Shows & Events

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival – Liars Contest

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The third annual event!
Liars have been around since the snake first hit it off with Eve. By some accounts, contests celebrating liars have been around since the 15th century, but these accounts may be apocryphal. Today, liars contests are held in countries all around the globe. The Third Annual Liar’s Contest at The Ark includes six first-class liars and three judges. This year’s liars are Jennifer Otto, Rich Swanson, Lou Ann Holman, Darryl Mickins, and Mike Cox. The chaos wrangler and MC will once again be the amazing Amir Baghdadchi.

$20

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

This annual event brings both locally based and nationally known story tellers to The Ark stage. This year’s story tellers are Elizabeth Ellis, Mary Hamilton, Jane Fink, and Steve Daut.

$30

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival – Family Show

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Combining traditional Japanese theatre, music, origami, magic, and storytelling; Yasu Ishida will guide you to the enchanting land of Japan. Yasu has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre for Young Audiences and has been performing all around the county, including the Disney Summer Stage Kids (NY), the National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington D.C.), to the Hawaii Music & Book Festival. Elizabeth Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky. The National Storytelling Network has honored her with both the Circle of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Awards in recognition of her artistry and service.

$15, $10 kids 12 and under

The Moth GrandSLAM

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Ann Arbor storytelling championship.

$40

Glass Cannon Live!

The Ark 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Your favorite nerds are back for another year of Glass Cannon Live! Join Troy, Joe, Skid, Matthew, Sydney and Kate as they bring their unique brand of off-the-wall comedy and epic storytelling to a town near you. Every show is its own unique live gaming session, and you never know what's going to happen until you see it play out live! Please note, this show is 8+

$42