2022 Ojai Storytelling Festival!
We are very excited to announce our 2022 lineup!
October 27-30, 2022
Thursday, October 27
- Meet the Tellers3:00-5:00pm, Ojai Art Center with all storytellers
- Shakespeare Back in the Bowl 6:00-9:00pm, Libbey Bowl Featuring: Madrigali, Debs Newbold’s King Lear Retold, The Merry Wives Of Windsor
Friday, October 28
- Fall Stories for Primary Students (Grades K-3) 9:30-10:30am, Libbey Bowl- Featuring: Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky, and Sheila Arnold
- Fall Stories for Upper Grades (Grades 4-8) 11:15am-12:30pm, Libbey Bowl- Featuring Debs Newbold, Kevin Kling, Josh Goforth and Adam Booth
- It’s the Little Things 2:00-3:30pm, Ojai Art Center Featuring: Josh Goforth and Kevin Kling
- Laughing Night 5:00-8:30pm, Libbey Bowl- Featuring: Music By Chelsea Williams Trio and All 7 Storytellers!
- Goblins and Ghosts and Ghouls, Oh My! 9:00-10:pm, Ojai Art Center- Featuring Adam Booth
Saturday, October 29
- Story Swap 8:30-10:00am, Ojai Art Center, Featuring: your stories w/special guests Debs Newbold, Josh Goforth, Kevin Kling– RESERVE YOUR SPOT! This is a free event, thanks to The Ojai Women’s Fund
- Story Shop Boutique 10:00am-5:00pm, Libbey Fountain Featuring: local vendors and artisans
- Fantastic Fables 10:00am-12:00pm, Ojai Art Center, Featuring: Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky and Josh Goforth
- Missed Connections 1:00-3:00pm, Ojai Art Center, Featuring Kevin Kling, Adam Booth, and Deborah Newbold
- Silver Tongue in Cheeky 5:00-8:00pm, Libbey Bowl, Featuring: The Sheriffs of Schroedingham and all storytellers
- Naughty Tales 8:30-10:30pm, Ojai Art Center, Adam Booth, Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky and Sheila Arnold
Sunday, October 30
- Story Swap 9:00-10:30am, Ojai Art Center, Featuring your stories w/ special guests Adam Booth, Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky– RESERVE YOUR SPOT! This is a free event, thanks to The Ojai Women’s Fund
- Story Shop Boutique 10:00am-3:00pm, Libbey Fountain, Featuring: local vendors and artisans
- ‘Till We Meet Again 11:00am-1:00pm, Ojai Art Center, Featuring: All Storytellers
~Storytelling Through Music~
Don’t miss these creative musical acts!
10/27 6pm, Libbey Bowl
Merry Wives Of Windsor & Ojai Madrigali–
Ojai Madrigali, a much beloved local Renaissance singing group, will open the night, followed by Debs Newbold’s King Lear Retold.
FINALLY! Welcome Merry Wives Of Windsor- the sometimes bawdy and always fantastic renaissance singing group who will have you giggling and blushing one minute and tearing up with sentiment the next.
Included with “Shakespeare Back in the Bowl“ ticket.
10/28 5pm, Libbey Bowl
The Chelsea Williams Trio
Americana, modern pop, with a dose of reckless abandon.
Included with “Laughing Night“ ticket.
10/29 5pm, Libbey Bowl
Los Angeles based Americana duo. “Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee for the new millennium.” -Michael Ross (Moderne Guitar)
Included with “Silver Tongue In Cheeky” ticket.