Event

Odyssey Storytelling

THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE with guest curator Sarah K. Smith

Stories of love, loss, devotion, and devastation. Tales of raising children, caring for aging parents, kissing and making up. The ones you kill for. The sacrifices you make. The pets that complete you. Blood brothers. White lies. Family rituals. Friendship pacts. Awkward office romances. Online dating. Abdicating the throne. Taking your vows. The unconditional forgiveness of dogs. Grilling asparagus in a snowstorm. The compromises and confrontations. The ideas you go bankrupt for. The grand gesture. The boundless, endless, treacherous, unspoken, utterly crazy things we do for love. You get the idea . . .

Storytellers are Carrie J. Cole, Taylor Johnson, Nico Ratoff, Brian Taraz, Jennifer Hamnett and Mari Harreras.

For a fun evening, have dinner at the Cup Cafe (reservations recommended: 798-1618) in the historic Hotel Congress OR at the new Maynard's Market and Kitchen on Toole Ave in the Historic Train Depot (reservations recommended: 545-0577) and stroll over to the show.

Doors open at 6:30, come early to get a good seat. Parking is free on the street after 5 p.m.

Storytelling is a way to make connections with diverse and different people that you may not meet in your everyday life. Because people are telling stories from their lives they may be amazing, messy, enlightening, disturbing, profound and entertaining. Our storytellers have guidelines but they are uncensored.