Northstar Events

Funny Up!: Using Humor in Story
with Amy Salloway
Monday, May 21, 7-10pm
Black Forest Inn Festaal Room
26th St. and Nicollet Ave. in Minneapolis

http://blackforestinnmpls.com/

$30 for Northstar Members, $40 for others

Humor in a story balances out pain, breaks the tension, reveals the storyteller’s vulnerability, and unites performer and audience in a cathartic emotional connection. At the risk of sounding woo-woo, humor is — yes — healing. If humor is such a vital storytelling tool, why does it feel so difficult to create sometimes -– and how do we incorporate it into a story that’s serious, dramatic, or just…not innately funny? This interactive workshop will dissect types and sources of humor, and give participants practice in a range of methods to “funny up” sections of their stories – finished, unfinished or just begun.

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General – $40 Northstar Members – $30

More info on our workshop series page.

Two Chairs Telling
Tuesday, June 12, 7pm
Bryant Lake Bowl
805 W. Lake Street

www.bryantlakebowl.com

Featuring Bill Ratner and Don Shelby. Tickets: $8-12 (pay what you can). Reservations: 612-825-8949 or www.bryantlakebowl.com.

Children’s Storytelling Guild

The Children’s Storytelling Guild meets the fourth Thursday of each month. We share stories and receive feedback from the group. Anyone interested in telling stories to children is welcome to participate. If you are interested in attending, please contact Pam Schweitzer for location at pls2009@live.com.

Folktales Rising
Fourth Tuesday of every month
7 PM to 9 PM
The Book House
429 SE 14th Avenue

Interested in telling folktales? Interested in listening to them? Join us at The Book House in Minneapolis legendary Dinkytown for an evening of telling and listening to stories that have survived the ages and yet remain relevant today. The group meets in the lower level of The Book House, 429 SE 14th Avenue, on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 7 PM to 9 PM. Facilitation by Dorothy Cleveland, storyteller, MN State Liaison for the National Storytelling Network, and member of Northstar Storytelling League. Our first meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2010. This group is free and open to the public and is geared towards UM students and adults. It is the first of several collaborations between The Book House in Dinkytown and the storytelling community. Want more information? Email ourbookhouseindinkytown@gmail.com or call The Book House at 612-331-1430.

P.J. Stories
Every 1st Thursday of the month
6:30 – 7:30pm
Coffee Grounds Coffee Shop
1579 Hamline Ave., Falcon Hts. MN

www.thecoffeegrounds.net

P.J Stories is a story time just like a peanut butter sandwich–a story on both sides and lots of fun squished in-between. Each first Thursday of the month a different storyteller is featured. P.J.’s has been presenting stories for school aged students for over 5 years. For directions call the Coffee Grounds at 651-644-9959 or visit www.thecoffeegrounds.net. Sponsored by Northstar Storytelling League and the Coffee Grounds Coffee Shop. Free. Donations gratefully accepted.