

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Master Storyteller Jan Blake [Cumberland]
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Event Description**: Join master storyteller Jan Blake for the Re-Rooting Tour - an exploration of African folktales in the diaspora through storytelling, music, rhythm, and song. 

Jan Blake shares myths and tales that reconnect her with her African heritage and Jamaican roots, transforming ancestral bone-memory into a source of healing and joyful self‑expression. Percussion and soundscape by Reg Wilford.

This event is co-presented by Danu Folk School. 

Adults | $25
https://www.themythicmasculine.com/offers/PZYxzUG4

Youth | 12-18 - $10
https://www.themythicmasculine.com/offers/WvGmWXVe

No youth under 12. 

ABOUT THE STORY

The Girl in The Dog: A forbidden chamber is filled with hair, A girl seeks refuge in the skin of a dog…Superlative storyteller, Jan Blake, draws us into the hot, enchanted realm of Caribbean and African fairytale – where rules get bent, taboos are broken, people go astray, and family bonds are tightly tied. Expect dark encounters and surreal enchantments, as magic is done and undone to restore balance in a dynamic world of wonder.

FULL TOUR STOPS
https://www.themythicmasculine.com/jan-blake-2026

Vancouver - TBA
Powell River - April 3
Salt Spring Island - April 5
Duncan - April 7
Victoria - April 8
Storytelling Masterclass - April 9-12
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cumberland/an-evening-with-master-storyteller-jan-blake-cumberland/200029762827957
- **Event Categories**: storytelling, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 42

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029762827957?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=cumberland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Cumberland
- **state**: BC
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: The Abbey Studio
- **lat**: 49.619244563791
- **long**: -125.03119468689
- **full address**: The Abbey Studio, Cumberland, Canada

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ian MacKenzie (https://allevents.in/org/ian-mackenzie/3255602)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 04 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-07:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Abbey Studio, Cumberland, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ian MacKenzie
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** storytelling, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Evening with Master Storyteller Jan Blake [Cumberland] ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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