Performing or Slamming: All Stories, All the Time.

Clare Muireann Murphy rocked her workshop last night in Mount Pearl. The Introduction to the Art of Storytelling was like a story itself, she engaged our attention (with a game), introduced all the characters (elements of storytelling), let us get to know them before revealing a challenge (learning a short story), and then clued everything up with a great ending (a game and some storytelling hints). It was a fabulous evening, which is why I'm recommending you head out to her performance at the Rooms this evening.

Then, once your appetite for fabulous stories is whetted, you should head down to the Ship for the Story Slam! Details are below.

Wednesday, March 9th

The Rooms Provincial Art Gallery and Archives
7:00 – 8:00 PM

“On the Heels of the Hound” with Irish storyteller Clare Muireann Murphy

A dark and ferocious journey where warriors leap with blinding frenzy, one-eyed monsters hunt the shores, and shape-shifters blur the line between this world and the Otherworld. Presented in collaboration with The Rooms.
Free Admission

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Ship Pub
Solomon’s Lane, 265 Duckworth
9:30 PM

5-Minute Story Slam with host Ruthanne Edward and music by Stan Pickett.

A Story Slam is a contest of words; imagine a poetry slam format meets Canadian Idol, with a storytelling twist. Story Slammers will sign up on the night to tell a 5-minute short story on the evening’s theme and a lucky eight names will be drawn at random from a bag. Each of the featured 5 minute stories is judged on how well it is told, how well it is constructed, and how well it honours the time limit and relates to the theme.* Prize of $150 Presented in collaboration with the Folk Arts Society of Newfoundland & Labrador.
Admission: $5

*What is the theme, you ask?

You know all the stuff they say about March, right? All about lions and lambs, and weather and the like?

Well, whether you are a ferocious lion or a meek little lamb, we want to hear you slam a story down.

So give us a tale about someone gentle , someone fierce, or someone gentle who became fierce.

Share a story about a lion tamer, a shepherd, or a lamb amongst the lions.

Gossip about a stormy beginning and an easy ending, or about the calm before the storm.

Tell us about mama lions, hunting prey, lamb stew, or how cute you look in that fluffy white sweater (awww).

Heck, we're even interested in how you pulled the wool over someone's eyes when you started lyin' after drinking too much Lambs.

How ever you spin it, stick to the theme and keep it under 5 minutes and we'll see if you earn pride of place (and $150!) as our Story Slam winner.