Tag: better said than done
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Video Extras with Anna Marie Trester (January 2015)
We’d like to introduce a new monthly series on our blog. Video Extras will give you the inside scoop on a story that was recently told at a Better Said Than Done show, straight from the storyteller’s pen – or keyboard. This month, we’re featuring storyteller and storytelling instructor Anna Marie Trester, providing commentary on her… Read more
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Storytelling on February 28
While you might have heard some unbelievable tales at past Better Said Than Done shows, just you wait. Our next show will be, as the saying goes: Stranger Than Fiction: stories about truth, craziness, and life Saturday, February 28, 2015 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:00 PM) The Auld Shebeen 3971 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax,… Read more
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Free tickets to our November show!
We’re giving away a pair of tickets to our show on Saturday, November 29! In keeping with the theme of our next show, Leftovers: stories about gluttony, forgotten things, and do overs, we want you to share photos of your culinary leftovers. To enter the contest, head over to our Better Said Than Done Facebook… Read more
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Next show on November 29
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and we all know what comes with a turkey (or, in my case, tofurkey) feast. Leftovers! Take a break from the culinary odds and ends and holiday shopping, gather your friends and family (or leave them at home if you’ve had enough togetherness), and join us over Thanksgiving weekend… Read more
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Oh What a Night – of Storytelling
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
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Storytelling Family
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
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Search History
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
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Roommate Videos
For our latest night of storytelling, Better Said Than Done discussed the scariest of all growing up experiences – learning to live with other people! Watch these videos of our storytellers and listen to them tell true, personal stories about “Roomies.” Not quite live, from The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, Better Said Than Done… Read more
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Roomies the Recap
Better Said Than Done storytellers returned to The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, for a night of true, personal storytelling. Here are some photos of the storytellers performing in a great night out. Jeremy Strozer Raychel Hayhurst Derek Hills Anna Trester Jessica Piscitelli Richard Barr Victoria Rocha Chuck Na If you missed the storytelling show,… Read more
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Roomies!
Remember your first college roommate and how awesome they were? Yeah, right! Setting up house and negotiating living situations with strangers, friends, and enemies is never easy, but it makes for good stories. Don’t miss ours at our next show: Roomies: Stories about living together – or trying to April 26, 2014 7:00 PM Doors… Read more