StorySlam Oakland:
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Event DescriptionStorySlam Oakland is a true personal storytelling competition. At Beast Crawl, you’ll hear six of our favorite local performers telling personal stories on: “Truth & Consequences.” One winner takes the Grand Prize. Now in our 5thyear, StorySlam Oakland appears every third Thursday of the month with a new theme.
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Curator: Julie Soller
Creator Julie Soller started her true storytelling show after getting turned down by The Moth in 2012. StorySlam Oakland has been going strong ever since, and added another show, “Spontaneous Storytelling” at the Layover (2ndSaturdays). Look for the StorySlam Oakland Podcast coming soon!
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Event Readers
Gina Gold
Gina Gold is the comedic creator of “TMI Storytelling” with a unique take on topics ranging from virginity to stripping. She’s been featured on Snap Judgment; and tours with the show, “You’re Funny But You Don’t Look Jewish.”http://www.theginagoldshow.com/reel.html
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Justin Lockwood
Justin Lockwood is a creative evangelist, standup comic and father. He's a San Francisco Funny Fest champion, and has been featured at Comedy Day in Golden Gate Park, The Throckmorton Theatre, The Set Up, Comedy Oakland, The Punchline, Rooster T. Feathers and many other places. http://www.funnyjustin.com/
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Josh Cereghino
Josh Cereghino is a world traveler and storyteller. He’s a Moth storytelling winner and can been widely seen at spoken word events around the Bay Area.
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Mosa Maxwell-Smith
Mosa Maxwell-Smith enjoys telling and listening to stories in her living room, and other Bay Area venues with a lower cat to human ratio. You may have seen her at shows like Bawdy Storytelling, StorySlam Oakland, or About Last Night.
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Lauren Chouinard
Lauren Chouinard is our millennial expert on techie things in love and dating. Follow her on Instagram: @lovelaughterlauren
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Abdul Kenyatta
Abdul Kenyatta is an award-winning storyteller and spoken word champion, including the Dirty Haiku Champion at Tourette’s Without Regrets and the 2017 Bay Area Liars Competition. He writes for NPR and Snap Judgment, in addition to singing jazz and blues. “Have Stories, Will Travel.”
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