Join us for a powerful evening of storytelling where your friends and neighbors (and maybe even you!) share what it means to be part of the River Valley. This event will invite storytellers from all walks of life to share their personal tales in an intimate and welcoming setting. Whether it's a hilarious anecdote, a heartwarming memory, or a tale of personal triumph, "We are the River Valley" celebrates the power of spoken word and our shared experience of living in this part of the world.
Want to tell your story?
We’re looking for 6-8 storytellers to share a story of up to 10 minutes during the event. Let us know if you’d like to share your story!
Get ready to tell your story!
We want everyone to have the skills to tell their story whether it is on our stage or not so please come to this free workshop even if you won't be getting up on stage
June 25th, 5:30-7, Spring Green Community Library
July 9, Format and time to be determined by participants
In these workshops, participants will learn how to find and shape stories. You can bring existing stories to shape or find new stories from your life. We will discuss the five main elements of a story and how to discover them. By learning dynamic storytelling elements, you will gain the tools to pull short stories out of everyday life. Participants will learn how to turn an anecdote of something that happened to you into a story that illuminates a central truth about your life. This will be an interactive class with a mixture of mini-lecture, 1:1 dialogue, and small group work. The class is led by Jen Rubin and Brendon Panke.
Jen Rubin is the Producer of Love Wisconsin, a statewide digital storytelling project. She leads storytelling workshops around the state, co-produces the Moth StorySlam in Madison, and is the author of 'We Are Staying: Eighty Years in the Life of a Family, a Store, and a Neighborhood.'
Brendon Panke grew up in rural Wisconsin, but only got tricked into detasseling corn once. He loves to help workshop attendees uncover the stories they want to tell. He's been telling stories on and off stage and hosting story events for 20 years.