Our next show is June 5th at Grove 34 in partnership with the Greater Astoria Historical Society. SAVE THE DATE!
But first… Come tell your story at writing workshops led by NYTI producers Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons and Tim Lindner. Kelly Jean leads a monthly Sip & Scribe at Sunnyside Arts. Register HERE for Friday, March 1.
Plus, don’t miss her “Queens & Me: Personal Writing Workshop” at The Astoria Bookshop on 4/17.
Tim leads a monthly Write with Flights at Departed Soles Brewery in Jersey City. Click HERE to register for this month’s, which is coming up fast on Thursday, February 22.
What have our NYTI Alums been up to? So happy you asked! Here are some fun updates.
Monique Peterson performs at Jimmy’s No. 43 in 2013. Photo by Gili Getz.
SPECIAL WEST COAST SHOUT OUT to MONIQUE PETERSON from our “Alter Egos” show, who will be the only spoken word story performer in the upcoming Center for the Arts open mic showcase in Nevada County, California, this Wednesday, February 21.
GABRIEL BEREZIN produces and hosts the podcast FUGUES.
Gabriel Berezin swaps stories with Courtney Frances Fallon in Ep 38: Blowback Part 2. Give a listen here!
New episodes coming out next month! What is Fugues? The quick answer – it’s The Moth with neuroscience and music (and a bit of sci-fi…)
More details at:
- Podcast: https://fugues.simplecast.com/ – subscribe!
- Substack: https://fugues.substack.com/ – subscribe!
ROSALIE CHANDLER is stepping up to perform her “Here & Gone” story from our first team-up show with the Greater Astoria Historical Society next month for RISK!
Rosalie surprises her fellow storytellers with Westinghouse Time Capsule buttons at our “Here & Gone” show at Grove 34.
Helmed by “College Try” storyteller Kevin Allison, RISK! is a live show and weekly podcast where people tell true stories they never thought they’d dare to share in public. Come join us to see how Rosalie’s story has grown now that she’s doing the telling.
RISK! Live in NYC & Online
Thursday, 3/21/24
Caveat, 21 A Clinton Street, New York, NY 10002
9:30 PM / Doors 9:00 PM
Tickets: http://risk-show.com/live
CHRIS CROWTHERS (center square) opened up a shop with his husband last year in Narrowsburg, NY!
Project Weekend: Weekend Goods for Good Weekends. Check it out HERE.
Give a LISTEN or WATCH Chris’s story “Watermelon Sugar” in our Anniversary Apart online show from January 2022!
They sell Men’s Clothing + Accessories and Outdoorsy + Weekend Inspired Goods. Follow them on IG: @projectweekendny
Founding member MIKE DRESSEL recently profiled the Choreographer Bruno Isakovic for the Gay & Lesbian Review. Note: The piece hasn’t gone up yet, but it will run HERE soon. Maybe even by the time you check!
Mike Dressel hosts our 2019 “Snapped!” show. Give a listen and read Mike’s intro about our special Stonewall50 story swap at Dixon Place in the NYTI Ten-Year Anthology.
He also has a Bookshop.org affiliate site where he’s curated some reading material. Check it out and shop through the link: https://bookshop.org/shop/Dressel
MATT STORRS was recently on The Moth (2/13), and you can listen to the episode (available 2/19) here!
Photo: Top left: Matt Storrs; Top right: Maria Rubio; Bottom left: Ellie Dvorkin Dunn interviews Matt Storrs
Give a listen to Matt’s “Punch Up” swap or WATCH the full show live-streamed from Culture Lab.
Matt also filmed Stories from the Stage in Boston on 2/14, and last but not least, keep an eye out for him at the NYC Fringe in April! We’ll share more info as it becomes available.
Congratulations to AIDA ZILELIAN for her newly released novel All the Ways We Lied, which explores the commonality of sisterhood through the eyes of four unforgettable women who have nothing in common except that they are bound by Armenian blood and history.
Upcoming Book Events!
New York/Queens
- February 25 – Sunday Salon at Von Bar
- March 9 – BOOK LAUNCH at Hunters Point Library
- March 15 – Adverse Abstract
Boston/Somerville
- March 23 – Suitcase Stories in Somerville
- March 24 – Armenian Cultural Foundation
Rhode Island
- April 19 – Riffraff Bookstore
- April 20 – Watertown Library
- April 21 – St. Sahag Church
Back in NYC/Queens!
- April 27 – Lincoln Center: Key speaker for Genocide Awareness
- May 9 – LIC Book Culture
Top left: Jenn Wehrung; Top right: Story partners Aida Zilelian and Jenn Wehrung; Bottom left: Ellie Dvorkin Dunn and Jenn Wehrun; Bottom right: Aida Zilelian
Give a LISTEN to Aida’s “Punch Up” swap or WATCH the full show live-streamed from Culture Lab. You can also watch other past shows on the NYTI YouTube channel.
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