

Performances
Storytelling – A vibrant Art
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Enjoy our monthly First Saturday Performances and our PSG EXTRA shows highlighting a single teller.
All registrants for the virtual Guild 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. Come and join us!
We strive to make our venues accessible.
If you have a disability and need accommodation, please .
Want to tell a story? Improve your craft?
Check out our story swaps and workshops
Our plan is for story swaps, workshops and most shows to be live at Artichoke Music. All Guilld Extra shows will be virtual using zoom


7:30 pm Saturday, Apr. 1st
FOOLS: WISE & OTHERWISE
"If thou hast never been a fool, be sure thou wilt never be a wise man."
-William Makepeace Thackery
April
Veteran storytellers present stories of the wise and the foolish.
Tellers: Anne Penfound, Julie Strozyk, and Barb Fankhauser
Registration link is now live!

5 pm Saturday, April 15th Guild EXTRA Show
Virtual Performance on zoom
RUTHERFORD'S BRAIN - NOWADAYS
Stories from the Past & Future
that Illuminate the Present
April
Enjoy a performance of recently concocted works from the mind of award-winning storyteller Anne Rutherford, performed by her live on Zoom.
Teller: Anne Rutherford

7:30 pm Saturday, May 6th
HOW ABOUT DAT!
Life is full of surprising and confusing moments. In the end, with a little perspective, we can see how they fit in with the whole!
May
Three seasoned storytellers bring their own ‘How About Dat!’ moments to life on the Artichoke Cafe Stage. Come prepared to laugh, be amazed, and perhaps to ask, ’Did that really happen?!’ Buckle up, it’ll be a wild ride!



Tellers: Ken Iverson, Anne-Louise Sterry, and Rick Huddle
Link not yet available.

5 pm Saturday, May 20th Guild EXTRA Show
Virtual Performance on zoom
SNICKERS, GUFFAWS AND BELLY LAUGHS
There's Always a Reason to Laugh
May
Patrick Gannon will give you many reasons for a smile on your face. Join the Guild for: Quotes of Confusion; A misspelling that lead to a misunderstanding; Portland's Answer to Northern Exposure's run; Miss Gladys' Wellness Program; A First Date that Ended with....
Tellers: Patrick Gannon with guest teller Eric Foxman
Live link now available!

7:30 pm Saturday, June 3
The Sarah Hauser Festival of Stories
featuring 'The Crones'
OH, WHAT A TANGLED WEB WE WEAVE
Tales of Wise and Wily Women
June
Exactly how DID Penelope fend off all those pushy suitors?
And what secrets did Spider-Woman whisper in Anne’s ear that day in her garden? Join the Crones as they weave together an evening of wise and witty stories about wise and wily women!



Tellers: Anne Penfound, Julie Strozyk, Pam Maben,
and Barb Fankhauser
Link not yet available.