We are excited to announce our 5-day Storytelling Retreat during Family Week at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck New York this summer, July 26-31 Join us for a week long introduction to the craft and practice of personal storytelling – learn to tell stories from your life and share an immersive and connective experience with other storytellers.

The power of stories to give shape to our lives is immense. Stories build community and help us make sense of ourselves and the world we live in. In exploring your lived experience in story form, you will learn to understand the life experiences that shape and define you. And sharing these stories with other people creates connection, empathy and understanding. We need that now more than ever.

You can find more information about Family Week and our Storytelling Workshop as well as registration information HERE

A heads up that next month’s On The Fly Story Slam will take place on the 2nd Thursday of the month, on November 13. To prepare ourselves for the upcoming Thanksgiving family gatherings, the theme will be FOOD FIGHT. And yes, we are suggesting throwing food at family members with whom you disagree. Or at least that you come tell a 5-minute true-life story about it. Sign-up 6.30, stories 7pm. $5 at the door.

Love,
Caitlin & Christina

We had an absolute blast last night at our 2022 Grand Slam at a packed to the brim Avalon Lounge in Catskill where eight On The Fly slam winner competed for the Grand Slam prize. Meg Rhinehart won with her beautifully told story. Congratulations, Meg! You can hear her story and all the stories on SoundCloud. We’ll see you next month on May 5. The theme will be MOTHER NATURE. Start practicing so you can tell a 5-minute true life story that might land you in next year’s Grand Slam. 

On April 7 we will be celebrating the winners of last year’s story slams. Ten beautiful storytellers. Please join us in celebrating these wonderful storytellers and help us pick the 2022 Grand Slam winner in style. We will fit as many people as possible at Avalon, but we suggest you come early to secure a spot and to order from the kitchen before the show. This should be a good one. 7pm. See you there!

Story Folks!

Slight change of plan for this week: The Avalon Lounge will be closed on Thursday for a photo shoot, so we’re moving the slam for one night across the street to Left Bank Ciders, who has graciously offered to host us. Same theme – ESCAPE. Same time – 7pm. There will be no charge at the door, and you can bring your own food to go along with the yummy drinks they sell at Left Bank Ciders. The address is: 150 Water St, Catskill, NY 12414. We hope you’ll join us and can’t wait to hear your stories 

Thank you to these beautiful storytellers for braving the rain and ice and taking the stage at Avalon to share there IN THE FLESH stories. If you missed it or would like to hear their stories again, you can listen here. We highly recommend that you do!

Heart of Darkness stories – so good! If you missed the slam, but would like to listen to the stories, you can find them on our Soundcloud page. The next story slam is February 3. The theme will be IN THE FLESH. And if you want to check out the themes and dates for the rest of 2022, they can all be found on our Facebook page.