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Norah Dooley - storyteller and author Norah Dooley, is an educator, author + storyteller in universities, secondary and elementary schools, libraries, conferences & festivals.

Norah Dooley is a storyteller, critically acclaimed children’ s author and educator , who, as co-founder of massmouth.org, started a story slam series in Greater Boston. Norah’s widely acclaimed picture book, Everybody Cooks Rice is one of four titles in a series about her former neighborhood in Cambridge, MA. She has published 6 storytelling CDs. Norah teaches storytelling, performance skills, directs theater and performs in universities, schools, libraries and teacher’s conferences. Norah has an MEd in Creative Arts in Learning from Lesley University and a BFA in Painting from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Described as an “… entrancing storyteller” by The Boston Globe, Norah is a keynote speaker on literacy and storytelling. She’s been a featured storyteller in many regional festivals and was invited as a featured performer at the Exchange Place of the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN in 2013. In Jan 2014, she returned to lecture on storytelling and language acquisition in Tokyo, Japan as part of a multi-year grant funded by the Japanese government. Norah has been a classroom teacher, a middle school performing arts teacher, workshop facilitator and coach, a published children's book author and currently teaches storytelling as an adjunct at Lesley and Tufts University and in several adult and community education settings as well. She is booked in elementary schools through Young Audiences of Massachusetts ( yamass.org) and lives in Brookline with her husband and a revolving subset of their 4 daughters. See more at: www.norahdooley.com .

Standing out is kind of emblematic of our Unitarian Universalist congregation. “I love how our red-brick building looks,...
09/22/2026

Standing out is kind of emblematic of our Unitarian Universalist congregation. “I love how our red-brick building looks,” Norah Dooley said. “It has an unconventional, whimsical tower and looks like no other church in town. But when it comes to energy inefficiency? Our older building fits right in. As distinctive as our tower, Unitarian Universalists are united not by a shared creed, but by shared values and a commitment to seek truth together,” added Dooley a professional storyteller. “And when it comes to the climate crisis, we share the belief that it is real, andwe have a moral obligation to act.”
Witness and Wonder
Climate change is often discussed in statistics and disasters. On
September 29, storytellers and the audience in Gardner will explore it through something more intimate—and potentially more powerful: stories. Five featured storytellers will share personal narratives about our relationship with our changing Earth, followed by stories shared from the audience.
Please consider supporting this unusual evening of storytelling,
reflection, and climate action.
September 29th, 2026 at 7 pm. At the Unitarian Universalist Society of Gardner, 66 Elm Street, Gardner, MA.
$5 suggested donation. Fundraiser for Environmental Stewardship Assessment and Planning
CONTACTS: Jonathan Dudley: (704) 608-2204
Norah Dooley: (617) 460-3544

Fugitive Storytelling at Harvard,MA, starts. Full house ! Wow-Senator Jamie Eldridge goes first.
05/25/2026

Fugitive Storytelling at Harvard,MA, starts. Full house ! Wow-Senator Jamie Eldridge goes first.

https://www.fugitiveproductions.com/calendar/fugitive-stories-may2025 Tickets to this event in a delightful spot at the...
04/16/2026

https://www.fugitiveproductions.com/calendar/fugitive-stories-may2025 Tickets to this event in a delightful spot at the link above. Also available at the door - I mean under the tree. May 24th 3pm. Please put Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard, in your GPS. (The street address sometimes take you to the other side of the woods.)

Fugitive Stories and Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard are partnering again for four afternoons on the farm. May’s theme is “Risk.” Hearing a true story in a live performance is fun, moving, and transformative. Every event brings surprises. As always, Fugitive’s featured tellers include Moth and...

Thanks Sharing The Fire 2026 Northeast Storytelling at Glens Falls,NY, for welcoming me back so warmly !
03/29/2026

Thanks Sharing The Fire 2026 Northeast Storytelling at Glens Falls,NY, for welcoming me back so warmly !

Ever wonder what you would have done in 1850s US when all legal action had failed to end chattel slavery and bounty hunt...
03/23/2026

Ever wonder what you would have done in 1850s US when all legal action had failed to end chattel slavery and bounty hunters/slave catchers were violently abducting your Black neighbors as far north as NYC and Boston ? Me too. Have you ever asked yourself what you would have done in 1930s Germany ? Or N**i occupied Europe? Me too. That’s my theme at my part of this performance this weekend at Sharing The Fire in Glens Falls, NY. nestorytelling.org/stf26

Save the dates: January 16 - 25, 2026https://fundafest.org/ Black Storytelling Festival returns28th Annual FUNDA FEST: ...
01/06/2026

Save the dates: January 16 - 25, 2026
https://fundafest.org/ Black Storytelling Festival returns
28th Annual FUNDA FEST: A Celebration of Black Storytelling

Rhode Island Black Storytellers (RIBS) announces the 28th Annual FUNDA FEST, a celebration of Black Storytelling to be held from Friday, January 16th - Sunday, January 25th, 2026.
FUNDA means to teach and learn in Zulu and KiSwahili, and for 9 days, adults and children will be able to experience some of the best cultural arts programming across Rhode Island at venues that include schools, K-12, community and cultural arts centers, libraries, and theaters. Stories and storytelling make learning and cultural experiences fun for all ages. Funda Fest is known for the Free Family FUN Day concerts and workshops where storytellers entertain and teach others of all ages aspects of Black storytelling, including drumming and dance.

The festival’s highlights include performances by globally acclaimed artists such as Teju Ologboni, Mitch “Gran’daddy Junebug” Capel, Queen Nurr with percussionist Dwight James, Sheila Arnold, Sean Osborne and Thawn Sherente’ Harris. Additionally, RIBS storytellers Len Cabral, Ramona Bass Kolobe, V. Raffini, Rochelle Garner Coleman, Marlon Carey, Sylvia Ann Soares, Rachel Briggs, and Valerie Tutson will grace the stage, enriching the celebration. Also, showcase performances from students and graduates of the RIBS Legacy Academy: A Culturally Based Storytelling Training Program.

Funda Fest 27 is here! Get your early bird pricing now!

12/13/2025

Today Saturday Dec 13 @ 3pm
Not local?? Live stream
Children At The Well here:

Excited to be back on the farm with some amazing storytellers! This Sunday - if it rains they have a nearby, cozy altern...
07/18/2025

Excited to be back on the farm with some amazing storytellers! This Sunday - if it rains they have a nearby, cozy alternative. Seating starts at 2:30pm. Storytelling starts at 3pm. Purchasing tickets in advance. is reccomended. This is an outdoor event (weather permitting). If the weather is extreme, we will be presenting at Five Sparks in Harvard. If light rain is forecast, we’ll all stay nice and dry under a number of canopies. Please visit https://www.facebook.com/share/1FyTdhxPHB/ calendar listing by noon on the day of the show for updates.
Please put Old Frog Pond Farm, Harvard, in your GPS. (The street address sometimes take you to the other side of the woods.)

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