As we finish our first season, I want to thank all of you for your support.  We had a lot of fun bringing Lehigh Valley Story Slam to you and we made some wonderful memories filled with fine stories and good times.

We are planning our 2016 season and will be able to give you details soon.  Our team is getting together to work on the themes and dates for next year.  Our hope is that you become part of the fun.  When we have details worked out, we will notify you via website, our newsletter, Facebook and Twitter.

In the mean time, we have teamed up with The Red Stag Pub to provide a unique performance by three of the best and funniest people around.  The show is called “An evening of Irish Christmas Blarney and other Christmas stories.”  It is a dinner that will be held on December 16.  The cost is $30 which includes dinner and the show.

Included in the cast are:  Conor McGuigan who is an actor, DJ and Master of Ceremonies for the Scranton Story Slam.  Patrick Martin, founder of “Here we are in Spain”, a hilarious improv group in Scranton.  Neville Gardner, owner and proprietor of the Red Stag Pub and master storyteller.  Dennis Boyne, the co-founder of The Lehigh Valley Story Slam.  All will have stories and jokes to make for a fun time.  The show may even open up to the audience for their input.

Seats are limited to please make your reservation with McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub, 534 Main Street, Bethlehem, Pa. 610-861-7631.  Please come and be part of the fun.

Thank you again for all your support and it is my hope you have a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year.

Steve Clark won the Lehigh Valley Story Slam Grand Slam with his story of achieving his “Gordon Bombay moment” while coaching a girl’s basketball team. Steve took home the Storyteller’s Trophy and the title of “Best Storyteller in the Lehigh Valley.”

We heard several excellent stories on the theme of “Celebration.” Our storytellers celebrated their children, their Rumpus Room, a disastrous Thanksgiving dinner, a lonely visit to the Harry Potter Amusement Park, and more.

Thanks to all our storytellers, our judges, and the sold out audience who cheered on the stories tonight. Thanks for a fun season!

Check out Steve’s winning story below and check out the other stories on the Lehigh Valley Story Slam YouTube channel.

Our lineup for the 2015 Lehigh Valley Story Slam GRAND SLAM is set! The winning storytellers from the season will be competing head-to-head for the title of Best Storyteller in the Lehigh Valley! The theme for the night is Celebration!  Join us at McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub in Bethlehem, PA. Order your tickets by clicking HERE.

Our storytellers scheduled to compete in the GRAND SLAM includes: Chris Singleheart, Steve Clark, John Hughes, Abby Deely, Marisol Sosnowski, Ed Mackavage, and Judy McCarthy. Richard Castellano will emcee the event. Join us for the final event of the season!

To get you excited, here are a few of our favorite stories from the year.

Our final regular season Story Slam is coming soon!

Join us on Tuesday, October 27th for the “Perfect Moments” Story Slam at Third and Ferry Fish Market in Easton PA. Reserve your seats now by clicking HERE.

What’s the perfect moment of bliss mean to you? Did you ever have events conspire to provide you an unexpected moment of pure joy? Perhaps you broke out in tears of joy at an unusual event. Perfect moments are rare but they do happen – often in the simplest instances.

Ed won our “Spooky” Story Slam with an amazing story of finding a dead body while ice skating. Scroll below to watch Ed’s story.

Tickets for the Grand Slam will go on sale on Wednesday, stop back to order your tickets for the final event of the season.

Watch videos of more storytellers at the Lehigh Valley Story Slam YouTube channel.

We have two Story Slams in October, which means you have two more opportunities to earn a slot in the Lehigh Valley Story Slam GRAND SLAM in November! Choose an October Slam, or plan on coming to both, and telling your best story.

If you haven’t been to a Story Slam yet, you don’t know what you’re missing. Anyone who wants to tell a story puts their name in the hat. We pick out up to ten storytellers for the night. Each storyteller tells an approximately five-minute long story based on the theme of the night. Our judges determine the winner based on the criteria of content and presentation. While this is a competition, we don’t take that aspect too seriously, it is all in good fun. Don’t want to tell a story? That is totally fine because we love listeners also!

Here are our two dates and the venues for the October Story Slams. Please reserve your tickets so we have enough chairs ready!

Wednesday, October 21st – Spooky! Red Stag Pub, Bethlehem, PA. Reserve seats now! 

We want your spooky stories! Is your house haunted? Have you been lost in a graveyard? Tell us about the time you were scared nearly to death or frightened someone you love.

Tuesday, October 27th –  Perfect Moments! Third and Ferry Fish Market, Easton PA. Reserve Seats now!

What’s the perfect moment of bliss mean to you? Did you ever have events conspire to provide you an unexpected moment of pure joy? Perhaps you broke out in tears of joy at an unusual event. Perfect moments are rare but they do happen – often in the simplest instances.

Richard Anthony won our first ever Easton Story Slam with a story about telling a foreign friend that you didn’t have to pay tolls on the Garden State Parkway if you owned a Buick. Richard will join the other winning storytellers in November’s Lehigh Valley Grand Slam. Congratulations Rich for a great story.

You can watch Richard’s winning story below.

We have two story slams scheduled in October so save the dates!

Wednesday, October 21st – Spooky!

Red Stage Pub, Bethlehem, PA

Reserve seats now! 

Tuesday, October 27th –  Perfect Moments

Third and Ferry Fish Market, Easton PA

Reserve Seats now!

Lehigh Valley Story Slam is holding a story slam in Easton, PA!

Our next story slam will be held on Tuesday, September 29th at Third and Ferry Fish Market in Easton, PA. The theme is “Fast Lane!” Tickets available here.

A Story Slam is an event where anyone can take the stage and tell a story! The story should be loosely based on the theme of the night, be approximately five minutes long, and be true as you remember it! Three judges are chosen from the audience and each storyteller is given scores based on content and presentation. We don’t take the competition part too seriously, it’s all about sharing diverse stories.

Check out a story told at one of our events in Bethlehem and then pick up your tickets for our September 29th event! We hope you will tell a story or just come out to listen!

Marisol Sosnowski won our Bethlehem Story Slam with a story of how her son taught her a lesson during their beach vacation. Marisol earned a slot in our Grand Slam. Marisol’s story will be posted below. More stories from the night are available on the Lehigh Valley YouTube channel.

Our next story slam will be held on Tuesday, September 29th at Third and Ferry Fish Market in Easton, PA. The theme is “Fast Lane!” Tickets available here.

Here is Marisol’s winning story!

In September, you have TWO chances to catch Lehigh Valley Story Slam! Choose your date and venue – or come out to both Bethlehem and Easton events. We typically hear ten stories based on the night’s theme. Stories should be true as you remember it, and five minutes long. You can read our rules and watch stories on the Lehigh Valley Story Slam YouTube channel.  The winners of each night win a slot in the November Grand Slam to compete for the title of Best Storyteller in the Lehigh Valley!

If you want to tell a story, sign up upon arrival. We love listeners also! Here’s details on our two September Slams:

Our Bethlehem Story Slam

On Wednesday, September 16th, our Story Slam returns to McCarthy’s Red Stag Pub in Bethlehem, PA. The theme of the night is Autumn Remembrances. Reserve your seats for our Bethlehem Story Slam by clicking HERE.

Our Easton Story Slam

On Tuesday, September 29th, we’re holding our first Story Slam in Easton, PA. The theme of the night is Fast Lane, and our Story Slam will be held at Third and Ferry Fish Market. Reserve your seats for our Easton Story Slam by clicking HERE.

What are Story Slam stories like? Here’s a fun story by Katherine Swantak from our June Story Slam.

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Pamela Varkony won our Unbelievable Story Slam with a story of revisiting her family home which had been taken by eminent domain years ago to become Lake Nockamixon State Park. Pamela took home the “tacky trophy” and earned a spot in our Grand Slam, which will take place in November.

The theme “Unbelievable” wound us through several amazing stories. We heard about trying to roll back a car odometer after driving a friend to a VD clinic and trying to stop a friend from harming themselves during a party gone out of control. We were treated to tales about personal encounters with Rick Springfield and Andrea Bocelli. We heard a story of losing one’s eyesight only to have it miraculously return eight years later. We heard about falling down a flight of stairs while both drunk and naked and we heard about the attempt to jump off a Hawaiian rock into the ocean.

Thanks to all our storytellers, our judges and especially the audience. We had a standing room only crowd tonight so we are putting general admission tickets for sale up right away for the next Story Slam, which is September 16th. Reserve your seat by clicking HERE.

Here is video of Pamela’s winning story. The rest of the stories from the night will be posted on the Lehigh Valley Story Slam YouTube Channel over the course of the day so check back.