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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
Bruce Peninsula
Storybarn Tellers of North Bruce meet on the second Monday of each month. From June through Labour Day. They meet in the Storybarn 995 Dyers Bay Road, Dyers Bay, N. Bruce Peninsula.at 7.p.m. The rest of the year they meet in members homes.
Contact Ron Baker 519 795-7652 ronbakerbpbo@sympatico.ca
Guelph, Ontario
Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Storytelling Concert
Second Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. New and guest tellers (and listeners) welcome. Short "open mic" time. If you have soemthing longer, give us a call and we'll make sure there's room for it. Summer 2010 at The Boathouse on Gordon St. Fall 2010 venue TBA. Winter 2011 closed. Spring 2011 venue TBA.
Tea and Tales 2010
Friday mornings all summer, 10:30 to 11:30. Come and listen to some of the region's best tellers. Flowers, the river, and stories -- a wonderful combination. Enabling Gardens on Woolwich (behind Evergreen Seniors' Centre).
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 Harold Williams: 705-878-4009 or tokiwang@hotmail.com
Oshawa, Ontario
The Durham Folklore Society in Durham Region Ontario:
In the Durham Folklore Society we practice the venerable art of storytelling.
Contact: Chair Dianne Chandler, storyteller@xplornet.com
Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month September - June. Guests welcome! Northview Community Centre, 150 Beatice St., Oshawa ON. Also: Annual Concerts/ Educational programs. Come Listen! Come Tell! Storytelling for Everyone.
To view upcoming meeting dates and events, please visit our web site at www.durhamfolkloresociety.com
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 Storytelling
Contact: Nancy Vermond, nvermond@sympatico.ca or 519-284-2698
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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