Tag: va storytelling
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Women’s Festival Tellers Part III
Believe it or not, the Women’s Storytelling Festival is a scant few days away! We’re hard at work on our final preparations for the weekend, eager to have you come join us in Fairfax or virtually from around the world. Get your tickets now! Today we present the final three storytellers who will be on… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival In-Person Tellers Part II
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is next week! Now would be a great time to buy your in-person or virtual tickets! In anticipation of this engaging event, today we’re highlighting another batch for the tremendous tellers that will be gracing our stage at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, VA: Jennifer Hillery, Carol Moore, Ingrid Nixon,… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival: In-Person Storytellers – Part I
The countdown to the Women’s Storytelling Festival continues! Better Said Than Done is putting the finishing touches on this year’s festival, getting ready to greet our audience in Fairfax, VA and around the world. Get those tickets now! Today we’re going to take a look at some of the amazing tellers who will be joining… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival: Virtual Showcase
It’s March, and that means it’s almost time for the Women’s Storytelling Festival! All tickets are on sale now! This four day celebration of the power, creativity, and zest of female storytellers kicks off Thursday night, March 20th, with our Virtual Showcase. We’ve lined up a slate of five fantastic tellers from all around the… Read more
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The Malaga Ship Story
On May 3rd, join Better Said Than Done at the Historic Blenheim Center for Antonio Rocha’s performance of The Malaga Ship: A story of Maine and the Middle Passage. This event is free and open to the public. Suggested for ages 13+. Registration is not require, but is recommended. Register Here. The Malaga was a… 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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Hello and Goodbye
Out with 2024 and in with 2025. It’s such a strange thing, the turning of the year. A few days ago, it was 2024. Now, a few days later, it’s 2025. Yet, each year we treat it as a new beginning, as a new chance to reset. Here’s hoping that 2025 is better than our… Read more
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Stories Matter
I struggle with what to say. As the Executive Director of a nonprofit, I am not supposed to play politics, to take sides. But as a person who runs a storytelling organization, as a person who has built a community in Northern Virginia based on sharing stories and shared experiences, I care about a lot… Read more
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Jessica Robinson Book Signing
Jessica Robinson will be telling stories, taking questions and signing copies of her new memoir, Stages: My Life in Stories, on November 16th, starting at 11:00am, at the Winchester Book Gallery in beautiful Winchester, VA. Come for the books, stay for the stories. About the Stages: My Life in Stories: In Stages: My Life in… Read more
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Stories About Family
Storytelling show at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Read more