Storytelling Open Mic (online)
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom.
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom.
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom.
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
Classic mysteries by Margery Allingham come alive as storytellers Gail Anglin, Alaukwu Anozie and Paul Williamson, spin tales of romance, intrigue, and suspense in this crime whodunits in the Signature Series show Stories by Golden Age Crime Queen Margery Allingham.
Join us at Arts Court on Thursday, April 18 at 7:30 pm ET or on demand. Tickets are $23.
For more information and tickets, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca/golden-age-crime-queen
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Zoom.
Follow Kim Kilpatrick's inspiring journey of advocacy and finding one's voice in her latest funny and touching Signature Series show, Put the Dog in the Trunk.
Join us at Arts Court on Thursday, March 28 at 7:30 pm ET or on demand. Tickets are $23.
For more information and tickets, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca/put-the-dog-in-the-trunk
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on Zoom.
Join performance storyteller, podcaster, and author Jeff Wright as he shares stories of his bardic journey, from the disastrous first time he stood on the stage and attempted to “sing Homer” through to his current challenge of navigating Homer for contemporary audiences. Part-lecture/part-story, Jeff’s talk will be full of hilarious anecdotes, horror stories, insights gained, and even some provocative questions.
The event will consist of a one-hour presentation by Jeff Wright and thirty minutes of conversation and audience questions. Refreshments will be served.
This fundraiser is a house concert (east end of Ottawa, Beacon Hill). The address will be listed on your ticket purchase confirmation email.
Tickets $20. For tickets, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca/fundraiser-homeric-bard
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
In this Signature Series show, prepare for a thrilling epic telling of Norse mythology as we dive into the tales of Odin, Thor, and Loki with storytellers Jennifer Cayley, Daniel Kletke, Johanna Kuyvenhoven, Marie Victoria Robertson and Anne Schmitz.
Join us at Arts Court on Sunday, February 25 at 2:00 pm ET or on demand. Tickets are $33.
For more information and tickets, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca/of-ice-and-fire
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on Zoom.
SPECIAL DATE for FEBRUARY - Monday, February 5th. Alaukwu Anozie and Uchechi Ogbonna with Night of African Tales
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
In their Signature Series performance, Janet LeRoy and Heather Whaley share stories and songs about grief and how grief is not about getting over a loss; it’s about learning to live with it.
Join us at Arts Court on Thursday, January 25, at 7:30 pm ET or on demand. Tickets are $23.
For more information and tickets, visit www.ottawastorytellers.ca/good-grief
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on Zoom.
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
Due to the holidays, (un)told is bumped up a week and will take place on Sunday, December 17th.
(un)told features original, personal stories told live in a relaxed setting without notes, sets, or props. It takes place on the fourth Sunday of the month at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper Street) in Room 14, beginning at 7:00 pm. It’s the kind of night where everyone has something interesting to say.
Please note that some stories feature adult content, so we recommend tellers and listeners aged 18+ attend these events.
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month at The Hollander (65 Holland Ave. in Ottawa) beginning at 7:00 PM.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on Zoom.
A week of storytelling in schools, at the Odawa Native Friendship Centre, the Ottawa Public Library Nepean Centerpointe branch, and online!
Monday, November 20 - Saturday, November 25: Stories on YouTube
Thursday, November 23, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Indigenous Stories at Odawa Native Friendship Centre (815 St. Laurent Blvd). In-person and live-streamed.
Saturday, November 25 / samedi 25 novembre : OPL- Nepean Centerpointe (101 Centrepointe Drive). In-person and live-streamed.
Contes en français pour les enfants de 3 à 5 ans : 10h30
Stories for children 3-5 years: 11:15 am
Contes en français pour enfants d'âge scolaire : 13h
Indigenous stories for families: 2:00 pm
Stories in English for school-age children: 3:00 pm
For more information, check out our Ottawa Children’s Storytelling Festival page.
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:15 pm-8:45 pm at Ottawa South Community Centre (aka The Old Firehall), located at 260 Sunnyside Ave
SPECIAL LOCATION for November’s Story Café.
This month’s Story Café will be a house concert at 146 Southern Drive in Ottawa. Note: this location has stairs.
Storytellers Betty Bennett and Kathie Kompass will present Made in Canada.
Join us for an evening of storytelling by local tellers at Story Café, on the 2nd Monday of the month.
Story Café is a Pay-What-You-Can event and donations are accepted in person, via canadahelps.org, or by sending an e-transfer to ostbusiness@ottawastorytellers.ca (suggested donation: $5).
Get into storytelling with Storytelling Open Mic!
This event is free and open to all. It takes place on the first Tuesday of the month from 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm on Zoom.
If you want to get people’s attention, tell them a story. A well-told story will draw listeners to you, whether your purpose is to entertain, educate, inform or sell a product or idea. The secret to telling a good story is to learn some of the basics and practice them. In this one-day workshop, you will begin to gain knowledge and confidence as you have an opportunity to:
learn how to choose and present a story
hear tales from different genres told by experienced tellers
try out some memory exercises
discover storytelling resources.
In addition, you will have a chance to learn, practice, and present a short, simple story to the rest of the group. This beginner’s workshop will be led by Kathie Kompass and Mary Wiggin. 10 participants maximum.
The workshop will be held in the Parlour Room at Kitchissippi United Church (630 Island Park Drive). The cost is $75 for OST members/$85 for non-members.
For more information and to register, visit: www.ottawastorytellers.ca/workshops