Get to know your storyteller! Leading up to our event on November 2nd, we’ll be bringing you brief bios of our speakers. Here’s Jeff!

First and foremost, Jeff Goodes is a proud dad and husband. When he’s not immersed in the chaos of his home life, Jeff works at CBC Radio as a producer and host which he has done for close to twenty years. Currently, he is working on White Coat/Black Art with Brian Goldman. You can also hear him in the wee hours of the morning as host of CBC Radio’s Overnight. Outside the CBC, Jeff produces and co-hosts the Scott Free Podcast with Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall. He also puts on 5×7 Talks: 5-minute talks by 7 people who have an idea to improve their community.  On November 22, the James St 5×7 will be held right here at Christ Church Cathedral. Follow Jeff on twitter: @jeff_goodes

Join us, November 2nd, at the Christ’s Church Cathedral, to hear Jeff and others tell true stories from their own lives, live without notes! You can reserve your tickets online here!

Get to know your storyteller! Leading up to our event on November 2nd, we’ll be bringing you brief bios of our speakers. Here’s John!

John Terpstra is a poet, writer and furniture maker who lives in the Strathcona neighbourhood. He is the author of Falling into Place, a book about Hamilton, and Naked Trees, a book about trees. His most recent publications and projects are:

1. a new book of poems, called Brilliant Falls;

2. a series of articles in Hamilton Arts and Letters (a great online journal) called Why Must We Die, which will appear as a book from Gaspereau Press in Fall 2014;

3. nine, seven-foot high bookcases, in pine;

4. an eleven-foot wide wall-unit, in oak.

Join us, November 2nd, at the Christ’s Church Cathedral, to hear John and others tell true stories from their own lives, live without notes! You can reserve your tickets online, here!

Well folks, we’re three weeks out! Our speakers are confirmed, posters are printed and tickets are on sale!

We’re very excited to announce our lineup of storytellers who will be sharing their “brushes with greatness” with us:

Robin McKee, Local Historian
Deirdre Pike, LGBTQ activist
Lisa Pijuan-Nomura, Multidisciplinary Artist
Jeff Goodes, Producer and host with CBC radio
John Terpstra, Poet
Lou Molinaro, This Ain’t Hollywood

Steven Bunn  will be hosting the evening.

You can reserve your seat at Steel City Stories  here. We’ll also have a few tickets available at the door!

Stay tuned for more information on our storytellers!

STEEL CITY STORIES
Christ’s Church Cathedral, November 2 2013
Doors at 7 pm, Event starts at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $5, available here

Heard any good stories lately?

Steel City Stories is a way of sharing experiences, listening to voices from our community and connecting with others through the lost art of storytelling.

Join us for an engaging evening featuring stories from folks within the Hamilton community. Relax with some local refreshments, and listen to speaker’s spin on our theme for the night – Brushes With Greatness – as they get up on stage and tell stories from their own lives with no notes or props.

See you on November 2nd!

Speakers to be announced shortly!

Featuring goodies from the Cake+Loaf and Red Hill Coffee.

If you’ve never been to a storytelling event visit themoth.org and download a podcast or two of a story told at one of their live shows here. The Moth has been around since 1997 and is a good example of an established storytelling event that is inclusive, diverse and highly entertaining.

Steel City Stories is back this November!

Would you like to be a part of the planning committee?

Send an email to steelcitystories [at] gmail [dot] com

Stay tuned for more information!

STEEL CITY STORIES
A Storytelling event in Hamilton, Ontario
Christ’s Church Cathedral, November 5 2011
Doors at 7 pm, Event starts at 7:30 pm
$5 at the door

Join us for a night of storytelling featuring Hamilton-based speakers telling tales live without notes.

Stories are more than just entertainment; they are an access point to knowledge and a unifying experience. Steel City Stories is an opportunity to share experiences and appreciate storytelling as an art form, and as a way of connection and expression of the human experience across all walks of life in our great and diverse city.

Hosted by Matt Jelly and featuring stories by:
Larry Strung, photographer and creator of Hamilton365
Martin Durkin, Poet
Steven Bunn, Creator of ArgosSuck.com
Stephen Sinnicks, Musician
Oona Iverson, Writer

Featuring goodies from the Cake+Loaf and Red Hill Coffee.

If you’ve never been to a storytelling event visit themoth.org and download a podcast or two of a story told at one of their live shows here. The Moth has been around since 1997 and is a good example of an established storytelling event that is inclusive, diverse and highly entertaining.