Past Events

A special Now You're Talking cast heads to the Thrive Recovery Center - Long Island's Only Recovery Center - to bring stories of addiction and recovery from celebrated storytellers. You'll hear hilarious, heart-wrenching, transformative personal stories from those who experienced addiction firsthand, and those who lived with it in their homes.

Tracey will be competing in her third NYC Moth GrandSLAM at one of her favorite performing venues, the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets go on sale a week before the show. Come on out!  

Break out the confetti, alert the media – we are celebrating the one-year anniversary of this groundbreaking live storytelling show featuring true stories told by ordinary people. And what better way to honor the occasion than with six compelling, hilarious true tales ripped from the memorable celebrations in our storytellers' lives. The bookstore only accommodates 50 people so reserve your seat early. Admission is free, but generous tipping ($20 recommended) for the storytellers is encouraged!

What lies beyond the bend in the river? What is inside that huge box topped with a bow that your partner left in the living room? What if the alligator pie you're about to eat doesn't taste just like chicken? Anticipation can be exciting - and it can be awful. Something is about to happen - but you don't quite know what. Come join our six storytellers as they share true stories of "Anticipation." We are back at the beautiful,…

Tracey will be giving a hands-on workshop for Molloy faculty and staff to help them learn how to leverage stories from their own lives to help tell the "Molloy Story."

Do you love listening to true stories from The Moth or This American Life on NPR and thought, "I can do that"?! Well, now is your chance. We are hosting our first-ever "open mic" storytelling night, where anyone and everyone is invited to put your name in the bucket to tell a true, 5-minute story. Here are the rules: The story must be true, it must be about you, and it should be about a moment in your life that…

Holidays bring families together - and can tear them apart. Joy and laughter can be mixed with your mother screaming at the top of her lungs when you refuse to touch a slice of the fruitcake. Come hear our 6 storytellers mine the memories of their own memorable holidays! The event is free, but we request you generously tip $15-$20 when the bucket comes around so that we can pay our storytellers. Get your tickets HERE.

Obsessions can be catalysts for dreams, they can push us to visit every Cracker Barrel restaurant in the United States or build a kick ass treehouse. Or they can devolve into the stuff of nightmares. Dark forces are at work when our desires consume our every waking hour. Come join our six storytellers as they give you a tour through their own obsessions. Some are funny, some are tragic or ridiculous, all are heartfelt and true.