GUELPH – Rather than gathering in person in Riverside Park, the Guelph Enabling Garden and the Guelph Guild of Storytellers will hold their weekly Tea ‘n Tales sessions virtually this year.
The season kicks off June 25 with host Brian Holstein and singer-songwriter James Gordon, and runs for 11 Fridays, ending with a double bill of local storytellers Sya Vangeest and Adwoa Badoe.
Each session begins at 10:30am and lasts 60 to 75 minutes. The portal will open at 10:15 and remain open after the performance for chatting with the tellers or each other.
A link to the program can be found at www.enablinggarden.org or www.guelphstorytellers.com.
The lineup includes:
– June 25 – Singer/songwriter/city councillor James Gordon and host Brian Holstein;
– July 2 – Heather Whaley of Bowmanville and Guelph Guild member JennyQ;
– July 9 – Judy and Paul Caulfield from Brampton;
– July 16 – Local and international teller Brad Woods with Toronto’s Mariella Bertelli;
– July 23 – Toronto’s 1001 Nights coordinator Lynn Torrie and Elora’s Donna McCaw;
– July 30 – Mississauga storyteller Sarah Abu-Sharar and Toronto’s Susan Ida Boucaud;
– August 6 – The Matsons, including guild member Bev Matson and her daughter Elizabeth from Wisconsin;
– August 13 – Guelph’s historic encyclopedia Jay Wilson and Toronto’s Anna Kerz;
– August 20 – Guild member Rusty Doherty and Norman Perrin of Toronto;
– August 27 – Guelph Guild member Don Connibear and June Brown of Toronto; and
– September 3 – Guelph Guild member Sya VanGeest and local teller/author Adwoa Badoe.
