What we’re about
7 Stories is an evening of storytelling that takes place the 4th Friday of every month at Highline Heritage Museum. It’s a night of community building: a time and place where people mingle and listen to real stories. In an era of detachment, sharing stories in person unifies and connects us. People participate by telling and/or listening. It’s all good.
How it works: 7 Stories features seven-minute, personal stories from seven people. Stories are told, not read. Just as you tell the story to a friend…you share your story at 7 Stories. It is an event for sharing true, personal stories on stage without notes. Each month there is a different theme and the stories should in some way reflect that theme. Broad, creative interpretation of the month’s theme is fine. Past themes have included: Road Trip; Karma; On the Job; In the Dark; Lost and Found; White Lies; If Only I'd Listened…etc.
7 Stories is held at Highline Heritage Museum in Burien, WA from 7 - 8:30 pm on the fourth Friday of every month. There is no admission charge but donations to the museum are accepted.
REGISTER TO TELL YOUR STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.
If you’re registered to tell your story, remember to practice your story out loud on as many people as possible and time yourself when you’re doing it. All stories have to be under 7 minutes. Stories can be as short as you want but not over 7 minutes. Stories have to be clean in both language and content. Send us an email if you have any questions. Stories are told, never read.
Read the 7 Stories Rules & Guidelines on our website.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- 7 Stories: "Chance Encounters" or "Tiny Acts"Highline Heritage Museum, Burien, WA
Doors open at 6:35pm. Come on in to the Highline Heritage Museum at 152nd and Ambaum Blvd. in Burien. Take a seat, visit your neighbor, and enjoy the show!
Free (donations gratefully accepted).
Friday, May 24, 2024 themes "Chance Encounters" or "Tiny Acts."
My first thought was the tiny act a San Francisco bus driver made on my behalf when I was 17. He must have seen me in his rear view mirror. Looking sadly out the window with tears in my eyes -- I felt SO alone...a kid from a small town, at a big state college with no friends, living in a weird boarding house. When I walked down the stairs out of the bus he looked with tenderness at me and said "don't you worry girl; you'll be o.k. it'll get better." That tiny act of caring gave me hope and strength and meant so much to me on that lonely afternoon.
We all have experienced a chance encounter, and/or a tiny act. Maybe we've even initiated them. Think and remember and then craft and tell us your story.
As Paul from Fresh Ground Stories (our mentor storytelling group) advises: “Remember to practice your story out loud on as many people as possible and time yourself when you’re doing it. Please don’t get onstage if you haven’t practiced your story. The audience is giving you their time and attention. It’s not fair to them if you get up there and try to wing it.”
All stories have to be under 7 minutes. Stories can be as short as you want but not over 7 minutes. Stories also have to be clean in both language and content. Send us an email if you have any questions about that. Colorful language is fine; you know the difference.
Dig into your rich field of memories and experiences; we want to hear your stories, and you won't find a more receptive, welcoming audience.
