November SD VAMP: Stuffed
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, October 13th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
Let an evening of topnotch true storytelling fill your voids and pack your cavities at So Say We All's November VAMP Storytelling Showcase, "Stuffed"!
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Stuffed
Thursday, November 21st
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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December Long Story Short: Did You Bring Enough For Everyone?
Come on, don't be selfish! Sharing is caring, especially when it comes to your true stories. Head on over to Thorn Brewing this month and tell the crowd about the time you you didn't share, or weren't prepared for a group situation. Or maybe everyone absolutely wolfed down your potluck dish. However you interpret the theme, you bring your story, and Thorn Brewing will bring the beverages.
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
December Long Story Short: Did You Bring Enough For Everyone?
Thursday, December 5 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$10
All ages, but adult content
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The SSWA Stuff Our Stockings Variety Show Telethon!
We’ve gone completely mad and decided to ring out the year with the biggest show we’ve ever dared put on stage: a four-hour nonstop extravaganza of friends showcasing their greatest talents, live-streamed to the world as it plays out in real time. Will this be the greatest show in history? You’ll have to be there in person to find out! And because the Telethon is our crowning push for our Winter Membership Drive, all supporting members at the $25 and above tier can attend for free!
Livestream available on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/sosayweallonline
SSWA’s Stuff Our Stockings Variety Show Telethon!
Sunday, December 8th
4pm - 8pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn Street San Diego, CA, 92104
$50
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December VAMP: Sleigh, Queen
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, November 10th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
Who needs seven swans when you have seven storytellers stepping up this Holiday season to get you in the mood for the most traumatic time of year. See you at the last VAMP Storytelling Showcase of the year, "Sleigh, Queen."
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Sleigh, Queen
Thursday, December 26th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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January Long Story Short: Two-Face
Swing by San Diego’s wild-west storytelling open mic to tell and hear tales of duplicity, multitudes, and the inconceivable interpretations no one knows are coming until they’re happening live!
Long Story Short: Two-Face
Thursday, January 2nd
7pm
Thorn Brewing
3176 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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January SD VAMP: Cold Turkey
Starting the year off right often comes with putting an end to things that belong in the past. Join us at January’s VAMP Storytelling Showcase for stories about quitting with gusto, not letting the door hit your ass on the way out, and starting over better with less.
Submission deadline: Midnight, Sunday, December 15th 2024 - https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit/5108/the-vamp-storytelling-showcase-san-diego
January San Diego VAMP: Cold Turkey
Thursday, January 30th 2025
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Veteran Writers Division Storytelling Showcase: "Stateside"
Deadline to submit: Sunday, January 5th 2025 @ 11:59pm - Submit here.
So Say We All’s Veteran Writers Division returns to the stage in March with a host of new voices and stories on the theme of “Stateside.” Tales of returning home and navigating reintegration, being the fish out of water freshly out of uniform, telling the hilarious story that horrifies civilian party goers at the party, and more surprising interpretations will surprise and delight ye whether you’re familiar with armed forces culture already or a stranger.
Veteran Writers Division Storytelling Showcase: “Stateside”
Saturday, March 8th
7pm - 9pm
Location TBA (San Diego)
November LA VAMP: Freaky!
We’re celebrating the freaky this November at our Los Angeles VAMP, covering a wide swath of stories from the gross to the shocking and everything that seeps out the sides.
Featuring:
Eli Harris
Julia Lechner
Justin Hudnall
Lisa-Beth Harris
Rachel Reed
Richard Velazquez
Ronnie Cohen
November LA VAMP: Freaky!
Wednesday, November 13th
7pm - 9pm
Hotel Cafe 2nd Stage
1623 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
$20
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Writers Workshop: Creative Nonfiction - Accuracy vs. Truth
SSWA Writers Workshops are free to supporting members at the $25 tier and higher!
US military veterans attend for free!
Explore the nuances of nonfiction — Where exactly is the line between a journalistic approach to facts and the truth in creative storytelling? Learn how to give yourself permission to be flexible with timelines and characters while still crafting your authentic story.
Writers Workshop: Creative Writing - Accuracy vs. Truth with Brandy Dykhuizen
Sunday, November 10th
4pm - 6pm
Thorn St.
3176 Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92104
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November Long Story Short: Ancestors
We might have come from sturdy stock, royal lineage, or a wheelbarrow full of turnips. Does it explain anything about us? Is blood really the tie that binds? Does any of it really matter anyway?
This month, share your true story of those who preceded you -- in all their glory, shame, or hilarity.
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
November Long Story Short: Ancestors
Thursday, November 7 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$10
All ages, but adult content
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Vista VAMP Showcase
Join us in North County this November for a top-shelf revue of some of the best stories to grace our stages. Kick your week off right by meeting new friends and old in Vista, sharing a pint, and cooking inspiration to write your own true tales.
Featuring:
Jesse O'Sullivan
Paul Costen
Natalie Gardener
Amanda Qassar
Tiffany Jay Cooper
Vista VAMP Storytelling Showcase
Monday, November 4th, 2024
7pm - 9pm
Inzane Brewing
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
$10
All-ages with adult content
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Veteran Writers Division Writing Workshop: Write the Damn Thing!
We’re offering a very special generative writing workshop just for veterans, military family members, State Dept. officials, and interpreters that is designed specifically to help you figure out what story you want to tell and how to going about telling it. We deeply hope you join us no matter where in the country or world you might be joining us from, and anyone who does will be primed to move on to the next stage of publishing and performance.
The Devil's Disco Halloween Party
Supporting members get two free tickets!
So Say We All’s legendary Halloween celebration conjures you and your costumery to the deep purple of our party! We’ll be pouring the drinks (included), playing the bangers, offering games, entertainments, and costume contests, and honoring the shadow season. Plus if pure hedonism and a love for meeting friends new and known among the leaves isn’t motivation enough, your ticket helps So Say We All meet its fall Unalive Fundrive goals so the stories can keep on coming. Bring a friend, help beautiful people meet beautiful people, and dance around the fire with us.
Drinks included!
Tarot card readings!
Costume contest!
Molly’s Mini Bar!
The Devil’s Disco Halloween Party
Saturday, October 26th
7pm - 11pm
Location disclosed upon purchase of ticket (San Diego)
21+
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October SD VAMP: Satanic Panic
We let our collective hysteria for storytelling wash over us this October. Join us as we roll our eyes back in our heads and hear seven writers speak in tongues.
Featuring:
Alicia Richard
Cait Corr
Chris Curtis
Heidi Handelsman
Julia Lechner
Justin Hudnall
Natalie Gardener
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Satanic Panic
Thursday, October 24th
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Writers Workshop: How Publishing Works
SSWA Supporting Members giving at the $25 monthly tier and higher can reserve for free!
US military veterans attend for free!
It can be hard to know where to begin getting your work published amidst a sea of misinformation and a rapidly changing industry, but together we’ll unpack the questions, processes, and emerging developments so you can go forth prepared. We’ll cover how and when to solicit an agent, letters of inquiry, book proposals, the differences between non-fiction and fiction in the industry, book deals, marketing, residuals, advances, and emerging trends.
To better help us contour the class to your individual questions and interests, please take the time to fill out this form and let us know what you’d like to learn about in particular. - LINK.
Jennifer Coburn is the author of The Girls of the Glimmer Factory and Cradles of the Reich, historical novels about the strength of women's friendship and the connections that can be forged during even the most harrowing of times.
She has also published a mother-daughter travel memoir, We'll Always Have Paris, as well as six contemporary women's novels. Additionally, Jennifer has contributed to five literary anthologies, including A Paris All Your Own.
Jennifer lives in San Diego with her husband, William. Their daughter, Katie is currently in graduate school. When Jennifer is not going down historical research rabbit holes, she volunteers with So Say We All, a live storytelling organization, where she is a performer, producer, and performance coach. She is also a volunteer with Reality Changers, a nonprofit that supports low-income high school students in becoming the first in their families to attend college. She specializes in college essay development, interview prep, and nagging.
Writers Workshop: How Publishing Works
Sunday, October 13th 2024
4pm - 6pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92104
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October Long Story Short: Yup, Definitely Haunted
Whether it's a physical space or a mental one, sometimes we just know it when we see it: This place has seen some stuff, and it is dark.
This month, share your true stories of those places or things that gave you the shivers... or still do.
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested
All ages, but adult content
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September SD VAMP: Blunder Years
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, August 11th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
In celebration of all the kids who had a hard time but grew up to be far more interesting adults than their peers, September's stories celebrate the Blunder Years now that we're old enough to finally laugh about... right?
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Blunder Years
Thursday, September 26th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Writing Workshop: Writing for Performance
SSWA Supporting Members giving at the $25 monthly tier and higher can reserve for free!
US military veterans attend for free!
Join us for a deep dive into the wiles of writing with an eye for the stage, the microphone, and the spotlight. The differences are nuanced, important, and many, but together we will unpack and explore the important alterations to make your words before an audience the most effective and attention-worthy they deserve to be.
Writing Workshop: Writing for Performance with Justin Hudnall
Sunday, September 8th
4pm - 8pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn Street San Diego, CA, 92104
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September Long Story Short: Peaked Too Soon
Don't feel too bad; at least you had a period of greatness. That's better than the rest of us! Come share your (true) tale of when you were on top of the world -- just be sure to do it in five minutes or less, ok? Didn't you learn *anything* from your time at the top?
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
September Long Story Short: Peaked Too Soon
Thursday, September 5 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested
All ages, but adult content
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August SD VAMP: Some Assembly Required
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, July 14th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
We hope you double-checked all the parts were in the box when you opened it, because August's true stories all are about less-than-smooth starts and the under-equipped protagonists you'll make more complete after you meet.
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Some Assembly Required
Thursday, August 29th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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VAMP IN VISTA
Our North County VAMP debut at Inzane Brewing was a major hit, and we're keeping this story-train rolling! Invite your friends, tell your family, and join us for another great night of comedy and aggressive truths.
The VAMP Nonfiction Showcase - Vista
Monday, August 19th
7pm - 8:30pm
Inzane Brewing
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
$10
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August Long Story Short: Clothing Optional
Have you ever had the opportunity to go full-nude in public? Or try something frisky with a buddy? How about an "emperor has no clothes" moment? Maybe just really, really awkward style choices. Tell us all about your successes and/ or embarrassments with optional clothing this month. Let's all wince and high-five together.
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
August Long Story Short: Clothing Optional
Thursday, August 1 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested
All ages, but adult content
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July SD VAMP: Hot Diggity Dog!
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Tues, June 11th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
Stories of excitement, exultation, and tail-wagging anticipation regale our stage this July in a free for all of nonfiction theater.
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Hot Diggity Dog!
Thursday, July 25th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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LA VAMP: Renaissance
Note: Submission deadline is June 2nd @ 11:59pm.
Submit here.
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase returns to Los Angeles this June with tales of triumph, reinvention, massive changes, and eating enormous turkey legs in lacy garments while watching beheadings—or however storytellers choose to interpret the theme! Come bask in the gilded age of regular people performing exceptional writing with us!
The LA VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Renaissance
Wednesday, July 10th
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:00pm
The Hotel Cafe - 2nd Stage
1623 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
$15
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July Long Story Short: In Your Face
Join us for a TUESDAY Long Story Short!
This month, share your (true) story about faces. People who've been unabashedly in yours; when you went ham on somebody; the things you slap on or stick in your face; or any other way you want to interpret the theme. Get the mic up in your face!
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
July Long Story Short: In Your Face
TUESDAY, July 2 @7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested
All ages, but adult content
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The Annual SSWA Un-Gala
It’s the Annual So Say We All Un-Gala, and we’re counting on you to have a great time with us for a good cause!
When’s the last time you crawled inside another person’s skinsuit? Or had a two-person supine rave? We have it on good authority that So Say We All’s Summer Gala is the only place on the planet offering all that plus live storytelling, food & drink, and the rhapsodically supportive community who’s company you love. Come get fancy with us and experience immersive art from Joey Elwell and stories from Southwestern College’s Chloe Williams and Councilmember Marni von Wilpert, and more to be discovered.
Dress: Garden party festive.
The Annual SSWA Un-Gala
Saturday, June 29th
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Art Produce
3139 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92104
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June SD VAMP: Late Night Drive
The evening breeze on skin, the flash of roadside memorials in the headlights, the red blinking lights of radio towers and wind turbines, and in the darkness between all the mysteries of the night. Come ride with our storytellers at VAMP this June; all will be revealed.
Featuring:
Alisha Richard
Jonathan Grinstein
Amanda Altieri
Lauren Ciallella
Matthew Christianscher
Dallas McLaughlin
Jay Vu
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Late Night Drive
Thursday, June 27th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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The Whole Alphabet Storytelling Showcase: “It’s Giving Mother”
The Whole Alphabet, So Say We All’s LGBTQ+ Writers Workshop and Storytelling Series, takes to the stage for SD Pride this June! Join us at Thorn St. Brewing with our partners from Just Tryna Make Friends to showcase original true stories on the theme of “It’s Giving Mother.”
Whether about the actual moms we literally couldn’t live without, or the icons pop and personal who shaped the individuals we were always destined to become, we’ll hear all about the passing of the torch and what flowed downstream in the river of time.
Submission deadline: Sunday, May 5th @ 11:59pm
The Whole Alphabet Storytelling Showcase: “It’s Giving Mother”
Saturday, June 8th 2024
7pm - 9pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10 suggested donation
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June Long Story Short: Walk of Shame
We've all had one. Come tell us about yours. Or just listen to everyone else's true tales of that time it was worth the guilt -- or maybe it wasn't -- to endure that long walk home after an indulgent, hedonistic event.
Long Story Short is So Say We All's unscripted storytelling show where anyone can sign up (by putting your name in the box) at any time in the evening to tell a true story with no notes or script, in 5 minutes or less. Names are called at random, and everyone is cheered on! You can also just kick back and watch, with no pressure to tell a story. Come meet new friends and have a beverage with us; we can't wait to meet you.
June Long Story Short: Walk of Shame
Thursday, June 6 @7:00pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn St., San Diego CA 92104
$5 suggested
All ages, but adult content
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VAMP Goes to Vista!
We love our North County audience members, and we thought it was overdue for us to come party in their neck of the woods, so we’re bringing a stellar lineup to Vista’s Inzane Brewing Co. that’ll pop off your socks—and you won’t even have to put them back on before a long drive home.
Featuring stories by:
Louise Julig
Patrick Mayuyu
David Zafra
Dallas McLaughlin
Hosted by Brent Hannify
VAMP Goes to Vista!
Monday, June 3rd 2024
7pm - 9pm
Inzane Brewing Co.
236 Main StreetVista, CA, 92084 United States (map)
$10
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May San Diego VAMP: Foes With Benefits
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, April 14th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
May's VAMP Storytelling Showcase explores complicated relationships that blend the detestable with the indispensable, whether they take the form of a person, a diagnosis, or some surprising take you'll have to hear about in-person.
Featuring:
Frank DiPalermo
Jay Vu
Julia Lechner
Michaela Pozner
Janelle Drumwright
TJ Tallie
Jessica Young
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Foes With Benefits
Thursday, May 30th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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VAMP at The SD Fringe Festival
NOTE: To attend any show at the SD Fringe Festival, including VAMP, you need to buy a Tag here for $7 and bring it to any shows you’re planning on attending.
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase is running special 1-hour performances during the San Diego International Fringe Festival this May, and we would love to see your faces! Buy your tickets and SD Fringe Tag above and join us and our crew of devastatingly talented storytellers at the Marie Hitchcock Theatre in Balboa Park at any of the following dates and times:
- 17 May 9:00pm
- 19 May 6:00pm
- 20 May 9:00pm
- 25 May 6:00pm
- 26 May 2:30pm
Featuring:
- Jennifer Coburn
- Debra Bass
- Jaime Barker
- Sarah Hannify
- Brent Hannify
- AJ Knox
- Dallas McLaughlin
- TJ Tallie
- Justin Hudnall
- Jordan Coburn
- Jake Arky
- Jordan Jacobo
Get out there and see some shows!
Free Writing Workshop: How to Start Your Story
Join us thus Sunday at 10am PST as we break down the writing process step by step, with a focus on how to START and how to END your story. Bounce ideas off of other brainstormers in this highly collaborative workshop instead of agonizing over a blank page alone!
Free Writing Workshop: How to Start Your Story
Zoom
Sunday, May 5th 2024
10am - 12pm
Free
May Long Story Short: 100% That Bitch
Fess up, all you high-maintenance divas, spiteful jerks, entitled pricks, or just people who stick to their boundaries and convictions and are misunderstood! Maybe you’re just a woman in the workplace who’s been the subject of a gross office reputation!
Whatever the case may be, come tell your true story of being 100% in 5 minutes or less, with no notes or script. Sign up at any time, or just kick back and watch. It’s no pressure, all fun.
May Long Story Short: 100% That Bitch
Thursday, May 2 at 7pm
Thorn St. Brewery
3176 Thorn Street, San Diego, CA, 92104
$5 suggested
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April San Diego VAMP: With This Ring
Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, March 17th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...
Wedding Season ushers in true tales about the ties that bind, commitments, bondage and whatever unpredictable takes our storytellers bring to the stage this April.
The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: With This Ring
Thursday, April 25th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
Spring Writing Workshop Series #3 (Zoom)
Join us for a fun and free two hour generative writing workshop, where SSWA producers will present on aspects of the craft, storytellers will model their works, with dedicated open writing time to allow you to get a running start on your next story! It’ll be as educational as it’ll be entertaining, so get it on your calendar and tell your friends!
This workshop is provided as part of The Whole Alphabet series, all are welcome.
Spring Writing Workshop Series #3
Zoom - REGISTER HERE TO RECEIVE LINK
Sunday, April 21st
10am - 12pm
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San Diego Peace Corps Association VAMP: If You're Not Laughing, You're Crying
The Peace Corps has sent American volunteers to serve in a humanitarian capacity in 60 countries since its founding in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. As part of their mission—The 3rd Goal—is to ”to increase Americans' understanding of other peoples and cultures.” So Say We All is proud to partner with the San Diego Peace Corps Association to advance that goal, and bring the stories of their returned volunteers to the stage in a fully produced VAMP Storytelling Showcase. We hope you join us to learn more about our world, and the true stories of the people who have dedicated a fundamental part of their lives to improving the quality of life others.
Submit here: (Peace Corps Volunteers only): https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit/290169/san-diego-peace-corps-volunteer-association-vamp-showcase-if-youre-not-laug
Deadline: 3/24/2024 @11:59PM
San Diego Peace Corps Association VAMP: “If You’re Not Laughing You’re Crying”
Friday, April 19th @ 8pm
Thorn St. Brewing
3176 Thorn St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10 suggested donation
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