Grapevine Storytelling with Gerald Fierst and Kory May

Grapevine Storytelling with Gerald Fierst and Kory May

Date and Time

Jan 8, 2025 7:00 pm

Location

Takoma

235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012

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Join us on Wednesday, January 8, 7:30 EST at Busboys and Poets Takoma, for The Grapevine! Spoken word performance for adults and teens, celebrating the timeless art of the story. This month, we will have storytellers Gerald Fierst and Kory May. 

Gerald is an actor, storyteller, and author who has worked in film, television, and theater. 

Kory tells stories to make sense of the world. He performs in Iowa with TellersBridge, and entertains audiences throughout the Midwest. 

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You can register FOR FREE for access to the live stream or to catch the recorded show later. No registration needed for in-person.

You will get emails with reminders on the date, time, and location, as well as Zoom information. We ask for donations to support our tellers, suggested $20 per person (feel free to give more!). Donations can be made in person or online before, during, or after the show, at:https://fsgw2.org/grapevine.html

The Grapevine is spoken word performance for adults and teens, celebrating the timeless art of the story, hosted by storytellers Renée Brachfeld and Tim Livengood.

Gerald Fierst is an actor, storyteller, and author who has worked internationally in film, television, and theater. He worked closely with Dr. Yaffa Eliach and adapted her award-winning collection of oral histories, Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust into the musical play Dancing With Miracles. He has received two Parents' Choice Awards for recordings of world folktales. More about Gerry

Kory May tells stories to make sense of the world. Since the world continues not to make sense, Kory continues to tell stories. For 2000+ consecutive nights (six years and running), he has done a nightly microcast, “Thoughts Too Big for My Head”. Kory performs twice monthly with TellersBridge, an Eastern Iowa storytelling collective and he has entertained audiences throughout the Midwest. He has stories and will travel.  More about Kory

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