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Workshop: Step Into Storytelling

Multnomah Arts Center 7688 SW Capital Highway, Portland, OR, United States

Led by Barbara Fankhauser and Ken Iverson An introduction to the basic principles of storytelling. Using fun exercises, interactive games, and shared resources, you’ll love end up telling a story and sharing your experience with the group. You won’t find a gentler, safer, easier way to step into storytelling than these three, happy hours. Useful to those who are newer to this craft, this is also an opportunity for experienced storytellers to reflect on their work and sharpen their skills. Barbara’s stories come from her life, her imagination, the richness of her Celtic and Norse roots. She believes that, at the heart of it, the stories of one are the stories of all. Loving how stories bring people together, Ken has delighted audiences for over…

$25 – $30

Portland Storytellers’ Guild: Step Into Storytelling – Virtual Workshop (Part 1)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Presenters: Barbara Fankhauser and Ken Iverson Step Into Storytelling will introduce you to the basic principles of storytelling. Using fun exercises, interactive games, and shared resources, you’ll come away with a story of your own, shaped to share with friends and family. You won't find a gentler, safer, easier way to step into storytelling than these two, happy hours. Useful to those who are newer to this craft, this is also an opportunity for experienced storytellers to reflect on their work and sharpen their skills. This class is adapted from the live workshop Ken and Barbara offered two years ago. This is its maiden voyage out into the virtual universe. Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 am to noon.  Attend virtually via Zoom.  Click here to…

$15