City of Asylum
Giving Voice.
This June, bring your tales of friends to lovers, golden retriever and black cat friendships, and shockingly supportive grandparents learning about your alternative lifestyle.
This July, Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) shares tales from the brink in Story Slam, their monthly nonfiction storytelling series at City of Asylum.
Whether it’s all about the destination, or all about the journey and what you built along the way, this August, Story Club Pittsburgh is all about connection.
Be it a physical weight or an emotional strain, we’ve all felt the pressure from time to time. This September, come ready to share (or judge!) stories tackling the Story Slam theme of Under Pressure.
Try though we might to plan for the future, something always comes up that we just didn’t see coming. This October, come ready to share (or judge!) stories tackling the Story Slam theme of The Unexpected.
Writer-in-Residence Volodymyr Rafeyenko has supplied a 600-word essay in Ukrainian to be translated by Mark Andryczyk, Dominique Hoffman, and Halyna Hryn. In this program, Mark, Dominique, and Halyna go head-to-head to defend their revealed translations. Who will come out on top?
City of Asylum welcomes Deaf storytellers and poets KJ Johnstein, Val Wojton, Mj Shahen, NuNu Davis, and Lisa McBee for performances in American Sign Language (ASL) and Visual Vernacular (VV).
A captivating musical theater performance and book launch of Writer-in-Residence Olena Boryshpolets’s new long-form poem, featuring actor Christopher Rivas and bandura musician Lesya Verba.
Is it an address, a favorite place, or a loved one? This November, come ready to share (or judge!) stories exploring all the many things we call Home.
Story Club Pittsburgh (created by the former producers of The Moth Pittsburgh) wants you to take a closer look at your past. This December, come ready to share (or judge!) stories taking on Unfinished Business.
Celebrate a new year full of new stories with Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series hosted by Alan Olifson.
Fall in love with sharing stories with Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, a monthly nonfiction storytelling series hosted by Alan Olifson.
Feeling lucky? Share your story this March at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!
Sometimes you need to look back before you can go forward. Share your story this April at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!
A sextet jazz band performance sponsored by City of Asylum's in-house restaurant, Cucina Alfabeto, and led by bassist Stephan Crump.
Everything that comes together will someday come apart. Share your story this May at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!
Some secrets are meant to be kept. Others? Meant to be shared and scored in front of a live audience! Share your story this June at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!
There comes a time when you just can’t take it anymore. Share the story of when you reached your Breaking Point this July at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!
Sometimes the only way to move forward is to keep your eyes on the prize. Share a time when you refused to turn back this August at Story Club PGH’s Story Slam, for the chance to win prizes and storytelling glory!
Everyone has those conversations they replay over and over in their head. This October, head to Alphabet City with your comebacks, last words, and unspoken apologies for Story Club PGH’s “Things Left Unsaid” Story Slam.
There are some connections you just can’t shake. This November, join Story Club PGH for their monthly Story Slam as storytellers share tales under the umbrella “Ties That Bind.”
Sometimes you have it. And sometimes, you just…lose it. This December, join Story Club PGH for their monthly Story Slam as storytellers share tales under the umbrella “Slipped Through My Fingers.”
