Tea n Tales 2026
June 12: Toronto’s Gloria Jean Bubba and host, Brian Holstein, with prelude entertainment by Trillium Jazz Trio.
June 19: Elora’s Donna McCaw and Burlington’s Michael Williams, with prelude entertainment by Guelph vocalist Tim Alberts.
June 26: Tellers from afar -global storyteller Norman Perrin and Stephanie Holt from St. Thomas with prelude entertainment by The Royal City Ambassadors.
JULY 1 CANADA DAY 10am Burlington’s Barb Vollick, locals Brian Holstein and Larry Gibbs, with entertainment by the Guelph’s Great Wooden Trio.
July 3: Popular local teller, Brad Woods and Kitchener’s Mary McCullum Baldasaro with prelude entertainment by Guelph’s Djembe Drummers.
July 10: Ecuadorian teller Maria del Carmen Ordonez, along with our own Maryann Bailey, and prelude entertainment by Brampton’s folk artist, Paul Caufield.
July 17: Lynn Torrie, of Toronto and Burlington’s Brenda Byers, with prelude entertainment by Guelph’s accordion player, Garry Lazzan.
July 24: Guelph author and storyteller Michelle Wan, and Michele Braniff of Cambridge with prelude entertainment Guelph’s Dan Sawchuk.
July 31 : Toronto’s Ruth Danziger, and Larry Gibbs with prelude entertainment Guelph’s Chris Dallan.
August 1: Family Friendly Storytelling “Under the Magic Ash" with Toronto’s Ruth Danziger and Guelph’s “The Wizard” (aka Brendan Rogers), with prelude sing-a-long with Larry Gibbs.
August 7: Durham Region’s Heather Whaley and Guelph’s John Camelford with prelude entertainment by the violin of Allison Leroux.
August 14: Toronto’s June Brown and Elizabeth Matson of Madison, Wisconsin, with prelude entertainment from Michael Schultz.
August 21: Baden teller, Gordon Stubley and Toronto’s Susan Ida Boucaud, with prelude entertainment.
August 28: Internationally renowned Sara Abusarar will join the wonderful Jay Wilson of Guelph, with prelude entertainment with the return of the Royal City Ambassadors.
August 29: Family Friendly Storytelling “Under the Magic Ash”, with Kait Taylor and Sarah Abusarar, with prelude sing-a-long with Larry Gibbs.
September 4: Kitchener’s Kait Taylor and newcomer to Tea ‘n’ Tales, Anthony Audin of Toronto with prelude entertainment by Allison Leroux.
September 12, Season finale: the powerful duo of Adwoa Badoe and Sya VanGeest with prelude entertainment by folk singer Ian Reid.
September 19: Family Friendly Event, "Listen to the Tree".
Part of Guelph Urban Forest Friends (GUFF), week-long events. https://guffguelph.ca/
A collaboration among GUFF, Enabling Garden, and GGS. The storytelling and activies promise to be interactive - - earth based, celebrating trees above and below.