Storytelling Shows to Start the New Year

The new year is just about here! And so are these great storytelling shows. Last year proved to be a great year for storytelling of all sorts in the DC, MD, and VA area. This year is shaping up to be just a great. I’m excited not only for the shows you can find below, but also the other upcoming events I’ll be posting about later this year. If you have done so already, share with people you know the Story Telling On Purpose blog so more people can work on and enjoy storytelling in all its forms!

Want your show listed in a monthly blogpost? Send me info about date, time, place, and a link to your site to storytellingonpurpose365@gmail.com. I’d love to hear about, and so would the rest of the DMV.

• 4 Jan
  • Blue Ridge Story Space (Floyd, VA) Theme: Ripple Effect
    • https://www.facebook.com/blueridgestoryspace/
• 7 Jan
  • Secretly Y’all (Richmond, VA) Theme: The People VS The War n Drugs
    • https://www.facebook.com/events/1157310187992307/
• 8 Jan
  • The Perfect Liar’s Club (DC)
    • https://www.perfectliarsclub.com/washington-dc-shows.html
  • The Grapevine Storytelling series featuring Minton Sparks and Tim Livengood
    • https://fsgw.org/event-3510986
• 9 Jan
  • The Moth StorySLAM (DC) Theme: Adventure
    • https://themoth.org/events/results?eventLocations=6486&typesOfEvents=&eventDate=202001
  • Tales and Ales Story Pitch night (Fredrick, MD)
    • https://flyingdog.com/event/tales-and-ales-story-pitch-night/
• 10 Jan
  • Storytelling Night (Fredericksburg, VA)  Theme: Mistakes
    • https://www.facebook.com/events/1478580682316989/
• 12 Jan
  • Veterans Open House: Celebrating Our Gifts in the New Year (DC)
    • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/veterans-open-house-celebrating-our-gifts-in-the-new-year-tickets-86453457619?aff=eprofsaved
• 14 Jan
  • Story District (DC) Theme: The Morning After; Stories about surpries, consequences, and second thoughts
    • https://storydistrict.org/events/item/the-morning-after-stories-about-surprises-consequences-and-second-thoughts
• 18 Jan
  • Armed Forces Arts Performance (ASAP) (Lorton, VA) Theme: Cheers Throughout the Years – A Veterans Comedy Show About Resolutions
    • https://www.asapasap.org/performances
  • Tall Stories, “Wilde Creatures” (Richmond, VA)
    • http://voicesintheglen.org/event/tall-stories-wilde-creatures/
• 20 Jan
  • The Moth StorySLAM (DC) Theme: Beg, Borrow, Steal
    • https://themoth.org/events/results?eventLocations=6486&typesOfEvents=&eventDate=202001
  • Tell Me More… (Norfolk, VA) Theme: Endurance
    • https://www.tellmemorelive.org/themes/
• 23 Jan
  • The Stoop Storytelling Series (Baltimore, MD) Theme: A beautiful, Terrible Thing – Stories about making a life in independence music
    • https://www.stoopstorytelling.com/event/stoop-storytelling-presents-a-beautiful-terrible-thing-stories-about-making-a-life-in-independent-music/
  • Health’s Angels V: One Year Anniversary Show (DC)
    • https://www.facebook.com/events/1376301672533035/
• 24 Jan
  • Spark of Hope Storytelling Night, Virginia Beach, VA
    • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spark-of-hope-storytelling-night-tickets-78875620103?aff=eprofsaved
• 25 Jan
  • Better Said Than Done (Fairfax, VA) Theme: My America, Stories of the American Experience
    • http://www.bettersaidthandone.com/storytelling-shows/
  • Story District (DC) Theme: Top Shelf; The Best stories from 2019 as voted by the audience
    • https://storydistrict.org/events/item/story-districts-top-shelf-2020
  • My Family Story – Girl Scout Brownie Badge Program (DC)
    • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/my-family-story-girl-scout-brownie-badge-program-tickets-62514448398?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
• 26 Jan
  • Long Story Short (DC) Theme: Comics telling hilarious stories
    •  https://www.facebook.com/longstoryshortdc/
  • Telling Our Stories of How Jesus Changed Our Life – Celebration (Vienna,VA)
    • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/telling-our-stories-of-how-jesus-changed-our-life-celebration-tickets-80112172665?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
• 30 Jan
  • Breaking Our Silence: Telling Our Stories About Child Abuse (Roanoke, VA)
    • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/breaking-our-silence-telling-our-stories-about-child-abuse-tickets-84754110827?aff=ebdssbdestsearch