Two Front Parlor evenings.
…and please STAY TUNED for the release of the Risk! Live Show’s Podcast, hosted by Kevin Allison, recorded on Saturday, April 28 and featuring some of our local storytellers!
Tuesday, May 8 @ The Ale House (Troy)
7:30 – 9:30 pm
680 River Street
Theme: “Living Arrangements”
Monday, May 21 @ The Olde English Pub (Albany)
7:30 – 9:30 pm
25 Quackenbush Square
Theme: “Getting Schooled” (Or, “gettin’” if the case may be.)
No lack of opportunities to be heard!
Spring marks re-emergent perennials… and our selves. No, really. Countless men have shed their facial hibernation in the past few days. Ah, flesh.
Come share your true stories at one or all of THREE Front Parlor events this month. Also, DO NOT MISS the Risk! Live Show coming to Albany. Details below.
Tuesday, April 10 @ The Ale House (Troy)
7:30 – 9:30 pm
680 River Street
Theme: “Limits”
Monday, April 16 @ The Olde English Pub (Albany)
7:30 – 9:30 pm
25 Quackenbush Square
Theme: “Duped”
**Special**
Friday, April 27 @ Troy Night Out at the Daily Grind!
9:00 – 11:00 pm
46 3rd Street
Theme: “Caffeinated”
AND…
Theme for the Albany live show: “Power.”
Risk! is a live show and podcast where people tell true tales they never thought they’d dare share.
Hosted by Kevin Allison, of the legendary TV sketch comedy troupe The State, the award-winning Risk! live show happens monthly in New York and Los Angeles and now right here in Albany!
The show has featured national celebrities like Janeane Garofalo, Lisa Lampanelli, Kevin Nealon, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Sarah Silverman, Lili Taylor, Rachel Dratch, Andy Borowitz and many more along with awesome local storytelling talent.
Please submit your story for a chance to read it live and be recorded for the podcast distributed to hundreds of thousands of story lovers around the globe!
To be considered, please follow the directions on the submittal page: http://risk-show.com/submissions/ and then EMAIL your story directly to kevin@risk-show.com. In the subject line please type “Your Name – Albany, NY”
Deadline: Friday, April 6, 2012
Please share with other storytellers. Thank you.
To learn more about the Risk! show, give a listen at: http://risk-show.com/about-us/
Guidance from creator and host, Kevin Allison:
RISK! stories sound conversational, not polished and composed. Unlike anything you would hear on NPR, they are completely uncensored and no-holds-barred in terms of taboo subject matter. They have the raw, candid feel of people sharing stories with their very closest friends over beers around the kitchen table late at night.
RISK! stories are NOT essays about general concepts like “a grandfather’s love” or “the simple pleasures of summertime.” RISK! stories zero in on one incident or one series of closely connected incidents, like “the dinner date where I shat my pants” or “my trip to the hospital when I overdosed on LSD.”
Please listen to the “Best of” to get a better idea of the type of stories The Risk! Show seeks.
http://risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-risk-part-1/
http://risk-show.com/podcast/the-best-of-risk-part-2/
Sticks and stones? …As in the hurt-inducing alternative to name-calling (broken bones), or perhaps a time that name-calling resulted in physical hurt. Or perhaps one of the many “Sticks and Stones” titled albums. Or perhaps you are a natural builder. Or listening to “Sticky Fingers” far from anywhere. Limitless possibilities; interpret the theme as you see fit.
Same rules. (See previous posts.)
See link: Northeast Storytelling Conference
Also, quick reminder: Front Parlor @ Ale House TONIGHT!
Theme: “Names”
Flash Prompt: Tell a story of a nickname. (Not necessarily yours.)
680 River Street. Troy, NY
7:30 – 9:30 pm.
Post your name if you want in as a teller but will arrive late.
March is both National Nutrition Month and National Frozen Food Month. Here’s to us, people of infinite contradiction!
Though I enjoy bringing to light such absurd banalities, this month’s themes are not related to any official decree for March. Hope to see you ’round the mic!
Two Front Parlor storytelling events, and one slam during a regional storytelling conference:
*Please note the change to Monday for March.
What’s in a name? (No roses, please.)
Notorious nicknames? Fascinating etymologies? Tell a story of your name, naming someone else, a name-related mishap, or out your dreaded childhood nickname.
Arrive early to ensure a seat at a table if you’re ordering dinner. Arrive early to ensure a seat, period.
Sticks and stones? …As in the hurt-inducing alternative to name-calling (broken bones), or perhaps a time that name-calling resulted in physical hurt. Or perhaps one of the many “Sticks and Stones” titled albums. Or perhaps you are a natural builder. Or listening to “Sticky Fingers” far from anywhere. Limitless possibilities; interpret the theme as you see fit.
Same rules. (See previous posts.)
Admission: Free and open to the public (seating is limited, so first-come, first-serve)
The League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling, (LANES) will be holding its first story slam at its Northeast Storytelling Conference in Albany at the Albany Ramada Plaza Hotel on March 17th.
People tell the most incredible true life stories at a slam – a contest of words by known and undiscovered talent. The theme is “E-Erie Nights”. Story slammers will sign up on the night to tell their personal life experiences in a four-minute story on the theme. Names will be drawn at random from a box. There will be a team of five judges. Listeners will be engaged in story improv games and other interactive entertainment while judges tabulate.
About the theme “E-Erie Nights”:
Have you ever had a moment you shudder to think about? Haunting coincidences? Déjà vu? Have you ever been on the Erie Canal late at night?
Share your true personal four minute story in a spirit of fun and competition and you could win some great prizes. First prize is a two night stay at the Sovereign Hotel including a fifty dollar gift certificate and seats for two to sail on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, America’s flagship environmental organization. Other fabulous prizes include a personal coaching session with esteemed author/storyteller Roslyn Bresnick-Perry roslynbresnick-perry.com , a workshop with nationally known yoga expert Leslie Kaminoff breathingproject.org, and tickets to Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion, storycircleatproctors.org. The winning stories will be featured on Buck Creacy’s radio show “A World of Storytelling” on live365.com.
About LANES:
LANES is a regional non-profit promoting storytelling and supporting storytellers from everywhere. Our members are storytellers, educators, clergy, listeners, librarians, therapists, leaders and everyone who loves to hear and listen to stories. lanes.org
More Info:
lanes.org Yvonne Zinicola 857-205-2637 director@lanes.org
TOMORROW!
St. Valentine’s Day has passed, yet we can’t seem to get enough of Hallmark-generated obligations to declare our love(s). Or maybe you have had quite enough and want to vent, PUBlicly. Perhaps you can share to an audience of strangers what is difficult to express privately. Or maybe you just love their Shepherd’s Pie, Fish ‘n’ Chips, and/or beer selection and want to be entertained with other people’s vulnerabilities. Regardless of your motivation, come on over to the Olde English Pub for Front Parlor’s monthly storytelling gig in Albany. We’ll promise to display our affection for you and your tale (and your listening).
(683 Broadway, Albany. Quackenbush Sq.)
Same rules. (See previous posts.) See you there!
