Alicia Retes Will Be On Stage For The 2020 Evening Program.

Alicia Retes will be one of our evening tellers for the 2020 festival see Alicia's bio below.

Alicia Retes brings Native American stories to life through voice, movement, and gestures. Alicia - part Mayo, Yaqui, and Cherokee - is a multifaceted artisan. Her stories are influenced by personal wildlife adventures on land and sea combined with an appreciation for all people globally. As the indigenous interpreter at the Museum of the American Indian she shares her knowledge in English, Spanish and Coastal Miwok languages. Her original stories of tricksters, shape shifters, and creators has been shared in schools, libraries, businesses, and community events in the United States and Australia.

Ruth Stotter Will Lead Our 2020 Storytelling Workshop

Tellers Toolbox will explore skills and secrets for freeing the story from written text and translate it to oral presentation. The 90-minute workshop will be interactive with the audience telling and listening.  Stayed tuned for more announcements about Ruth. 

Tim Ereneta will be on stage for the evening program

We are happy to announce Tim Ereneta for the 2020 evening program

Tim Ereneta loves connecting ancient stories to modern day life, as he shares epic stories and forgotten fairy tales with audiences of all ages—but especially adults. He's told stories on stages from Washington, DC, to Chennai, India, performing in theaters, art museums, camps, churches, and nightclubs. A longtime volunteer with the former Bay Area Storytelling Festival, he currently serves as the National Storytelling Network's liaison to the San Francisco Bay Area.
Visit his website at http://timereneta.com

Local Favorite Tom Wade Back for the 2020 festival

We are happy to announce that Tom Wade will be one of our evening tellers in 2020.

An energetic teller of mostly-true tales, TOM WADE's stories engage people of all ages. He is a homesteader and gardener with a passion for cooperating with nature, even when it arrives as a bobcat in the chicken coop. He has also travelled in some of the wilder parts of Africa and Central America and has the stories to prove it. Tom has become a popular teller at the Sierra Storytelling Festival and is a 5 time winner of the Sierra Story Slam. If you catch him off-stage, beware! Without a time limit, you might end up spellbound for hours.

Planning the 2020 festival

After last weeks Open Mic for the Spoken Word the Auburn Winter Storytelling Festival committee worked on the 2020 event.  We hope to see you all in January!

Advertising the Festival at the 2019 Gold Country Fair

Chery Anderson and Don Adams Storytelling at the Gold Country Fair.

Getting ready for the 2020 festival

The 2020 festival is coming.  The committee is already working on it.