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 4/1/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/1/20257:00 PMOUTspoken! LGBTQ+ StorytellingSidetrackChicago
Tue 4/1/20257:30 PMDouble Dutch Open MicMaple Avenue PubLisle
Wed 4/2/20258:00 PMLadylikeThe Lincoln LodgeChicago
Thu 4/3/20257:30 PMAs I Was Saying: A Night of StoriesWestside ImprovWheaton
Thu 4/3/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Bridgeport Open MicTangible BooksChicago
Thu 4/3/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit North Center Open MicMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Fri 4/4/20257:00 PMStory Sessions Open MicWest Town BakeryEvanston
Sat 4/5/20257:00 PMTraditions and Truth: A Virtual Open MicOnline
Sun 4/6/20256:30 PMThe Story Luck ShowTheater WitChicago
Mon 4/7/20257:00 PMLet Me Tell YouJoseph C. Vallez Activity CenterBerwyn
Mon 4/7/20257:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: BloomThe Den TheatreChicago
Tue 4/8/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/8/20256:30 PMOttawa StoryTellers Open MicOnline
Tue 4/8/20257:00 PMTellers’ NightRobert’s WestsideForest Park
Tue 4/8/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Tue 4/8/20257:30 PMServing the SentenceJarvis Square TavernChicago
Tue 4/8/20258:00 PMSix Feet Apart Productions: Open Mic StoryslamOnline
Wed 4/9/20256:30 PMGrapevine StorytellingOnline & in DC
Wed 4/9/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Wed 4/9/20257:30 PMListen Up!CarnivaleChicago
Thu 4/10/20257:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 4/13/20256:30 PMSolo Sunday: There Were SignsMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 4/13/20257:00 PMStorytelling Free for AllOil Lamp TheaterGlenview
Mon 4/14/20257:00 PMIs This A Thing?: Say AnythingO’Shaughnessy’s Public HouseChicago
Tue 4/15/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/15/20257:00 PMShow & Tell: Death & TaxesWriters TheatreGlencoe
Tue 4/15/20257:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: All NighterFitzGerald’sBerwyn
Tue 4/15/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 4/16/20257:00 PMStories R UsNik & Ivy Brewing CompanyLockport
Wed 4/16/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Wed 4/16/20257:30 PMLoose ChicksThe Labyrinth ClubChicago
Wed 4/16/20257:30 PMLouder Than A MomMartyrs’Chicago
Wed 4/16/20259:00 PMSAC Story Swap: Historical StoriesOnline
Thu 4/17/20257:30 PMFirst Person Live: Mayday – Stories about HelpHey NonnyArlington Heights
Thu 4/17/20257:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sun 4/20/20257:00 PMThe Wild NightCary’s LoungeChicago
Mon 4/21/20257:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 4/22/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 4/22/20256:00 PMWestside StoriesFront Porch Arts CenterChicago
Wed 4/23/20257:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Thu 4/24/20257:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer’s Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Thu 4/24/20258:00 PMThe Moth GrandSLAM ChampionshipAthenaeum CenterChicago
Sat 4/26/20258:00 PM2nd Story: Birthday BashGreat Central Brewing CompanyChicago
Mon 4/28/20257:00 PMMiss Spoken: RainCole’sChicago
Tue 4/29/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Wed 4/30/20257:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: When Plans Go WrongKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago
Wed 4/30/20257:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: PickyThe PromontoryChicago
Thu 5/1/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Bridgeport Open MicTangible BooksChicago
Thu 5/1/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit North Center Open MicMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Sat 5/3/20257:00 PMTraditions and Truth: A Virtual Open MicOnline
Sun 5/4/20253:30 PMSolo Sunday: FunnypinaMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Tue 5/6/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/6/20256:30 PMOttawa StoryTellers Open MicOnline
Wed 5/7/20257:00 PMMother’s Day, But Make It WeirdCafe 44Morton Grove
Thu 5/8/20257:30 PMThis Much Is TrueMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Mon 5/12/20257:00 PMIs This A Thing?: JokerO’Shaughnessy’s Public HouseChicago
Mon 5/12/20257:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: Only in ChicagoThe Den TheatreChicago
Tue 5/13/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/13/20257:00 PMShow & Tell: Work in ProgressWriters TheatreGlencoe
Tue 5/13/20257:00 PMTellers’ NightRobert’s WestsideForest Park
Tue 5/13/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Lakeview Open MicOlive Black ChicagoChicago
Wed 5/14/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Lake Forest Open MicGorton Community CenterLake Forest
Thu 5/15/20257:30 PMStory LabMrs. Murphy & Sons Irish BistroChicago
Mon 5/19/20257:00 PMDo Not Submit Berwyn Open MicFriendly TapBerwyn
Tue 5/20/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/20/20257:00 PMThe Moth StorySLAM: DramaFitzGerald’sBerwyn
Tue 5/20/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Andersonville Open MicHopleafChicago
Wed 5/21/20257:30 PMDo Not Submit Libertyville Open MicPizzeria DeVilleLibertyville
Thu 5/22/20257:00 PMDo Not Submit Printer’s Row Open MicBorn Again Consignment ParlorChicago
Tue 5/27/20255:45 PMThe Story SpaceOnline
Tue 5/27/20256:00 PMWestside StoriesFront Porch Arts CenterChicago
Tue 5/27/20258:00 PMBlah Blah Blah Motorcycles: UnbelievableMontrose SaloonChicago
Wed 5/28/20257:00 PMStory Vroom VroomDouble Clutch Brewing CompanyEvanston
Wed 5/28/20257:00 PMTenx9 Chicago: Small VictoriesKibbitznest Books, Brews & BlarneyChicago
Sat 5/31/20257:30 PMKaraoke StorytellersPark WestChicago