June 10, 2026 7:00 PM
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Featured Teller: Will Hornyak
From Irish myths and Russian fairytales to Arabian legends and the Brothers Grimm, storyteller Will Hornyak draws audiences into a shared experience of wonder. Will weaves a wide variety of oral traditions and personal narratives into spellbinding performances with “boundless wit and endless enthusiasm.” An embodied and engaging performer he has performed at the National Storytelling Festival Main Stage in Jonesboro, Tennessee and regional festivals around the United States. Will has taught storytelling in professional communication at Portland State University and Lewis and Clark College and assisted numerous non-profit and corporate organizations in finding and telling the stories that reflect their deepest values and highest vision.
Not to be missed!
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!
June 15, 2026 7:00 PM
Story Work
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Grow your storytelling through…Story Work
3rd Mondays at 7pm Pacific Time on Zoom
Story Work sessions look like this:
- Tellers sign up in advance for the opportunity to share all or part of a story, no more than 8 minutes in length. Slots are filled on a first come, first served basis.
- After sharing the story, teller asks listeners for feedback desired. This can be anything from “tell me what you think of…” to “No feedback for me! I just want to say it out loud for the first time.”
- We host a maximum of seven tellers in the evening, plus two alternates – should someone not show, or if there is extra time.
- This is NOT a performance! All story listeners welcome.
Interested? Email clallamstorypeople@gmail.com. We will make sure you receive the Zoom invitation.
Questions? Contact Ingrid Nixon at clallamstorypeople@gmail.com
Hosted by Story People of Clallam County, & South Sound Story Guild
Aug 8, 2026 7:00 – 9:00 PM
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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!
Sep 2, 2026 6:00 – 8:00 PM
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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.
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