Storytelling and Spoken Word Events
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May 10
Women Stand Up! A Comedy Cabaret
Bryant Lake Bowl Theater, 810 West Lake Street, Minneapolis
www.bryantlakebowl.com
Reservations: 612- 825-8949
10:00pm
Come and get it--brainy, gutsy, heartfelt humor! Revel with witty women who speak their minds.
"Women Stand Up! A Comedy Cabaret" is a new hit regular series at the Bryant Lake Bowl Theater--a smorgasbord of comedy styles from the Twin Cities' top female comedians. The mission of the show is to promote women in comedy and, of course, to make folks laugh!
Performers: Linda Bieza, Marianna Caldwell, Carolyn Cesario, Ali Fitzpatrick, Katie Knutson, Miss Shannan Paul
Performers run the gamut in experience and disciplines within the umbrella of comedy, including: stand-up comedians, singers, sketch comics, slam poets and storytellers. Each show is unique and features different comedians.
Past performers have included:
Maxine Jeffris, Allegra Lingo, Shanan Wexler, Mary Mack, Roxanne Tarrant, Diana B. Wilde, Nancy Donoval, Elizabeth Hawes, Janelle Ranek, Holly Davis, Tammy Nerby and Allison Broeren.
Only $8 with a Fringe button or $10-14 pay what you can.
Adult Content / Handicapped Accessible
May 10
Storytelling for Grownups: Spirit in the House Showcase
7pm – 9pm
Java Jack's Coffee Cafe ("the lair downstairs") 818 W 46th St Minneapolis (corner of Bryant and 46th on the 4 bus line). Northstar will support Dean J. Seal's festival at the end of May - Spirit in the House - by offering its monthly venue spot to a showcase curated by Kay Kirscht. Northstar will be performing in this festival. Coffee and dessert at 6:30 p.m. Featured tellers begin downstairs at 7:00. Open mike at 8:15. Suggested Donation $5.00. Seating is Limited - Come Early!!!!
May 11 (Mother's Day!)
All the Colors of the Rainbow: Storytelling with Katie Knutson at MIA's Family Day
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Storyteller Katie Knutson joins other local artists at the MIA to celebrate rainbows. Bring your family to enjoy these colorful tales as well as other hands-on activities. Don't forget to check out the beautiful exhibits throughout the museum!
FREE!!
(888) MIA ARTS (642-2787) (Toll Free)
Family Day is once a month and usually features storytelling. http://artsmia.org for details
Family Friendly / Handicap Acc.
May 11
An Immigrant's Tale
Bloomington Historical Society Celebrates Sesquicentennial Intersection of Old Shakopee Road and Penn Ave So, Bloomington, MN. Join Ole Oleson as he presents An Immigrants Tale. Help him pack his trunk as he prepares to emigrate to Minnesota. Learn some of the traditions that go along with items in the trunk. Free. Family Friendly. For more information, contact Vonda Kelly at 952-881-4327.
May 20
Two Chairs Telling (Returns). Jim Stowell and Jasmin Cardenas
7:30 p.m,
Hosted by Loren Niemi. Open Eye Theatre, 506 East 24th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406 www.openeyetheatre.org
Jim Stowell is an iconic Twin Cities' storyteller and performer, larger than life, with stories that careen from the personal to the political and back again. Jasmin Cardenas is a bi-lingual Latina storyteller who shares with Jim a childhood growing up between languages and cultures with a rapper's sensibility for reporting what was and what should have been of race, class and sex. $10 at the door. $8 students, seniors, TCT season Ticket holders (pay for 5, get the 6th free).
Two Chairs Telling first appeared at the Jungle Theater from 1992-1998 and brought together some truly outstanding pairings of storytellers, several for their first time onstage, including - Michal Cotter and Colleen Kruse, Kevin Kling and Angela Lloyd, Joe and Michelle DeLoreme, Lenny Majors and Dorothy Cleveland, Antonio Sacre and Jim Stowell. Loren Niemi serves as both curator and host for this six presentations in 2008 series. This activity is made possible, in part, by funds provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council from an appropriation by the Minnesota legislature.
May 23-June 1
Spirit in the House Performing Arts Festival
Spirit in the House is pleased to announce its annual 10-day performing arts festival running from May 23 to June 1. The festival brings together 30 different shows, for a total of 150 performances, tackling a variety of ethical issues and celebrating a diverse cross-section of spiritual traditions. Spirit in the House is dedicated to exploring questions of inner life and outward action through theater, film, dance, drumming, music, spoken word, poetry, and storytelling.
Participating groups include Mixed Blood Theater, Nautilus Theater, and Ragamala Dance Company; nationally-known storytellers such as Kevin Kling, Jim Stowell and Nancy Donoval; Larry Yazzie’s Native American drum group, Northstar Storytelling League, playwrights Elizabeth O’Sullivan, Holly Davis, plus many more. The farther you get into the line up, the more excited you will be!
The Spirit in the House Festival is being hosted by Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church located at the intersection of Lyndale and Groveland in Minneapolis - across from the Walker Arts Center. Parking is ample and refreshments will be available for purchase between shows. Tickets may be purchased singly, as a five-show discount punch card or an all access pass. Advance tickets are available through Community Tix. For more information, go to http://spiritinthehouse.org.
Northstar’s sponsored offering:
Sanctuary: Present Tense.
May 24, 2:30 PM; May 27, 5:30 PM; May 29, 8:30 PM; May 31, 7:00 PM; June 1, 7:00 PM
Open the sanctuary door of a stalled elevator. A vision quest. A check cashing service that doesn’t ask for ID. For each teller, a different door, a different way home. Cast: Howard Lieberman, Diego Vázquez, Elaine Wynne, Katie Knutson Duke Addicks, Andre Heuer, Maren Hinderlie, Larry Johnson Location: Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Chapel. For more information, download the press release, or visit the Spirit in the House website at http://spiritinthehouse.org.
May 24
Storytelling for Adults
7pm – 9pm
Dunn Brothers by Loring Park, 329 West 15th St.
With Larry Johnson and Elaine Wynne, Key of See Storytellers. Call 612-747-3904 for more information.
Ongoing Events
2nd and 4th Tuesdays: Tale Weavers Storytelling Toastmaster Club
Minnehaha United Methodist Church, 3701 E 50th Street, Minneapolis MN (about 6 blocks west of Hiawatha Ave). A great chance to practice new material or put a new spin on old material, and get constructive feedback! Beginning and Advanced Storytellers are welcome! Contact: Dave Schaal (612) 729-3160.
Thursday Night: Open Stage for Wordsmiths
At E. P. Atelier. 609 South 10th Street, Minneapolis, MN www.epatelier.com ~ Free!
Thursdays at 6:45 PRISM Open Mike
Coffee Gallery, Open Book, 1011 Washington Ave. S. Hey Friends. Our Thursday night open mics are rocking out. We have storytellers, poets, the occasional musicians, and much mayhem. And it would be even better with YOU there! Signups start around 6:45 and the mic starting between 7:15-7:30. Have some beer and chili. Or coffee and brownies. Or beer and brownies. Or sodas and sandwiches. Just come down and share some work and some camaraderie!
Second Saturday Soup Supper and Storytelling in St. Paul
Join a circle of friends and neighbors who gather to share a story or two over the course of the evening, from 6:00 p.m. to ??. Space is limited so please RSVP. For more info and directions, call Sandy Bebertz at 651.225.8738.
Art and Story Swap
A casual gathering for artists of all genres and levels on the second Sunday of each month from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Bring a poem, joke, song, dance or story to “swap.” At Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux’s home, 4146 Woodbury Dr., Woodbury, MN. Call 763.242.6432 to RSVP and for directions.
Walker Open Stage: Your Moment in the Sun
20 years at Walker Commmunity Church, 3104 16th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN at 7:00 p.m. on the second Friday of the month, September to May.
New Voices Discussion Group
A discussion group of the National Storytelling Network for tellers 18 to 30-something and their allies. Meets via toll-free conference call the second Monday of the month at 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. CST. Calls often feature national and local speakers. Phone number 1.888.887.0127, bridge number 658-186. For info on conference call, e-mail listserv and upcoming events, visit website: www.newvoicesonline.com
Storytelling with Children
A national conversation from all perspectives on the profession of storytelling with children. Recorded as a conference call most Tuesdays at 7 or 8 p.m. Serving all members of the storytelling movement, including presenters, listeners, administrators, educators, parents and storytellers. You might sign in by the Friday before the call to get the email that will give you the telephone number and access code. If you wish to listen to the podcast you can subcribe via iTunes or just listen on the website. To join the list, go to www.storytellingwithchildren.com or www.ericwolf.org. Questions, email info@eric.com.
Workshops & Opportunities
Monthly Storytelling Group
Elaine Wynne will be offering a monthly group for people who wish to deepen their stories of personal development or spirituality. Elaine has conducted hundreds of workshops for storytellers or people who want to develop their skills as "good talkers". $20 per session. To register, call Elaine at (763)546-1662 or e-mail topstory@comcast.net