Stories on Tap
The CommUnity Zone is thrilled to continue our exciting partnership with Stories on Tap!
We're immensely excited to partner with Julie Hagenbuch, Curator and Director of this wonderful storytelling project!
Our first round of workshop and performance events went even better than we could have dreamed, with some 80 people in attendance for the storytelling night! Now, we're getting ready for the second round of these amazing opportunities for members of the community to come together and share their experiences.
First, you can join us for a free workshop where we'll learn the basics of telling true stories for the stage on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 10 AM to noon at STEAM Innovation Labs, Sunbury. This workshop is free of charge and geared toward adults and older teens. Registration is required. Due to limited space, we encourage early registration. You can reserve your spot by visiting www.storiesontap.org, or emailing storiesontap@gmail.com.
At the workshop, we'll talk about how to tell a true story for performance and give you time to talk through your life memories in a safe and supportive space. A light bagel brunch will be provided.
Then, you can share your story - or just listen to others - at our storytelling event "Change Of Course! Stories of Resilience and Adaptation" on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 7:00pm, held at The Albright Center for the Arts, 450 Chestnut St, Sunbury, PA, hosted by Peterson Toscano. “Stories on Tap: Change Of Course!” is one of several events bringing to life The Twelfth Star, a community water and fire ceremony happening this fall along the Susquehanna River in Sunbury.
If you're interested in telling a story at this event, make sure to sign up at www.storiesontap.org! Stories must be about true events from your life, told without notes, and be 5-8 minutes in length.
ABOUT THE THEME
Has life ever thrown a wrench in your plans and forced you to change course?
How did you adapt?
Tell us about this time in your life and how it changed you.
Stories that work well in front of an audience involve one pivotal moment — big or small — when our lives changed. Some examples are:
-A moment of difficulty when an unwelcome change forced you to scrap your plan and start over.
-A story of adaptation: when everything felt like it had gone wrong, how did your ability to mold yourself to the situation get you through it?
-A moment of celebration when your resilience carried you through.
The Twelfth Star is a grantee project of The MAP Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Mellon Foundation.
Both of these events are part of the CommUnity Zone’s 2023 storytelling programming partnership with Stories On Tap. We receive state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to produce Stories on Tap events and workshops in 2023.
Stories on Tap produces storytelling events and workshops in Central PA with the goal of fostering community resilience through the art of oral storytelling. Founded in 2011 as a forum to share lived experiences, we uphold the belief that authentic, well-crafted stories can open hearts and strengthen communities. Stories on Tap’s efforts aim to foster connection among residents of Central PA and increase understanding of others’ experiences through authenticity and candor.
We're immensely excited to partner with Julie Hagenbuch, Curator and Director of this wonderful storytelling project!
Our first round of workshop and performance events went even better than we could have dreamed, with some 80 people in attendance for the storytelling night! Now, we're getting ready for the second round of these amazing opportunities for members of the community to come together and share their experiences.
First, you can join us for a free workshop where we'll learn the basics of telling true stories for the stage on Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 10 AM to noon at STEAM Innovation Labs, Sunbury. This workshop is free of charge and geared toward adults and older teens. Registration is required. Due to limited space, we encourage early registration. You can reserve your spot by visiting www.storiesontap.org, or emailing storiesontap@gmail.com.
At the workshop, we'll talk about how to tell a true story for performance and give you time to talk through your life memories in a safe and supportive space. A light bagel brunch will be provided.
Then, you can share your story - or just listen to others - at our storytelling event "Change Of Course! Stories of Resilience and Adaptation" on Saturday, May 13, 2023, at 7:00pm, held at The Albright Center for the Arts, 450 Chestnut St, Sunbury, PA, hosted by Peterson Toscano. “Stories on Tap: Change Of Course!” is one of several events bringing to life The Twelfth Star, a community water and fire ceremony happening this fall along the Susquehanna River in Sunbury.
If you're interested in telling a story at this event, make sure to sign up at www.storiesontap.org! Stories must be about true events from your life, told without notes, and be 5-8 minutes in length.
ABOUT THE THEME
Has life ever thrown a wrench in your plans and forced you to change course?
How did you adapt?
Tell us about this time in your life and how it changed you.
Stories that work well in front of an audience involve one pivotal moment — big or small — when our lives changed. Some examples are:
-A moment of difficulty when an unwelcome change forced you to scrap your plan and start over.
-A story of adaptation: when everything felt like it had gone wrong, how did your ability to mold yourself to the situation get you through it?
-A moment of celebration when your resilience carried you through.
The Twelfth Star is a grantee project of The MAP Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation, and Mellon Foundation.
Both of these events are part of the CommUnity Zone’s 2023 storytelling programming partnership with Stories On Tap. We receive state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, to produce Stories on Tap events and workshops in 2023.
Stories on Tap produces storytelling events and workshops in Central PA with the goal of fostering community resilience through the art of oral storytelling. Founded in 2011 as a forum to share lived experiences, we uphold the belief that authentic, well-crafted stories can open hearts and strengthen communities. Stories on Tap’s efforts aim to foster connection among residents of Central PA and increase understanding of others’ experiences through authenticity and candor.
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