Tag: women’s storytelling festival
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Women’s Storytelling Festival: Crafting
We’re back with the second in our series showcasing the superb tellers who will be performing in the fourth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival, running March 24th through March 26th in beautiful Fairfax, VA! Today is a peek behind the curtain of how these magnificent women create and hone the tales they tell on stage. We’ve… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival: Inspiration
Here in the DC Metro area, we’re gearing up for the fourth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival. In a scant few weeks we’ll be welcoming twenty-six mighty tellers for a celebration of women and the spoken word. It promises to be a fantastic, fulfilling, and fascinating weekend. To whet your appetite for this extravaganza, over the… Read more
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2023 Women’s Story Fest Tickets
The 4th Annual Women’s Storytelling Festival – which took place live March 24 – 26, 2023 – was phenomenal! If you missed it live, you can still get a ticket, through April 1st, to watch the recorded videos through April 29th! PLEASE NOTE: The Festival is intended for a mature audience. Virtual Festival Pass You… Read more
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The Inaugural Women’s Festival Videos
Did you miss out on attending the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival in early March, in the City of Fairfax, VA? Here’s the good news, you can watch 9 hours of stories from the festival online, until April 6, 2020. Click here for details and to purchase a ticket to join the viewing party. The last… 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 – 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