MASSACHUSETTS
Organizations
massmouth
Location: Boston area
Contact: http://www.massmouth.org/
Email: stories@massmouth.com
Description: Adult story slams on regular basis at locations in Cambridge and Boston, culminating in an annual “Big Mouthoff” in April.
South Shore Story Slams
Location: South Shore area
Contact: Andrea Lovett
Email: Love2tell2@aol.com
Description: regular slams in the South Shore area, culminating in a competitive “Slam Off” at the end of the season (May/June).
Story Club Boston
Location: Milky Way Lounge, Jamaica Plain, MA
Contact: Ken Greene
Email:
Description: Regular open mics and features; meets the fourth Monday of the month
ReadBoston
Location: Boston
Contact:
Email: ReadBoston@boston.gov
Description: ReadBoston is a non-profit agency with a comprehensive early literacy program that includes a summer storytelling schedule that brings professional storytellers and free books to at-risk neighborhood in Boston.
Stories in the Streets
Location: Lawrence area and Brockton area
Contact: Nicolette Nordin Heavey
Email: nicolettestory@gmail.com
Description: A program that engages families in public places with storytelling. Focuses on at-risk communities.
Worcester Story Circle
Location: Worcester area
Contact: Cindy Maybeck
Email: cmaybeck@gmail.com
Description:
Storytelling – Writing Group
Location: Easthampton Library
Contact: Gail Herman
Email: gail@gailherman.net
Description: once a month
Andover Story Guild
Location: Andover, MA
Contact: Susan Lenoe
Email: susanlenoe@gmail.com
Description: Regular meeting of local storytellers hosted in homes.
Recurrent Events
Story Space
Location: Out of the Blue Too Gallery, Cambridge
Contact: http://www.storyspace.org/Home.asp
Email: info@storyspace.org
Description: Tuesdays. Open mic followed by featured storyteller.
Story Café
Location: Bedford, MA Public Access TV
Contact: Karen Chace
Email: storybug@aol.com
Description: A series of TV programs each featuring an interview with and performance by a storyteller.
Fugitive Stories
Location: The Gallery at Villageworks, West Acton, MA.
Contact: Rose Saia & David Gerratt
Email: stories@FugitiveProductions.com
Description: Monthly, Sundays -- Moth-inspired true storytelling told live.
Adult Folktale Telling
Location: Cambridge area
Contact: Doria Hughes
Email: doriaaphughes@me.com
Description: A monthly program of open mic folktale telling for adults.
Boston Storytelling Potluck
Location: Boston area
Contacts: Ralph Chadis and Miriam Diamond-Barber
Emails: nytb@comcast.net and msdiamond@rcn.com
Description: Storyteller get-togethers held several times a year
Storytelling Workshop at Mt. Holyoke
Location: Mt. Holyoke College
Contact: Gail Herman
Email: gail@gailherman.net
Description: Storytelling workshop during January term
Grown-up Storytime
Location: Somerville
Contact:
Email: BostonGyst@boston.org
Description:
Stories in the Orchard
Location: Easthampton
Contact: Gail Herman
Email: gail@gailherman.net
Description:
Valley Voices Story Slam
Location: Various in western Massachusetts
Contact: Vanessa Cerillo & Kaitlyn Holloway, Producers
Email: vcerillo@nepr.net, kmholloway@aomtheatre.com
Description: Monthly Story Slams hosted at locations around western Massachusetts Feb-June, culminating in a “Best of Valley Voices” show at the Academy of Music Theatre in October. Podcast and video recordings of series and more information available at nepr.net/valleyvoices
Winter Solstice Celebration
Location: Bekki’s Roundhouse
Contact: Tim Van Egmond
Email: tim@timvanegmond.com
Description: Annual Benefit Concert
Book Fest Story Slam
Location: Easthampton
Contact: Gail Herman
Email: gail@gailherman.net
Description:
Boston Comedy Chicks
Location: Boston and Jamaica Plain
Contact: Robin Maxfield
Email: info@bostoncomedychicks.com
Description: Features stand-up comedy, song, storytelling and genre-bending comedy.
See also the recurrent events listed under the following organization: Story Club Boston