Tag: womensstoryfest
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2021 Women’s Festival Tickets
The live performances of the Women’s Storytelling Festival have ended. However, you can still purchase a ticket to watch the approximately 24 hours of programming over until March 24, 2021 at 11:59pm EDT. Ticket holders will receive links to the recordings of the programs, available to watch for the next 2 weeks. Ticket prices below… Read more
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Recapping the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival
A month has passed since we hosted the Women’s Storytelling Festival, a first of its kind with a line-up exclusively of women, including hosts, emcees, and storytellers. The festival, was held in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, prior to restrictions on public gatherings due to COVID-19. While we had a smaller audience than anticipated, they… 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 – 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 – 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
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Ellouise Schoettler
Maryland spoken word artist Ellouise Schoettler is known for seeking stories of unknown women – then bringing them to life with “heart and humor” for audiences of all ages. Ellouise says she appreciates and applauds Jessica Piscitelli Robinson for her idea and leadership to have this festival which features women and their stories. Ellouise, a… Read more