Events at a Glance

This page lists all Chicago area and online storytelling events/shows from the main calendar, but in a much more compact (and bare bones) format.

NOTE: All times listed are Central Time. Please check event websites to confirm times and venues.

DateTimeSeries/ShowVenueCity
Tue 3/10/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 3/10/20267:00 PMTellers’ NightRobert’s WestsideForest Park
Tue 3/10/20267:00 PMVoice BoxFitzGerald’sBerwyn
Tue 3/10/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Tue 3/10/20267:30 PMHomewood StoriesFCC Community HouseFlossmoor
Tue 3/10/20267:30 PMServing the SentenceJarvis Square TavernChicago
Wed 3/11/20266:30 PMThe GrapevineOnline & in DC
Wed 3/11/20267:00 PMLet’s Eat Cookies and Talk About DeathThe StorefrontSkokie
Wed 3/11/20267:00 PMSix Feet Apart Productions: Open Mic Storyslam – As Luck Would Have ItOnline
Wed 3/11/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Thu 3/12/20267:30 PMShort Story TheatreArt Center Highland ParkHighland Park
Thu 3/12/20267:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Fri 3/13/20267:30 PMLIFT Community Storytelling Event: ThresholdBethel United Church of ChristElmhurst
Sun 3/15/20263:00 PMSacred StorytellingOnline
Mon 3/16/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 3/17/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 3/17/20267:00 PMShow & Tell: Feeling LuckyWriters TheatreGlencoe
Tue 3/17/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: AmbitionFitzGerald’sBerwyn
Tue 3/17/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 3/18/20267:00 PMStories R UsNik & Ivy Brewing CompanyLockport
Wed 3/18/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Wed 3/18/20269:00 PMSAC Story Swap: Myths, Fables, Fantasies, FairytalesOnline
Thu 3/19/20267:00 PMGrown Folks StoriesDuSable Black History Museum and Education CenterChicago
Thu 3/19/20267:00 PMThe People Tree: RisksEmpire Burgers & BrewNaperville
Thu 3/19/20267:00 PMWomen’s Storytelling FestivalOnline
Thu 3/19/20267:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Fri 3/20/20266:00 PMWomen’s Storytelling FestivalOnline & in VA
Fri 3/20/20267:00 PMTellin’ Tales Theatre: Hands Up! Don’t Go ThereNEIU Stage CenterChicago
Sat 3/21/202610:00 AMWomen’s Storytelling FestivalOnline & in VA
Sat 3/21/20267:00 PMTellin’ Tales Theatre: Hands Up! Don’t Go ThereNEIU Stage CenterChicago
Sun 3/22/20269:30 AMWomen’s Storytelling FestivalOnline & in VA
Sun 3/22/20262:00 PMGeNarrationsBughouse TheaterChicago
Sun 3/22/20266:00 PM2nd Story: The Fork in the RoadHaymarket Pub & BreweryChicago
Mon 3/23/20267:00 PMMiss Spoken: JasmineCole’sChicago
Tue 3/24/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 3/24/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Edgewater Open MicPete’s Pizza and BakehouseChicago
Wed 3/25/20267:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Wed 3/25/20267:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: The ChoiceKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago
Thu 3/26/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer’s Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Thu 3/26/20267:30 PMHammered HIStoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Fri 3/27/20267:00 PMStories & Sipsis/was brewingChicago
Tue 3/31/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 3/31/20266:00 PMTrue Tales LiveOnline
Wed 4/1/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Glenview Open MicGrandpa’s PlaceGlenview
Thu 4/2/20267:30 PMAs I Was SayingWestside ImprovWheaton
Thu 4/2/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Bridgeport Open MicTangible BooksChicago
Thu 4/2/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit North Center Open MicMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sat 4/4/20267:00 PMTraditions and Truth: A Virtual Open MicOnline
Sun 4/5/20268:00 PMHammered HerstoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Mon 4/6/20267:00 PMLet Me Tell YouJoseph C. Vallez Activity CenterBerwyn
Tue 4/7/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/7/20266:30 PMOttawa StoryTellers Open MicOnline
Tue 4/7/20267:00 PMOUTspoken! LGBTQ+ StorytellingSidetrackChicago
Tue 4/7/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lincoln Square Open MicThe Atlantic Bar & GrillChicago
Wed 4/8/20267:00 PMSix Feet Apart Productions: Open Mic StorySlam – The Best Day EverOnline
Wed 4/8/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Wed 4/8/20267:30 PMFirst Person LiveHey NonnyArlington Heights
Thu 4/9/20267:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Fri 4/10/20267:30 PMFrom Sea to Shining Sea: Road Trip StoriesBarrington’s White HouseBarrington
Sun 4/12/20267:00 PMKaraoke StorytellersLincoln HallChicago
Sun 4/12/20267:00 PMStory LuckTheater WitChicago
Mon 4/13/20267:00 PMIs This A Thing? — Knock, Knock. Who’s There?O’Shaughnessy’s Public HouseChicago
Mon 4/13/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: SusThe Den TheatreChicago
Tue 4/14/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/14/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Wed 4/15/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Wed 4/15/20269:00 PMSAC Story Swap: Historical StoriesOnline
Thu 4/16/20267:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Fri 4/17/20268:00 PMMortified Chicago Presents: Minnesota Nice, a Fundraiser for MIRACLincoln HallChicago
Fri 4/17/20268:00 PMThe Moth GrandSLAMAthenaeum CenterChicago
Sat 4/18/20268:00 PM2nd Story: The Birthday BashMichelle’s BallroomChicago
Mon 4/20/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 4/21/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/21/20267:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: DisasterpieceFitzGerald’sBerwyn
Tue 4/21/20267:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 4/22/20267:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Thu 4/23/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer’s Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Thu 4/23/20267:30 PMHammered HIStoryThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Tue 4/28/20265:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/28/20267:00 PMDo Not Submit Edgewater Open MicPete’s Pizza and BakehouseChicago
Wed 4/29/20267:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: I Was WrongKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago