Top Shelf Stories
Julia Whitehouse hosts the best of the best storytelling with all her funny friends and one lucky audience member. 11 years of hosting NYC’s longest running weekly storytelling open mic, Happy Hour Story Hour, has taught Julia a thing or two about stories and what makes them great. With Top Shelf Stories she is serving you only the good stuff.
Host: Julia Whitehouse
This month’s lineup: Jess Elgene, Paula Croxson , Anoush Froundjian, and Chris Gethard
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the show
Keepsake House Open Mic Night
I’ll be hosting Keepsake House’s Open Mic Night!
Swing by the coziest Asian American owned cafe in Williamsburg to workshop your performance in a safe space, connect with our community of artists, and support your peers. At a Keepsake Open Mic, all types of performance are welcome, artists are given ten minutes each to perform, and sets are scheduled in advance to allow for equal opportunity and a diverse line-up.
Doors open: 6:00pm
Tickets:
FREE at the door with $15 minimum food / beverage purchase
The Story Collider
Join us for an evening of true, personal stories at Caveat, NYC!
Doors at 6:30pm.
Hosted by Diana Li and Paula Croxson. In person and livestreamed. Early bird tickets available until until October 6, 7:00pm.
With stories by:
Carly Ciarrocchi
Nic Comparato
Gerry Sobel
Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control
Join Science writer Mindy Weisberger as she discusses her new book Rise of the Zombie Bugs: The Surprising Science of Parasitic Mind-Control with Neuroscientist Paula Croxson at the New York Public Library.
Doors open: 6:00pm
The Story Collider 15 Year Anniversary Show
For 15 years, The Story Collider has been bringing true, personal stories about science to audiences around the world—and now, we’re celebrating in style! Join us on June 3, 2025, at Caveat in New York City for a special anniversary celebration and fundraiser featuring an unforgettable lineup: the storytellers you voted as your all-time favorites.
This one-night-only event will bring together some of the most powerful, hilarious, and moving stories from our 15-year history, told by the performers who made them unforgettable, and will be hosted by Story Collider co-founders Ben Lillie and Erin Barker. Whether you’ve been with us from the beginning or just discovered Story Collider, this is a night you won’t want to miss.
Come raise a glass with us, relive some of the best moments in Story Collider history, and help support the future of science storytelling.
FEATURING STORIES FROM:
Bianca Jones Marlin
Devon Kodzis
Jameer Pond
Maryam Zaringhalam
Joe Normandin
The Story Collider - Revelations
Join us for an evening of true, personal stories about science. Hosted by Julio Chávez and Gastor Almonte.
With stories by:
Paula Croxson
Jezrie Marcano-Courtney
Emily Hespeler
Kate Schmidt
Tabitha Booth & Wax Majestic - EP Release
Join Tabitha Booth & Wax Majestic for our EP release show, with Cantations and PropHouse! Free show!
Keepsake House Presents: Frames of Reference
Peer through different windows of inspiration at the most interactive Keepsake House show yet!
SfN 2024 Art of Neuroscience Social
Neuroscientists and artists are invited to come together and celebrate neuroscience-inspired art!
Pavlov's Dogz at Reggie's
Pavlov’s Dogz are a roaming band of neuroscientist-musicians (primarily memory researchers).
Science New Wave Fundraiser + Festival Announcement
Join us for our annual September fundraiser and a sneak-preview + announcement of the 2024 Science New Wave Festival.
The Story Collider Presents: Voices of Open Science
From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, get ready to be inspired by an evening of true, personal stories that take you behind the scenes of Allen Institute science and the people who make it happen!