BOOKISH: First Person Arts Story Slam @ World Café Live, 6/11

Another edition of the First Person Arts Story Slam. This month's theme: My Favorite Mistake.

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BOOKISH: First Person Arts Story Slam @ World Café Live, 6/11

POSTED: Friday, June 8, 2012, 11:00 AM

Filed Under: Arts Books

What a Phillies game is to a ball fan, a Story Slam is to a storyteller. But even though bookish types are often pinned as glasses-wearing, cat-loving, indoors-huddling nerds, don't think they can't hoot and holler with the passion of a true phan. Story slams are a place to don your best thinking cap and spin a killer tale that will win the ears of the crowd. The competition gets fierce: Aside from relaying an exciting series of events, good storytelling requires confidence, conviction and delivery.

Every month at World Café Live (3025 Walnut St.), the First Person Arts Story Slam embodies this spirit of creative competition, providing a platform for some of Philly's finest tale-spinners. The rundown is the same each time: Ten names are drawn from a bucket of brave volunteers who are each given five minutes to tell their story on a given theme. Audience members score each performance on a ten-point scale, and the highest-scoring competitor wins an invite to compete in the prestigious Grand Slam. A winning story could land you the title of Best Storyteller in Philadelphia, and a bad story? Well, screwing up could be just the inspiration you need for tonight's story theme, “My Favorite Mistake.” Starts at 8:30 p.m., $10.

(nina@citypaper.net)

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