmunds@murray.utah.gov.

Event:  Jim Luter Presents...stories and announcement of free 8-hour workshops though Story Crossroads 

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 5, 2019, Noon

Featured Story Artist:  Jim Luter

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  South Jordan Community Center, 10778 S. Redwood Rd., South Jordan, UT

Event:  Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, February 7, 2019, 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:  Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568 or email gingerparkinson@gmail.com

Event:  A Night of Stories - 11th House Concert

Date/Time:  Friday, February 8, 2019, 7:00pm

Featured Tellers:  This series typically has any mixture of the following tellers--Ginger Parkinson, Steffani Raff, Cassie Ashton, Paige Funk, Jan C. Smith, Lynn Wing

Cost:  Free yet tip jar available, geared for teens and adults

Location: Parkinson Home, 1001 North 800 East, Springville, UT, directions/tips shared when you RSVP by calling/texting Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568

Event:  Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Saturday, February 9, 2019, 10:30am

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, Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan, UT

Contact:  Leah Checketts at (435) 760-0412 or email LASTredDragon@gmail.com

Event:  FREE 8-hour Storytelling Workshops, feed into the county-level Story Crossroads Festival

Locations/Dates/Times So Far: 

Cost:  Free, open to all, see the "Frequently Asked Questions" as well as "Successful Stories & May Festival" handouts by clicking here

Contact:  Anyone wishing to participate or ask questions can connect with Rachel Hedman by calling/texting (801) 870-5799 or emailing storycrossroads@gmail.com

Event:  Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 7:00pm (will be 2nd 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

New Location:  Millcreek Library, 2266 E. Evergreen Ave., Salt Lake City, UT  84109

​Contact:  Annie Eastmond at annieeastmond@gmail.com or call/text (801) 859-9601

Event:  Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Wednesday, February 13, 2019, 7:00pm (usually 2nd Wednesdays)

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:  Main Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, UT, downstairs Room B

Contact:  Douglas Dickson at libertystoryteller@gmail.com

Event:  "First Date/Worst Date"--The Bee True Stories from the Hive!, competitive storytelling for ages 21+ (partly to content, partly to drinks available)

Date:  Thursday, February 14, 2019, Doors open at 6:00pm, stories start at 6:30pm and lasts towards 10:00pm, done each month on 2nd Thursdays

Featured Tellers:  Ten storytellers picked at random from a hat has five minutes each to tell a true story on the theme of the night "First Date/Worst Date: stories of swooning and swiping right, un/pleasant surprises, in/compatibility, and the trials and tribulations of dating in the modern world" without notes

Cost:  $15.00/person, must be aged 21 or older, go to http://thebeeslc.org to purchase tickets, tickets on sale by January 31st at 10:00am

Location:  Metro Music Hall, 615 West 100 South, Salt Lake City, UT

Event:  Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, February 21, 2019, 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:  Darrell Mangum at dinutah@gmail.com

Event:  23rd Weber State University Storytelling Festival

Dates:  Monday-Wednesday, February 25-27, 2019, 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 

Featured Out-of-State Tellers:  Noa Baum, Jasmin Cardenas, Antonia Rocha, Ed Stivender

Treasured Tellers: Virginia Rasmussen, Phyllis Savage

Associate Teller:  Karl Behling

Regional Tellers:  Ted Erekson, Cassie Ashton, Idlewild (Tandem--David and Carol Sharp), Mary Louise Hughes, Elaine Brewster, Harvest Home (Tandem--Dan and Annie Eastmond), Lynn Wing, Wayne McKay, Melva Gifford, Tamra Pratt, Laurie Allen, Kristen Clay, Suzanne Hudson, Bradley Mackay, Billie Jones, Nannette Watts, Ginger Parkinson, Ann Ellis, Rachel Hedman, Alan Griffin, Rob Burns, Janine Nishiguchi, Joan Effiong

Cost:  Free, open to all (only cost for those who wish to attend the Storytelling Festival Dinner at 6:30pm on Tuesday, Feb. 26th)

Locations:  

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

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

Event:  Stories on the Ledge

Sponsor:  WSU Storytelling Festival, Moyes College of Education and Diversity & Inclusion Programs

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 26, 2019, Noon-1:00pm

Host:  Sam Payne

Theme:  Stories from My Culture

Cost:  Free, geared for teens and adults

Location:  Shepherd Union Building, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Weber State University campus, Ogden, UT

Event:  WSU Educational Storytelling Seminar: Creating Culturally Appropriate Thai Stories:  Lesson Learned

Sponsor:  WSU Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 1:00pm-2:00pm

Presenters:  Dr. David R. Byrd, Dr. DeeDee Mower, Dr. Nadia Wrosch, Ariel Brown, Thomas Bowker, Anneli Byrd

Cost:  Free, geared for teens and adults

Location:  Sky Room, 4th Floor, Shepherd Union Building, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Weber State University campus, Ogden, UT

Event:  WSU Storytelling Symposium:  A Land Twice Promised-An Israeli Woman's Quest for Peace

Sponsor:  WSU Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 3:30pm-5:30pm

Story Artist/Presenter:  Noa Baum

Cost:  Free, geared for teens and adults

Location:  Wildcat Theater, Main Floor, Shepherd Union Building, 3848 Harrison Blvd., Weber State University campus, Ogden, UT

Event:  WSU Storytelling Festival Fundraising Dinner

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 6:30pm

Featured Tellers:  Noa Baum, Jasmin Cardenas, Antonia Rocha, Ed Stivender

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

MUST RESERVE BEFORE SOLD OUT

Reservations:  If you are interested in joining us, please contact, Patricia Cieslak, Executive Assistant by email patriciacieslak@weber.edu or by phone 801-626-7515 by February 14, 2019.  

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

Event:  Kim Weitkamp at Summerhill

Date/Time:  Monday, February 25, 2019, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artist:  Kim Weitkamp

Cost:  Free, open for all

Location:  Summerhill Equestrian and Event Center, 1023 West 1200 North, Saratoga Springs, UT

Event:  2nd Annual Old Capitol Storytelling Festival

Dates/Times:  Tuesday-Sunday, March 5-10, 2019, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artists:  Clive Romney, Sam Payne, Suzanne Christensen, Ken Verdoia Nino Reyos, and special guests One Voice Children's Choir

Cost:  TBA, open for all ages

Locations:  Fillmore, UT and even stretches to Ely, NV, more details to be shared soon

Event:  11th Annual Utah's Biggest Liar

Liars Preliminary Contest-Adults
Saturday, March 9, 2019; 2:00pm-5:00pm
Storytelling Wing, Orem Public Library
Come watch this first round of competition and see if your favorites get picked for the final night! The event is free and open to the public.

Click here for the Adult registration form.

Liars Preliminary Contest-Youth
For youth to audition for the Utah’s Biggest Liars Contest, we are sending applicants through the Youth Storytelling audition process. This application requires a video recording of their story as their audition. Applications need to be filled out by Monday, March 12 and your video recording will be sent to our first round of judges for review.

Click here for the Youth registration form.

 Liars Finale Contest
Monday, April 1, 2019
5:30 PM-Youth Contest, Media Auditorium, Orem Public Library
7:00 PM-Adult Contest, Storytelling Wing, Orem Public Library

Event:  A Night of Stories - 12th House Concert

Date/Time:  Saturday, March 9, 2019, 7:00pm

Theme:  Tales of Luck

Featured Tellers:  This series typically has any mixture of the following tellers--Ginger Parkinson, Steffani Raff, Cassie Ashton, Paige Funk, Jan C. Smith, Lynn Wing

Cost:  Free yet tip jar available, geared for teens and adults

Location: Wing Home, 160 East 400 North, Payson, UT, directions/tips shared when you RSVP by calling/texting Lynn Wing at (608) 780-1833

Event:  35th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert

Date/Time:  Friday, March 15, 2019, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artists:  Annie and Dan Eastmond also known as Harvest Home

Theme:  Celtic Stories

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

Location:  Jordan Villas Clubhouse, co-hosted by Jim Luter and John Adams, 9339 S. Jordan Villa Dr., West Jordan, UT  84088

RSVP:  Call/text Jim Luter at (801) 652-8044 or email storycrossroads@gmail.com

Details:  Refreshments served and storytelling books and CDs will be available to purchase

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

Event:  16th Annual Vernal UTAH's Storytelling Festival

Dates/Times:  Thursday-Friday, March 21-22, 2019, 7:00pm

Featured Story Artists:  Elizabeth Ellis, Bil Lepp, Lori Olmstead

Cost:  THURSDAY NIGHT IS FREE, then Friday night is $3.00/student, $5.00/general or $10.00/family, buy tickets online by clicking here or also available at the door at Davis Food and Drug

Location:  Vernal Middle School, 721 West 100 South, Vernal, UT  84078

Event:  A Night of Stories - 13th House Concert

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 13, 2019, 7:00pm

Theme:  Mythology Tales of Long Ago

Featured Tellers:  This series typically has any mixture of the following tellers--Ginger Parkinson, Steffani Raff, Cassie Ashton, Paige Funk, Jan C. Smith, Lynn Wing

Cost:  Free yet tip jar available, geared for teens and adults

Location: Funk Home in Lehi, receive exact address and directions when you RSVP by calling/texting Paige Funk at (801) 762-7613

Event:  Murray Storytelling Showcase

Feeds Into:  Story Crossroads Festival

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 20, 2019, 11:00am-4:00pm

Featured Story Artists:  Participants in the Murray Storytelling Showcase are chosen from our various storytelling residencies at the Murray Library, the Murray Senior Recreation Center, Liberty Elementary after-school and in designated school classrooms. 

Cost:  Free, open to all

Location:  Murray Library, 166 East 5300 South, Murray, UT