CHICAGO, IL — October 10, 2022 — (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE) — The Moth celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with a special Spanish-language StorySLAM event in Chicago, IL on Wednesday, October 12th at Lincoln Lodge (2040 N Milwaukee Ave). Hosted by actress/comedian Jessi Realzola, the night's SLAM theme will be “Cocinas” (kitchens). The Moth StorySLAMs are open-mic storytelling shows, open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the night's theme. If you’re a storyteller or just there to enjoy the show, all are welcome to attend. This edition of Spanish SLAM is in partnership with General Motors, Univision, and WBEZ. Tickets on sale now.

The Moth is a global non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art and craft of storytelling and to honor and celebrate the diversity and commonality of human experience. The Chicago StorySLAM series has been hosting shows since 2009. StorySLAMs are known as community-focused, open-mic storytelling competitions where anyone can share a five-minute story on the night’s theme.

Watch highlights from the first Spanish-language SLAM here.

Chicago is a city rich in diversity and culture with people from all walks of life. The Spanish language is embedded into the heart of the city and The Moth hopes to encourage Chicago’s Spanish-speaking storytellers to share their tales this Wednesday. The theme of the night’s event will be “Cocinas” or kitchens. “We ask that those that wish to attend and share their stories prepare a five-minute narrative of a true story about the heart of every home- the kitchen. The one that smells like cupcakes just out of the oven, dulce de leche, or fried malanga. Stovetop disasters or microwave splendors. The chef's secret...and family secrets. The busiest room in the party. Where everyone washes her plate.... and where what doesn't kill, makes you fat.”, explains SLAM organizers.

Doors open at 6 pm CST at Lincoln Lodge located at 2040 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL.. Tickets are available for sale via The Moth website or available to purchase at the door. For more information on Spanish StorySLAM and to buy tickets visit: https://themoth.org/events/spanish-language-slam-cocinas-chicago

This show is presented in partnership with General Motors.
General Motors is boldly reaching farther than ever before as they aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. Their goal is to bring employees and partners along in this journey and to influence change that will close gaps in equity across global communities.

About The Moth

The Moth is an acclaimed non-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. Since launching in 1997, The Moth has presented over 35,000 stories, told live and without notes to standing­-room-only crowds worldwide. The Moth conducts seven ongoing programs:The Moth Mainstage,which tours internationally, has featured stories by Elizabeth Gilbert, Malcolm Gladwell, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, John Turturro, Molly Ringwald, Boots Riley, Krista Tippett, Rosanne Cash, Danyel Smith and Tig Notaro, as well as an astronaut, a pickpocket, a hot­dog eating champion, and hundreds more; The Moth StorySLAM program, which conducts open mic storytelling competitions in 29 cities: 26 in the US plus Sydney and Melbourne, AU and London, UK; The Moth Community Program, which offers storytelling workshops and performance opportunities to adults who are too often overlooked by the mainstream media; The Moth High School StorySLAMs, which bring the thrill of personal storytelling to high schools in New York and educators around the world; The Moth Podcast, which is downloaded more than 53 million times a year; MothWorks, which uses the essential elements of Moth storytelling at work and other unexpected places; and Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour which airs weekly on over 485 public radio stations nationwide. The Moth will release its third book –Occasional Magic: True Stories about Defying the Impossible– in March 2019. www.themoth.org.