1/6/2026
 Barbara Aliprantis presents "A Greek Grows In Brooklyn". She was born in Greece, raised in Brooklyn, and now resides in Natick, MA. Her recognition includes the 2018 NEST Brother Blue and Ruth Hill Award, the NSN Oracle Award, and a New York City Hall Award for her support of Multi-Cultural and Immigrant folklore.
Hosted By: Bruce Marcus | 1/13/2026
 Sara deBeer will share folktales on the theme “Searching for Safety”. The program will include an Eastern European Jewish tale and one from the Xhosa people of South Africa. A teller since 1978, Sara enjoys exposing adults to the complexity of traditional folktales collected from world cultures.
Hosted By: Ralph Chadis | 1/20/2026
 OPEN TELLING :
Unfortunately, our wonderful feature Katie Green is unable to be with us tonight. But we look forward to her telling on March 10, 2026.
So, we will have the opportunity of calling on our terrific collection of wonderful tellers to tell tales of our own. See you there.
Hosted By: Ralph Chadis |
1/27/2026
 Jim Hawkins tells stories from his Irish heritage, his years growing up on the streets of NYC, his 39 years in the classroom and his performances with The Ryan Trio. Tonight, in celebration of his 80th birthday, Jim will share a series of stories from different parts of his life.
Hosted By: Mike Cohen | 2/3/2026
 34TH ANNIVERSARY GANG OF SIX SHOWCASE It has been 34 whole years since Brother Blue & Ruth started this place where storytellers could jam - like the jazz houses that they went to in New York. So we, "The Gang of Six", will be the Feature and share some favorite stories. Come with your tales, and then, fasten your seatbelts!
Hosted By: Bruce Marcus | 2/10/2026
 Elizabeth Rowe shares Love stories that explore the many facets of this universal emotion: romance, jealousy, ideal love, first love, unrequited love, magical, platonic, and impossible love, as portrayed in folk tales, literature, myth, poetry and song.
Hosted By: Ralph Chadis |
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