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

Event:  Registration Now Open:  "Down the Rabbit Hole: the how and why of researching stories" 5-hour Intensive Workshop

DESIGNED FOR STORYTELLERS, EDUCATORS, ACTORS, COMMUNITY LEADERS, ANYONE INTERESTED IN STORY - Professional Development available

In Connection With:  Story Crossroads

Date/Time:  Registration Now Open!  5-hour Workshop is on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 from 9:30am-2:30pm, doors open at 9:00am

Presenter:  Dr. Csenge Zalka from Hungary

Cost: $100.00/person, includes catered lunch, registration required and link to register and to pay online here:  https://www.storycrossroads.org/5-hour-intensive-workshop

Location:  Murray Park Church of Christ, 494 East 5300 South, Murray, UT (Thanks to Murray Park Church of Christ for use of space)

​Contact:  Email info@storycrossroads.org or call/text Rachel Hedman with questions

Event:  24th Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival 

Dates/Times:  Monday-Wednesday, February 24-26, 2020, starting at 9:30am, afternoon opportunities, and evening concerts at 6:30pm and 7:30pm on Monday and Wednesday, see program here:  https://weber.edu/storytelling/festivalprogramhtml

Featured Story Artists:  Kuniko Yamamoto, Bobby and Sherry Norfolk

Regional Tellers:  Laurie Allen, Karl Behling, Elaine Brewster, David Bullock, Rob Burns, Kristen Clay, Suzanne Decaria, Elizabeth Dodds, Ann Ellis, Elizabeth Gibson, Alan Griffin, Mikaela Hansen, Harvest Home (Annie & Dan Eastmond), Rachel Hedman, Andrew Holmes, Mary Louise Hughes, Suzanne Hudson, Idlewild (Dave & Carol Sharp), Jim Luter, George McEwan, Elaine Muray, Janine Nishiguchi, Ginger Parkinson, Sam Payne, Virginia Rasmussen, Phyllis Savage, Jan C. Smith, Sherrie West, Lynn Wing

Cost:  Free, open to all (except for cost of those going to the fundraising dinner on Tuesday night, February 25, 2020)

Locations: 

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

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

Come to any or all sessions, even when mid-way with workshops.  However, best results come from being able to go to all of the four 2-hour sessions.

Event:  8-hour Storytelling Workshops for Adults

Dates/Times/Locations: 

Cost:  Free, open to all, Click here for workshop handout as well as FAQs

Details:  Email info@storycrossroads.org or call/text (801) 870-5799 stating your interest or any questions

Event:  WSU Educational Storytelling Symposium: From Climbing Mountains to Climbing Stairs-Shane Farver, Spinal Cord Injury Survivor

Connected to:  Weber State University Storytelling Festival 

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 1:30pm-2:30pm

Featured Presenters:  Shane Farver, Dr. David R. Byrd, Dr. DeeDee Mower

Cost:  Free, best for WSU students and faculty, adult community

Location:  Wildcat Theatre, Weber State University Shepherd Union Building, Ogden, UT

Event:  Fundraising Dinner--24th Annual Weber State University Storytelling Festival 

Date/Time:  Tuesday, February 25, 2020, 6:30pm

Featured Story Artists:  Kuniko Yamamoto, Bobby and Sherry Norfolk

Cost:  $70.00/plate, dress in Sunday best or better

MUST RESERVE BEFORE SOLD OUT

Reservations:  If you are interested in joining us, please contact, Dr. Chloe D. Merrill, Executive Director Packer Center by email cmerrill@weber.edu or by phone 801-626-7110.  

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

Event: Utah Storytelling Guild meeting n conjunction with the Weber State University Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 5:00pm-6:00pm (to accommodate the 6:30pm Festival Concert that is at neighboring Davis Conference Center)  Great to arrive early if ordering food, though ordering food is not required.

Presenter:  Lynn Wing and Cassie Ashton plus selected Utah Storytelling Guild members

Cost:  Free-unless ordering food, open to all whether or not members of the Utah Storytelling Guild

Location:  Rooster's Brewing Company and Restaurant, 748 West Heritage Park Blvd., Layton, UT (Back room)

Then head over to the Davis Conference Center 

for free storytelling concerts. The 6:30 concert features Utah tellers. 

The 7:30 concert features national tellers.  

RSVP is not essential but is VERY HELPFUL to insure we reserve enough tables. Call or Text Lynn at 608-780-1833.

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

Locations/Dates/Times: 

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

Jan. 25-March 7, 2020, 1:00pm-3:00pm

Murray Heritage Center, geared for Adults & Seniors, Tuesdays/Fridays only, Feb. 18-March 27, 2020, 10:00am-11:30am

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:  Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild,

2 Meeting Types/Dates/Times/Locations per Month

Dates/Times: 

Thursday, March 5, 2020, 7:00pm (usually 1st Thursdays), focus on workshops, round robin performing, and recording

Location for "Workshop/Round Robins":  Orem Public Library, 58 N. State St., Orem, UT

Thursday, March 19, 2020, 7:00pm (usually 3rd Thursdays), focus on work, research, split time to present depending on who is there

Location for "Work/Research":  American Fork Library, Historical Archives Room, 64 South 100 East, American Fork, UT

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

Locations:

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

Contact:  Ginger Parkinson at (801) 400-3568 or email gingerparkinson@gmail.com

Event:  2nd Annual Celtic Tunes & Tales presented by the Olympus Chapter of the Utah Storytelling Guild, takes the place of Chapter meeting for March

Date/Time:  Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 7:00pm

Featured Story Artists:  Annie and Dan Eastmond, Mary Louise Hughes, Jim Luter, Rachel Hedman--Selected tellers from the Olympus Chapter of the Utah Storytelling Guild

Cost:  Free, open to all

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

Event:  Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 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:  "Mistakes Were Made"--The Bee True Stories from the Hive!, competitive storytelling for ages 21+ (partly to content, partly to drinks available)

Date:  Thursday, March 12, 2020, 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-"Mistakes Were Made: stories of bad calls, unfortunate accidents, and times when things got really messed up"-without notes

Cost:  $15.00/person, must be aged 21 or older, go to http://thebeeslc.org to purchase tickets, tickets on sale by February 27th at 10:00am

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

Event:  Bridgerland Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Saturday, March 14, 2020, 10:30am (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, Logan Library, 255 N. Main St., Logan, UT

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

Event:  Utah's Biggest Liars Contest

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

Dates/Times:  

Monday, March 9, 2020, Registration & Entry Fees Due

Saturday, March 14, 2020, 3:00pm-5:00pm, Preliminary Contest

Monday, March 30, 2020, 5:30pm-6:30pm (youth), 7:30pm-8:30pm (adults), Final Concert

Featured Tellers:  Could be YOU!  Youth and adults are welcome to apply and compete.

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

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

Details and Registration:  Receive more details and learn how to register through April Johnson by calling/texting (801) 473-9066 or emailing aprildj8@gmail.com (story must be under 6 minutes)

Event:  A Night of Stories - 24th House Concert

Date/Time:  Saturday, March 14, 2020, 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: Funk Home in Lehi, UT, please RSVP and receive address by calling/texting Paige Funk at (801) 762-7613 

Event:  Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, March 19, 2020, 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:  Email Gary Hansen at gary_d_hansen@msn.com

Event:  17th Annual Vernal UTAH's Storytelling Festival 

Dates/Times:  Thursday-Friday, March 26-27, 2020

Featured Story Artists:  Adam Booth, Corinne Stavish, Laura K. Deal

Cost: $3.00/student, $5.00/general or $10.00/family, different stories each night

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

Event:  46th Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert

Date/Time:  Friday, March 27, 2020, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artist:  Nannette Watts

Theme:  A Drop of English Blood

Knowing who When the night is dark, sometimes the we are lends stability when times are tough. Each drop of detail fills us with strength, drop by drop. Join us for an evening of discovery as performing artist Nannette Watts guides us through stories that are so specific, they become universal. Nannette Watts is co-director of National Youth Storytelling. She has told stories beyond each corner of Utah and in between.

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

Location:  Eastmond Home, 3001 E. La Joya Dr., Holladay, UT  84124

RSVP:  Call/text Annie Eastmond at (801) 859-9601 or email info@storycrossroads.org

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.org, can also donate online whether or not you can attend)

Event:  Weber County Library - Weber Reads ...including Storytelling by Karl Behling "The Stories of Water"

Dates/Times: 

April 6, 2020, 6:30pm - Main Library-Ogden

April 16, 2020, 6:30pm - Southwest Branch-Roy

April 23, 2020, 6:00pm - Pleasant Valley Branch (Earth Day itself)

Featured Teller:  Karl Behling

Cost:  Free, open to all

Locations:

Main Library, 2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, UT  84401

Southwest Branch, 2039 West 4000 South, Roy, UT  84067

Pleasant Valley Branch, 5568 Adams Ave., Ogden, UT  84405

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

Date:  Thursday, April 9, 2020, 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-"Whoa, Baby: stories of pregnancy and (in)fertility, miscarriage, birth and infancy"-without notes

Cost:  $15.00/person, must be aged 21 or older, go to http://thebeeslc.org to purchase tickets, tickets on sale by March 30th at 10:00am

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

Event:  2020 Taylorsville Art Show with Storytelling

Date/Time:  Events April 7-11, 2020 with Storytelling on Saturday, April 11, 2020 from 1:00pm-2:00pm

Featured Tellers:  Jim Luter and Julie Barnson as well as two youth tellers

Cost:  Free, open to all ages

DRAWING!:  The Taylorsville Arts Council is partnering with Story Crossroads to bring professional storytellers to perform on Saturday at 1p.m. Get your Arts Show People’s Choice Ballot stamped at the Storytelling event for a prize drawing.

Art Intake:  April 7-8, 2020, 2:00pm-7:00pm, art application is found at http://www.taylorsvilleut.gov

Location:  Taylorsville Senior Center, 4743 Plymouth View Dr., Taylorsville, UT

Contact:  Howard Wilson at hwilson48@me.com

Event:  A Night of Stories - 25th House Concert

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 11, 2020, 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: Wing Home in Payson, UT, please RSVP and receive address by calling/texting Lynn Wing at (608) 780-1833

Event:  Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, April 14, 2020, 7:00pm-8:30pm (every 2nd Tuesday of the month), combines with concert for the public--see separate listing below

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

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

Event:  Murray Storytelling Showcase

Feeds Into:  Story Crossroads Festival

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 18, 2020, 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

Event:  Winter Storytelling Jubilee

Date/Time:  Saturday, April 25, 2020, 2:00pm-4:00pm

Featured Story Artists:  Annie and Dan Eastmond

Cost:  Free, open to all

Details:  Includes professional storytelling performances, kid games, crafts, and storytelling activities for all

Location:  Tooele Valley Museum (Old Railroad Depot), 35 N. Broadway, Tooele, UT