Tag: fairfax
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The Festival Has Ended But It’s Not Over
The live performances of the 2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, VA are over, but all 15 plus hours of recordings are available to watch through April 28th. If you did not get a ticket to watch – DON’T PANIC! Ticket sales close on April 8, so there’s still time… Read more
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2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival
The live performances have ended, but you can watch all 15 plus hours of recordings, on Youtube, through April 28th. Tickets are on sale through April 8th. Get your tickets to watch the 2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival here! Join Better Said Than Done in March, in Fairfax, VA, or online, for the 6th Annual Women’s… Read more
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Granted
Better Said Than Done is excited to announce that we are the recipients of a 2024 Operating Support Grant from ArtsFairfax. We’re looking forward to using our grant for operating costs. They might not be the most glamorous ways for an arts organization to spend money, but operating costs are what run Better Said Than… Read more
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Mirrors and Magic
On September 12, 2024, Carol Moore, Laura Packer, and Jessica Robinson will bring a little magic to a night of true storytelling. This 90 minute show will feature stories full of wonder, and truth, though not necessarily from true events. The show will take place at The Old Town Hall, 3999 University Dr. Fairfax,… Read more
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Fun and Games Stories
On June 29th, 2024, we’ll be playing at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA, for “It’s All Fun and Games,” with Emcee Nick Baskerville and storytellers J.R. Denson, Bonnie Gardner, Amanda Lawrence, Jeanna Lee, Joan Leotta, Jamie McElhatton, and Sarah Snyder. In-Person at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St,… Read more
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May the 4th Storytelling
On May 4th, 2024, join emcee Jessica Robinson – who will use her Jedi mind tricks to persuade the audience that these ARE the storytellers they are looking for – and storytellers Nick Baskerville, Noa Baum, Jon Modell, Joe Morice, Ravi Pimplaskar, Jack Scheer, and Sarah Snyder for Rebel Alliance: Stories of Empires and Rebellion.… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – Teller Spotlight 2
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is getting closer by the day! Our fifth annual gathering starts Thursday, March 14th with our online kickoff show and runs through Sunday, March 17th in Fairfax, VA. Festival details and tickets are right here! Today we’re bringing you the second installment of our “get to know the tellers” posts. I… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – Teller Spotlight 1
March is here and with it the beginning of Women’s History Month. And here in our sphere the start of the month means we’re just a couple weeks away from the fifth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival! The Festival will bring together twenty-one of the country’s most outstanding female storytellers. You can read all of their… Read more
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Guide to the 2024 Women’s Storytelling Festival
The Women’s Storytelling Festival, produced annually in March by Better Said Than Done, is a festival celebrating Women (including TGNC individuals) Spoken Word Performing Artists. The festival debuted in March 2020 in Fairfax City, VA, and, thanks to the pandemic, set a precedent for our Festivals to be available for audiences both in-person and online.… Read more
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The Women’s Storytelling Festival Approaches
The 2024 Women’s Storytelling Festival is just over two weeks away! In-person tickets and virtual passes are on sale here! The WSF (as we call it) has been called “the best festival I’ve ever attended,” “a unique festival experience,” and “something special” by past attendees. I agree. And so do the storytellers of the 2024… Read more