Tag: Storytelling

Storytelling- Open Mic Mondays

Story Arts Open Mic

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 Hennepin Ave before 6pm as you will get towed!

This event presented in partnership of Story Arts of Minnesota and the American School of Storytelling.

Check out our ‘Getting Here’ page for parking information.

Myth and Meaning

Bryan Thao Worra

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 our own lives and stories can find interesting metaphors and material within them. $20 ticket

StoryFest 2024

StoryFest 2024

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

Beginnings and Endings

Rum River Library

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.

Rediscovering Forgotten and Unfinished Writing

Diego Vazquez Jr

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, Diego Vazquez teaches an in-person two hour workshop at the 1762 Hennepin space. $20 ticket.

Storytelling for Social Change

Minneapolis graffiti of George Floyd June 2020

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 7pm central time. 

 

Storytelling- Open Mic Mondays

Story Arts Open Mic

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 Hennepin Ave before 6pm as you will get towed!

This event presented in partnership of Story Arts of Minnesota and the American School of Storytelling.

Check out our ‘Getting Here’ page for parking information.

Lake Superior Writers Workshop

Lake Superior Writers Workshop

Master storyteller Loren Niemi has literally written the book on how to master plots and a story’s point of view – and we’re bringing him to Duluth on March 23 so he can share his insights with you!

He’ll be teaching two separate sessions, but if you take both, you’ll receive a discounted price. We can keep prices low thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Arts Board.

Take one session: $35 for non-members; $25 for members

Take both sessions: $50 for non-members; $35 for members

Get more details on the class content and register online. Go to the events section of lakesuperiorwriters.org

Capturing the Past: Oral History

Loren Niemi mjp class photo

The grandparents, aunts, uncles, our own parents told us about “the way it was” and when they passed and we thought, “why didn’t we collect those stories?” The same principles also apply to the collection and archiving of organizational history. This three-session ZOOM workshop will cover easy to use recording equipment, how to collect material, and ways to preserve oral histories.

 

Workshop taught by Loren Niemi
Three online sessions
Thursdays, April 11, 18, 25
All sessions at 7:00-9:00 pm central with a $40 fee

To register:

  1. Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
  2. Click the ‘Get Tickets’ button.

From Once Upon a Time to Happily Ever After: Exploring, crafting, and telling fairy tales

Three in-person sessions-  Sundays March 3, 10, & 17. All sessions 2:00-4:00 pm in the 1762 Hennepin Ave space. $70 for the workshop, taught by Laura Packer.

From popular culture to YA lit to podcasts, fairy tales are just about everywhere, in books, tv, and film, but they evolved as told stories, passed from teller to teller over generations. Join storyteller and folklorist Laura Packer for a playful and meaningful exploration of fairy tales. Participants will learn the history, meaning, and uses of fairy tales, how to craft one to tell, how to fracture a fairy tale, and more.

Teller Bio:

Laura Packer is an award-winning storyteller with a degree in folklore from Boston University. She has been crafting and sharing stories of all kinds, including fairy tales, for over 30 years. Her program “Becoming Baba Yaga” won Staff Pick in the Minnesota Fringe. Find out more about Laura at laurapacker.com

To register:

  1. Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
  2. Click the ‘Get Tickets’ button.