StorySlam Dates and Themes
| World Cafe Live | L’Etage | |||
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3025 Walnut St |
6th & Bainbridge |
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| January 11: Home for the Holidays | January 26: Rituals | |||
| February 8: First Impression | February 23: Emergency! | |||
| March 8: Funeral | March 23: Gifts | |||
| April 12: Perfect Storm | April 27: Whoppers | |||
| May 10: No Way Out | May 25: Faulty Logic | |||
| June 14: Payback | June 22: Epic Fail | |||
| July 12: Criminal Intent | July 27: Dates to Remember | |||
| August 9: Off the Charts | August 24: Bad Company | |||
| September 13: It’s in the Mail | September 28: Friends with Benefits | |||
| October 11: Last Chance | October 26: Faking It |
Don’t miss our Special Event StorySlams!
2nd Annual Inter-City StorySlam: Philly vs. DC
Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia! April 17th at 5pm. The theme is All About My Mother. 1901 Vine St. FREE admission!
Solstice Slam at the Kimmel Center Summer Solstice Celebration! June 19th at 9PM in the Innovation Studio. The theme is Song and Dance. 300 S. Broad St. $10 admission gets you access to all events at the Kimmel for 24 hours! Get tickets here.
First Grand Slam and Block Party! Saturday, July 24th. Hear the winners from this year’s monthly StorySlams compete against one another to find out who is the best storyteller of them all! First Person Arts’ first Grand Slam of 2010 begins at 8pm with a pre-Slam Block Party that starts at 5, all at the Painted Bride Art Center (230 Vine St.). The block party will feature bbq, booze, and the Brooklyn band, Peculiar Gentlemen. Get tickets here.
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I went to my first slam at World Cafe Live last Monday. I thought the stories would be good from watching archive videos on the site and on Youtube but I wasn’t sure at all what to expect considering the theme was “Funeral.” It turned out to be a nice mix of both comic and serious stories. Most all of them–ten stories–were good to excellent. The winner was very funny, although I thought a couple of other people could have won, too. But since it’s a friendly competition I guess that doesn’t matter either way a whole lot.
I thought the event was well hosted. They keep the stories pretty much to the five minute time limit and things felt like they were moving along at a good pace. The food and beer were excellent. I had a fair amount of both. And the service could not have been better. Also the room is a great space: nice decor, lighting and seating. I recommend putting this event on your calendar for sooner rather than later.
After reading my previous comment, I thought perhaps I should add that I am not in any way related to or friends with anyone at World Cafe Live or First Person Arts or WXPN. Also my servers name was Greta. I think she deserves to be singled out for such good service.
Another fun night at the Slam. It was great getting up there even if this time things didn’t work out as I had planned. (Understatement.) Of course now I have a tale for my friends about how allergy medication may be hazardous to your train of thought, especially if you’re trying to tell a story in a public place.
As always, recommend the Slams to anyone looking for a weekday night out. Also planning ahead for the Grand Slam in July. That is going to be good!
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Next First Person StorySlam
Date: Monday, September 13
Location: World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut St.
Theme: It's in the Mail
Time: Doors at 7:30pm,
start at 8:30pm.
The Kidnapping of
Ingrid Betancourt
Date: Thursday, September 23
Location: Bryn Mawr Film Institute
Time: 7:30pm