Examine Midwest, that includes its IowaWatch newsroom, brings again its Reside Storytelling sequence with 5 voices from throughout Iowa, drawing on backgrounds in journalism, training, comedy, and the humanities to mirror on life within the Midwest.
The occasion might be held on Wednesday, April 9, at The Graduate Lodge in Iowa Metropolis. It’s being co-produced with the College of Iowa Occasions Administration Certification program, assisted by native sponsors.
The Reside Storytelling occasion brings collectively a mixture of private tales targeted on identification, place, and lived expertise within the Midwest. Every storyteller will share their tales on the theme of “Past Stereotypes: The Trendy Man.”
Featured storytellers embrace:
- Layne Sheetz – A instructor and Speech coach at Cedar Rapids Washington Excessive College and founding father of Yesandia Improv, a nonprofit group that helps college students construct confidence by efficiency. He believes storytelling and improv go hand in hand as methods to attach and amplify new voices.
- Jordon Deutmeyer – An aspiring psychiatric nurse, artist, comic, and author who grew up on a household dairy farm close to Dyersville, Iowa. He attracts humor and which means from on a regular basis moments, and sometimes shares his inventive world alongside his cross-eyed cat, Elliot.
- Jacob Mayer – A storyteller from the bustling metropolitan space of Kalona, Iowa, who’s keen about movie, video video games, and utilizing media to problem norms. He brings a concentrate on inclusivity and authenticity to his storytelling, exploring themes of masculinity, identification, and belonging.
- Zachary Oren Smith – A politics reporter for Iowa Beginning Line and host of the weekly podcast Cornhole Champions. Smith beforehand labored with Iowa Public Radio and was a storyteller in a previous IowaWatch occasion.
- Ty Speeding – An Iowa-based journalist and educator, Speeding broke obstacles as the primary Black reporter and/or editor at eight completely different Iowa publications. He teaches on the College of Iowa and co-founded the Iowa Affiliation of Black Journalists and and beforehand served as chief political correspondent of Iowa Beginning Line. He’s additionally an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and recipient of the 2024 Greenlee/Kappa Tau Alpha Range & Inclusion Award.
The storytellers are being coached by Erin Jordan, adjunct teacher on the College of Iowa.
What to anticipate
Doorways open with music beginning at 5:30 p.m., with the storytellers beginning at 6:20 p.m.. Food and drinks might be accessible all through the night.
Tickets can be found with a $25 donation, and can embrace a free glass of beer, wine, soda or a themed signature cocktail. A restricted menu might be featured by The Poindexter Room of The Graduate Lodge.
Iowa Public Radio and Speak of Iowa host Charity Nebbe might be emcee for the night, with IPR broadcasting the occasion at a later date. There might be a silent public sale and themed trivia contest.
snag tickets
Tickets might be discovered through Eventbrite (observe the hyperlink or click on the button beneath). There’s a discounted pupil ticket accessible. They’re additionally accessible on the door that night.
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