Tea 'n' Tales 2020: COVID-19 cancellation
GGS was excited with the promise of another exciting summer of storytelling in the renowned idyllic setting of the Guelph Enabling Garden in Riverside Park (689 Woolwich St N). There's magic under the old Ash Storytelling Tree. (There's a story to be told about that tree.)
Below are those scheduled 2020 tellers. We've followed the same successful formula:. that is for eleven Friday mornings, June 28 to September 4, listeners will start gathering half an hour before the program starts at 10:30 - - to get their favourite rock or chair spot, chat with friends and neighbours and enjoy a free coffee, (compliments of Planet Bean), or cold drink in their own cup and sometimes a cookie treat brought by a listener.
What a pool of wonderful talent!! They come from Elora, Kitchener/Waterloo, Brampton, Toronto, Burlington, Mississauga, Bowmanville, and even the state of Wisconsin, in addition to members of the Guelph Guild of Storytellers. (Dates for GGS members would have been confirmed.)
Over thirteen years the event has grown in popularity to audiences that sometimes exceeded 140 people on a given Friday.
Tellers are listed in calendar order.
~ June 26, 2020 ~ Exciting that James is confirmed to launch Tea 'n' Tales 2020 on June 26. Acclaimed local troubadour James Gordonhas returns to Tea 'n' Tales 2020 with his songs of local folks and history, as well as his sometimes stranger-than-fiction tales...
~ JUNE 26, 2020 ~ Brian is a much-loved, celebrated storyteller in Guelph and beyond. He has entertained and captivated Tea “N” Tales audiences since its launch more than a decade ago. He charms his listeners with an eclectic array of tales collected and...
` ~ JULY 3, 2020 ~ Tim had his debut at Tea 'N' Tales last season and he's back by popular demand. His humour and honesty of his growing-up years were charming. Tim is renowned in Guelph and area as a leading Digital Marketing Strategist and...
~ July 10, 2020 ~ Back by popular demand, Judy and Paul will be return guests on July 10. Judy has been telling stories for over three decades. From school settings, to libraries, to festivals, and to informal song and story circles, Judy delights...
~ JULY 10, 2020 ~ Donna McCaw has been telling stories since 1994 to a wide variety of audiences from preschoolers to elementary / high school students, to senior citizens. She's delighted listerners at Harbourfront, the Story Barn at Baden, and the...
~ JULY 17 2020 ~ Brad Woods has told stories to all ages at festivals, theatres, conferences, prisons, churches and pubs all over North America and the UK. He tells traditional tales, literary classics and personal stories. His stories have been featured...
~ JULY 17, 2020 ~ Heather is known for weaving and interspersing song, spoken word, rhyme, and chant with traditional and original stories, and for her passion in finding stories behind traditional ballads, folk roots, blues, and jazz tunes. A consummate performer and animator...
~ JULY 24, 2020 ~ Each year Lynn travels from Toronto to Guelph for the three-day Hillside Summer Festival and in 2018 she began the weekend as the featured teller at Tea 'n' Tales. Listeners were charmed!! We are delighted to confirm that Lynn...
~ JULY 31, 2020~ Jan Sherman is a much beloved, respected First Nations teller, an Anishinaabe woman, mother, culture keeper, storyteller, drummer, singer, teacher, volunteer, and spiritual guide. Through Jan's thoughtful, captivating storytelling, we learn to appreciate and honour Indigenous ancestral earth teachings and we learn, not...
~ AUGUST 14, 2020 ~ Tea"N" Tale fans will be delighted to know that Sarah Abusarar is coming back on AUG 14!! Sarah lives in Mississauga, is an educator and member of Storytellers of Toronto. Her repertoire includes traditional, historical, literary, and original works. ...
~ AUGUST 21, 2020 ~ Elizabeth and her charming telling from Hedberg Public Library in Janesville, Wisconsin, of The Three Billy Goats Gruff We are thrilled that this mother-daughter team will share the mic at Tea 'N' Tales on August 21. A wonderful pair of tellers. Beverly...
~ August 28, 2020 ~ We're thrilled to announce that acclaimed professional, experienced storyteller and coach is returning to Tea "N" Tales 2020 on August 28. Originally from Hamilton, Michael spent the past 30 years living in Scotland where he worked as a teacher and storyteller. He...
~ AUG 28, 2020 ~ Jay comes to storytelling via a career in live theatre both as performer and administrator, having worked with the National Tap Dance Co. of Canada (not as a dancer!), Theatre Collingwood and Pandora’s Sox. Jay's love of local history...
~ SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 ~ Adwoa Badoe is a storyteller extraordinaire, using a fun, interactive approach to African oral tradition. She specializes in the folktales and legends of Africa.Adwoa is a physician by training from Ghana, emigrating to Canada, and moving to Guelph. Here...
~ SEPT 4, 2020 ~ Sya is an avid, veteran storyteller, comfortable telling to all ages. She's a regular volunteer in schools, children's groups, senior homes, church groups, special events, and a teacher of the craft of story telling. Sya's stories may come from her life experience...
~ AUGUST 16, 2019 ~ Kait Taylor of Kitchener combines the energy of Red Fraggle, the silly of Gilda Radner, and a peppering of thoughtfulness, and empathy from Mary Poppins... and you end up with Kait’s tales. Kait's mission, as stated on her Fecbook,...
~ JULY 12 , 2019 ~ Ellen wears many hats ranging from puppeteer to face painter to actor to storyteller, at times successfully incorporating one or all of these skills into one entertaining package. Ellen is generous to a fault, sharing in a number of...
~ JULY 12, 2019 ~ Susan was born into an Irish family of great yarn spinners in Windsor ON. She states," I was #4 of 6 children and not sure if that's significant, but I inherited the story bug in spades." Over the years she's written...
~ JULY 26, 2019 ~ We're excited to have Guelph songstress Laura Bird as one of our feaured tellers on July 26. Laura draws inspiration from a mosaic of early folk roots and bluegrass music, to old jazz standards. She writes...
~ 2020~ Michael is doing his part to entertain us during these extraordinry times of COVID-19 usng his wonderful storytelling skills and osting them from home. What delightful treats Click here to hear one of Michael's delightful stories. Michael is an active member of GGS and...
~ AUGUST 9, 2019 ~ Jenny came to the open mic at GGS events about five years ago, expressing a keen interest in the art of storytelling. Jenny has become a regular teller, transporting listeners into the wrold of folktales using her expressvie style. JennyQ has...