Seacoast Storytellers Presents:

An Evening of Arcane Americana

7pm Thursday, March 21

This year, in addition to our usual Pre-Conference Intensive Workshops, we will have Pre-Conference Performances!

Tickets are $10, or FREE with a Stories Galore or Full Conference Registration. Space is limited. All ticket sales and additional donations from this night will go toward the 2025 STF Scholarship Fund.

This performance is made possible through a collaboration with New Hampshire Storytelling Alliance, PPMTV Studio, and Seacoast Storytellers.

Location: PPMTV - Portsmouth Public Media
50 Fox Run Rd., Newington NH 03801

If you are a NEST Member, please LOGIN before registering to avoid creating a duplicate account.

The Desrick on Yandro by Lynne Cullen with music by Kurt Kish

A supernatural tale about love and betrayal, music and monsters. Adapted from the story by pulp writer Manly Wade Wellman (1903-1986), this is one of his "John the Balladeer" stories. John wanders the folkways of Appalachia with only his silver-stringed guitar to stand against the forces of evil.

Lynne is a storyteller, writer, artist and musician. She produced Seanachie Nights, featuring tales from Celtic tradition. She plays concertina. Kurt’s scores add a cinematic dimension to the stories. Kurt has developed an original voice on electric guitar, concertina and ukulele.

Myth America by Milbre Burch

What do an Irish immigrant, an essential worker, an unhoused person and children sharing their unstudied wisdom have in common? Their humanity calls to our own. 

Milbre Burch is a GRAMMY-nominated spoken word recording artist, an internationally known storyteller, a sought-after teaching artist and storytelling coach. Featured at the National Storytelling Festival nine times since 1984, she has performed at festivals across the US and in Europe and Asia.