Storyteller's Art, Film, Poetry & Music Festival

We are happy to announce this year's Storyteller's Arts, Film, Poetry & Music Festival which will be taking place on Friday, May 1st, 2026, from 5pm-10pm at Pitzer College. This event will take place on the first day of Alumni Weekend 2026!

Join us for the Annual Storyteller’s Festival hosted by the Community Engagement Center, Intercollegiate Media Studies, Writing Center and in collaboration with faculty, students, and community! 

We will be having live music, arts + craft vendors, food vendors, films screenings, workshops, special events, and INDIE WRESTLING!!!! See our schedule and more below! And don’t forget to add us on Instagram @pzstorytellersfest!!!!

This event is open to all students, staff and faculty! Bring your friends and family!

Schedule

Performance Schedule | McConnell Apron

• 5:05-5:15PM | 5C Shogo Taiko Drums
• 5:25-5:35PM | Nick Webster
• 5:45-5:55PM | Duante
• 6:10-6:20PM | Yours Truly
• 6:30-6:40PM | Ki Divine
• 6:55-7:10PM | Deaf Butterfly's
• 7:20-7:50PM | I.E. Solstice Theater
• 8:05-8:20PM | Coast

DJ Sets

• 5:00-6:30PM | DJ Pimpwe
• 6:30-8:00PM | DJ Abondigass
• 8:00-10PM | DJ Moongurl

Special Events | Various Locations

• 4:00-5:00PM | Honoring Professor Gina Lamb | Benson Auditorium
• 6:00-7:00PM | Stories from the Inside: Justice Education Showcase | Founders Room
• 8:45-10:20PM | Claremont Clash: Pitzer Showdown | Indie Wrestling | Basketball Courts

Film Screenings & Panels | Benson Auditorium

• 5:15-6:15PM | Ancestral Lands: with the Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe and Ohlone People Films and Panel
• 6:30-8:30PM | Private Screening and Panel with Film Director and Alumni Vivian Sorenson
• 8:45-9:45PM | Hasta La Raiz Film Screening and Q&A

Workshops & Activities

• Shared Future with Crystal Rodriguez-Leal
• The Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts
• Ayzosh (Don't Worry) with Sunny S.o.o.n.
• Whimsical Labor: Joker-ing to Dismantle Bosses with I.E. Solstice Theater
• Tracing Southern California with Professor Tim Hartshorn
• Creating with Mary Valdemar from CHICCCAA

Register for this event and be one of the first 100 to get free merch on the day-of!
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This is a free event open to all. 

This event is funded by the Community Engagement Center (CEC), Writing Center, Intercollegiate Media Studies, CASA Pitzer, Robert Redford Conversancy, and TLCLC Committee