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ONTARIO STORYTELLING GROUPS
If you want to learn more about storytelling, find events that are happening in your area, or learn to tell stories yourself, there's no better place to start than by contacting a storytelling group near you. Most groups welcome visitors and new members, and are only too happy to tell you about upcoming storytelling events.
If you're already a storyteller, but have recently moved, you may find a storytelling group near you in the list below.
Baden, Ontario
Storytellers' Guild of Baden.
Meets the third Friday of the month, September to June, at The Second Story Worshop ( 89 Snyders Road West, Baden), 7:00 p.m.
Contact Mary-Eileen McClear, 519 634-8973,maryeileen@thestorybarn.ca
Stories Aloud (open storytelling for adults)
Meets the first Friday of the month, September to June, at The Second Story Worshop ( 89 Snyders Road West, Baden), 8:00 p.m.
Contact Mary-Eileen McClear, 519 634-8973, maryeileen@thestorybarn.ca
BANCROFT, Ontario
Bancroft Story Circle
The Bancroft tellers have been meeting at the Bancroft Public Library for the past six years. Come to listen or to tell at 2 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month. For evening meetings and events contact Micki Beck at bumbleberry@sympatico.ca.
Brantford, Ontario
The Brant Taletellers Guild meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month from September to June. Meetings begin at 7 pm and are held at the main branch of the Brantford Public Library. We welcome tellers at all levels and listeners. The Guild also presents the annual Brantford Storytelling Festival. Visit us at http://tales.bizbrant.com
Contact by e-mail at taletellers@bizbrant.com or by letter to P.O. Box 25042, Brantford ON N3T 6K5
Brockville, Ontario
The 1000 Islands Yarnspinners
Come on out to the first get together of the season with The 1000 Islands Yarnspinners in their new home.
The Brockville Museum, 5 Henry Street, graciously opens its doors to our collective the third Monday of every month from September to June.
Our new times are 7 - 9 pm or a little bit later depending on the stories!
We look forward to a great year of regular gatherings and community outreach. If you know of a library, organization or group in a rural setting that would like to host us for an evening please let me know. We can do three this year on a first come basis.
We always welcome listeners as well as tellers so please feel free to bring a friend along. And pass this message on to those you think would be interested.
Contact: Deborah Dunleavy (613) 342-3463, kgp@ripnet.com
Guelph, Ontario
Guelph Guild of Storytellers
First Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Monthly business meeting. Please call for location.
Second Wednesday 8:00 p.m. at the Boathouse, on Gordon Street, Stporytelling peformances. New and guest tellers welcome. Short "open mic" time. If you have soemthing longer, give us a call and we'll make sure there's room for it.
Contact: Sandy Schoen, 519-767-0017
Email: storytellers@guelpharts.ca
Website: http://guelpharts.ca/storytellers/
Hamilton, Ontario
The Hamilton Storytelling Circle
Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month, 7:30 pm
Contact Barry Rosen, barryrosen@sympatico.ca
Lindsay, Ontario
Lakeland Storytellers meets the first Saturday of each month in the Lindsay Public Library from 10am to 12 noon. The library is on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Kent Street in Lindsay, Ontario. We usually run a workshop on the same day as well from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. For further information contact Suzanne Sholer
story.lady@yahoo.ca
Oshawa, Ontario
The Durham Folklore Society
Meetings: third Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Northview Community Centre, 150 Beatrice St., East
Storytelling For Everyone. Newcomers welcome!
For information and news of upcoming events & concerts, contact Heather Whaley h.whaley@sympatico.ca or Dianne Chandler story.teller@sympatico.ca
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa Storytellers
The Ottawa StoryTellers host a number of events every year including monthly Story Swaps, our annual StoryTelling Festival in November, as well as a range of professional development activities from beginner's workshops to master classes. We also hold three regular performance series: Stories from the Ages, a series of epic tales, "Speaking Out, Speraking In", a series held monthly at the National Arts Centre's Fourth Stage; and "Stories and Tea", a twice monthly series at a local tearoom.
Our monthly Story Swaps are held on the first Thursday of each month, at the Library and Archives of Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Room 156. Admission is free, and everyone is invited to come and tell a story and / or listen to the stories. Light refreshments are served during the break.
Please contact Sherri Yazdani at 613.322.8336 for more information, or visit ottawastorytellers.ca
St. Mary's, Ontario
St. Marys Spellbinders
Meets the third Wednesday, 2-4pm
Contact Nancy Vermond, nvermond@sprint.ca and 519-284-2698
St. Marys Storytelling (New group!)
Meets the second Friday 7-9:30 pm, Sept -June
Contact Nancy Vermond, nvermond@sprint.ca and 519-284-2698
Scarborough, Ontario
Bluffer's Tales
Scarborough storytellers gather monthly to share folk and fairy tales, legends and the stories that have touched their lives.
Meetings are held at the Mid-Scarborough Community Center at 2467 Eglinton Ave. East on the second Thursday every month from 1:00 o‚clock to 3:00. (T.T.C. accessible through the Kennedy Subway station.)
Listeners and new tellers are always welcome.
For more information call Anna. 416-293-8618
Shelburne, Ontario
Dufferin Circle of Storytellers
Dufferin County (Shelburne, Orangeville, Caledon, Alliston)
Location: Dufferin Mutual, 712 Main Street East, (Hwy 89) Shelburne,Ont.L0N 1S0
Meetings: First Thursday of every month except we don't meet in July/August
Contact: Marilyn Doekes
519-928-5524
bill.doekes@sympatico.ca
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