OPPORTUNITY 1: PARMA HEIGHTS BRANCH LIBRARY on November 13 from 6:30 - 8 pm.
Join us for an inspiring evening where personal tales ignite connections and build community! Part workshop and part open mic, this free event celebrates the belief that everyone has a story worth telling.
Storytelling is more than just entertainment - it's a powerful tool for healing and self-discovery. By sharing true experiences, you will place yourself at the heart of your own life journey, using narrative to foster understanding and connection across diverse perspectives. This event aims to build bridges, not walls, within our community.
Each event will feature a different guest storyteller and provide a supportive space for anyone who wishes to share their own story.
This storytelling workshop is led by Wandering Aesthetics<https://www.watheatre.com/>' Education Director Kyle Jozsa and Artistic Director Benjamin Rexroad, using the Storyteller's Way model to help participants craft their stories.
After the workshop, the open mic begins! You can share your own story or enjoy listening to others. Robyn Swift, a special guest storyteller, will also take the stage.
FEATURED STORYTELLER: Robyn Swift DATE & TIME: November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM LOCATION: Parma Heights Branch Library (6206 Pearl Rd in Parma Heights, OH) EVENT HASHTAG: #FullCircleStories<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/fullcirclestories?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXWh5sCvOvO5lko2YlvBjqoQnVuheYN9eeNpKQdyFRfbxLu04X5qjOyPznnyb2n7PIYQ3Y4IPAvWq9IbVyQsIbxAa5r29r0YtO8YrO-mgmqYvzyikBJ-_qgydbnLrVAsPrMsEVxUzKdHfcaWDd9aPhY&__tn__=q>
Wandering Aesthetics is a storytelling-centered theater company dedicated to exploring and redefining the American identity. Founded in 2013 by Jozsa and Rexroad, the company was born from a love of storytelling and deep belief in the power of community.
OPPORTUNITY 2: GOODYEAR BRANCH LIBRARY on November 20 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Embrace the spirit of community and join us for this intimate storytelling event.
Full Circle Storytelling revolves around the belief that everyone has a story, and those stories are worth telling. Attendees can sign up to tell a true story inspired (or not!) by the evening's prompt or participate by simply listening. All are welcome, no experience necessary.
Since this FREE event takes place at a library and is open to people of all ages, language and content of stories should be no stronger than PG-13. (Basically: nothing your mama wouldn't want to hear.) There's no minimum length for stories and they can range from heart wrenching to hysterical - and anything in-between!
THE EVENING'S PROMPT: Family Folklore FEATURED STORYTELLER: Katie Beck DATE & TIME: November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM LOCATION: Goodyear Branch Library (60 Goodyear Blvd in Akron, OH) EVENT HASHTAG: #FullCircleStories<https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/fullcirclestories?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZXWh5sCvOvO5lko2YlvBjqoQnVuheYN9eeNpKQdyFRfbxLu04X5qjOyPznnyb2n7PIYQ3Y4IPAvWq9IbVyQsIbxAa5r29r0YtO8YrO-mgmqYvzyikBJ-_qgydbnLrVAsPrMsEVxUzKdHfcaWDd9aPhY&__tn__=q>
MISSION: Storytelling is more than just entertainment-it's a powerful tool for healing and self-discovery. By sharing true experiences, participants place themselves at the heart of their own journeys. These narratives nurture understanding and connection across diverse perspectives, building bridges- not walls- within our community.