September 27, 2025

ONLINE 6:00 MDT, 8:00 EDT

I’ll be joining four splendid tellers for Puss in Boots, the original tale by Perrault and variations.

Rachel Ann Harding, Jeff Doyle, Laura Packer, Cooper Braun, and me.

Stay tuned for ticket info.

Charles E. Smith Library, Silver Spring, MD

October 22, 2025 from 4:00 to 6:00

Teen Club members will listen to a few, learn the ropes, and work on their own variations just in time for Halloween.

Free , contact Silver Spring Library for info.

WASHINGTON FOLK FESTIVAL 2025

It’s a great event. I’ll be telling on the Storytelling Stage from 3:00 to 3:30 Tentative title— The Lindworm and other Unexpected Offspring--Join Jane Dorfman to explore folktales with surprising "children."

The Washington Folk Festival returns this year after a one-year hiatus on October 19, 12pm to 9:00pm, with a contra dance from 7:30-9:00pm. Now a one-day event, expect a jam-packed roster full of dancing, storytelling, and music ranging from American to International styles: bluegrass to Celtic, Klezmer to Americana, blues to Zydeco, we cover folk music from around the world! Five stages, hundreds of performers, food trucks, a picnic area, and it's all free!

https://www.fsgw.org/washington-folk-festival