Illinois Storytelling Guilds
ASE: The Chicago Association of Black Storytellers
meets every 2nd Sunday of the month at various homes throughout Chicago at 3 p.m.
Contact: Kucha Brownlee 773-722-9786 or email: KuchaAse@aol.com
Chicago Storytelling Guild
meets 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm
Hyde Park Union Church, 5600 S. Woodlawn, Chicago
www.storytelling.org/ChicagoStorytellingGuild
Contact: Judith Heineman 773-288-7217 or JuHeStories@aol.com
Fox Valley Storytelling Guild
meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:30pm
Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S. Lincoln, Batavia
Contact: Donna Dettman, 630-879-6891 or donnatell@comcast.net
Heartland Story League
meets 2nd Friday of the month at 7:00pm
Tinley Park Public Library, 7851 Timber Dr., Tinley Park
Contact: Lee Cunningham, 708-799-1133 or Library, 708-532-0160
website: www.geocities.com/heartland/hills/7401
Legacy Storytelling Circle
meets 2nd Friday of the month at 9:00am
College of Lake County's Southlake Education Center, 1120 S. Milwaukee Ave., Vernone Hills
Contact: Dee Abbate, 847-543-6504 dabbate@clcillinois.edu or Zane Chait, 847-433-6269 zbc@northshore.net
McHenry County Storytelling Guild
meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7pm
at the Prairieview Education Center
2112 Behan Rd, Crystal Lake, IL 60014
For a map and directions see, www.mccdistrict.org/map.htm
or call 815-479-5779
Memory Makers Elders Storytelling Club/Circle
meets 3rd Wednesday of the month at 9am
Nippersink Public Library, 5418 Hill Rd., Spring Grove
Contact: Joy Aavang, 815-338-1734
Northshore Nature Center Storytelling Guild
meets 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7pm
North Park Village Nature Center, 5801 N. Pulaski, Chicago
Contact: Suzie Garfield 847-830-9284
Peoria Prairie Storytelling Guild
meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm
Peoria Public Library Main Branch, 107 N.E. Monroe St., Peoria
Contact: Kay Price 309-243-7194 or visit http://prairietellers.us
Riverwind Storytellers Company
meets every 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm
Bob's Rendezvous Room, 1 S. Delmar, Hartford
Contact: Marilyn Kinsella 618-397-1377 markinsella19@hotmail.com
Story Keepers Storytelling Circle
meets every 4th Wednesday of the month (except Dec) at 10am-noon
Homewood Public Library, 17919 Dixie Hwy., Homewood
Contact: Lee Cunningham 708-799-1133
Twin City Tale Spinners
meets every 3rd Thursday of the month at 6:45pm
Normal Public Library, 206 W. College Ave., Normal
Contact: Mike Lockett at 309-454-2300 or mike@mikelockett.com
meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month
6550 Ebinger Drive in Niles
Contact person: Debi Gajewski at 847-647-0183 or 773-895-5618 thestoryspinners@hotmail.com
Storytelling Links
Find Storytelling Festivals throughout the U.S. at www.festivals.com - keyword "storytelling"
Northlands Storytelling Network (annual storytelling conference in Wisconsin) www.northlands.net
National Storytelling Network 800-525-4514 www.storynet.org
Storytelling in Wisconsin - www.WIStory.org
Storytelling in Michigan - www.yHealy.com
Storytelling in Indiana - www.storytellingarts.org
Missouri Storytelling Festival www.umsl.edu/~conted/storyfes.htm
National Storytelling Festival www.storytellingfestival.net
Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival www.FoxValleyFolk.com