The Monti StorySLAM—Good Riddance

723 Rigsbee Avenue,Durham NC 27701

08 September, 2021

Description

Our first live event since the COVID pandemic sideline. Eight storytellers. Five minutes per story. One winner. As we bid farewell to days of quarantining and pantsless Zoom calls, we’re celebrating the re-opening of The Monti with a night of celebrating stories of the people, places and patterns we’ve (gladly) left behind. Join us as gather again to raise our glasses to stories of the most satisfying endings about the things we hope to never see again… To our narcissistic exes, to our mind-numbing desk jobs and the bosses that drove us crazy, to our hometown bullies, to the pounds we’ve shed, the fears we left behind, and to all the things that have either dropped out of our lives, either intentionally or not… GOOD RIDDANCE. Everyone’s got a story of a welcome goodbye and we can’t wait to hear yours at The Monti’s first 2021 in-person storySLAM at Motorco Music Hall!  About The Monti StorySLAM (18 & up event) The Monti StorySLAM is an open storytelling event, where anyone with a story on a certain theme has a chance to tell it.  This is a competitive event, so there will be judges in the audience.  At each event, there will be eight storytellers chosen at random; each story is five minutes long; one winner will be declared at the end of the night.  Here's how you can tell your story: We publicize a theme (this show's theme is Good Riddance)You think, "Hey, I have a story that goes with that theme!"You buy a ticket.You practice your five-minute story at home and in your car.You show up and fill out a form stating that you would like to tell a story (NOTE: You DO NOT have to tell a story to attend.  You can just sit back and enjoy the show.)During the show, we will pick names from a hat at random, one at a time, and each person called will have five minutes to tell their story.After eight stories have been told, one winner will be declared!Winners from each StorySLAM will qualify for The Monti GrandSLAM on October 2, 2021. The GrandSLAM brings the winners back to compete for the ultimate title of The Monti GrandSLAMpion!   The Monti is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that invites people from the community to tell personal stories without the use of notes.  It’s just simple storytelling.  Each month, events are held around the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area and as far away as Greensboro.  The goal is to create an intimate, open, and fun atmosphere where people can relate their personal experiences to one another through narrative.  In March 2009, we launched an offshoot to The Monti called The Monti StorySLAM.  This format, most similar to an Open Mic, invites people – anyone – to tell five-minute stories on a given theme of the night.  Each night promises an unexpected and refreshing night of provocative entertainment.