About a year ago, I was scheduled for a performance in Evanston, Illinois, on August 17. This was before either the location or the dates were set for the Democratic National Comvention. So, it was by mere chance that I was telling stories almost next door to where Kamala was giving her acceptance speech! There were good feelings in the air all around.
We were somewhat concerned about the traffic getting around Chicago with the Convention going on, but, no, everything moved right along on a beautiful day and we had no hold ups.
My event was held in the Unitarian Church of Evanston, a beautiful and accessible setting in the middle of lovely downtown Evanston.
The Chicago area is a real hotbed for storytelling with multiple events happening each week. The main organizer for this event was our friend, Louis Greenwald, one of the earliest and to this day strongest advocates for the power of storytelling in this whole area. He put in months of hard work pulling everything together.
We ended up with a totally sold out house of nearly 500 listeners. Our dear friend, Beth Horner, told an opening story and then kindly introduced me.
I had wonderful fun because the audience was such a mix of old friends and new listeners.
Whenever you are in the Chicago area, look up storytelling events nearby. It is almost certain that something will be happening there that you will love.
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