October Storytelling Events!

Albany

Monday, October 15 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk

Theme: “Falling”

Why falling? Well, it’s fall. Leaf peeping, pumpkin spice and whatnot. There’s that. And then there is gravity, which left unattended will cause things to fall. But really what we want to get at is that things fall apart.

Mostly we’re trying to keep them together, but then there is that moment when they start falling, coming apart, unravelling in our hands.

This month we explore those moments…

 

Troy

Tuesday, October 9 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Zan Strumfeld

Theme: “Shangri La”

The Kinks sang about it. James Hilton described it as earthly paradise. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called it Xanadu. Shangri-La: that imaginary, idyllic place of perfection. They say it’s unobtainable, and we’ll always be searching for it, but is that really true? When was a time you experienced a pure Shangri-La moment? A short, but blissful connection with someone at the supermarket? An unexpected, unpredictable journey? A picturesque moment with yourself? Come share your paradisiacal experience with us.

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September Storytelling Events!

Troy

Tuesday, September 4 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Ashok

Theme: “Fall”

Fall is the beginning of the school year. It’s also the end of Summer. There’s foliage and there’s apples. And pumpkin spiced lattes. While most people love this time of year, Ashok does not. He doesn’t like what comes after the fall.

Also, consider a more literal interpretation –  falling and picking yourself back up, falling  in love, or falling down a rabbit hole.

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Albany

Monday, September 17 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk

Theme: “Gettin’ Schooled”

Learning is important. We should always be learning. And while school is a great place to learn, not all learning happens in school (and not everything that happens in school is learning).What are your most important lessons? How did you learn them? The hard way?

Bring those stories down to the OEP Monday for a night of laughter and learning.

August Storytelling Events!

Troy

Tuesday, August 14 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Mike DeSocio

Theme: “Moving On”

They say one door must close in order for another one to open. But moving on can still be awfully bittersweet. Whether it’s leaving behind a lover, a pet, a house or phase of life, tell us a story about one chapter ending or another one beginning. We want to hear about transitions, conclusions, fresh starts and everything in between.

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Albany

Monday, August 20 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk

Theme: “Drugs”

Drugs have impeccable timing. Arriving just after sex and right before rock and roll, drugs are at the center of nearly all human experience. From that daily hit of caffeine to the once and done LSD experiment, drugs allow us to change how we feel and how we perceive the world. And best of all, drugs create really memorable experiences, and that’s what we look for in a story.

July Storytelling Events!

Troy

Tuesday, July 10 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Ashok

Theme: “Mistakes”

Everyone makes them. Some are great learning experiences. Some are just terrible. Please come and share your stories where things didn’t work out as planned.

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Albany

Monday, July 16 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk

Theme: “Foreigners”

Most people are foreign to us. Even those we think we know well can be very different. And those from foreign lands can be surprisingly similar – if we make the effort to cross the divide between us and them.

So what does it really mean to be a foreigner? Let’s explore through stories of encounters with someone “foreign”.

June Storytelling Events!

Troy

Tuesday, June 12 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Mike DeSocio

Theme: “Say What?!?!”

Communication breakdowns – whether something’s misheard or poorly explained, words can make all the difference. And when we’re texting, snapping and tweeting, messages get mixed up quick. What happened the last time you had a convoluted conversation? Come share your stories about communication gone wrong. After all, there’s always two sides to every story.

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Albany

Monday, June 18 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk

Theme: “Fathers”

In honor of Father’s Day (Sunday, June 17) we turn the mic over to dads and the stories of our dads. You know your dad (or might know if you are one) so you shouldn’t need much more prompting.

But consider that Father’s Day has only been an official national holiday since 1972! The original idea for it dates back more than a hundred years, but our nation’s dads were in no hurry to get more neckties, hats and socks.

 

May Storytelling Events!

Troy

Tuesday, May 8 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Abby Norton-Levering

Theme: “Breaking and Mending”

Breaking up, breaking down, breaking through, breaking free: we often feel most excruciatingly, exquisitely alive when things are breaking apart. Then down the road there may be mending, sometimes accomplished in surprising or less obvious ways. Sometimes even the act of telling a story puts the pieces back together.

Come share your stories of breaking bones, hearts, news, promises or paradigms, and what happened next.

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Albany

Monday, May 21 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk

Theme: “New York City”

The Big Apple. The City that Never Sleeps. It is the center of universe for so many people and industries. Fashion, entertainment, banking, you name it. And it’s also a storyteller’s gold mine. Interesting things just seem to happen there.

So come share your New York stories, or come to hear what’s happened to others in “the city”…

 

 

April Storytelling Events!

Troy

Tuesday, April 10 @ The Ale House (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Ashok 
Theme: “Being Brave”

Courage is hard to define and an underappreciated and hard to find virtue. The following quote is from Game of Thrones:

“Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’
‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him.”

Please come and share your stories about fear and pushing through fear to be brave.

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Albany

Monday, April 16 @ The Olde English Pub (7:30 – 9:30 pm)
Hosted by Gregor Wynnyczuk
Theme: “Gettin’ Schooled”

Learning is important. We should always be learning. And while school is a great place to learn, not all learning happens in school (and not everything that happens in school is learning).

What are your most important lessons? How did you learn them? The hard way?

Bring those stories down to the OEP Monday for a night of laughter and learning.