There are over 40 storytellers lined up to engage and entertain you at StoryFest, at the Bloomington Center for the Arts, 1800 W. Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN on Saturday, May 4th - all day and free for everything after 11 AM
Storytelling for Social Change is an examination of the uses of storytelling in the social change and advocacy process. Taught by the Founder, Loren Niemi, and drawing on his 50 years of community organizing and advocacy work with low wealth and BIPOC communities. Four 90-minute online sessions, Thursdays, May 9, 16, 23, & 30 at […]
The Founder, Loren Niemi is offering a Beginnings and Endings Workshop for writers on Saturday, May 11, 2024 from 1:00 PM-2:30 PM at the Rum River Library 4201 6th Ave, Anoka, MN 55303. This workshop is free and open to the public.
These are stories of a 46 year love affair. What Jim calls his, Spoken Story Book, starts with the first time he went camping and ends with the last night he worked for the National Park Service 46 years later. The stories of a young man who knows absolutely nothing about camping or the wilderness […]
Rediscovering Forgotten and Unfinished Writing When was the last time you looked at notebooks or unfinished writing and thought “Whoa, there is something here that I ought to expand, revise or finish?” Diego will share hands-on techniques to help you find the gold in that discarded or neglected work. On Saturday, May 18th at 1-3pm, […]
This is an ongoing monthly series of storytelling open mics that will take place on the 3rd Monday of the month. Here's how it works: Up to 10 Tellers. 10 minutes each. Any style- traditional, personal, braided. etc. Sign-up will be first come, first serve. Doors at 6:30, show at 7pm. Please do not park […]
On a yet to be determined afternoon of the Memorial Day weekend, Bryan Thao Worra teaches an in-person two hour hands-on workshop on Myth and Meaning guiding participants through the tangle of self and myth: looking anew at classics like the Inferno, the Odyssey, or even modern works such as Godzilla or Spiderman and how […]