Join us in the Badger Hill taproom for some adult ghost stories while you sip a brew or two. Hosted by our talented friends over at Story Arts of Minnesota. Sunday, October 26th – stories start at 7pm
Tag: Storytelling
This is a three-session class for anyone identifying as a woman who wants to develop and share stories by, for, and about what it is to be a woman. Join storyteller and writer Laura Packer in a safe and supportive environment to develop skills to craft and share your stories with clarity, confidence, and artistry.
We’ll work with both personal experiences and traditional/fracture tales, focusing on how to shape them into compelling performances. Each session includes prompts, discussion, supportive feedback, and practice with your peers, helping you discover what makes your voice and stories resonate. You’ll learn about structure, pacing, imagery, and presence—tools that will strengthen your storytelling on and off stage. Whether you’re just beginning or looking to refine your performance, this class offers both practical techniques and a supportive community to help your stories shine.
3 in-person sessions, 7:00-8:30pm, Tuesdays November 11, 18 & December 2, 2025
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
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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.
This event presented in partnership of Story Arts of Minnesota and the American School of Storytelling.
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.
This event presented in partnership of Story Arts of Minnesota and the American School of Storytelling.
If anyone thinks stories don’t change things they haven’t been paying attention. In our current political environment storytellers have an increasingly vital role. In this interactive workshop we will examine the role of stories in identity, community building and more; including the power of metaphor and allegory to create change.
Four sessions, Thursdays Oct 16, 23, 30 and Nov 6 at 7:00 to 8:30 PM (Central) ~ Taught by Loren Niemi
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- Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
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One of America’s great storytellers, Laura Simms is joining the Founder Loren Niemi for an evening of stories of life, death, and “What Haunts Us”. These are not the usual ghost stories- tales from the wild heart, emerging from the shadow to illuminate the world we think we know.
Teller bio: Visit Laura Simms website
Called “riveting” by the New York Times, and “luminous” by The Soho Theater in London, Laura Simms is an award-winning storyteller who performs, teaches and conducts story projects worldwide. Simms combines ancient myth with her own true-life narrative, which she has performed at venues including the Lincoln Center, the Belfast International Theater Festival and the historic Town Hall theater in New York. Laura is the artistic director of the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in New York’s Central Park and the founder of The Center for Engaged Storytelling. She has received the Brimstone Award for Engaged Storytelling, Sesame Street’s Sunny Days award for work with children worldwide, and the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement awards. She is author of multiple award-winning recordings and books.
“A perennial favorite everywhere.” – Daily News, NY
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- Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
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Rejoice Regardless is a joyful, haunting and earthy combining of traditional stories with personal narratives on restoring the connection to spirit and earth from one of America’s most dynamic storytellers.
Teller bio: Visit Laura Simms website
Called “riveting” by the New York Times, and “luminous” by The Soho Theater in London, Laura Simms is an award-winning storyteller who performs, teaches and conducts story projects worldwide. Simms combines ancient myth with her own true-life narrative, which she has performed at venues including the Lincoln Center, the Belfast International Theater Festival and the historic Town Hall theater in New York. Laura is the artistic director of the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in New York’s Central Park and the founder of The Center for Engaged Storytelling. She has received the Brimstone Award for Engaged Storytelling, Sesame Street’s Sunny Days award for work with children worldwide, and the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement awards. She is author of multiple award-winning recordings and books.
“A perennial favorite everywhere.” – Daily News, NY
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- Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
- Click the ‘Get Tickets’ button.
The Poetics of Storytelling is a luscious hands-on dive into the unique and powerful aspects of engaged storytelling today: the special role of the narrative; the grail of braiding stories; and the nature of storytelling as agency for imagination and compassion.
We will all work with the same story. You will learn new enriching techniques to uncover how a story means in relationship to audiences; actively braid personal stories into a traditional tale, and work on exercises to strengthen the power of a story.
Instructor bio: Visit Laura Simms website
Called “riveting” by the New York Times, and “luminous” by The Soho Theater in London, Laura Simms is an award-winning storyteller who performs, teaches and conducts story projects worldwide. Simms combines ancient myth with her own true-life narrative, which she has performed at venues including the Lincoln Center, the Belfast International Theater Festival and the historic Town Hall theater in New York. Laura is the artistic director of the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Series in New York’s Central Park and the founder of The Center for Engaged Storytelling. She has received the Brimstone Award for Engaged Storytelling, Sesame Street’s Sunny Days award for work with children worldwide, and the NSN ORACLE Circle of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement awards. She is author of multiple award-winning recordings and books.
“A perennial favorite everywhere.” – Daily News, NY
To register:
- Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
- Click the ‘Get Tickets’ button.
SOLD OUT! Second show added on November 7 at 7:00pm!
Stage veteran Ari Hoptman explores those random language mysteries that occupy our minds while we’re trying to fall asleep at night or are stuck in team leadership meetings. Why don’t we have a letter for th? Is writing left to right logical? How do you name mammals? What’s wrong with “gooder” anyway? See Ari talk about what a lot of smart folks figured out a while back.
Teller bio: Ari Hoptman is an actor and playwright who has been performing since his hair was black. He has done shows at Park Square, The Southern, Theater in the Round, Theater Garage, and that one place that used to be across from that church. He has also written several one-person comedy shows. When not doing that stuff, he teaches German and linguistics at the U of MN.
To register:
- Add the number of tickets you want by clicking the ‘+’ button
- Click the ‘Get Tickets’ button.
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.
This event presented in partnership of Story Arts of Minnesota and the American School of Storytelling.