The Sunday Story Seven

Have you always wanted to tell a story onstage? Or do you prefer to listen while others share? Either way, join us at the monthly storytelling open mic Sunday Story Seven. This month we have TWO headliners:
Our storytelling headliner is artist/comedian/improv actor and host of the Moth StorySLAM CHRIS DAVIS.
Then we have Stories and Songs with Stephen Collins of The Clay States. (*More about him below!)
This open mic is open to new and seasoned storytellers – just put your name in the hat for a chance to tell a 5-minute true tale. No notes, no theme – just you and the mic!
$5 guests. Free for storytellers.
* Never tried a storytelling open mic before? Love live music? Come see what it’s all about.* And COME EARLY if you want a storytelling workshop – We will share storytelling resources starting at 6:30! *

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Stephen Collins is a perfect fit for The Story Seven!
He started the band The Clay States in 2010, and is a Magic City songwriter through and through, having played (at times illicit) shows in urban landmarks such as The Peanut Depot, in the engine room in Sloss Furnaces, at the Pumphouse Station on the Cahaba River, under Birmingham overpasses, etc. Primarily his interest is in songwriting and secondarily in intimate performances, which during songwriting binges can be few and far between. He founded and directs the Birmingham Folk Festival, but his own music ranges wildly in genre. He will not turn away from a song that has something authentic to say, and if you happen to catch him playing, you will hear fraught lyricism, an unmistakable voice, and vivid songs burgeoning with relevance and meaning.