In Person Classes

Multi-Session Workshop with Kate Farrell | Starts Wed, May 8

Weaving Community Through Storytelling

Unlock the power of your story in this multi-session workshop with Kate Farrell.

Hosted onsite at the historic Mechanics’ Institute in downtown San Francisco, our workshop is more than just a learning experience — It’s a journey towards discovering your unique storytelling style, whether for personal enjoyment or professional enhancement.

This interactive workshop series is $200 for non-members and $150 for members of the Mechanics’ Institute. The course is limited to 25 people, and the workshop price includes a copy of Kate’s book Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories. 

 

Workshop Schedule 

The schedule includes 5 workshop sessions on Wednesday evenings from 6 – 8 PM in May and June, starting May 8. The workshop culminates with an optional Storytelling Showcase on June 26.

 

What You’ll Learn

Our multi-session workshop is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of storytelling through a mix of step-by-step coaching and peer coaching. Here’s what you can expect:

  • Seven steps to effective storytelling
  • Storyboard techniques
  • Crafting personal narratives
  • Practice in small groups
  • Directed peer coaching
  • Delivery and performance skills

Join us at the Mechanics’ Institute for a journey into the heart of storytelling. Together, let’s unlock the stories within us and share them with the world.

For more details and to purchase your spot for the workshop, visit the Mechanics’ Institute event page here. 

How to Register for Weaving Community Through Storytelling

You can purchase your ticket for this exciting storytelling workshop series with Kate Farrell on the Mechanics Institute event page here.

For questions, please reach out to me at katefarrell@woventales.net or to Nico Chen at the Mechanics' Institute at 415.393.0103.

Workshop Schedule

  • The workshop includes 5 sessions including a an optional storytelling showcase. Sessions are held weekly, every Wednesday from 6 - 8 PM starting May 8. Dates include:
  • 1 - May 8
  • 2 - May 15
  • 3 - May 22
  • 4 - June 5
  • 5 - June 12
  • 6 - June 26 - Optional Storytelling Showcase

Workshop cost

  • The workshop price covers the cost for all 5 sessions as well as the storytelling performance showcase. There is also the option to become a member of the Mechanics' Institute here.

  • Members of Mechanics' Institute - $150
  • Public/Non-Members of Mechanics' Institute - $200

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Instructor and Author Kate Farrell

Sharing the ancient tales of the feminine quest and their modern meanings

Kate Farrell, MLS, is a graduate of the School of Library and Information Studies, UC Berkeley. She has been a language arts classroom teacher (pre-school and grades kindergarten through 12th), author, librarian, university lecturer, and storyteller in Northern California since 1966.

She founded the Word Weaving storytelling project, funded by grants from Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco, 1979-1991. As consultant to the California Department of Education, Kate conducted Word Weaving staff development trainings and developed statewide language arts curriculum.

More recently, Kate has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative. Kate’s award-winning book, Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories, is a timely, how-to guide on the art of storytelling for adults.

In 2023, Kate founded Woven: Telling the Heroine’s Journey to share the ancient tales of the feminine quest and learn their modern meanings from archetypes in fairy tales and myths, long suppressed.

Instructor and Author Kate Farrell

Sharing the ancient tales of the feminine quest and their modern meanings

Kate Farrell, MLS, is a graduate of the School of Library and Information Studies, UC Berkeley.

She has been a language arts classroom teacher (pre-school and grades kindergarten through 12th), author, librarian, university lecturer, and storyteller in Northern California since 1966.

She founded the Word Weaving storytelling project, funded by grants from Zellerbach Family Fund, San Francisco, 1979-1991. As consultant to the California Department of Education, Kate conducted Word Weaving staff development trainings and developed statewide language arts curriculum.

More recently, Kate has contributed to and edited award-winning anthologies of personal narrative. Kate’s award-winning book, Story Power: Secrets to Creating, Crafting, and Telling Memorable Stories, is a timely, how-to guide on the art of storytelling for adults.

In 2023, Kate founded Woven: Telling the Heroine’s Journey to share the ancient tales of the feminine quest and learn their modern meanings from archetypes in fairy tales and myths, long suppressed.