
It’s February! Here in the US, that means you are getting ready for love or celebrating Black History month. With storytelling, you can do both!
Note: I am a bit behind in putting this list together this month. While I’ll update it more in a few days, be sure to check the links in the following paragraph as well. They have a lot of show listings as well.)
While I normally only cover the DC, MD, and VA area, with all shows being online now, I have broadened my scope of storytelling so you can broaden your scope of story listening. With that in mind, do take a look at the Virginia Storytelling Alliance (VASA) Website (https://virginiastorytellingalliance.org/events/) as well as The National Storyteller Network (NSN) (https://storynet.org/calendar/?cid=my-calendar&month=5&yr=2020), The Northeast Storytelling website (https://www.nestorytelling.org/calendar/), The Voices in the Glen Storytelling Guild (https://voicesintheglen.org/) and Chicago Storytelling
https://chicago-storytelling.com/events-at-a-glance as they have story shows that I may not have listed myself.
An important note, I have links to shows and the days they will happen, but the info about time, tickets, and other info you are going to have to click on the links, or check out their website or Facebook page. Pay particular attention to the time zone, as these shows are coming from all over the US, and in some cases the world.
Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to check for events. Some events that happen multiple times in a week or month are listed at the bottom.
Happy storylistening!
- 1 Feb
- Perfect Liar’s Club (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 2 Feb
- The Moth – Theme: Love Hurts (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 6 Feb
- The Stoop Storytelling Series presents Every Body Has a Story (in-person, Baltimore, MD)
- 7 Feb
- The Good Liars Club VIII (online)
- Ottawa Storytellers presents Story Swap (online)
- 8 Feb
- Six Feet Apart productions presents Stellar Story Slam (online)
- 9 Feb
- Better Said Than Done presents Fractured: A Different Take on Traditional Tales (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 11 Feb
- Blue Ridge Story Space — February 11th [Theme: “The first day of…”] (in-person, Floyd, VA)
- Story District presents – Sucker for Love (in-person, Washington, DC)
- Mortified Live: Doomed Valentines Day (in-person, Washington, DC)
- 13 Feb
- Story Extreme’s Lovestruck: Stories @ Crushes, Crashes, & the Real Deal (in-person, Alexandria, VA)
- 14 Feb
- Speak Story Series featuring Priscilla Howe (in-person and online)
- 16 Feb
- Hoot and Holler in cohoots with Opera Roanoke present Voices of Veterans (in-person, Roanoke, VA)
- Mortified Live: Doomed Valentines Day (in-person, Baltimore, MD)
- 22 Feb
- Six Feet Apart Productions presents Pitch us a Story: The Show (online)
- 25 Feb
- Better Said Than Done presents Game Day: Stories of sports, tricks, and play (in-person, Fairfax, VA)
- 26 Feb
- Ottawa Storytellers presents (un)told (online)
Over a range of dates or regularly reoccurring
- Every Sunday
- Grit (true stories that matter) with Sean Wellington
- First Sunday of each month
- If You Could See Me presents Holding Space for Stories of Choice and Access (online)
- Last Sunday of each month
- Allographic Virtual Open Mic (online)
- Every Monday
- Workshop!Workshop! Storytelling and open mic
- SF Storytellers Toastmasters
- First Monday of the month
- First Monday Storytelling hosted by Manuel Camacho (nothing this month)
- Third Monday of the month
- The Moth (in-person, Washington DC)
- SocietyX : Cheaper Than Therapy – Story Circle (online)
- Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 4:00 PM CDT – Laura Packer, Facebook live storytelling
- Most Tuesdays at 1030 AM EST Tales on Tuesday with Teri (Facebook live)
- Every Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 PM EST
- Bill Harley
- Every Tuesday
- SocietyX: What’s Your Story Evening Jam Sessions
- The Story Space open mic for all ages
- First Tuesday
- Natural Born Storytellers: Once Upon a Tuesday (nothing this month)
- Second Tuesday
- Speak Your Truth Open Mic
- Fourth Tuesday
- Story Arts of Minnesota Open Mic
- Every Wednesday (Nothing this month)
- African Diaspora and Indigenous Storytelling (online)
- Second Wed of the month
- Pour One Out: A Monthly Storytelling Series
- Third Wed of the month
- SAC Story Swap Genre Storytelling Series (online)
- Pioneering Parishes Storytelling (online)
- First Thursday –
- The Moth (in-person, Washington DC)
- Every Thursday
- The Antidote – Storytelling Show (nothing this month)
- Totally True Things: A Socially-Conscious Storytelling Show (nothing this month)
- Last Thursday of every month
- The Story Show (Open Mic) (nothing this month)
- Third Thursday –
- Durham Storytellers – Monthly Storytelling Gathering (online)
- One Nature Stories – free online storytelling event
- Fourth Friday at 7 pm EST – The Iridescent Robot Storytelling Club (online) (nothing this month)
- Fourth Saturday of the Month
- The Waiting Room: Health and Healthcare Comedy and Storytelling (online)
- First Saturday of every month
- DP Story Slam- Share a story or just listen. Your story, your platform! (in-person, Manassas, VA)
- Fourth Saturday of every month
- Storymasters Toastmasters Club (online)
- Every week day 2:00 pm – Priscilla Howe
- Digital Decameron—stories for families in self-quarantine