We celebrate the spontaneous story slammers from last season with Part one of our annual story competition Slammer of the Year: Battle of the Bands.  We broke our favorite storytellers from the season into two groups and in this episode we showcase 5 storytellers coached by Patti O’Hara who banded together as ‘Slam Punk 5.” Each storyteller chose a song to inspire a story.  Recorded live at the outdoor amphitheater at JUMP in downtown Boise, they are Amos Rothstein, Patty Bowen, Sonya Feibert, Sara John, and Anika Bennet.

Slammer of the Year: BATTLE OF THE BANDS "Slam Punk 5"

Because everyone has a story. Spontaneous, illuminating, electrifying, inspiring, Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon that provides a forum and a format for Boise and beyond to share real experiences on stage and without notes. The nonprofit program presents a soul-stirring, all-ages flagship season. As well as Story Story Late-Night, the positively shameless, adults-only black sheep arm of the storytelling family. Plus Starry Story Night, a special event highlighting the connections between our individual points of light.

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We continue SiDE B of our Flagship Season with stories inspired by the STOP button of the tape deck.

FEATURING
Ken Bass
Maylene Cavazos
Laura Munsil

hosted by Jodi Eichelberger
music by the Boise Phil Brass Quintet

STOP

Hosted by Beth Norton
with music by Vashti Summervill-Vocals, Mike Rutledge- Bass, & Petra Schwarthoff-Violin

FRUiTCAKE: Stories of Inedible Gifts

We begin SiDE B of our 14th season with stories inspired by the FAST FORWARD button of the tape deck.

Sponsored by The Shandro Group and Apple Plumbing & Bath!

Featuring
Allen Powers, Race to Robie Creek then and now
Lily Simmonds, a highschooler moving FORWARD FAST
Josh Gaines, reluctant to travel. FAST FORWARD 15 years and still trying to get home

Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger

Musical Guest All Around Cowboy

FAST FORWARD

We continue SiDE A with stories inspired by the PLAY button of the tape deck.
SOUND OFF 
Sponsored by The Shandro Group and Boise Group!
Featuring
Chelsea Hansen
Ky Gathura
and
Richard Rachman
hosted by Jodi Eichelberger
Musical Guest E.L. Anderson
with a special appearance by improv group "Hoochie and the Blowfish"

PLAY

We continue SiDE A of our Flagship Season with stories inspired by the REWiND button of the tape deck. 

Featuring:
Maureen Lavelle
Aidan Brezonick
&
Amanda Peacher
hosted by Jodi Eichelberger
with interpretation for the deaf and hard-of-hearing by LaVona Andrew & Sierra McIver
Music with Ellie Shaw

SOUND OFF | 2023-24 flagship season | JUMP
Sponsored by The Shandro Group and FLAVORS!
“Life is like a mixtape!” shouts out the DJ relative of Forrest Gump in a sample track. For our 14th flagship season, Story Story Night is dropping beats with true stories on a rock-your-world theme. Starring featured storytellers mixed with an open story slam. Live on stage and without notes.

Take out the earbuds and turn up the volume on the extended playtime of human experience. Hear real-life soundtracks more electrifying than an 80s boombox on your shoulder.
Beats Coachella passes. Better vibes / less BO. Season subscriptions and tickets at storystorynight.org.

Beats karaoke, too. Be a featured storyteller by freestyle rapping your plotline to story@storystorynight.org.

You can watch this show on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/HXPBKy1UHtw?si=RmHxsQcVLkXw36yK

Slammer of the Year: BATTLE OF THE BANDS "Slam Punk 5"

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