About SAC
SAC Mission Statement
"To promote Storytelling as a living art. Grow and nurture small storytelling groups; create opportunities for communities to hear storytellers from many cultures; disseminate information about traditional and contemporary storytelling; and cultivate storytelling opportunities through networking, training and education."
Our Story
The Storytelling Association of California (SAC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is a voice for listeners and storytellers in California, reminding the community of the power and the joy of storytelling.
SAC, our non-profit membership organization sponsored the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, an annual multicultural weekend of storytelling since 1982. 2016 was the 30th year of producing BASF, and the end of this precious event. However, storytelling is still very active! In fact, since Covid caused a break in face-to-face gatherings in March 2021, SAC has increased its programming, membership, and outreach!
SAC continues to support:
Current Board of Directors
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OUR MAILING ADDRESS:
Storytelling Association of California
c/o Shagrin
1141 Roxie Ln
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-1806
"To promote Storytelling as a living art. Grow and nurture small storytelling groups; create opportunities for communities to hear storytellers from many cultures; disseminate information about traditional and contemporary storytelling; and cultivate storytelling opportunities through networking, training and education."
Our Story
The Storytelling Association of California (SAC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit, is a voice for listeners and storytellers in California, reminding the community of the power and the joy of storytelling.
SAC, our non-profit membership organization sponsored the Bay Area Storytelling Festival, an annual multicultural weekend of storytelling since 1982. 2016 was the 30th year of producing BASF, and the end of this precious event. However, storytelling is still very active! In fact, since Covid caused a break in face-to-face gatherings in March 2021, SAC has increased its programming, membership, and outreach!
SAC continues to support:
- Annual TELLABRATION!™, a world-wide public storytelling event.
- Regional Gems, honoring a gem of a teller and supporter of California storytelling.
- Stories in Living Color (SiLC): Paired tellers sharing stories about race, religion, and other aspects of "Living with Color". (Currently on hiatus.)
- Local Story Swaps, local tellers, wanna-be tellers, and listeners gathering for a monthly telling and the Genre Series.
- Out-of-Towners, storytellers from outside California offering a workshop and/or story concert. (After Covid for now)
- The Jenny Memorial Fund, donations from SAC members, which supports storytelling at local schools.
Current Board of Directors
- Chair: Sara Armstrong
- Treasurer/Webmaster: Steven "Shags" Shagrin
- Storyline Co-editor: Tina Tomiyama
- Secretary: Brandon Spars
- Swaps Ambassador: Ed Lewis
- School-Based Storytelling Events: Roopa Mohan
- At Large: Ben Tucker
- At Large: Ashton C. Clarke
- At Large: Claire Hennessey
- At Large: Claire Castell
- At Large: Marilyn McPhie
(Click on a name to contact board member by email OR hover cursor over name to see the email address OR right click on a name and "Copy email address" to paste into your "To" field.)
OUR MAILING ADDRESS:
Storytelling Association of California
c/o Shagrin
1141 Roxie Ln
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-1806
The Storytelling Association of California
P.O. Box 553 * El Cerrito, CA 94530
P.O. Box 553 * El Cerrito, CA 94530
