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• First Steps to Storytelling

  • Start
    Tuesday, November 04, 2025
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  • End
    Tuesday, December 09, 2025
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Frankland Community Centre, 816 Logan Ave, Toronto (Logan and Danforth)
  • Spaces left
    1

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  First steps to storytelling

  with ruth danziger

  Are you curious about storytelling? This beginners’ course will help you to discover the basics of what makes an engaging tale and how to tell one, without notes!  We’ll use folktales as a starting point, to learn principles which you can apply to any other story. You will discover your strengths as you work in partners and small groups. Every class, you will tell a story and in every class, you will get supportive feedback. Each week, you will learn about a new aspect of storytelling through lecture, discussion and hands-on experience

  Ruth Danziger is a storyteller and multi-disciplinary artist. In addition to her varied work as a storyteller, she has edited two collections of stories and is a founding member of the improvisational voice collective, Hathorah. Ruth brings the breadth of her skills and background to her teaching approach. She enjoys working with others and is committed to the art and practice of storytelling and to the ways we can support each other to grow as storytellers.
  

  
  

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• EastEnd Storytellers – Monthly Meetups

  • When
    Friday, December 05, 2025
  • Location
    Active Living Centre, Scarborough Village Rec Centre 3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham)

  EastEnd Storytellers – Monthly Meetups

  Join a friendly circle of storytellers on the first Friday of each month, 3:30–5:00 pm. Drop in, share a tale, or simply listen. No charge.

  Next gathering
  Friday, December 5, 3:30–5:00 pm
  Active Living Centre, Scarborough Village Rec Centre
  3600 Kingston Rd. (at Markham)

  The EastEnd Storytellers group has been active for nearly a decade, offering an open and supportive space for storytellers to connect and share their work. Meetings are informal and member-led, with a focus on community, creativity, and the art of storytelling.
  

  Questions or to be added to the monthly mailing:
  Contact Yvonne Garason at yvonnegarason@gmail.com. Drop-ins welcome!

  
  

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• Storytent- IN PERSON

  • When
    Saturday, December 06, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6

  Join us  for a FREE open mic storytelling session IN PERSON at The Stop Farmers Market. Tellers young and old, novice and experienced, amateur and professional get together to share stories, listen, and enjoy. The StoryTent is for people who have never told a story before and want to try it out; tellers who are working on a story and want to see how it lands; tellers with a tale for young and old; tellers from near and far. All stories are family-friendly and everyone is welcome to tell a story.

  
  

  
  

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• Storytelling with Birds of a Feather

  • When
    Saturday, December 06, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    Jumblies Theatre The Ground Floor Studio 132 Fort York Blvd Toronto, ON

  Fables & Folktales with Birds of a Feather is back once before the new year! Join us for a tales of strong women on Dec. 6th from 4-6pm
  Everyone is welcome! Snacks and tea provided. Admission by donation.
  Location
  The Ground Floor Studio
  132 Fort York Blvd
  Toronto, ON
  
  Feel free to email us at info@jumbliestheatre.org if you have any questions or access needs!

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• Fables & Folktales with Birds of a Feather

  • When
    Saturday, December 06, 2025
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    4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    The Ground Floor Studio, 132 Font York Blvd, Toronto, ON

  Fables & Folktales with Birds of a Feather is back once before the new year!

  Join us for a cozy evening of storytelling on Dec. 6th from 4-6pm

  Everyone is welcome! Snacks and tea provided. Admission by donation.

  
  Location:
  The Ground Floor Studio
  132 Fort York Blvd
  Toronto, ON

  
  Feel free to email us at info@jumbliestheatre.org if you have any questions or access needs!
  Fables and Folktales will return in January to our regular schedule: 4-6pm on the last Saturday of every month.

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• Storytent- IN PERSON

  • When
    Saturday, December 13, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6

  Join us  for a FREE open mic storytelling session IN PERSON at The Stop Farmers Market. Tellers young and old, novice and experienced, amateur and professional get together to share stories, listen, and enjoy. The StoryTent is for people who have never told a story before and want to try it out; tellers who are working on a story and want to see how it lands; tellers with a tale for young and old; tellers from near and far. All stories are family-friendly and everyone is welcome to tell a story.

  
  

  
  

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• Storytent- IN PERSON

  • When
    Saturday, December 20, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6

  Join us  for a FREE open mic storytelling session IN PERSON at The Stop Farmers Market. Tellers young and old, novice and experienced, amateur and professional get together to share stories, listen, and enjoy. The StoryTent is for people who have never told a story before and want to try it out; tellers who are working on a story and want to see how it lands; tellers with a tale for young and old; tellers from near and far. All stories are family-friendly and everyone is welcome to tell a story.

  
  

  
  

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• Storytent- IN PERSON

  • When
    Saturday, December 27, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Wychwood Barns 601 Christie St, Toronto, ON M6G 4C6

  Join us  for a FREE open mic storytelling session IN PERSON at The Stop Farmers Market. Tellers young and old, novice and experienced, amateur and professional get together to share stories, listen, and enjoy. The StoryTent is for people who have never told a story before and want to try it out; tellers who are working on a story and want to see how it lands; tellers with a tale for young and old; tellers from near and far. All stories are family-friendly and everyone is welcome to tell a story.

  
  

  
  

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• Telling Family Stories

  • Start
    Thursday, January 22, 2026
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  • End
    Thursday, February 26, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    Online
  • Spaces left
    12

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               Telling Family Stories

            with Celia Lottridge

  This course is taking place entirely online! Families are rich with material for storytelling, and telling family stories can bring you closer to your history, your heritage and give you a new understanding and appreciation for your family. For this online course, you will choose a story that can be based on people from your family, from your own personal experience in your family, on important places in your family’s history or on particular events that happened in your family.

  
  

  In this online course, you will learn how to: choose a focus for your story, decide what details to include, and develop a narrative that will make the story a good and important one to tell.

  
  

  Celia Lottridge has been a part of Storytelling Toronto since the organization began and has taken and taught many of the courses offered. She is particularly interested in helping tellers develop their understanding of a story and perfect skills that will make their telling effective for an audience.

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• Storytelling 1: ONLINE First Steps with Lynn Torrie

  • Start
    Sunday, February 01, 2026
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  • End
    Sunday, March 08, 2026
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  • Schedule
    6 sessions
  • Location
    ONLINE

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  Storytelling 1: ONLINE – First Steps with Lynn Torrie (12+ hours)

  Feb 1 - Mar 1 | 2:00–4:00 pm
  Mar 8 | 2:00–5:00 pm

  Note: The final class runs longer to give time for each student to tell their story in front of the group. The exact end time will vary depending on the number of students and the stories chosen.

  Are you curious about storytelling? Would you like to learn from the comfort of your own home? This beginners’ course will help you discover the basics of what makes an engaging tale and how to tell one without notes! We’ll use folktales as a starting point to learn principles you can apply to any other story. You will discover your strengths as you work in partners and small groups. Every class, you will tell a story and receive supportive feedback. Each week, you will learn about a new aspect of storytelling through lecture, discussion, and hands-on experience. By the final class, you will be telling your story to the whole group.

  Lynn Torrie is a patient and experienced instructor who knows how to make an online class fun. A professional storyteller herself, she has told stories to audiences of all ages, from toddlers to seniors, sharing her passion for folktales and stories from Canadian history.

  
  

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