Event Information
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Thu20Mar2025
Deep Waters -World Storytelling Day
1pmAjax Public Library Audley Branch. Grades 4-6.
Feature teller with Durham Storytellers.
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Mon24Mar2025
Deep Waters - Celebrating WSD.
2:30 pmPort Perry Villa - Seniors.
Feature Teller with Durham Storytellers.
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Fri02May2025
2025 Toronto Festival of Storytelling Symposium
10 amThe Art of Booking, Preparing, and Performing for Gigs.
Heather Whaley
10:00 am - 10:55 am REGISTRATION FREE https://storytellingtoronto.org/event-6132782
The Wellington Event Venue | The Well, Lower Level. Toronto, ON
This presentation will help you move forward professionally with confidence: Learn how to avoid uncomfortable communication and negotiations when talking about fees. Discover what to expect when planning with schools, libraries, and community events. Gain insight about how to present your best self, and learn what to prepare for organisers that will benefit you both.
Notable storytellers come together to share insights, questions, and ideas about how to help storytellers and their artform thrive.
https://storytellingtoronto.org/Festival-2025
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Mon16Jun2025Sun22Jun2025
Storytellers of Canada Conference: Roots and Branches
'Roots and Branches' Halifax, Nova Scotia 2025. Full program available https://www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/en/conference.html
Participant - facilitator StorySave launch / Memorial Hour.
https://www.storytellers-conteurs.ca/en/conference.html
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Tue22Jul2025
"Oh, What a Summer!" Storytelling and Music.
9:30 am - 12pmWith my special guest, Silvia DeCesare, from Argentina! Silvia is a bilingual storyteller (she tells stories both in English and Spanish).
Together, we will weave a fantastical selection of world stories and songs! Classroom sessions with toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, and school-aged children up to 11 years.
Tamarack Daycare, Scarborough. (Private) 9:30 am - 12 noon.
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Tue29Jul2025
Oh, What a Summer! Storytelling and Music.
9:30 am - 12pmEDUKIDS Daycare. Private.
Educational, cultural, and entertaining Storytelling and Music sessions for toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, and school ages!
Ajax, ON
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Sun03Aug2025
Havelock Summerfest! A Bit of This and That and a Snap, Clap, Tap.
2:35 pmChildren's Stage Performance! PENDING
Storytelling and music for the whole family.
Saturday, August 3, 2024 from 12pm - 4pm Location: HBM Community Centre, 39 George St E, Havelock
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Fri15Aug2025
Tea & Tales Guelph Storytellers Summer Storytelling for the Public.
10 amTea ‘n’ Tales Feature Tellers Heather Whaley and Elizabeth Matson.
Summer Friday mornings at 10:30, rain or shine, listeners gather to hear stories in Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park. What a sublime setting to listen to stories! There is excitement and buzz around the successful collaborative project between the city's Enabling Garden and the Guelph Guild of Storytellers. Free-will contributions are shared 50/50 between them.
The quality portable sound system was thanks to a grant and the donations.
10:30 AM every Friday, mid-June to Sept.Riverside Park 681 Woolwich St, Guelph, ON N1H 3Y8
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Thu18Sep2025
DURHAM STORYTELLERS 35th Birthday Celebration
7 pmPerformance: Jenny's Wedding with Kim Michele.
DURHAM STORYTELLERS invite you to join us in Celebrating 35 Years of Oral Storytelling in Durham Region!
PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
Storytelling and Music Concert
Connection and Cake!
FREE Admission
September 18, 2025
7 pm
**Meet & Greet 6:30 p.m. (light refreshments)**
Faith United Church
1778 Nash Road, Courtice, ONOn Thursday, September 18, we are altering our regular storytelling gathering to incorporate a 35th celebration of our storytelling group!
Members, friends, family, and community members are invited to join us for a special on-stage storytelling and music concert; a 35th Anniversary cake (and specialty cupcakes for those with allergies), fruit trays, coffee, and tea.
Come Catch the Magic! Hear guest elders Celia Lottridge from Toronto and our very own Micki Beck from Apsley share stories about our past, and enjoy live diverse storytelling and music, featuring members Enid DeCoe (Courtice), Doris Cherkas (Oshawa), Dianne Chandler (Port Perry), Jolly Abrakasa (Ajax), Heather Whaley (Bowmanville - guitar), Kim Michele (Pickering Frenchman's Bay - harp, mandolin), Peter Dowse (Ajax), Roberta Anne Walker (Peterborough) and prelude music with harpist Angelica Ottewill (Havelock).For information about performers, please see https://www.durhamstorytellers.com/storytellers-directory
A Durham Storytellers table will be set up with memorabilia dating back to the 1990s.
Join us as we celebrate our past, present, and future! Learn how the art form of oral storytelling fits "into nearly every aspect of life, from cultural preservation and education to personal connection and entertainment, serving as a fundamental human activity across all cultures and time.”
Want to know more about monthly adult storytelling gatherings?
www.durhamstorytellers Come Listen, Come Tell, Catch the Magic! Everyone is welcome.
Contact: [email protected]RSVP Eventbrite https://rb.gy/erdltl
or
Kathleen Smyth [email protected]
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Wed05Nov2025
Canadian Storytelling Day St. John's Storytelling.
7 pm NTONLINE Guest Teller 5:30 pm EST
St John's Newfoundland Storytelling
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Thu06Nov2025
The Ontario Poetry Society’s Durham Region Virtual Open Mic
7 pm ESTGuest Reader.
TOPS Durham Region Poetry https://www.facebook.com/groups/8169180413204511/
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Sun07Dec2025
Holiday party for children with challenges
10 amRotary Club Toronto
