“Community Open Mic” is a compilation of stories from representatives of Traverse City organizations (Norte, TART Trails, and Up North Pride) at a few Here:Say open mics during Season 6. These featured performers told stories alongside the randomly selected storytellers in the audience at three shows, recorded in October 2018, November 2018, and January 2019.

Stories Begin At

Ty Schmidt 01:10

Kyle MacDermaid 07:12

Madison Meter 16:47

Steve Westphal 25:10

Brian Beauchamp 35:48

Tom Phillips 38:34

Elon Cameron 51:35

Jonny Cameron 57:07

We could use a little help over here! Join us as scheduled performers take the stage to tell true, first-person stories about times when they needed an assist.

Stories Begin:

Ben Whiting 00:32

James Berg 13:19

Jen Loup 19:22

Daniel Marbury 27:23

Heather Hudson 40:33

Karen Stein 55:18

In-studio conversation with Beth Milligan: 01:07:19

Scheduled performers took the stage to tell true, first-person stories about moments in life that they didn't see coming.

Stories begin at:

Taylor Cramer 00:32

Connor Drexler 12:55

Lesley Tye 22:05

Laura Gornicki

In-studio chat with Taylor Cramer 51:05

We've got the cure for what ails you! Scheduled performers took the stage to tell true stories about sickness and health.

Stories begin at:

Steve Ford: 00:40

Karin Killian 12:15

Jen Loup 31:45

David Fink 40:00

Tony Bero 48:02

Shock and Awe conversation with Brett Nichols 01:05:26

Wouldn't it be great if working were as straightforward as "go to work, then get paid"? Performers at the January mainstage event told stories that showed it's rarely that easy.

Stories begin at:

Christy Prahl 00:32

Stewie McFerran 16:42

Anne Bonney 25:55

Heather Hudson 37:00

John J. Klapko 50:37

Christal Frost 1:08:45

Karen Stein and Ty Schmidt: 1:27:43

Is 3 truly the magic number? We'll find out when scheduled performers take the stage to tell true, first-person stories of threes.

Stories begin at

Jen Loup 0:34

Tim Keenan 10:19

Dave Murphy: 19:40

Sue Ann Round 31:24

Jeff Smith 48:34

Ben Whiting and Karen Stein 01:03:33

Slow and steady won't win at this Here:Say as scheduled performers tell true, first-person stories about the race against time. 

Leslie Tye 00:39

Joseph Baumann 11:11

Jonelle Bowers 22:45

Matt Soderquist 39:00

Elon Cameron 49:00

"In Threes" wsg. Christal Frost 1:09:13

Join us for our Season 6 kickoff mainstage show as scheduled performers at the take the stage to tell true, first-person tales about times they've learned some hard lessons. Featuring stories by Jen Loup, Dave Murphy, Karen Stein, and Christal Frost, plus special guest Matt Soderquist talking about the next show's theme. 

We didn't let Season 5 end without a fight! At our last show of the regular season, performers took the stage to tell true stories about times they had to put up their dukes. Featuring Karin Killian, Gary Schilke, Elon Cameron, James Berg, and Nancy Baker.