Past Events

Have you ever listened to "The Moth Radio Hour" or "This American Life" on NPR and thought, "I can do that - I have stories to tell!" Well now is your chance. Put your name in the bucket for the opportunity to tell your own five minute story. It can be funny, heartbreaking, poignant or anything in between. All we ask is that the story is true, and that it's about you and some moment in your life where you…

A father and son bond over a mutual secret. A daughter fears her Dad may miss the most important day of her life. A son meets his mother’s adoptive family. Come join us as seven storytellers share compelling, heartbreaking, hilarious true stories about the ties that bind them to their families, and what happens when those ties are tested. Featuring Special Guest Storyteller: Ophira Eisenberg

The Howland Cultural Center, Beacon's Premier Arts and Entertainment venue, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary, is pleased to present an evening of superlative storytelling by The Artichoke, hosted by Drew Prochaska and featuring: Tracey Segarra (Moth Radio Hour) Erin Barker (Story Collider) Martin Dockery (Fringe Festival) Meliora Dockery (Moth Radio Hour) Mark Pagan (Other Men Need Help) Jiji Lee (humor writer, The New Yorker) Steve Blamires (Beacon storyteller) Drew Prochaska (Risk)

We have an all-star lineup of storytellers for our August 3rd show, "On Your Radio" at My Father's Place Supper Club in Roslyn, featuring not one, not two, but three legendary WLIR personalities: former cub reporter (and now morning News 12 anchor) Carol Silva, DJ Larry "The Duck" Dunn, and former general manager Denis McNamara!  

A school science project points a young girl in an unexpected direction, a decades-long marriage is suddenly called into question, the desperate need to fit in jeopardizes an important friendship, and a freak weather event turns a young man’s life upside down. We don’t always get second chances, but we’ve all had second thoughts about the dramatic moments that changed our lives. Come hear six storytellers share hilarious, heartfelt true stories about those times in their lives when they stopped…

Have you ever listened to "The Moth Radio Hour" or "This American Life" on NPR and thought, "I can do that - I have stories to tell!" Well now is your chance. Put your name in the bucket for the opportunity to tell your own five minute story. It can be funny, heartbreaking, poignant or anything in between. All we ask is that the story is true, and that it's about you and some moment in your life where you…

Stories are powerful. Stories are persuasive. Stories, well told, can move people change how they act, and how they think and feel about themselves, others and the world. Stories also serve as a catalyst for building community, and for unlocking hidden stories that otherwise might never be told. In this intensive, two weekend-long beginner’s workshop, participants will fully engage with the instructor and each other to uncover a compelling story from their lives, and learn how to build that story into…

We all have stories to tell and to share. Tracey Segarra, an award-winning storyteller whose stories have appeared on the NPR's popular The Moth Radio Hour and other storytelling podcasts, leads a master class in how to hone the craft of storytelling to an audience. With her guidance, participants can prepare for story slams, and public speaking engagements like The Moth, Ted Talks, and more. Segarra is a story coach and the producer and host of a bi-monthly Long Island-based…