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4th Thursday of Every Month
(starting in January 2025) Born Again Consignment Parlor (703 S. Dearborn) Sign Up List at 6:30 pm Stories at 7:00 pm FREE |
THIS LOCATION WILL BE ON HIATUS FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, BUT WILL RETURN ON 4TH THURSDAYS IN JANUARY 2025
Printer's Row and storytelling seem like a match made in heaven. Please join us in this intimate space for an evening of community storytelling (and come early to peruse their spectacular merchandise!)
Arrive at 6:30 to sign up for a spot, and when your name is called, you will get 7 minutes on stage to share/recite/read any story you'd like. (Late arrivals can sign up as long as there are spots still available.
- No experience necessary to participate. All ages welcome.
- All material welcome except hate speech of any sort.
- No pressure, judgement, critiques, or scoring.
BYOB, with options nearby.
Questions, comments, concerns or suggestions? Email us at [email protected]
About Your Hosts
Benjamin K Herrington (bkh) / wears many masks & speaks in many voices / looks for hidden messages _ v e r _ w h e r _ / feels incredibly grateful to have had his poetry & prose published by Apocalypse Confidential / B O D Y Literature / Granfalloon / La Piccioletta Barca / The Prairie Review / won a Brooklyn Poets Spring 2024 Fellowship / swaps stories / paginates poems / runs Lake Michigan shorelines / is working on a novel & seeking gn0s1s.
Lauren Kee has been telling stories since the summer of 2021. It all began when she took an intro to storytelling workshop with Scott Whitehair. She remembers feeling uncertain as she pushed her bike past a gate, entered a backyard sanctuary, and sat around a fire pit with five other women, equally eager to learn this beautiful and reflective artform. Lauren has told stories at This Much is True, Pour One Out, Tenx9, the Moth, Is This a Thing, Story Sessions, and countless Do Not Submit events across the city. She always practices her stories with her cat, Logan, and by sending voice memos to friends across the country. Lauren gets inspiration from her fellow Chicago storytellers and from Taylor Swift. You can check out her stories on Instagram at _laurentellsstories. Lauren works as a project manager at Braven, where she helps low-income college students find fulfilling career paths.