2025
Celtic Stories and Songs
Put a bit more Irish in your St. Patrick celebrations with stories and songs right on St. Patrick’s Day, March 15, 2025. The Bluff Country Tale Spinners will be joined by musical group Dublin’s Daughters. This has become an annual tradition at the Pump House. So put on a bit of green and join us. Tickets available at the Pump House web site: http://www.thepumphouse.org
Kids Day in the Park
Each May members of the Bluff Country Tale Spinners provide stories for kids preschool and up at Myrick Park. This year our dates are: May 8, 9, 15, 16. Schools are encouraged to book their time early in order to get the time and date they need. Children who are not yet in school or are home schooled are welcome to attend also. For more information or to book a time, contact Mary at lawrencems1967@gmail.com or call her at 608-797-4688.
Once Upon a Time…..at the Library
The Bluff Country Tale Spinners are scheduled to share stories at local libraries!! The storytellers will tell fairy tales and folk tales. After the storytelling program the children will make a puppet that represents a character from one of the stories. The Story Fest is providing all the materials for the puppets. We are very excited about this partnership with area libraries. Please join us for one…..or all…of the performances!
Location, date and time for the Once Upon a Time programs will be published here soon.
La Crosse Storytelling Festival
The fest takes place July 18, 19, 2025 and is at the Pump House Regional Arts Center in the heart of the Arts District in La Crosse. Each year we strive to bring great storytelling and music to the tri-state area. The featured performers this year are Bil Lepp, Charlotte Blake Alston, Jim May plus local favorite, Michael Scott. The children’s program is FREE again this year and features Charlotte Blake Alston, Hans Mayer and the Bluff Country Tale Spinners, and activities by Lori Portner.
Celtic Stories and Song
On Saturday, March 15, 2025, put on your green or orange and join us for a night of all things Celtic. The night will be filled with stories, music, clogging, and song. We will again be at the Pump House.
Tales of the Creepy and Scary
On October 25, 2025 the Bluff Country Tale Spinners will again share their creepy stories at the Pump House. Join us for a night of fun and fright.
The Bluff Country Tale Spinners
Host of the La Crosse Storytelling Festival, the Bluff Country Tale Spinners, is a local guild whose mission is to encourage the art of storytelling. BCTS meet the second Thursday of each month at the Moose Lodge in La Crosse at 6:300. There is a short business meeting followed by stories. All level of tellers are welcome as are story listeners. If desired, tellers are given feedback on their story in a warm and welcoming environment. For more information contact Teri at wachutateri@yahoo.com or just join us and see for yourself. Many of our member are listeners, not tellers; you can’t tell stories without listeners!