WE WILL GET BACK TO STORYTELLING IN 2022
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022
MALAINEY'S GRILL, FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH UNTIL FOOTBALL.
IN BETWEEN 2018-NOW, IT'S BEEN A RIDE. OKAY, WE HAVEN'T KEPT UP THE SCHEDULE VERY WELL , IT APPEARS,,,,BUT, WE ARE TELLING TALES AT HOME OR ON THE STAGE OR IN OUR NIGHT-TIME DREAMS
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2022
MALAINEY'S GRILL, FIRST MONDAY OF THE MONTH UNTIL FOOTBALL.
IN BETWEEN 2018-NOW, IT'S BEEN A RIDE. OKAY, WE HAVEN'T KEPT UP THE SCHEDULE VERY WELL , IT APPEARS,,,,BUT, WE ARE TELLING TALES AT HOME OR ON THE STAGE OR IN OUR NIGHT-TIME DREAMS
STORYTELLING SHOWS 2018
Sat., June 9, 7:30 p.m., Mariana Guest Teller at Liars, Thieves, and Chocolate:
An Evening of Story. El Dorado Nature Center, 7550 E. Spring, Long Beach, CA
Mon., June 25, 7-9 p.m., Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller
Malainey’s Grill, 168 N. Marina Dr., Long Beach, CA
Mon., July 30, 7-9 p.m., Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller
Malainey’s Grill, 168 N. Marina Dr., Long Beach, CA
Mon., Aug.,20, Finals TBA Long Beach Searches for Greatest Storyteller
Malainey's Grill, main club and banquet room at the same time
Sun., Sept. 9, 7:00 p.m., Divas in Danger, Sun., Sept. 9, 7 p.m., Divas in Danger, Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center
3050 Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley, CA Box office: 805-583-7900
Fri., Oct. 12, 8 p.m., Divas in Danger, Rail Yard Performing Arts Ctr., Santa Fe, NM
Sun., Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m., Divas in Danger, Taos Center for Arts, Taos, NM
2019
Thursday- Friday, Jan. 10-12, 7:00 p.m., Divas in Danger, San Miguel Playhouse, San Miguel de Allende, MX Sun., Jan. 13, 2:00 p.m., Divas in Danger, San Miguel Playhouse, San Miguel de Allende, MX
Fri., Feb.1, 8:00 p.m. Divas in Danger, Torrance Cultural Arts Ctr, Torrance, CA
Sat., Feb. 2, 8:00 p.m., Divas in Danger, Torrance Cultural Arts Ctr., Torrance, CA
PAST SHOWS THIS YEAR
Mon., Feb. 26, Long Bch Searches for Greatest Storyteller, 7-9 p.m.(Shows at Malainey's last Monday of the month goes through August. Other shows are added all the time) Malainey’s Grill, 168 N. Marina Dr., L.B., CA $6. $100 prize for top tale,audience votes
Sat., March 17, Divas in Danger 8 p.m., Three True Tales of Escape, Betrayal and Budget Plastic Surgery, starring Debra Ehrhardt, Brenda Adelman and Mariana Williams. The Aurora Theater, 4412 E. Village Dr., L.B. CA. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com, $20 (no fee)
Mon., March 26, Long Bch Searches for Greatest Storyteller, 7-9 p.m.(Shows at Malarkey's last Monday of the month goes through August. Other shows are added all the time)$100 prize for top tale,audience votes
Malainey’s Grill, 168 N. Marina Dr., L.B., CA $6,
Sun., April 8, Storytelling Workshop, 1 p.m. $30.Torrance Cultural Center, 3330 Civic Center Dr., Torrance, CA Storytelling Workshop accepts 12 students to work on their memoir writing, receive performance tips and enjoy a casual lunch together. The class will perform their stories in a show that afternoon. https://torrancearts.org/upcoming-shows/
Tues., April 17, Leisure World Seal Beach, Storytelling Show 5 p.m. (By invitation)
Sat., April 21, Divas in Danger 8 p.m., Three True Tales of Escape, Betrayal and Budget Plastic Surgery, starring Debra Ehrhardt, Brenda Adelman and Mariana Williams. The Aurora Theater, 4412 E. Village Dr., L.B. CA. Tickets at BrownPaperTickets.com, $20 (no fee)
Sun., April 22, True Tales From The South Bay, 7-9 p.m. $10, Torrance Cultural Center, 3330 Civic Center Dr., Torrance, CA
In the style of The Moth, Story Corps or Mortified, the Torrance Cultural Arts Foundation is proud to present its own local storytellers along with experienced crowd-pleasing Guest Tellers. Box office: 310-781-7171
https://torrancearts.org/upcoming-shows
Mon., May 28, Long Bch Searches for Greatest Storyteller, 7-9 p.m.(Shows at Malarkey's last Monday of the month goes through August. Other shows are added all the time)$100 prize for top tale,audience votes
Malainey’s Grill, 168 N. Marina Dr., L.B., CA $6,
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TO PARTICIPATE AS A STORYTELLER-SEND 5 LINES OF YOUR TRUE STORY TO: [email protected] REMEMBER, IT NEEDS TO BE 6- MINUTES, ABOUT YOU-AND TRUE. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NO FACT CHECKERS, PUT YOUR OWN SPIN ON IT. MAYBE A COMING-OF-AGE? OMG--MOMENT? WTF MOMENT! AN IDENTITY REVEALED? A NATURE ADVENTURE! YOU CAN USE NOTES. PLEASE HAVE A BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END. SCROLL DOWN FOR NOTES ON STORYTELLING.
BEEN THERE...DONE THAT....2017 WAS A STORY WORTHY YEAR
Sat., Sept. 9, 2017 10-2 p.m. Mariana is one of several authors at the Mariana is one of several authors at the Leisure World Book Expo, Seal Beach, CA (invitation needed if not a resident)
* Sat., Sept. 30,, 2017 9-5:00 p.m.
OVERCOME? OR, OVER IT- Authors/Storytellers Debra Ebrhardt, Brenda Adelman & Mariana Williams share three tales of unstoppable courage, emotional strength and, uh…vanity. Their part of the show is at 10:50 a.m., in the Sea Side Ballroom
AT: Women’s Journey Conference
Long Beach Convention Center. 9-5:00 p.m. WJC, now in its 14th year, presents Dr. Jean Houston, one of the foremost visionary speakers of our time, along with many other notable speakers.
http://womensjourneyfoundation.org/womens-conference/
* Saturday, October 7th at 5:30 pm., 2017 JONESBOROUGH INT'L NATIONAL STORYTELLING FESTIVAL. 116 W. Main St., Jonesborough, TN. Mariana has been invited to tell a story on subject of “Reunion” at The Story Slam.
* Thurs., Oct. 12, 2017 7:00 -8:30 p.m.
WOMEN and COURAGE -Three tales of daring challenge, emotional strength, and, uh…vanity. Featuring Authors/Storytellers Debra Ebrhardt, Brenda Adelman & Mariana Williams
AT: Huntington Beach Art Center, 538 Main St., HB, 714-374-1650. Tx avail at door, in advance at: BrownPaperTickets.com tinyurl.com/yb8ptybq
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DEBRA EHRHARDT ( LONG BLACK, JAMAICAN MANE)
Actress/Author Debra knows “Jamaica Farewell” is more than a song. She risked her life escaping her home in Jamaica during a violent revolution.
BRENDA ADELMAN (FEISTY RED HEAD)
Actress/Author Brenda has her own definition of the F word: Forgiveness. She tells the real-life story of her mother shot and killed by her father, then her father quickly taking a new bride, her aunt.
MARIANA WILLIAMS (BLEACHED BLOND)
Author/Producer, Mariana is vain and thrifty. But budget plastic surgery? This hilarious true tale is told with candor, giving a shocking look into one doctor’s suburban home/clinic. (Yes, she went through with it.)
Stay strong, grab life, and stay in touch!
ANY QUESTIONS OR DESIRE TO RESERVE 107 SEATS, FOR EXAMPLE? EMAIL ME: [email protected]
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STORYTELLING TIPS
HMMMM, WHAT SHOULD I TELL ABOUT. I'VE HAD AN INTERESTING LIFE.....HMMM
AN OMG MOMENT... A WTF....A FLASH OF SENTIMENTALITY... A NEW AWARENESS...MAKE US SWOON...CRINGE...BLISS US OUT...JOLT US IN OUR SEATS... A BURST OF HILARITY...AN-UNLADY-LIKE SNORT...
MAKE US RECOIL...TEAR UP, LUMP MY THROAT... PACE THE IMPORTANT WORDS... S-L-O-W-L-Y
ALL OF US ARE STORYTELLERS---I'VE NOTICED A FEW POINTERS THAT MIGHT MAKE US A TAD MORE FASCINATING
Some Do's
1. Have a strong opening sentence explaining your time and place, roughly your age at the time if it's relevant
2. Once we get the setting, introduce conflict
3. Now is the time to express all the emotions. Confusion, dire consequences in choosing the wrong solution. Happiness, nausea… whatever. This can be funny or embarrassing to hear. Fine. You are building tension.
4. Solution-doesn't have to be dramatic, but it has to be clear. I've seen good tellers fail at this point.
Be clear on how it was resolved, then flavor it with your spin.
5. Resolution-Your attitude about the situation comes into play here. With confidence, deliver a prepared, strong get-off sentence.
HMMMM, WHAT SHOULD I TELL ABOUT. I'VE HAD AN INTERESTING LIFE.....HMMM
AN OMG MOMENT... A WTF....A FLASH OF SENTIMENTALITY... A NEW AWARENESS...MAKE US SWOON...CRINGE...BLISS US OUT...JOLT US IN OUR SEATS... A BURST OF HILARITY...AN-UNLADY-LIKE SNORT...
MAKE US RECOIL...TEAR UP, LUMP MY THROAT... PACE THE IMPORTANT WORDS... S-L-O-W-L-Y
ALL OF US ARE STORYTELLERS---I'VE NOTICED A FEW POINTERS THAT MIGHT MAKE US A TAD MORE FASCINATING
Some Do's
1. Have a strong opening sentence explaining your time and place, roughly your age at the time if it's relevant
2. Once we get the setting, introduce conflict
3. Now is the time to express all the emotions. Confusion, dire consequences in choosing the wrong solution. Happiness, nausea… whatever. This can be funny or embarrassing to hear. Fine. You are building tension.
4. Solution-doesn't have to be dramatic, but it has to be clear. I've seen good tellers fail at this point.
Be clear on how it was resolved, then flavor it with your spin.
5. Resolution-Your attitude about the situation comes into play here. With confidence, deliver a prepared, strong get-off sentence.
KEEPIN' IT REAL SIX-MINUTES AT A TIME.....
Roughly, use your time like this. One minute setting up real world. One minute describing horrible problem. Two or three minutes worrying about solution…. lead the audience on your emotional ride. You are building a wall you have to figure out how to climb over. You are lost. You are trapped. You are scared. You are in the spotlight. You are deliriously happy. You are waiting for the test results....
Some Don'ts
1. Don't be tempted to make your story ending drawn out, just because people are attentive.
2. Don't be afraid to exaggerate. Make your language vivid. It wasn't a hot day--it was a scorching day.
You weren't worried, you were frantic...etc.
3. Don't over-explain details. Get right to the meat of the story. Just like in reading a book, you might turn a page to get passed the slow part; don't have your audience glaze over when you go off on a tangent--stay on topic and don't drone on about needless details.
4. Don't worry. Most people are terrified to speak in public. You are doing it! Jerry Seinfield said, "Public speaking is supposedly people's worst fear. So, that means when you are at a funeral and there's a guy standing up there speaking about it---the dead guy in the ground is thinking, 'I may be dead, but at least I'm not THAT guy.' "
NEXT STORYTELLING WORKSHOP, SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2018, 3-7 p.m., The Aurora Theater, 4412 E. Village Rd., Long Beach, CA
to reserve a spot email me. [email protected] Storytelling Workshop accepts 10 students to work on their memoir writing.
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June 10, 14, I told, "Daddy's Last Ride" at the Moth in N.Y. It's held at Housing Works Library in the village. Two years ago I met Jia Jong, who won on that night. I loved her story and introduced myself and we've become great pals ever since. (Oh, I missed winning by one tenth of a point. It's on youTube.)
Kelli and Robbin help out at the storytelling workshop--filming the storytellers.
If you, or someone you know is a songwriter that has been in recovery for at least a year...we generally focus on high school and college students who are songwriters. This has been a thrill for us to help these talented musicians every year with a $5,000 award.
We'll listen to song submissions for the 2017 Sunrise of the Spirit Award.
We'll listen to song submissions for the 2017 Sunrise of the Spirit Award.
