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:  Storytelling Recruitment and Preparation Workshop for Teachers--open to all interested

Sponsor:  Weber State University Storytelling Festival

Date/Time:  Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 4:00pm-5:00pm

Featured Presenter:  Sam Payne

 Cost:  Free, open to all teachers or who are interested

Location:  South Weber Elementary, 1285 Lester Dr., South Weber, UT 84405

Event:  41st Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert

Date/Time:  Thursday, October 3, 2019, 7:00pm-8:30pm

Featured Story Artist:  Mark Gollaher

Theme:  Spine-Tingling Tales: Poe & Other Stories

Discover what goes bump in the night and live to tell about it. Mark Gollaher is a well known storyteller, actor and artist in Utah. He has performed at numerous events including the Timpanogos, Vernal, Weber State, Boise River, and Cache Valley Storytelling Festivals. He has toured with the Utah Symphony telling "Peter and the Wolf" and wrote, directed, and performed many dramatic portions of the  Symphony's productions such as “Beethoven Alive!” as well as narrated their productions like "The Composer is Dead.”  

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

Location:  Barnson Home, 12428 South 2145 West, Riverton, UT 84065

RSVP:  Call/text Julie Barnson at (801) 809-3567 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:  Timp Tellers Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild,

2 Meeting Types/Dates/Times/Locations per Month

Dates/Times: 

Thursday, October 3, 2019, 7:00pm (usually 1st Thursday, none in September due to Timpanogos Storytelling Festival), focus on workshops, round robin performing, and recording

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

Thursday, October 17, 2019, 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:  Park City Ghost Tours

Dates/Times:  Every night in October at 8:00pm, show up and go from there

Cost:  $20.00/adult, $10.00/child (ages 16 and under), Groups of 10 or more and get 10% discount if paid as one, Private tours for groups of 20 or more and get 20% discount if paid as one, Tickets purchased from guide at the start of the tour

Location/Parking:  FREE parking is available on Swede Alley, one block to the East (or Left of Historic Main Street as you are going up Historic Main Street). Pull into the three tiered concrete parking structure called China Bridge Garage at least 30-minutes prior to the start of the tour. Walk one block to 415 Main Street (directly across the street from 412 Bistro Restaurant) to the bronze statue of the miner, where the PCGT Guide in costume will greet you. Please meet the guide at least 15 minutes prior to the Tour departure which is on the hour. (Winter Hours 7:00 p.m./ Summer Hours 8:00 p.m.) The Guide takes cash or credit at the spot. Dress appropriately for the weather. Park City Ghost Tours is an outdoor walking tour so please wear suitable clothing and comfortable walking shoes.

Contact:  Call (435) 615-7673 or email info@parkcityghosttours.com

Event:  Ogden & Salt Lake City Ghost Tours

(celebrating 16 years...and going)

Dates:  Fridays-Saturdays of October 2019, starting October 4th

Times:  Ranges from 5:00pm-9:00pm depending on the night (see website at http://www.storytours.com)

Ogden Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers:  Laurie Allen, Karen Kagie

Salt Lake Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers:  Kristen Clay, Gayle Hasler Cook, Nannette Watts, Cherie Davis

Cost:  Prices range from $15.00-$20.00 but booking online at http://www.storytours.com gives a $2.00 discount off the regular price or if you like them on Facebook--Groups may also book private shows anytime

PICK-UP!--Locations:   

Starting place for Ogden bus tours--Pick up at Rainbow Garden's main entrance (1851 Valley Drive, Ogden, UT)

Starting places for Ogden walking tours--

Eerie East tours begin in front of the Courtyard Plaza area south of Egyptian Theatre near the clock tower, 2415 Washington Blvd. Ogden, Utah

Wicked West tours begin Pearl Milk Tea Club, 110 25th Street, Ogden, Utah

Starting place for Salt Lake bus tours--Pick up in front of Clark Planetarium (110 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT)

Starting places for SLC walking tours--

Whiskey Street Tours begin on Main Street east stairs at Frank E. Moss U.S. Courthouse, 350 South Main Street, SLC, Utah

City Cemetery Tours begin on Cemetery Center and Grand Avenue within the cemetery. Enter the cemetery from 4th Avenue on the cemetery’s Center street and drive north to Grand Avenue - 990 East 4th Avenue, SLC, Utah

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 to reserve spot(s)

Event:  Logan Historic Downtown Ghost Tours

Dates/Times:  Fridays-Saturdays of October 2019 starting October 4th plus one Monday, October 28th, 7:00pm-11:00pm--please arrive at least 15 minutes before the tour starts

Logan Ghost Tour Guides/Tellers:  Members of the Utah Storytelling Guild, mainly from Logan/Cache Valley area as well as Green Wolf Productions

Cost:  $13.13/person, http://www.logandowntown.org

Location/Details:   Start at 64 East Federal Avenue, Logan, UT a.k.a. "Logan Cold Storage". Plenty of FREE parking nearby. Your tour will begin with a Green Canyon High School play; a 15 minute play which allows late arriving guests time to join their private guided tour before it departs. "Cold Storage" is a historic structure that isn't a cold storage facility. Dress appropriately for the weather as you will be walking from site to site.  You will need to be able to climb several stairs and be able to manage tight spaces.  Each guided tour runs approximately 2 hours and walking distance is about 1 mile. Tours run nightly at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm.

Event:  October Workshop "Storytelling for Grown-Ups" put on by The Bee: True Stories from the Hive!

Date:  Saturday, October 5, 2019, Noon-5:00pm

Presenters:  Giuliana Serena-The Bee's Founder; Nan Seymour-The Bee's Director of Narrative Encouragement

Registration Required:  Limited to 18 people, $115.00/person, go online to reserve space here:  https://www.thebeeslc.org/events/sfg-10-05-19.

If registration is cost-prohibitive for you, we invite you to apply for a scholarship here:  https://www.thebeeslc.org/scholarship.

Location:  Mindful Yoga Collective, 223 700 East, Suite 4, Salt Lake City, UT

Details:  We'll explore some of the "hows" and "whys" of compelling storytelling and attentive listening through a combination of guided writing prompts, oral storytelling exercises, and practical instruction. Experienced and aspiring storytellers - and even those who don't consider themselves to be "storytellers" at all - are invited to join us; we are experts at providing encouragement and creating brave space for people to be themselves together. Open to the public-mature teens and adults. Please bring a favorite pen, a notebook if desired (worksheets will be provided), a water bottle, a snack if you'll need it, and willingness to participate imperfectly.

Event:  Coyote Tales Live Storytelling, competitive storytelling for ages 21+ (partly to content, partly to drinks available), event held quarterly in the year

Sponsors: Utah Humanities, Petite Feast, Desert Dwellers, Equity Real Estate, The Center for the Arts at Kayenta

Date/Time:  Thursday, October 8, Pre-Show Party-6:30pm; Stories-7:30pm and lasts towards 10:00pm

Special Guest:  Pam Houston, acclaimed writer and teacher will perform on the stage and during the pre-party sign copies of her book "Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country." You can pre-order her book through The Book Bungalow and can call (435) 619-8200.

Featured Tellers:  John Harrison as well as Storytellers picked at random from a hat has 5-7 minutes each to tell a true story on the theme of the night "You Gotta Be Kidding Me" without notes. Relive your experience on the Coyote Tales stage. Please no stand-up routines or rants.

Cost:  $20.00/person, must be aged 21+ - https://sa1.seatadvisor.com/sabo/servlets/EventSearch?presenter=KAYENTA&tck=true, Pre-Purchase Beverage Tickets are $5.00 - https://coyotetalesstories.com/product/beverage-ticket/

Location:  Center for the Arts in Kenyata, 881 Coyote Gulch Court, Ivins, UT  84738

Contact:  Call Victoria Topham at (801) 755-6645 or email coyotetalescontact@gmail.com

Event:  Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 7:00pm (usually 2nd Tuesdays--cancelled for September due to close to Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, people also encouraged to go to free performance at Viridian on Sept. 3rd listed earlier in this email)

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 Ave., Salt Lake City, U

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

Event:  Ben Lomond Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Wednesday, October 9, 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:  THEME TBA--The Bee True Stories from the Hive!, competitive storytelling for ages 21+ (partly to content, partly to drinks available)

Date:  Thursday, October 10, 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-THEME TBA-without notes

Cost:  $15.00/person, must be aged 21 or older, go to http://thebeeslc.org to purchase tickets, tickets on sale by September 26th 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, October 12, 2019, 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:  A Night of Stories - 19th House Concert

Date/Time:  Saturday, October 12, 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: Raff Home, 2183 Western Dr., Saratoga Springs, UT 84045, please RSVP by calling/texting Steffani Raff at (801) 796-6110 

Event:  Farmington Bay Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Thursday, October 17, 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:  Ray Howard at red@xmission.com

Event:  Hauntings Contest

In Connection With: Timpanogos Storytelling Institute

Dates/Times:

Saturday, October 19, 2019, 2:00pm-5:00pm, Hauntings Preliminary Contest (Deadline to enter by Thursday, October 17, 2019)

Monday, October 28, 2019, 7:00pm, Hauntings Finale Contest

Featured Tellers:  Could be you...must be adult to apply and then be selected to tell at the Preliminary and possibly the Finale Contest

Cost:  $10.00 Entry Fee for those wanting to compete, Video Entries accepted and applicants must be adults and stories are geared for ages 12+, go to http://www.tinyurl.com/TimpHauntings for online application, the Finale Concert is Free to attend, Watching the Preliminary and/or Finale Contests are free and recommended for those aged 12 and older

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

Contact:  April Johnson, call/text (801) 473-9066 or email aprildj8@gmail.com or contests@timpfest.org

Event:  Spooktacular Stories, spooky stories for the family--through Davis County Library System

Dates: 

Monday, October 21, 2019, 6:30pm, South Branch (Bountiful)

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 6:30pm, Kaysville Branch

Thursday, October 24, 2019, 6:30pm, Central Branch (Layton)

Monday, October 28, 2019, 6:30pm, Centerville Branch

Monday, October 28, 2019, 6:30pm, Headquarters (Farmington)

Tuesday, October 29, 2019, 6:30pm, North Branch (Clearfield)

Featured Tellers:  Rachel Hedman, Janine Nishiguchi, Laurel Pedersen, Sara Cox, Melissa Lindsay, Jon Sears, Shauna Coy, Suzanne Jeppesen

Cost: Free, open to all

Locations: 

South Branch Library, 725 S. Main St., Bountiful, UT

Kaysville Branch Library, 215 N Fairfield Rd., Kaysville, UT

Central Branch Library, 155 N. Wasatch Dr., Layton, UT

Centerville Branch Library, 45 South 400 West, Centerville, UT

Headquarters, 133 S. Main St., Farmington, UT

North Branch, 562 South 1000 East, Clearfield, UT

Event:  Nephi Ghost Tours

Sponsor:  Nephi Public Library

Dates/Times:  Friday-Saturday & Monday-Wednesday, October 25-26 & 28-30 2019, 7:00pm each night 

Featured Tellers: Rene' Sheets, Gayle Ludlow 

Cost:  $5.00/adult, $3.00/child, geared for families

Location/Details:  Nephi, UT--Route is changed each year so contact the Nephi Public Library for where to go and to get tickets.  Go to the library for tickets or call (435) 623-1312.  Proceeds help raise funds for Summer Reading each year.

Event:  Literacy Night with Halloween Storytelling

Dates/Times:  Monday, October 28, 2019,  5:00pm-7:00pm

Featured Tellers: Karl Behling, Nannette Watts, Laurie Allen, Alan Griffin, Kristen Clay 

Cost:  Free, open to all, Halloween costumes are encouraged, tellers are in separate rooms and attendees get to rotate

Location:  Bonneville Elementary, 490 Gramercy Ave., Ogden, UT 84404

Event:  42nd Story Crossroads Fundraising House Concert

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

Featured Story Artist:  Karl Behling

Theme:  Transcontinental Railroad: Stories from a Mountain Man's Point-of-View

Experience the Transcontinental Railroad from the perspective of a Mountain Man who observed the annihilation of one culture and the establishment of another through the "...stupendous magnitude..." of a project that divided and united a nation.  Professional Storyteller Karl Behling interprets the Transcontinental Railroad during its 150th Anniversary.

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

Location:  McEwan Home, 618 Willow Bend Drive, Centerville, UT  84014

RSVP:  Call/text George McEwan at (801) 558-7970 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:  Night of Storytelling and Music - put on by Olympus Chapter of Utah Storytelling Guild

Date/Time:  Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 7:00pm-8:15pm

Featured Story Artists:  Mary Louise Hughes, Jan C. Smith, and other Olympus Chapter Members selected to tell with theme of Family Tales plus music provided by Annie and Dan Eastmond (Harvest Home)

Location:  Millcreek Library, 2266 Evergreen Ave., Salt Lake City, UT (3435 South 2266 East)

Event:  24th Annual StorySwap, Utah's celebration of the National Tellabration!

Sponsored By:  Utah Storytelling Guild (and 28th celebrating this organization)

Date/Time:  Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10:00am-4:00pm plus dinner followed by 6:00pm-7:15pm House Concert "Pioneer Song" presented by Omar & Lori Hansen

Schedule:

Workshop - Personal Parables presented by Cassie Ashton

Story Circles - Encouragement in telling your stories and if you would like story-building skills critiques

Lunch

Afternoon House Concert  by USG Tellers who want to volunteer to perform for handicapped adults being transported to the Ashton Home

Dinner-4-6pm

Then 6:00pm House Concert featuring Omar & Lori Hansen - being filmed/recorded entitled "Pioneer Song" that has toured sites along the Oregon Trail

Details of 6:00pm Concert--

This story theatre show tells the story of the Oregon Trail journey as seen through the eyes of the women who crossed it. Using narrative, short scenes and lots of music, it is a concert version on Omar's full length show. Length of Concert: 1 hour 8 minutes

Cost:  Free, open to all of all ages (potluck lunch)

Location:  Ashton Home, 12471 White Rose Circle, Draper, UT

Questions/Comments:  Email usgmemo@gmail.com or call/text Lynn Wing at 1-608-780-1833 or call/text Cassie Ashton at 1-801-859-5967