Author: Nick Baskerville

After years of being an instructor in the military and the and the fire service, I realized I needed to improve my delivery. My students needed me to improve delivery. But how do I improve my delivery? Simple. I finally took a member of Toastmasters up on the invitation to come to a meeting. It wasn't long until I joined. Along the way of improving my skills at delivering a message, I came to understand that of all the ways to get a point across, telling stories is the best way to get it done. Around this time, another friend from Toastmasters told me about The Moth monthly story telling shows. What better way to test out my theories on storytelling. It's in my travels there to the shows that I found more and more shows, and classes, and events centered around storytelling. Despite how many people know about the storytelling world, not many people know about the storytelling world. So now, I'm out to tell the world about storytelling.

June 15, 2019June 15, 2019 Nick Baskerville Uncategorized

At the Southwest Virginia Firefighter Association Convention #firefighterstories #storytelling #vastorytelling #vastoryteller #tellstories #livestories #theycallmecousin #southwestvirginia #southwestvirginiafirefighter

https://www.instagram.com/p/Byv0Ufbh5vB

June 15, 2019 Nick Baskerville Blog

Truthful Tuesdays Podcast with Ingrid Thomas

https://anchor.fm/TTWI/episodes/Episode-5---Fathers-Day-e4ardn?fbclid=IwAR1D9sTQcdXLKalOhgPAfqpIzPlNA24I_PbMpBEnQJAuEjkeF8KbLduUdP8 My friend, fellow speaker, and toastmaster Ingrid Thomas interviewed my for her podcast Truthful Tuesday as a part of the father's day special. Go check it out!

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Nick Baskerville Uncategorized

Hoot and Holler Storytelling #storytelling #hootandholler #livestories #storytelling #vastorytelling #vastoryteller #storytellingonpurpose #tellyourbeststories

https://www.instagram.com/p/Byd6nHxhrBT

June 3, 2019June 2, 2019 Nick Baskerville Blog, Storytelling

Last Call for Storytellers

June is starting, so I'll be wrapping up my interviews with local DC, MD, and VA storytellers. I have a backlog to get through, so there will be more coming. If you are storyteller or know a storyteller that the rest of the DMV should know about, go to my contact page and let me … Continue reading Last Call for Storytellers

June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 Nick Baskerville Uncategorized

At Washington Folk Festival #livestories #storytelling #mdstorytelling #storytellers #folkstories

https://www.instagram.com/p/ByN_vuEBK3U

May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 Nick Baskerville Blog, Storytelling

Summer Days, Summer Nites, Summer Stories

Surprise! June is here! Ok, maybe I'm the only person not keeping track of the days. But I am keeping track of the stories in June. From Fredrick and Baltimore MD, to Richmond and Norfolk and Roanoke VA, with many stops in the DC area, come hear stories about all of these and more. Some … Continue reading Summer Days, Summer Nites, Summer Stories

May 25, 2019May 25, 2019 Nick Baskerville Uncategorized

8 years of Better Said Than Done Storytelling! #livestories #tellyourbeststories #bettersaidthandaone #bstd #vastoryteller

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx50P8lhfBr

May 13, 2019May 9, 2019 Nick Baskerville Blog, Storytelling

Meeting Local Storytellers: Jack Scheer

I'm not sure who is more excited; me, or Jack. I've seen Jack Scheer tell stories a few times, but never got the time to get to know him better. Jack seems excited to just talk about storytelling. Either way, storytelling is at the center of our enthusiasm. Jack has been performing in community theater … Continue reading Meeting Local Storytellers: Jack Scheer

May 8, 2019May 8, 2019 Nick Baskerville Uncategorized

ASAP Storytelling 101 graduation #asap #storytelling #livestories #militarystories #dcstorytelling #storytelling #storytellingmatters #storytellingonpurpose

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxOC8GVFv_1

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 Nick Baskerville Blog, Storytelling

There’s Storytelling on TV!?

As I'm check my social media this week, I see Sufian Zhemukhov post that he is going to be on one of the episodes of Stories from the Stage on PBS. My first thought is "How did I miss seasons 1 & 2?" My second thought is "Who else knows?" So it's only right that … Continue reading There’s Storytelling on TV!?

Better Said Than Done

Last Saturday of the Month

The Auld Shebeen

**DOWNSTAIRS**

3971 Chain Bridge Rd.

Fairfax, VA 22030

Third Thursday of the Month

DC Drafthouse

1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20005

**Entrance is on L Street Between 13th and 14th Street**

6:00PM Doors Open

7:00PM Show

http://www.bettersaidthandone.com/storytelling-shows/

The Moth

First Thursday of the Month

The Miracle Theatre

535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003

6:30 pm Doors Open

7:30 pm Stories Start

Third Monday of the Month

City Winery DC

1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002

6:30 pm Doors Open

7:30 pm Stories Start

https://themoth.org/events/results?eventLocations=6486&typesOfEvents=&eventDate=

Perfect Liars Club

First Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://www.perfectliarsclub.com/washington-dc-shows.html

Story District

Second Tuesday of the Month

Normally at:

2009 8th St, NW

Washington, DC 20009

6:30 pm Doors open

8:00 pm Show starts

Other show are available

on varying dates and locations

http://storydistrict.org/shows

Mistakes Were Made

Third Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://mistakes.live/new-events

The Story Collider

Every other month

Second Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://www.storycollider.org/upcoming-shows

The Grapevine Storytelling Series

Second Wednesday of the Month

14TH & V

2021 14th St, NW

Washington, D.C. 20009

7:30 pm Show Starts

Tell Me More…

Third Sunday of the month

Push Comedy Theater

763 Granby Street

Norfolk, VA 23510

7:00 pm Show Starts

https://www.tellmemorelive.org/themes/

Rappahannock Rap

Second Friday of the month

LibertyTown Arts Workshop

916 Liberty St

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

8:00 pm Show Starts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/408259483325069/

This Is My Brave

Shows are available at varying dates and locations throughout the year. Shows are also available in other states.

https://thisismybrave.org/events/

The Stoop Storytelling Series

Varying days (normally Tues, Wed, or Thurs), normally once or twice a month

Baltimore, MD (varying locations)

https://www.stoopstorytelling.com/shows/

Secretly Y’all

Varying days (normally Sun, Mon, or Tues), normally once a month

Richmond, VA (varying locations)

https://www.secretlyall.org/

Hoot and Holler

Varying days, normally once a month

Roanoke, VA

https://www.facebook.com/hootandhollerstories/

Toastmasters

Clubs are available in varying dates, times and locations throughout the DC, MD, VA area. Some clubs that specialize in storytelling are:

Maryland

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Maryland%2C+United+States&radius=50&n=&advanced=0&latitude=38.94279&longitude=-76.73002&autocomplete=true

Virginia

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Virginia%2C+United+States&radius=100&n=&advanced=0&latitude=37.303937&longitude=-78.412571&autocomplete=true