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Dennis Boyne has led two lives for the past thirty years. On the Corporate side, Dennis is a former District Manager for AT&T and is presently a consultant in computer applications for Legacy Solutions. He serves on two boards, Public Policy for the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and ProJeCt of Easton. He is a former board member of the Chamber’s Small Business Council and WDIY radio. Dennis’ second life is one of show business and entertainment. He is the past artistic director of Philemon Productions in New Jersey and was part owner and Creative Consultant for New Jersey Public Theater in Cranford, NJ. He has acted, produced or directed over seventy productions. He won the New York Daily News Drama Critic Award, New Jersey Edition for his portrayal of Marat in the play Marat/Sade. Lately Dennis was a member of the improv group Improvolution in New York and has studied Storytelling with John Flynn of Upright Citizens Brigade also in New York. He continues to work with improvisation groups and storyslams. He has appeared in Scranton Storyslam and West Chester Storyslam as well as the storyslam at the Gotham nightclub in New York. Dennis has written plays including Spirit, Christmas Eve, Advent and The Key to the Sword and Stone. He is presently in the process of writing his first children’s story called Jake at Church. Dennis lives with his wife Nancy in Easton, Pa and Elk Mountain.

May 16 Will be a Very Special Time

We will be celebrating our third anniversary in a very special way. When we look back, we have shared close to 450 stories, a lot of touching moments and a lot of laughter.

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To celebrate, we will have an “unplugged” version of sharing stories. Rather that using the usual performance venue we plan to sit around and reflect on stories that are near and dear to us. In addition, we will have a “mini-slam” which will include students from Moravian Academy doin their best and telling their stories.

We also want to inform everyone that the price is free for this event. We will also share what we are planning for June, July and August. Please come and be part of the family.

Congratulations to our April Winner

Taylor deCastro told a wonderful story about spring, hearts and winning. She is a student of Moravian Academy and will be participating in our Tri-High School Story Slam next Thursday.

Our April Story Slam is April 25th.

Dare I Say that Spring is here?

After a crazy winter, I think it is safe to say that spring has finally arrived. What better way to celebrate this season than to come to this month’s story slam that has the theme “Spring”.

The slam happens tomorrow night at 7:00pm at McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub, 534 Main Street in Bethlehem.

It is my hope that you come, tell a story or just enjoy the night with other talented folks. Please come and be part of the fun.

One more thing. Lehigh Valley Story Slam is sponsoring our first Tri-High School Story Slam with Nazareth High School, Moravian Academy and the Charter Arts school competing for the coveted first place and school trophy.

The event will take place at Moravian Academy Thursday, May 3rd at 7:00 pm. Admission is free. Come and be part of the fun. Here is a video about the event. https://youtu.be/DqlL1hcvYlY

Sincerely
Dennis Boyne
Executive Director

Our April Story Slam’s Theme is Spring

After the winter we have had the past few weeks our story slam will be a welcome change.

Don’t miss out on all the St. Patrick’s Day Events

While you are waiting for our next story slam on March 21, don’t miss all the St. Patrick’s day events and fun at the Red Stag Pub. Check them out: https://youtu.be/RWsSY7NuRrs

Our Next Story Slam’s Theme is “Tradition”

This should be quite a slam because it will be held close to St. Patrick’s Day which is steeped in Irish Tradition. We want to hear from all folks to share the traditions of their heritage.

Congratulations to Burton Stehly, Our Story Slam Winner For February

We continued with the theme of closeness and Burton hit it out of the Ball Park with his story about his twin sister. Burton will be back in November to compete in our Grand Slam Event. If you want to participate and even tell a story, please come to our next event which will be held March 21 at 7:00pm. The theme is “Tradition(s)”

Our next Story Slam is February 21 at 7:00 PM

We would love to have you come. Please come and be part of the fun.

Charles Kiernan is our Grand Slam Winner

Congratulations to Charles Kiernan for his winning story on “Closeness” Charles talked about closeness with his family and especially Thanksgiving. Charles is the President of the Lehigh Valley Storytelling Guild and a valued friend of our Story Slam.

Stay tuned for his video which will be published soon

Congratulations to our October Story Slam Winner

Patricia Pasda walked into the story slam last night and won with a touching story of surprise that the whole audience enjoyed. We will be asking Patricia to come to our Grand Slam Event next year and compete for the Grand Slam Trophy.