Storyteller and Bard
Did you know that I tell stories on a regular basis in Verdun? It’s true! In fact, I tell stories as Professor Taelstrum at a dinosaur-themed tea house in Verdun! This just gets better and better!
I usually tell stories on the third Sunday of each month at 2pm. Come have tea and scones and re-ignite your sense of wonder!
Thésaurus Thérrarium
383 Rue de l’Église,
Verdun, QC H4G 2M5
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Next show: April 20th, 2024, 2pm
It looks like everyone is accepting this idea that we’re coming out of the pandemic enough to have festivals and conferences again. I’m pleased to see that people are still motivated to hire their favorite storyteller! It’s only February and my roster is filling up quite quickly!
Here’s a list of my current Spring/Summer projects/events:
Back in February, I was hired by English Community Organization of Lanaudiere to record some stories in Grace Anglican church in Mascouche (Qc), which is about 45 minutes North East of Montreal.
We then got to work with a local band (Fiddlehead Soup) who recorded music for two of the stories.
The video for this story session was released this past weekend, so here it is! I hope you enjoy it.
I’m very excited to announce that I have been booked for another season of Haunted Walks with Montreal’s Haunted Tours. These are the dates I’m currently booked for, but I’m sure more dates will get added as the season progresses:
If you want to book a haunted walk, visit the Haunted Montreal website and book your spot, but do it quickly because there are a limited number of tickets available per tour!
If you cannot make any of the dates listed on the site, but you still want a private tour with me, you can contact Haunted Montreal with requested dates and if I’m available, we can make it work. Send an email to info@hauntedmontreal.com.
I am pleased to announce that I have been booked as an official Guide for Montreal’s Haunted Tours. My first haunted tour will be of Griffintown on September 29th, 2017. I will also be giving haunted tours of the Mountain in October.
My haunted tour schedule is as follows (list will be updated as needed):
If you want to book a haunted walk, visit the Haunted Montreal website and book your spot, but do it quickly because there are a limited number of tickets available per tour!
If you cannot make any of the dates listed on the site, but you still want a private tour with me, you can contact Haunted Montreal with requested dates and if I’m available, we can make it work. Send an email to info@hauntedmontreal.com.
UPDATE: The Montreal Gazette did a report on the Haunted Walk featuring yours truly as the tour guide! You can watch the video reporting piece by clicking here.
My friends down at the Mountain Ancestors ADF Grove are actively supporting our brothers and sisters who are defending Standing Rock. The folks up there need chainsaws: their Elders up there are getting cold and they can’t process the firewood fast enough with the tools they have. Now, we need to get winter clothes and winter lodgings together, as the cold descends.
Please consider making a donation to help them keep the Standing Rock Elders safe!
Here’s what this ADF Grove posted recently on their Facebook page:
Greetings, All! This is a #CallToAction with #FreeStuff for you!
As many of you know, our Casey McCarthy is heading to Standing Rock to bring some much-needed winter supplies to the Water Protectors. They are in need of supplies for the winter, and we need your help to get them!
Fellow ADF-member and celebrated Storyteller JD Hobbes is offering a free download of his album, a collection sure to entertain story-lovers of all ages, for all donations over $50. Click on his name for more information and some cool video clips.
Make your donation at MountainAncestors.org under Services.
Join us in supporting the Water Protectors during this time of unrest and uncertainty. #WaterIsLife
I am proud to support this cause and I hope you will join me. It is up to us to decide how this story will be told to future generations.
I don’t know what’s going on. Normally, summer is the quiet time for storytelling, but 2016 is turning out to be super busy! I’ve already got a dozen shows scheduled, so I’m going to post them here just to keep reminding myself that this isn’t a dream!
Join us for an evening of spoken word that flows the blood and stacks the bones. Featuring poet Natasha Clery and storyteller JD “Hobbes” Hickey and invited guests.
Blood and Bones
April 27th 2016 (Wednesday), 6pm – 9:00pm
Mariposa le Café
5434 Cote St-Luc rd.
Montreal, Quebec
Cover: $10
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Trigger Warning: there will be adult content. This show is not appropriate for children. Long term, the erotic content of this show may produce children.
There is a storytelling festival taking place in October 2015 called Le Festival Interculturel du Conte du Quebec and my Slamtastique Story Slam is being held on the last night of it. You should join us! Some of the finest storytellers are sure to be there!
Sunday, October 25th
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Mariposa le Café
5434 Cote St-Luc rd.
Montreal, Quebec H3X 2C5
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So I had the immense honor to share the stage with some of Montreal’s finest poets during the Nuit Blanche festival this year. I was invited to take part by Betty Esperanza (100 Thousand Poets 4 Change) and we were the English portion of a tribute to the late, great Montreal poet Irving Layton. I was also honored to share that stage with Susan Shulman and Regimental Oneton.
Unbeknownst to me, the stories were also recorded by Akim Videos (Youtube site). Photos here were taken by Yvon Jean.
