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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Holiday ‘story slamm’ set

The first in a planned “Story Slamm” series will be held from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, at Ghostlight Coffee, 1201 Wayne Ave., in Dayton’s South Park Historic District.

Hosts for “Twas the Night Before … ” will be Gladgirl Shelly of CatEye Media and Shane Anderson of Ghostlight. The public is invited to participate or just enjoy the stories, in this case, true-life holiday stories “told in the tradition of a national story-telling program called ‘The Moth.’ ” All ages are welcome. Admission is free.

The story has to be true and have happened to the teller, no notes can be used in the telling, which should be in conversational style, and time limit is 10 minutes. A panel of three judges or audience votes will decide the most unique story.

Sign up in advance. If time permits, walk-ins may be able to sign up. Call (937) 985-2633.

For more information about “The Moth,” go to themoth.org/

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