Bar Stories Sunday Salon

About this event

**Bar Stories Sunday Salon** is your chance to sit in front of a friendly audience and share your works-in-progress stories that you may be crafting for a stage, or just to be more entertaining at your next dinner party or gathering! You can bring in one of those stories you've been sharing for years…or maybe something that’s brand new! But what about the name, Bar Stories? We're happy you asked! A "bar story" is the kind of tale you tell to captivate or entertain a group of friends in a lively, informal atmosphere…like a bar. These stories are personal, drawn from firsthand experiences that feel authentic and relatable. They involve hooks or twists—something surprising or intriguing—that grabs people’s attention. Whether funny, dramatic, or a mix of both, they’re designed to entertain, evoking laughter, gasps, or knowing nods from the crowd. Bar stories are concise, keeping the pace snappy to hold interest in a setting full of distractions. They often feature colorful characters—from wild friends to eccentric strangers—and, above all, they end with a bang, something that lingers in the listener’s mind. Think of it as a story you'd naturally share with a drink in hand—unpolished, lively, and memorable. In other words, it’s storytelling at its most human. This is the sister production to our monthly [Bar Stories Live On Stage.](https://www.meetup.com/free-monthly-storytelling-meetup/?eventOrigin=home_groups_you_organize) This one runs in a similar format, but live workshopping built in! **How it Works:** There are two ways to participate in Bar Stories Sunday Salon: **Featured Storyteller**—These are the people who sign-up before the show starts; they will have 7-8 minutes to share their story—on whichever topic they’d like—and guide that portion of the show. **On-the-Fly Storyteller**—These are the people who come up *between* the Featured Storytellers; typically spontaneous, and inspired by something they heard in one of the previous stories, the…