Tag: va
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Travel Tales, In-Person & Virtual!
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
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Travel Tales
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
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Storyteller Spotlight – Shawna Renee
Shawna Renee will be joining us at the Women’s Storytelling Festival for the Friday night, March 13th, kick-off storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen, in Fairfax, VA. Shawna Renee is an award winning broadcaster, writer and storyteller. As a radio personality, she’s produced and hosted shows for Radio One, CBS Radio, SiriusXM and Voice of… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Natalie Amini
Natalie Amini is a DC area native and the DC Regional Producer for The Moth. When she is not helping DC area locals find their stories on stage, she works as a Housing Counselor in Adams Morgan, helping DC locals buy affordable homes in the District. Natalie is performing in the Women’s Storytelling Festival‘s two… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Sheila Arnold
Since 2003, Sheila Arnold has been a full-time storyteller, traveling through the United States and sharing a variety of stories – “whatever fits in her mouth” – as well as doing Historic Character Presentations and Christian Monologues. At her core, Ms. Sheila, as she is commonly called, is a Professional Imaginator with a passion, vision… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Donna Washington
Donna Washington is a professional author, storyteller, and multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for more than thirty years. She describes herself as “an extremely animated storyteller who uses vocal pyrotechnics (lots of sound effects and voices), has an elastic face, and employs enthusiastic gesture. I’ve been called a Walking Disney Movie and told… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Our Emcees!
An integral part of the Women’s Storytelling Festival will be the emcees for each event. Six storytellers from our Better Said Than Done community have stepped up to take on those duties. Each one a gifted and engaging teller in her own right, I asked what drew them to storytelling in the first place. For… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Maryam Zaringhalam
Maryam Zaringhalam is a molecular biologist by training who now works in the world of science policy, advocacy, and communication. Her personal mission is to ensure that everyone—no matter who they are—can benefit from and participate in the fruits of science. She is a Senior Producer for the science-inspired storytelling show The Story Collider, is… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Kim Weitkamp
Remember weaving potholders on a loom as a child, selecting candy at a general store counter, or the joy and apprehension of pulling your report card out of its envelope? Kim Weitkamp does – and her stories, which often incorporate songs – will fill you with the laughter and warmth of nostalgia for an earlier… Read more