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HSA OARS in the Water
Link to Event: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81580670118?pwd=kluogEmpqp8COl7mWvvDl673CCozLS.1#success Event Website: https://healingstoryalliance.org/ Event Phone: 16517038191 Event Contact Email: ahealingstoryalliance@gmail.com Healing Story Alliance presents OARS in the Water Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Online - FREE - Donations please. Hosted by: Elisa Pearmain and Ellie Sarty Theme: Listening to the Wisdom of Nature We are interconnected and woven together with nature. How have you learned to know and experience this? Has this changed how you relate to living with nature? In what ways have you been transformed by listening to the wisdom of nature? Every life contains small, profound moments of beauty and clarity. We carry these treasures with us as personal touchstones. Join our discussion about memories that define us, and the joy of sharing them with those we love. OARS in the Water is a facilitated Zoom gathering that meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7 pm Eastern Time. The Healing Story Alliance’s OARS in the Water offers a community listening space in which to share the experiences and stories that have emerged in turbulent times. OARS co-hosts facilitate the evening and provide participants with a warm welcome and a meaningful theme which we hope will be healing, supportive and inspiring. Format: A typical 90-minute meeting consists of a 20-minute, theme-based opening, followed by 20 minutes in breakout rooms, and then we reassemble for a whole group conversation. Admission is free, although donations are deeply appreciated and help support our programming. Your tax-deductible donation can be made here: https://square.link/u/d9xbGN2I About our Hosts Ellie Sarty is a longtime advocate for animals, an ordained interspecies chaplain and the founder of Compassion Arts, an arts and education all-volunteer project for compassion for animals and the Earth. Ellie also leads an EarthCare study group with Unity of Central Massachusetts and is currently coordinating an Animal Story program for the fall. Elisa Pearmain has been telling stories professionally since 1987, and always with a penchant for the many healing benefits of story. She is the award-winning author of 52 Wisdom Tales from Around The World, Once Upon a Time: Storytelling to Teach Character and Prevent Bullying, and the double CD Forgiveness: Telling Our Stories in New Ways. Elisa is also a Psychotherapist in private practice, is on the Advisory Board of the Healing Story Alliance and is chair of the HSA Programming Committee.
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Lyn Ford Featured at Story Space online
Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: ChadisR3@outlook.com Lyn Ford Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/28/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder message.) Lyn Ford: Lyn is well known for telling Folktales from the African-American Appalachian Tradition. She tells them, she teaches them in books. She works as a teaching artist in school systems. She is part of modern cinema's evolving storytelling in film. She is a certified laughter teacher. Feature’s website: https://www.storytellerlynford.com/ Storytelling of all types and styles, in a friendly, cooperative venue where listeners and tellers and newcomers alike get full attention. There are no content restrictions, other than prohibiting hate speech. Try out a new story, spin an old favorite, or come to listen. No Topics. No Competition. No Judging. Just Stories… In the spirit of Brother Blue. The Story Space runs every Tuesday Night from 6:45 – 9:00 PM EDT Signup for Open Telling (8-minute slots) starts at 6:45 P.M. EDT. Open Telling starts at 7:00 P.M. EDT sharp. Followed by the Featured Teller at around 8:00 P.M. EDT. "Programs Subject to Change" The Story Space online --- There is an $8 requested donation at http://www.storyspace.org/Kitty.asp
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Michael Anderson Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/21/2026
Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: ChadisR3@outlook.com Michael Anderson Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/21/2026 The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT Please Note: We are now on EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder message.) Michael Anderson: is a First Amendment lawyer. After he takes off his tie, he talks to audiences in ways they don’t allow in federal court. He loves George Orwell, the Queen’s Gambit, and the first three Clash albums. He thinks: there’s no such thing as free speech if you don’t use it. Feature’s website: www.michaelandersonboston.org/ Storytelling of all types and styles, in a friendly, cooperative venue where listeners and tellers and newcomers alike get full attention. There are no content restrictions, other than prohibiting hate speech. Try out a new story, spin an old favorite, or come to listen. No Topics. No Competition. No Judging. Just Stories… In the spirit of Brother Blue. The Story Space runs every Tuesday Night from 6:45 – 9:00 PM EDT Signup for Open Telling (8-minute slots) starts at 6:45 P.M. EDT. Open Telling starts at 7:00 P.M. EDT sharp. Followed by the Featured Teller at around 8:00 P.M. EDT. "Programs Subject to Change" The Story Space online --- There is an $8 requested donation at http://www.storyspace.org/Kitty.asp
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Leaderships Storytalks Live – The Stories That Shaped Us
Event Website: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rUu6kzNPSK-U-vDc0zGqBw?mc_cid=8c2fbb28ab&mc_eid=5f971e0327#/registration Event Phone: Event Contact Email: jerome@narativ.com Live Event Invitation: Stories That Shaped Us Join us on May 21 (12–1pm ET) for Leadership Story Talks LIVE!—a fast-paced, deeply human storytelling experience. Hear three powerful six-minute stories from Jen Mueller, Kelly Skwarcan, and Christy Pretzinger, then reflect with us in real time. This isn’t a webinar—it’s a space to connect, listen, and rediscover what truly shapes us as leaders. Space is limited—reserve your spot and be part of the experience. The goal of this event, Stories That Shaped Us, is to build community through storytelling — to give our audience a live, shared experience of the kind of deep listening and authentic sharing that has always defined Leadership Story Talks. We’re going to be inviting our former podcast guests — people who have been part of our ongoing conversation about leadership, communication, and authenticity. What if leadership development didn’t begin with strategy or metrics — but with story? On March 19, we’re hosting Leadership Story Talks LIVE!, a 45-minute storytelling experience where leaders and change makers share the real moments that shaped how they lead today. This isn’t a webinar. It’s a space for listening, reflection, and human connection. What to expect: Three powerful six-minute stories Shared reflection with myself and Julienne Ryan A live audience experience — thoughtful, grounded, and energizing If you are drawn to stories of growth, change, and leadership. this will be the place to be. #LeadershipThroughStory #LearningAndDevelopment #HumanCenteredLeadership #GlobalCollaboration
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Channeling Rachel Carson with Diane Edgecomb
Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/channeling-rachel-carson-a-nature-love-sto-tickets-267091 Event Phone: 617-522-4335 Event Contact Email: Diane@LivingMyth.com This empowering one-woman show shines light on the many ways we can find our way home to the wonder of the natural world. This unique performance is followed by casual refreshments and a post-show gathering where we share our own nature tales. From the true North of Rachel Carson’s life work as a pioneer nature writer and ecologist who transformed the understanding of a generation, to the remote beauty of the Maine cottage where she wrote Silent Spring, this performance brings to life the Sense of Wonder Rachel wrote about so movingly at the end of her life. Oracle-award winning author and storyteller Diane Edgecomb skillfully weaves the haunting tale of her own journey of poignancy, joy, and light, summoning beloved childhood experiences and the hidden power of our love for the natural world bringing renewal to our advocacy for the nature we love. Oracle-award winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves a tale of poignancy and joy as she summons beloved childhood experiences and the hidden power of our love for the natural world to inspire our advocacy. This unique performance is followed by casual refreshments and a post-show gathering where we share our own nature tales.This performance is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture with additional support from the Friends of Jamaica Pond. About Diane Edgecomb:Nature has been at the heart of Diane’s storytelling for over thirty years. From reinvigorating Winter Solstice myths to original Eco-Tales that entertain as they educate, her unique performances have toured the US and internationally winning 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. Publisher’s Weekly said: “Edgecomb is a storyteller in the grand tradition, a virtuoso of the spoken word, and an entire cast rolled into one.” About Rachel Carson: Rachel Carson was the founding spirit of the environmental movement. Her accessible nature writings transformed the understanding of a generation opening eyes to the miraculous stories unfolding every moment in the living biosphere of this natural world. The Edge of the Sea, The Sea Around Us, and Silent Spring - the book that challenged the entire petrochemical industry - placed her as the foremost nature writer of her time and as a true visionary.
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Channeling Rachel Carson with Diane Edgecomb
Event Website: https://www.simpletix.com/e/channeling-rachel-carson-a-nature-love-sto-tickets-263095 Event Phone: (607) 229-8429 Event Contact Email: lee.ellen.marvin@GMAIL.COM This empowering one-woman show shines light on the many ways we can find our way home to the wonder of the natural world. From the true North of Rachel Carson’s life work as a pioneer nature writer and ecologist who transformed the understanding of a generation, to the remote beauty of the Maine cottage where she wrote Silent Spring, this performance brings to life the Sense of Wonder Rachel wrote about so movingly at the end of her life. Oracle-award winning author and storyteller Diane Edgecomb skillfully weaves the haunting tale of her own journey of poignancy, joy, and light, summoning beloved childhood experiences and the hidden power of our love for the natural world bringing renewal to our advocacy for the nature we love. Oracle-award winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves a tale of poignancy and joy as she summons beloved childhood experiences and the hidden power of our love for the natural world to inspire our advocacy. This unique performance is followed by casual refreshments and a post-show gathering where we share our own nature tales. About Diane Edgecomb:Nature has been at the heart of Diane’s storytelling for over thirty years. From reinvigorating Winter Solstice myths to original Eco-Tales that entertain as they educate, her unique performances have toured the US and internationally winning 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. Publisher’s Weekly said: “Edgecomb is a storyteller in the grand tradition, a virtuoso of the spoken word, and an entire cast rolled into one.” About Rachel Carson: Rachel Carson was the founding spirit of the environmental movement. Her accessible nature writings transformed the understanding of a generation opening eyes to the miraculous stories unfolding every moment in the living biosphere of this natural world. The Edge of the Sea, The Sea Around Us, and Silent Spring - the book that challenged the entire petrochemical industry - placed her as the foremost nature writer of her time and as a true visionary.
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Chetter Galloway Featured at Story Space online Tue 04/14/2026
Link to Event: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Website: http://www.StorySpace.org Event Phone: (857) 998-1592 Event Contact Email: ChadisR3@outlook.com The Story Space Online Every Tuesday from 6:45-9:00 P.M. EDT We are now on Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 4 hours behind GMT, or UTC-4 until November 1, 2026. To attend via Zoom©: Go to http://www.StorySpace.org In the banner click on “Meeting Invitation” (a new invitation will be posted every Tuesday by 6:00 PM. Otherwise, there will be a placeholder message.) There is an $8 requested donation Chetter Galloway: Experience a vibrant blend of personal, traditional, and historical stories with Chetter Galloway. These engaging and amusing tales, highlighting themes of strength, courage, and wisdom, are sure to spark emotion and encourage creative thinking about solving problems as life happens! Chetter Galloway grew up hearing his father tell stories on Sunday Road trips. One of his favorites was “The Talking Skull,” a West African cautionary tale where a man loses his head! Chetter has a Master in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University, and shares anything from folktales to personal narratives and all genres in between. He loves putting his special touch on stories or what he calls “Chetterizing” them. As a Djembe Drummer he incorporates music and audience participation into his performances and invites you to Feel the Rhythm and Live the Story! Feature’s website: https://chettergalloway.com/ Feature’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/chetterthestoryteller/ More about the Djembe Drum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djembe Storytelling of all types and styles, in a friendly, cooperative venue where listeners and tellers and newcomers alike get full attention. There are no content restrictions, other than prohibiting hate speech. Try out a new story, spin an old favorite, or come to listen. No Topics. No Competition. No Judging. Just Stories…In the spirit of Brother Blue. The Story Space runs every Tuesday Night from 6:45 – 9:00 PM EDT Signup for Open Telling (8-minute slots) starts at 6:45 P.M. EDT. Open Telling starts at 7:00 P.M. EDT sharp. Followed by the Featured Teller at around 8:00 P.M. EDT. "Programs Subject to Change" The Story Space online Subscribe to Weekly Newsletter There is an $8 requested donation
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The Fair Folk Tales
Link to Event: https://bettersaidthandone.org/event/the-fair-folk/ Join Better Said Than Done on Zoom on May 7, 2026 at 8:00pm Eastern for “The Fair Folk: faerie tales,” with emcee Sam Payne and storytellers Eva Abram, Sara Armstrong, Lona Bartlett, Naomi Faw, and Chetter Galloway. $15 Suggested/$5 Minimum All Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers
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VASA Annual Gathering with Bil Lepp
Link to Event: https://virginiastorytellingalliance.org/vasa-2026-gathering/ The Gathering – 2026 – will be on Zoom this year, making it easier than ever for members across the state (and beyond) to join us for an afternoon and evening of stories, connection, and celebration. This special online edition of the Gathering will include a story swap, our annual meeting – run by BoD President Nick Baskerville and including elections, and an evening performance from Bil Lepp. VASA Members: $10 Non-Members: $20 Register Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vasa-2026-gathering-tickets-1980830430139
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Dedham Story Slam: Reflections on an Outdoor Experience
Event Website: https://dedhamgreenspace.org/events/sp9ionr7hhznzzwba3e3ni4n05ngtr Event Phone: Event Contact Email: mscherfling@gmail.com The Dedham story slam is returning, in corporation with the Dedham Greenspace Coalition and the Reynolds Center. The April slam will host the topic: An outdoor experience, in honor of Earth Day. This will be monthly, reoccurring event. This year we will meet April-May, returning in September.
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