SHINE: Bright Stories of Positive Change

The first
time you fell in love, drove a car, broke the law, got a job: How did it change
your world?  "First Times" is the theme at
the next SHINE.

SHINE is a monthly storytelling series
featuring professionals and amateurs coming together on the third Thursday of
every month to share inspiring true stories. 
Participants and audience members enjoy a relaxed community atmosphere,
powerful and entertaining stories, refreshments, mingling, and live music.

Music in August
will be provided by Heather Stewart, a versatile singer, songwriter and musician. Heather has a powerful
and expressive voice and plays a mean fiddle/violin and banjo-mandolin.  She has performed locally and
internationally.  Her professional career
has encompassed jazz, acoustic blues, cajun and country folk fiddle styles,
original songwriting, improvised music and recently Astor Piazzolla Tango
repertoire.

Professional
storytellers for SHINE are chosen from some of the nation’s top award-winning
storytellers and writers. Amateur storytellers of all ages and walks of life
also take the stage.  Submissions are
accepted before the event and two slots are reserved for audience members
selected through a random drawing.

Those interested in becoming a Guest Storyteller are
encouraged to visit www.StoriesBloom.com
in advance for monthly theme and guidelines

SHINE is produced by
Jen Bloom and Isabel Storey and presented by Santa Monica Repertory Theater, Storey
Productions and the YWCA Women’s Partnership.