Tag: The Auld Shebeen
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Andy Offutt Irwin In Person
Ticket Sales Close on June 12th. Purchase the recording now. Featuring Andy Offutt Irwin. With emce Nick Baskerville and storytellers Andrea Young and Jessica Robinson. Read all about Andy here. The Auld Shebeen is located at 3971 Chain Bridge Rd., Fairfax, VA 22030. Better Said Than Done performs DOWNSTAIRS. The entrance is located on North… Read more
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Fear Factor
On February 26, 2022, join emcee Nick Baskerville and storytellers Alex Dixon, Jenn Kamara, Vijai Nathan, Jack Scheer, Kathy Stershic, and Cyndi Wish for “Fear Factor: stories about what scares us” 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
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Our American Tales
For our first storytelling show of the year, Better Said Than Done storytellers Sheila Arnold, Erin Benbennick, Alex Dixon, Bonnie Gardner, Bill Grella, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson, and Andrea Young shared true, personal stories of living in America. Hosted by Giselle Ruzany, the sold out show was a perfect way to gather our storytelling community together… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Jane Dorfman
Jane Dorfman tells traditional, personal, and Celtic stories. Jane performs at festivals, libraries, and schools. She has recently started lying and finds it “very freeing.” Jane is performing in the Women’s Storytelling Festival‘s two lunch time show producers’ storytelling shows at the Auld Shebeen on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Jane runs Voices-in-the-Glen, a MD based… Read more
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Family Stories
The last storytelling show Better Said Than Done hosted in 2019 was called “Family Ties.” Storytellers Catherine Calvin, Miriam Nadel, Jessica Robinson, Giselle Ruzany, Ellouise Schoettler, Sarah Snyder, Gayle Turner and Sufian Zhemukhov shared true, personal storytelling show about family, at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. Gayle Turner started the show off with a… Read more
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Thanksgiving Weekend Storytelling Show
Our final storytelling show of 2019 is the Saturday after Thanksgiving. I don’t know about you, but I am thankful to have a place to go where I don’t have to eat pie, buy stuff that’s “on sale,” or talk politics! On November 30, 2019, join Better Said Than Done storytellers at the Auld Shebeen… Read more
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Improv Storytelling
Our 6th Annual Night at the Improv was hosted by storyteller extraordinaire – Mr. Jack Scheer. He gave our storytellers an opportunity to introduce themselves, asked the audience some very personal questions, and then let the games begin. By games, of course, I mean true, personal stories improvised on the spot by our brave cast… Read more
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Liars at the Fall for the Book Festival
For our Fall for the Book Festival storytelling show this year, we decided to try something a little different – lying. In “True Lies: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” our storytellers were told to either share a true story about a lie, or tell an actual lie. At the end, the audience… Read more