Story Story Night

Story Story Late-Night turns on the heat with KiNK April 29

(BOISE, IDAHO)   Story Story Night brings out the black sheep in the family with the new season of Story Story Late-Night, the adults-only, adult-themed arm of the popular live storytelling program. Story Story Late-Nights will be held on the last Monday of each month in the spring and summer of 2013 at the Visual Arts Collective, a 21-and-over venue located at 3638 Osage Street in Garden City’s arts district.

The season launches with KiNK Stories on April 29, 2013 featuring story host Emma Arnold and musician Dan Costello. KiNK begins at 8 pm, and doors open at 7 pm. Admission is $8 in advance, or $10 at the door. (Get tickets here.)

Each Story Story Late-Night will be hosted by a provocateur from the community, a storytelling emcee who embodies the spirit of a scandalous theme. The host will open the night with an audacious story, then open the floor to the audience.

Arnold is the artistic director of Story Story Late-Night, and a well-known voice in stand-up comic, writing and storytelling circles in Boise and beyond. She has made frequent appearances on stage at Story Story Night and its podcasts. She also hosted the sold-out Late-Night launch show, NAKED, in March 2012.

Dave Miller will also make a guest story appearance at KiNK. During the show, names will be drawn from a vessel, and the randomly chosen ones will come up on stage and tell a true story, without notes or inhibitions. Subject-matter relevant prizes will be given to storytellers. Costello, the featured musician, will add themed texture and tone with late-night worthy music.

“Story Story Late-Night sets the stage for unfiltered, uninhibited and hilarious honesty,“ says Emma Arnold, the artistic director behind this season of Story Story Late-Night. ”KiNK is about the wanton wind beneath your wings, the fevered filth that floats your boat. Bring us your private proclivities and hidden hankerings. (Latex optional.)”

Story Story Late-Nights continue after KiNK in 2013 with RECKLESS Stories on May 27 with host Emmanuel Vera and Dustin Chalifoux; EXCESS Stories on June 24 with host Dylan Haas; BiGOT Stories on July 29 with host Sean Peabody; and BAD INFLUENCE Stories on August 26 with host Jen Adams.

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Story Story Night is a live storytelling program based in Boise, Idaho. Stay tuned in at www.storystorynight.org.

Story Story Night looks into illusions at MiRAGE

(BOISE, IDAHO) In a month fixated on greeting-card love, Story Story Night sorts out myth from matter at MiRAGE: Stories of Too Good to Be True, the live storytelling show held Feb. 25, 2013 at the Rose Room, located at 718 W. Idaho Street in downtown Boise.

Advance tickets are on sale now for $8, or at the door for $10. Doors open at 6 pm, and the show starts at 7 pm. Featured storytellers launch the night with true stories on the theme, told live on stage and without notes, followed by an open story slam. Musician Dan Costello performs, and Jessica Holmes hosts the evening.

Hitting the featured stage are Debbi Evans, Hobie Swan, and John Eckhart. Evans embarks on an epic first date with a mirage man in the desert of Palm Springs. Swan braves the hallucinatory swells of the Bering Sea as an under-water chef on a crab boat. Eckhart falls for an optical illusion on the internet.

Following an intermission, a story slam starts. Names are drawn at random from a hat, and the chosen few have 5 minutes to tell a true story on the theme. The featured storytellers choose a winner, who receives a prize package of a free night’s stay at Boise Guest House and Rediscovered Books.

After the show, the Story Story Afterparty takes off at Red Feather Lounge and Bittercreek. Both local-focused restaurants now offer an exclusive free drink special to the Night’s ticketholders.

“In February, love is in the air, or is that a figment of your imagination?” says Holmes, the driving force behind Story Story Night. “We’ll find out as we get closer, and reach out to touch the magic in the MiRAGE.”

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Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon based in Boise, Idaho. The Story Story Night podcast returns in 2013. Stay tuned in at www.storystorynight.org.

Story Story Night Gets Down with AFTERMATH

(BOISE, IDAHO)  In light of the recent apocalypse of the year 2012, Story Story Night sees what survives in the AFTERMATH: Stories of What Went Down in the Wake at the live storytelling show held on Jan. 28, 2013 at the Rose Room, located at 718 W. Idaho Street in downtown Boise. 

Advance tickets are on sale now for $8 (no online fees), or at the door for $10. Doors open at 6 pm, and the show starts at 7 pm. Featured storytellers launch the night with true stories on the theme, told live on stage and without notes, followed by an open story slam. Musician Dan Costello performs, and Jessica Holmes hosts the evening.

Hitting the featured stage in force are Emma Arnold and Jessica Holmes, Doyle Cozza, and Emmanuel Vera IV. Arnold and Holmes break hearts as best friends in a teenage wasteland. Cozza joins forces to be all he can be in the aftermath. Vera IV wanders into a meth family sitcom style shoot-out. 

Following an intermission, a story slam starts. Names are drawn at random from a hat, and the chosen few have 5 minutes to tell a true story on the theme. The featured storytellers choose a winner, who receives a prize package of a free night’s stay at Boise Guest House and Rediscovered Books.

After the show, the Story Story Afterparty takes off at Red Feather Lounge and Bittercreek. Both local-focused restaurants now offer an exclusive free drink special to the Night’s ticketholders.

“January is the month when our best resolutions are often broken. We all go through minor apocalypses in life,” says Holmes, the driving force behind Story Story Night. “See what takes root and takes off in the aftermath.” 

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Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon based in Boise, Idaho. The Story Story Night podcast returns in 2013. Stay tuned in at www.storystorynight.org.

Story Story Night blows up in APOCALYPSE New Year party

(BOISE, ID)    To celebrate the end of days in 2012, on Monday, December 31, Story Story Night hosts APOCALYPSE: A New Year Party to End the World as We Know It. Held all night long at the Rose Room, located at 718 W. Idaho St. in downtown Boise, the APOCALYPSE party showcases stories with a beat, live music, DJs, burlesque dancers, film mixing, and more all centered on the theme of ending with a total blast.

Advance tickets are on sale now for $15 at www.storystorynight.bigcartel.com, available for pick up on show night. Door tickets will be available for $20. A hand stamp for ticketholders will allow reentry to the event throughout the night. Doors open at 7 pm.

The night kicks off with the atmospheric sound stylings of Stardust Lounge. At 8 pm, apocalypse-themed storytelling begins, featuring Dan Costello, Brent Mathieu and Raleigh Arnold. Ophidia Dance Studio burlesque performers open the storytelling portion of the evening.

Starting at 10 pm, the APOCALYPSE continues with live music from Dan Costello and the Truck Stop Orchestra. Soon after, film VJ Jason Willford starts up visual projections that fit the theme, the vibe, and the rhythm. After the ball drops at midnight, DJ Psycache drops the beat to continue the dance party into 2013. 

“When it all goes down, this APOCALYPSE will be an absolute revelation. A real party riot. So celebrate end times, come on,” says Jessica Holmes, the driving force behind Story Story Night. “Go out with a bang this New Year’s Eve, and be here when it all blows up.”

Story Story Night will also be a part of MODERN RESOLUTIONS, a pop-up shop and art event held at the Modern Hotel and Bar the Friday and Saturday before New Year’s Eve on December 28 and 29 from 5 to 10 pm. In one hotel room, Story Story Night will be recording true stories from visitors on the themes “Apocalypse Now” or “Resolutions Past.” Select stories will air through Story Story Night and the Modern Hotel, and may even be broadcast at the APOCALYPSE.

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Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon based in Boise, Idaho. A new Story Story Night podcast airs every week. Stay tuned in at www.storystorynight.com.

Story Story Night plates up “FORK” November 26

(BOISE, ID) As a post-Thanksgiving treat, on Monday November 26, 2012, Story Story Night dishes on "FORK: Stories of the Road Less Taken or Not Traveled" at the Rose Room, located at 718 W. Idaho Street in downtown Boise. Featured storytellers Jocelyn Robertson, Niki Mathews, and Robert and Margaret Scott serve up true stories on the theme, told live on stage and without notes, followed by an open story slam. Musician Dan Costello performs, and Emma Arnold hosts the night.

Limited priority seating tickets are now on sale for $7 at www.storystorynight.bigcartel.com, available for pick up at will call on show night starting at 6 pm. Priority seating tickets ensure a sure shot at a seat until first-come, first-served open game tickets go on sale for $5 at 6:30 pm. Showtime is at 7 pm. Pie Hole pizza and a full bar (with valid I.D.) are available at the all-ages venue. 

In the first act, Mathews finds a dividing line as a picky eater and coldweather missionary. Robertson comes to a crossroads as a hoarder’s girlfriend. The Scotts find themselves at a fork at the end of the artic road. The featured storytellers receive prizes from Bittercreek/Red Feather, Boise Co-Op, Fawn and Foal, and Story Story Night.

After an intermission with live music, an open story slam starts. In the story slam, names are drawn from a hat, and the chosen few have 5 minutes to tell a true story on the theme. The featured storytellers choose a winner, who receives a prize package of a free night’s stay at Boise Guest House and a gift certificate to Rediscovered Books.

“You can spear a lot a tasty tidbits with a theme like FORK,” says Jessica Holmes, the host and driving force behind Story Story Night. “We invite you to bring the extended family, and feast on the take-away from real life experience.”

After the show, the Story Story Afterparty takes off at Red Feather Lounge and Bittercreek, both local-focused restaurants now offer an excusive free drink special to the Night’s ticketholders.

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Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon based in Boise, Idaho. A new Story Story Night podcast airs every week. Stay tuned in at www.storystorynight.com.