This year Freetown Village is again partnering with Storytelling Arts of Indiana and their monthly Indy Story Slam.

Indy Story Slam is a fun night for storytellers of every skill level, designed as an after-work event to relax and unwind. Storytellers of every skill level, or want-to-be storytellers, will have up to five minutes to tell a true story based on the monthly theme. The theme for October is “Companion”.

The rules of #IndyStorySlam are as follows: Stories must be up to five minutes long, personal, true, told in first person, and based on the theme, which can be interpreted narrowly or broadly. We just ask tellers not to use props or read from the page. Prizes will be awarded to the top three tellers, as determined by our judges. Note: Parts or all of your story may be posted on our social media or YouTube channel.

• IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE/WATCH IN PERSON: Deadline to register to compete is November 14th at 5:00 p.m. Send and email or just show up in person.

  • On site location: This month, we’ll be at MOTW Coffee and Pastries, 4873 W 38th St, Indianapolis, IN 46254

  • If you don’t want to tell a story, you can volunteer to be a judge or timekeeper.

  IF YOU JUST WANT TO WATCH/LISTEN ONLINE: Indy Story Slam will be streamed live on Facebook and YouTube.

This event is FREE! Online donations are encouraged.