STORYTELLING GUILDS & EVENTS IN
THE CHICAGO AREA

Welcome to the Fox Valley Folklore Society Storytelling Page. Here you will find listings of storytelling organizations and events in the Chicago area and the midwest, plus some of the major national resources.

Also check out our folklife links page with over 300 research links, including many storytelling links.

FOX VALLEY STORYTELLING GUILD

Fox Valley Folklore Society's Storytelling Guild was organized in early 1988 and meets on the 4th Tuesday each month at 7:30 p.m. at Bethany Luthern Church, 8 South Lincoln, Batavia IL (In downtown Batavia, 1 blk. West of Rt. 31 on Wilson St, and 1/2 blk. South). See our map pages for a detailed map. to Bethany Lutheran Church. (The December meeting is generally a holiday party held at another location.)

Fox Valley Storytelling Guild also schedules and runs the Storytelling stage at Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival in Geneva, IL, each Labor Day weekend. For a detailed map of the Festival see our Google Festival Map Page.
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For more info. Phone (630) 897-3655

ASE: THE CHICAGO ASSOCIATION OF BLACK STORYTELLERS

ASE (ah SHAY) members meet every second Sunday at Christ the Mediator Church, 31st and Calumet, Chicago from2:30 to 5:00 PM. They share stories from 2:30 to 3:15. Guests and visitors are welcome to come to the story sharing only. Afterward members begin the business portion where they plan events and discuss the business of storytelling. Note: the December meeting may be at a different location. Visit their website for more information about ASE and the calendar of upcoming performances of ASE members.
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For more information, contact Andrea Fain at andreafain@sbcglobal.net

CHICAGO STORYTELLING GUILD

Meets the third Tuesday of every month  from  7:30-9:30 pm, at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5500 S Woodlawn (corner of 55 St and S Woodlawn in Hyde Park), Chicago, IL. Free adjacent parking lot. Enter through parking lot at side door. RSVP if possible that you are attending the guild meetings. All are welcome - no experience necessary; listeners too!
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For more information, or to get on their mailing list call or email Judith Heineman 312-925-0439,  juhestories@aol.com or email Kate Slighton at cslighton@yahoo.com

FOX VALLEY FOLKLORE SOCIETY'S STORYTELLING GUILD

See the Top of the page.

ILLINOIS STORYTELLING INC.

Illinois Storytelling, Inc. is a state-wide network of professional and emerging storytellers, as well as a large and diverse listening audience, dedicated to their mission of "connecting generations, nurturing communities, and celebrating our diversity through Story.
They celebrate Story in all its forms – old tales, new tales and the diversity of storytelling styles – and provide website services, event production, professional growth opportunities, and a network of support to preserve the art and tradition of storytelling.
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For more information visit their web site at: http://www.storytelling.org/.

McHENRY COUNTY STORYTELLING GUILD

meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday each month at McHenry County College, Rm. C105, 8900 US Hwy. 14, Crystal Lake, IL.

We welcome both listeners and tellers of all skill levels.
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For more information visit our Facebook page;
https://www.facebook.com/mchenrycountystorytellingguild/
For a map and directions see: http://www.mchenry.edu/maps/index.asp
For other questions contact Andy Talley at andre1750@msn.com or phone (815) 482-0257.

NATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL

Held the first full weekend of October in Jonesborough, TN, the National Storytelling Festival is now acclaimed as one of the Top 100 Events in North America.
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For more information visit their web site at: http://www.storytellingcenter.net/festival/.

NATIONAL STORYTELLING NETWORK

Connecting people to and through storytelling.
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For more information visit their web site at: http://www.storynet.org/.

RIVERWIND STORYTELLERS

Meets in Collinsville, IL on the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
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For more information contact Marilyn Kinsella, 645 Pleasant Ridge Rd., Fairview Heights, IL 672208, phone 618/397-1377, or email: markinsella19@hotmail.com.

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