BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Sitewrench//Calendar API//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2630635 DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20220922T190000 SUMMARY:The Moth Pop-Up Porch DESCRIPTION:Global storytelling nonprofit The Moth\, the team behind the Pe abody Award-winning Moth Radio Hour and ultra-popular eponymous podcast\, has selected Tulsa for the launch of The Moth Pop-Up Porch. Inspired by t he nonprofit organization&rsquo\;s origin&mdash\; sharing stories on a por ch during summer nights in Georgia&mdash\; The Moth Pop Up Porch\, present ed in collaboration with General Motors\, is a specially-built tiny house with a big porch that will travel to Tulsa\, Dallas\, Jackson\, New Orlea ns\, Birmingham\, and Atlanta this Fall. With this traveling experience\, The Moth seeks to uncover new\, diverse stories in these unique and vibra nt cities and bring them to stages worldwide and\, ultimately\, to listene rs on The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast. \;\n\nThe Moth Pop-Up Porch is free and open to the public. Participants will have an opportuni ty to meet Moth story directors\, instructors and producers\, learn how to craft and pitch stories\, collaborate with other storytellers and pitch i deas to The Moth team. \; Story facilitators will be available to work with and hear from local storytellers at events at Guthrie Green and The Gathering Place. In addition to storytelling opportunities\, Magic City B ooks will host a book signing with Jennifer Hixson\, a senior director and host of Moth Radio Hour to celebrate How to Tell A Story: The Essential G uide to Memorable Storytelling from the Moth. A Moth StorySLAM will also b e held at Living Arts. This ticketed\, open-mic storytelling competition\, allows anyone with a five-minute story based on the theme of CROSSROADS ( exploring a turning point in one'\;s life) to take the stage to share t heir story and compete for the title of StorySLAM champ. Ten participants are selected at random to share their stories.\n\nThe Moth Pop-Up Porch i n Tulsa:\n\n\n Sept. 21 &ndash\; 22\, Pop-Up Porch at Guthrie Green\, 11 a .m. &ndash\; 7 p.m. (111 E Reconciliation Way)\n Sept. 22\, StorySLAM\, Li ving Arts Studio\, 7 p.m. (307 E Reconciliation Way)\n Sept. 23 &ndash\; 2 5\, Pop-Up Porch at The Gathering Place\, 11 a.m. &ndash\; 7 p.m. ( 2650 S John Williams Way)\n Sept. 24\, Magic City Books  \;event\, 2 - 3 p.m . (221 E. Archer St.)\n\n LOCATION:Guthrie Green URL:http://roottulsa.sitewrench.com/events/event/2630635 CREATED:20220914T151138Z DTSTAMP:20240329T154328Z X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Global storytelling nonprofit The M oth\, the team behind the Peabody Award-winning Moth Radio Hour a nd ultra-popular eponymous podcast\, has selected Tulsa f or the launch of The Moth Pop-Up Porch. Inspired by the n onprofit organization&rsquo\;s origin&mdash\; sharing stories on a porch d uring summer nights in Georgia&mdash\; The Moth Pop Up Porch\, pre sented in collaboration with General Motors\, is a specially-buil t tiny house with a big porch that will travel to Tulsa\, Dallas\, Jackson \, New Orleans\, Birmingham\, and Atlanta this Fall. With this traveling e xperience\, The Moth seeks to uncover new\, diverse stories in these uniqu e and vibrant cities and bring them to stages worldwide and\, ultimately\, to listeners on The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast. \;
\n\n< p>The Moth Pop-Up Porch is free and open to the public. Participants will have an opportunity to meet Moth story directors\, instructors and produc ers\, learn how to craft and pitch stories\, collaborate with other storyt ellers and pitch ideas to The Moth team. \; Story facilitators will be available to work with and hear from local storytellers at events at Guth rie Green and The Gathering Place. In addition to storytelling opportuniti es\, Magic City Books will host a book signing with Jennifer Hixson\, a se nior director and host of Moth Radio Hour to celebrate How to Tell A S tory: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from the Moth. A Moth StorySLAM will also be held at Living Arts. This ticketed\, open-mic storytelling competition\, allows anyone with a five-minute story based o n the theme of CROSSROADS (exploring a turning point in one'\;s life) t o take the stage to share their story and compete for the title of StorySL AM champ. Ten participants are selected at random to share their stories.< /p>\n\nThe Moth Pop-Up Porch in Tulsa:
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