Let Me Tell You! A Curated Story Telling Jam
Monday, May 5, 2025
7:00-9:00 pm
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Ages: 18+ yrs.
Fee: FREE
Location: Joseph C. Vallez Activity Center
                     1529 Harlem Ave., Berwyn, IL.

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A free monthly storytelling event hosted by 2-time Moth winner Errol McLendon

Everyone tells stories. At family gatherings. In bars and coffee shops. Here is your opportunity to share your personal stories with your community. Stories can be funny or poignant. About love or tragedy, or maybe both. They can be about something you learned or something you wish you had never done. Something historic you witnessed or were a part of.

If you would like to participate in our upcoming Jams please submit a description of a 7 - 8 minute story you would like to tell to errol.mclendon@gmail.com to be included in an evening of friends sharing stories with friends. First time tellers are welcomed and encouraged.

A free Zoom workshop will be offered two weeks prior to each show to help enhance your story in a relaxed, informal environment. One-on-one coaching will also be available.

Concessions will be available for purchase

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May Storytellers

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Sam Brief

Sam Brief was born right here in Chicago, and he’s still proud to call the city home. He has since traveled the world working as a sports broadcaster, going from the U.S. to the land Down Under in Australia. He covered the 2024 Paris Olympics, is a first-time author, hosts a mental health podcast and is a dedicated runner. Sam lives with his fiancée and their amazing orange cat son, Tony.

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Buzz Hunter

Buzz Hunter is a teacher and principal, who, though retired is still working in the field of education. He is also a songwriter, hoping to become the geriatric Justin Bieber. And a sometime story-teller looking forward to presenting some of these life episodes to you.

Very nice to meet you!

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Mike Rossi

Mike Rossi is a writer and teacher from Naperville, IL. He is the author of the novel The Doxxing of Clearwater High, a father to humans, and a hero to dogs.

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Dawn Haney

Dawn Haney is relatively new to the storytelling world, but has extensive experiencey in theater, public speaking, and is starting to explore stand up comedy having performed at several Open Mics in Oak Park.

She is the proud mother of Linus, who recently graduated from film school in California (and she is not afraid to exploit any connections you may have) and Ben, who is in his Sophomore year at Triton College.  

Dawn enjoyed many years working in animal welfare at Tree House Humane Society.   After that she was the trainer/handler/spokesperson for Morris the 9 Lives Cat, worked for a time at the Lincoln Park Zoo (until Covid stopped that) and is still working on protecting animals and their environment – at her work at the Forest Preserves of Cook County.

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Kendra Stevens

Kendra Stevens is the co-producer of Serving the Sentence, at Jarvis Square Tavern the 2nd Tuesday of every month, is in She's Crafty, Chicago's All-Female Beastie Boys Tribute, and recently became a member of the Rogers Park Singers. She is currently coming to terms with the fact she is a joiner.

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Gary Doherty

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Gary Doherty is a writer and storyteller.  He has done this for about 15 years.  He has written 3 books fiction, memoir and weird shit.  He has a lot of material available to him because of doing social work for about 40 years. He has done readings in INDIANA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, ARIZONA, IOWA, ILLINOIS and MISSISSIPPI.  He is a grandpa.  He likes to help people and make people laugh.

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