Category: Storytelling

  • Storytelling You Can’t Ignore

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    Better Said Than Done hosted a night of true, personal storytelling at the Walker Nature Education Center in Reston, this past weekend, as a fundraiser event for the Friends of Reston for Community Projects.  In addition to raising lots of money for a great organization, the show was filled with fantastic stories about “Things You… Read more

  • Fall for the Book Storytelling Show

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    Last Thursday night, Better Said Than Done storytellers put on a fantastic storytelling show as part of George Mason University’s Fall for the Book Festival.  I must say, I am not used to seeing audience members taking notes, but I am guessing those were creatuive writing students and not really bad spies. The night of… Read more

  • Free Storytelling Show in Fairfax

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    Better Said Than Done is hosting a free storytelling show as part of George Mason University’s Fall for the Book Festival. Our shows are rarely free (pretty much just once a year) so take advantage and come out to the Auld Shebeen this Thursday night! Reading, Writing and Art: stories about the people, process and… Read more

  • Fall for the Book Festival Events

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    Better Said Than Done storytelling has two events in George Mason University’s Fall for the Book Festival next week. Not only are they great storytelling events, but they’re free! Don’t miss them. Living to Tell About It: a panel discussion on the art of true, personal storytelling September 16, 2014 1:30PM – 2:30PM George Mason… Read more

  • Oh What a Night – of Storytelling

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    Better Said Than Done’s July storytelling show, at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, was quite a night to remember. In “Oh What a Night,” storytellers shared true, personal stories about bad dates, riots, and other nights to remember. The night of storytelling was hosted by Anna Marie Trester. The first storyteller of the night… Read more

  • Oh What a Night – this Saturday Night

    It’s our last show of the summer, and what a show it will be! Our line-up for Saturday night includes Richard Barr, Mattie Cohan, Mel Pine, Bradley Podliska, Soledad Roybal, Anne Thomas, Anna Marie Trester, and Zach Wilks, who will share their true, personal stories in: Oh What a Night: stories about darkness, dates, and nights… Read more

  • Watch Our Family Storytelling Videos

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    In June, the Better Said Than Done storytellers shared true, personal stories about their families in the storytelling show, “Mother, Daughter, Father, Son: stories about family.”  The videos don’t do the live shows justice, as storytelling is a great night out. But you can get to listen or watch some fantastic storytellers do their thing… Read more

  • Storytelling Family

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    The Better Said Than Done storytellers, our little storytelling family, got together this June to tell true, personal stories about their other families, in “Mother, Daughter, Father, Son.” Dustin Fisher hosted the storytelling night at The Auld Shebeen, in Fairfax, Va, as well as told a couple short stories from his book about fatherhood, “Daddy… Read more

  • Search History

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    My computer crashed last week.  Thankfully, I was able to get it to power back on and restart.  When I opened Word, it launched the Document Recovery panel, so I hadn’t lost any work there.  And the email I was in the middle of writing had been saved to the Drafts folder.  My web browser,… Read more

  • Saturday Night Storytelling Show

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    Finally! Is June a long month? It seems like it. It’s been soooo long since our last storytelling show, I am sure you are all suffering from withdrawal. BUT, the next storytelling show is FINALLY here!       Father, Daughter, Mother, Son: stories about family June 28th, 2014 7:00PM Doors open at 6:00PM The… Read more