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  • WSF 2022: How They Got Here

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    It’s March, a.k.a Women’s History Month. And around these parts, that also means it’s time for the 2022 Women’s Storytelling Festival! Over the next few days we’ll be introducing you the tellers who are set to join us for this third annual extravaganza. Let’s meet our first batch now, as they tell us how they… Read more

  • Clean Slate

    You can now purchase the recording to watch emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Nick Baskerville, Vicki Bryan, Calvin S. Cato, Sara deBeer, Jane Dorfman, and Sharon Price Singer for “Clean Slate: fresh start stories.” Read more

  • Thanksgiving Show

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    On November 27th, 2021, join MC Nick Baskerville and storytellers Richard Barr, Sandra Hull, Dave Lawson, Miriam Nadel, Jessica Robinson, and Diana Veiga for “Thanksgiving: Stories of Gratitude, Grace, and Gravy” both in-person at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA and live streaming online.PLEASE NOTE THE TIME FOR THIS SHOW IS 7:00PM EST. The Auld Shebeen… Read more

  • Travel Tales, In-Person & Virtual!

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    Summer’s here and while this particular season is not without a bit of uncertainty, a lot of folks are hitting the open road, heading to treasured getaway spots, or exploring new places. So it seems like a great time for the intrepid wayfarers of Better Said Than Done to talk about some of their most… Read more

  • Travel Tales

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    On July 31, 2021, join storytellers Sheila Arnold, Nick Baskerville, Bonnie Gardner, Tim Livengood, Miriam Nadel, Andrea Young, and Sufian Zhemukhov for “Travel Tales,” both in-person at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA and live streaming online.PLEASE NOTE THE TIME FOR THIS SHOW IS 7:00PM EDT. The Live Show is Over but you can purchase… Read more

  • Women Storytellers of the DMV

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    Many of our Women’s Storytelling Festival tellers – including several we’ve already highlighted – are already well known in the DMV. That’s DC, Maryland, and Virginia, not the Department of Motor Vehicles. Here are some of our local heroines. Sarah Brady is based in Virginia, but recently spent three years in the U.K. Her repertoire… Read more

  • Women’s Festival Spotlight – Fanny Crawford

    Fanny Crawford loves honing her personal, historical and traditional stories by telling for diverse audiences – from young children, to elders, to families, to identity-focused groups of adolescents and adults. An experienced teller for Better Said Than Done and other regional story venues, she is thrilled to be part of the first ever Women’s Festival… Read more

  • Peace and Justice Storytelling Show

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    For Better Said Than Done’s first storytelling show of 2019, we decided to stretch a little – not only in subject matter, but also in style. Normally, all Better Said Than Done shows feature true, personal stories – what many refer to as personal narratives. And as much as this style of storytelling is all… Read more