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Production and Performance Interns Needed!
We are looking for a production and performance Story Club intern for the fall!
Duties include: aiding marketing of the show, attending various live lit events as a representative for Story Club, and helping to produce each of our Chicago shows.
If you want to get involved with Story Club, send your resume & cover letter to dana@storyclubchicgo.com.
~ Wednesday, July 30th ~
Story Club Class
at Holiday Club
~ Thursday, August 7th ~
Story Club North Side
at Holiday Club
~ Tuesday, August 12th ~
Story Club at The James
at JIMMY, the lounge at The James Hotel
~ Tuesday, August 19th ~
Story Club South Side
at Co-Prosperity Sphere
Story Club Private Show and Class
Date: Wednesday, July 30th
Time: 7-9pm
Theme: "En Fuego"
Location: Holiday Club, 4000 N Sheridan Rd
What You Should Bring: Pen, Paper, Creativity
Cost: $20, tickets available here
In an effort to spread the influence of artistic and enthusiastic expression, Story Club is putting on a rapturous two-hour evening of storytelling. Story Club founder Dana Norris, host Andrew Marikis, along with frequent featured performers Shannon Cason and Lily be will offer a private performance on the night's theme. Then, the storytellers will step off of the stage and join the audience to help you develop a nonfiction story of your own. You'll leave with a draft of your story as well as Story Club swag and a guide to some of Chicago's best storytelling shows. The cost of admission is $20 per evening.
Tickets must be purchased ahead of time. Click the link for more information & tickets: https://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-dana-norris
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Thursday, August 7th Theme: Hot Hot Heat Open mic sign up at 7:30pm Show starts at 8pm As they say down on the farm, "the dog days are comin," and it's going to be hot! Join Dana Norris and the rest of Story Club as they welcome to the stage six performers who are going to pump some heat into Chicago's thriving literary community. Ingredients include: 3 Featured Performers 3 Open Micers 1 Loud Mouth Hostess An audience that votes for the winner with their cash money. Three selected featured performers and 3 open-mic submissions will be chosen and, at the command of host Dana Norris, will tell their story in relation to the theme HOT HOT HEAT. Open micers need not to stick to the theme. The best story of the night will win a trophy and a lifetimes worth of pride! The winning story will be published in Story Club Magazine! |
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Story Club North Side is held in the back room of Holiday Club (4000 N Sheridan Rd) the first Thursday of every month. Entrance is free and a suggested $10 donation is greatly appreciated.
Open mic sign up starts at 7:30pm and we have 3 open mic slots. If more than 3 open micers sign up then we'll draw names from a coconut monkey to see who's performing. Open mic slots are 8 minutes (1300 words). Holiday Club has been serving comfort food and cool cocktails for over 19 years. They are a 21+ venue that features nightly food & drink specials along with a very groovy atmosphere. Produced and Hosted by Dana Norris |
Holiday Club is located at 4000 N Sheridan Rd, on the corner of Sheridan Rd & Irving Park Rd. It's a 1/2 block north of the Sheridan Red Line stop. Metered street parking is available nearby. |
Story Club at
Tuesday, August 12th Theme: Midlife Crisis Open mic sign up at 7:30pm Show starts at 8pm Location: JIMMY, the James hotel lounge, 610 N Rush St Fee: Suggested $10 donation Story Club is thrilled to partner with The James Chicago as part of their 2014 Cultural Collection. We're hosting the first of three special storytelling evenings in JIMMY, a swanky cocktail lounge located inside the hotel. Our first show features true stories of "Midlife Crisis." What do you do when you're half way there and you realize you have to start over? In addition to our featured performers we'll also have three open mic slots. Open micers have 8 minutes (1300 words) in which to tell a true story of their own. |
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Tuesday, August 19th Theme: Truth or Fiction Open mic sign up at 7:30pm Show starts at 8pm There are three open mic slots available. Come in, sign up, and your name will go into an elegant cigar box. Open micers will be picked live during the show and once picked you have 8 minutes (1300 words) in which to tell us a thoroughly true, thoroughly ambitious, thoroughly wonderful story. Open micers don't have to adhere to the theme, but you're invited to use it for inspiration. |
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Story Club South Side is held in the main room of Co-Prosperity Sphere (3219 S Morgan St) the third Tuesday of every month. Entrance is free and a suggested $10 donation is greatly appreciated.
Open mic sign up starts at 7:30pm and we have 2 open mic slots. If more than 2 open micers sign up then we'll draw names from a coconut monkey to see who's performing. Open mic slots are 8 minutes (1300 words). Co-Prosperity Sphere is an experimental cultural center located in Bridgeport, The Community of the Future. The venue is a working gallery space and is open to all ages. Story Club South Side is BYOB (we suggest Maria's Packaged Goods, just up the street) and BYOPie (we suggest Pleasant House Bakery, which is right next to Maria's, for the very best English meat pies you have ever had, son.) Produced by Will Hindmarch & Andrew Marikis Hosted by Andrew Marikis |
Co-Prosperity Sphere is located on the corner of Morgan St and 32nd Place. Take the Orange Line to Halsted and jump on the Halsted bus south to 31st St. Get off on 31st St, walk 2 blocks west to Morgan St, and take Morgan St. 1-1/2 blocks south to 32nd Place. There is free street parking near the venue. |
