Stories Aloud Open Mic – Regular Series

We normally meet at Button Factory Arts in Waterloo, or through Zoom, depending on the season.

Please email badenstorytellers1@gmail.com for questions, and to join our mailing list for last-minute information regarding construction location while our usual home is under construction. Also watch our FaceBook page .

Stories Aloud

Online Dec 2025 – Mar 2026

New time 7:30-9:30pm. Second Friday of each month.

We are so glad to have you gathering online for our Winter Season of Stories Aloud. This option allows us to welcome friends from far away and keep us all safe and sound while the snow blows. We hope you find value in these events and wish to attend.

If this resonates with you, we invite you to make an e-transfer contribution that will aid in covering our administrative fees while gathering virtually.  The suggested contribution for the four Winter 2025-26  Stories Aloud sessions is $10. Please make your e-transfer to badenstorytellersguild.finance@gmail.com and mention Stories Aloud Winter Season Contribution (contact Gordon at this email for alternate payment arrangements). We thank you in advance for your support of our Storytelling community.

Please R.S.V.P. to badenstorytellersguild.virtual@gmail.com to secure your spot. A link will be sent closer to the date.

In Person: Sept – Nov 2025

New Time: 7:30pm, Second Friday of the Month (Doors open 7pm)
New (Temporary) Place: Emmanuel United Church, 22 Bridgeport Road West, Waterloo
(Button Factory Arts is under Renovation.)

New Format: We are now Stories by Invitation. Please email us or talk to the Host before the concert if you would like an invitation. Let us know the general idea of the story and the approximate time, so we can plan the evening.

Adults only please. $10 at the door. Cash only.

We recommend that prospective tellers come first to listen, to see what our audience enjoys, and keep their first story under 10 minutes.

Everyone loves stories; some tell, some listen but we all have fun !

Book Social and Library Work Day

The guild has a large library of books about stories and telling, graciously donated by our founder Mary-Eileen McClear.

See Guild Membership for details if you are interested in joining us for workshops, help with telling, and, of course, a bit of business to keep the guild running smoothly.

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Since 1989, the Baden Storytellers’ Guild has been a forum for those who wish to work together to learn more about the art of storytelling.

The guild is dedicated to nurturing and sustaining the development of emerging and established storytellers. The Guild seeks to promote excellence in our art, deepen our understanding of Story, and develop in the general public an awareness of and appreciation for storytelling, both in daily life and as a performance art.

The Guild seeks to promote, support and contribute to the growth of storytellers and to ensure the continuing development of the art of storytelling as an integral aspect of Canadian culture.

Coming Events

• Monthly Stories Aloud Evening. See above.
• Monthly Guild meetings. By invitation, to learn about the art and to help each other improve.
• Workshops for new and experienced tellers.
• World Storytelling Day Concert in March.
• Telling to friends and family, and experimenting with new ways to share.

See our Coming Events page for details.

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We recognize that these are the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe, and the Attawandaron people whose ancestors have long maintained a presence there.  We are grateful for their stewardship of the water and the land, and when we come together to tell our stories, either live or on the Internet, we do it in a respectful way, and with gratitude for their welcome.

Members have performed at the annual Storytellers Canada – Conteurs du Canada Annual Conference, Tea ‘n’ Tales (Guelph), Tales from the Hill (Guelph), Under the Magic Ash (Guelph), Joseph Schneider Haus, the Waterloo Region Museum, Toronto International Storytelling Festival, the St. Mary’s Storytelling Festival, Steckle Farm, Latitudes Storytelling Festival, Kitchener Waterloo Symphony, Three Sisters Cultural Centre in St. Jacobs, and several local libraries and assisted living facilities.

Many of our members are also members of Storytellers of Canada – Conteurs du Canada (SC-CC) and Storytelling Toronto.