Live from the Living Room presents…
In Real Life Storytelling Series
Storytelling Events and Workshop
The culminating event in our spring Storytelling series with Stellar Story Company is coming up on May 3rd!
Open to All at The Big Yellow House
647 Main Street, Melrose MA
Thanks to a grant from the Melrose Cultural Council and the support of Stellar Story Company, we have been able to offer free storytelling events with special hosts and featured tellers as well as a very discounted four-week workshop on the art of storytelling this spring.
Stellar Stories!
A Community Storytelling Event
with Stellar Story Company
Saturday May 3rd, 7:00-9:00 pm
Open to All at The Big Yellow House
647 Main Street, Melrose MA
Stellar will host an evening featuring any workshop attendees who want to try their stories in a safe, welcoming space! While this event is still an open mic like all of our other Living Room Story nights, workshop attendees will be prioritized here. We are working on a featured teller for this event and will have more details soon!
This event is free and open to everyone 16+. Donations at the door are gratefully accepted to further our work creating community events like this. Registration, while appreciated, is not required.
Past events in the series
Event 1: Living Room Stories
A Community Storytelling Event
with Shweta Bhatt
Sunday March 9th, 7:00-8:30 pm
Open to All at The Big Yellow House
647 Main Street, Melrose MA
Join us for an evening of storytelling and listening with hosts Rilda Kissel and Christopher Robinson. Come with a five-minute true story from your life, and let’s try out our stories together in a low-key, laid-back night. Not interested in telling a story just yet? Come and listen to others. We are thrilled to have Shweta Bhatt as a featured teller for this event.
This event is free and open to everyone 16+. Donations at the door are gratefully accepted to further our work creating community events like this. Registration, while appreciated, is not required.
Workshop: The Art of Storytelling
Four Mondays, 7:00-9:00 pm
March 24, 31, April 7, 14
The Big Yellow House
647 Main Street, Melrose MA
While many people can intuitively identify a good story, crafting one can be more elusive!
During this four-week program, Stellar teaches skills and builds the confidence needed to share a meaningful personal story in various settings. Participants will meet in person for four weeks (two hours each) and learn the essential storytelling elements and expand their personal story library. The workshop includes a combination of dialogue, case studies, interactive exercises, instruction, and story practice.
With a grant from the Melrose Cultural Council and generous support from Stellar Story, we are able to offer this 4 week, 8 hour workshop for only $60 per person. Spots are limited so don’t miss this opportunity!
About Stellar Story Company
Stellar Story Company helps people and institutions deliver extraordinary stories and unforgettable events that lead to meaningful change.
Stellar combines expertise in strategic communications, artistic storytelling, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to lead dynamic training and coaching programs and create and produce opportunities for diverse voices and stories to be heard, whether in intimate work settings or on national platforms. Click here for some examples of collaborations on meaningful stories from Stellar.
We welcome persons with disabilities and of all identities and world views. Please reach out to Kris Rodolico (krodolico@fyamelrose.org) to share any disability related accommodation that you will need to participate in or experience the event.
This storytelling series is made possible due to generous grant support from the Melrose Cultural Council
