Stories in the Park!
Stories in the Dark!

Storytellers from the South Sound Story Guild will tell humorous tales the first hour, spooky stories the second hour.

Squaxin Park! We’ll be in the East Grove Shelter on the east side of the park.
Please consider carpooling due to limited parking options.

Free Event!
Donations gladly accepted.

Bring chairs, blankets, snacks, flashlights and bug spray.
Most of all, bring your ears and friends!

Olympia’s Window of Time

Travel through time as the South Sound Story Guild share Olympia’s past stories.

• Find out why Sylvester Park, Michael T. Simmons Elementary, and Bigelow House Museum got their names.
• The Underground Railroad in the Northwest – one boy’s escape from Olympia to freedom.
• Hazel Eugley, a 10 year old- a glimpse into her diary at the 1899 Fourth of July celebration in Olympia.
• Hear a story about the Japanese American oyster farmers in the 1900’s.

Featured Tellers:

• Jerry Buendel
• Randi Moe
• Maggie Lott
• Tobey Ishii Anderson

Zoom Link
The zoom link will open at 5:30 if you’d like to join early as we are setting up. The story program will start at 6:00. Please join with your video on if possible so we can have a face to face interaction between all story participants. We love to see who is joining us! 

Traditions / Soul Cafe
300 Fifth Ave SW
Olympia, Washington

Story Swap
We look forward to having you as our audience. If you’d like to share a story during Story Swap via zoom or in person please let Stet know at stetpalmer@gmail.com OR before stories begin OR at the midpoint break. We’ll get you on the lineup. If you are new to storytelling we know you have one story you’d like to share. We ask that your story length be 8 minutes or less. 

Opening Teller: Erran Sharpe
Featured Teller: Roopa Mohan

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Story Swap: Time for your stories! See below to sign up!

Featured Teller:
Roopa Mohan will portray Kasturba, the wife of Mahatma Gandhi and introduce you to this remarkable lady, the unsung hero of the freedom struggle both in South Africa and India. You will meet her as a child bride and share her journey over 6 decades as a wife, mother, and activist. What were her triumphs, trials and tribulations? What did she give up to support Gandhi and the movement? Come and find out for yourself.

Zoom Link
The zoom link will open at 5:30 if you’d like to join early as we are setting up. The story program will start at 6:00. Please join with your video on if possible so we can have a face to face interaction between all story participants. We love to see who is joining us! 

Traditions / Soul Cafe
300 Fifth Ave SW
Olympia, Washington

Story Swap
We look forward to having you as our audience. If you’d like to share a story during Story Swap via zoom or in person please let Stet know at stetpalmer@gmail.com OR before stories begin OR at the midpoint break. We’ll get you on the lineup. If you are new to storytelling we know you have one story you’d like to share. We ask that your story length be 8 minutes or less.