Performances
Storytelling – A vibrant Art
Current Season in Production
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Guild shows only $15
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Enjoy our monthly First Saturday Performances and our PSG EXTRA shows highlighting a single teller. All registrants for the virtual October show and theGuild Extra shows will get an email the day after the performance with a link to watch the recording during the following week. This is a bonus second chance, or if you missed the evening, you get to enjoy the stories at your leisure.
Want to tell a story? Improve your craft?
Check out our story swaps and workshops
Our plan for the season is for story swaps, workshops and most shows to be live at Artichoke Music. All Guilld Extra shows will be virtual using zoom
5 pm Saturday, Jan. 11th
Virtual Performance on Zoom
STEPPIN' OUT
January
Stepping Out means many things, such as going away for a short time to mix, mingle, or socialize. Then again, it could mean walking the plank, trying something different, or going out on a limb to share a new story
Registration for the live zoom show is free!
Support the tellers and get the link to watch later: PayPal.com / rohirrim@mymacmail.com (suggested $15 a screen)
Tellers: Norm Brecke, Anne Rutherford, Ingrid Nixon, and Chetter Galloway
7:30 pm Saturday, Jan. 18th Guild EXTRA Show
Virtual Performance on zoom
TWO WOMEN - ONE MAN
Each Made A Difference
January
Three Inspiring Tales. Three Inspiring People. Three Inspiring Deeds.
Many little-known people have made a difference in countless lives. Eric Foxman will share three historical stories which inspire him. An hour of the unexpected impact of three modern heroes that showcase the amazing human spirit.
Registration is free.Donations welcome. All donors will receive a link to the performance recording the day after, and which will be valid for two weeks. . To donate, use this link: https://tinyurl.com/Donate2Womenand1Man
Teller: Eric Foxman
7:30 Saturday, Jan. 25th SPECIAL
Fundraiser to benefit Artichoke Music
COME CELEBRATE THE ARTICHOKE
With Stories and Songs for Deep Mid-Winter
January
Gather around to warm yourself at a special benefit concert of songs and stories in celebration of The Artichoke. Listen, as experienced tellers from the Portland Storytellers’ Guild weave their stories together with music by singer/songwriter, Katy Ohsiek. They bring songs and stories of harsh winters, thawed hearts, and darkness brightened, along with the gratitude for community in a special benefit for our favorite place to listen.
All proceeds benefit Artichoke Music.
Tellers: Gretchen Peterson, Frans van der Horst, Steven Henegar, Maura Doherty, Juliana Person, and Anne Penfound.
7:30 pm Saturday, Feb. 8th
Live at the Artichoke Cafe
SEX, LOVE & DEATH:
The Ties that Bind Us
February
Storytellers Will Hornyak, Gretchen Peterson and Julie Strozyk weave tales, songs and poems from the personal to the mythic and the ridiculous to the profound, exploring the most basic trinity of the human experience.