BRATTLEBORO — The public is invited to hear and share personal tales of transition at a Story Slam benefit show on Oct. 17.
The event, set for 8 p.m. at Brattleboro's 118 Elliot St. performing arts space, will feature volunteer audience members telling stories to raise funds for the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont.
Hillary Boone, a Vermont stand-up comedian and host of “The Moth” True Stories Told Live program in Burlington, will explain how each participant (or “slammer”) has five minutes to take to the stage and tell a personal story relying simply on memory rather than any paperwork or props.
Teams of audience members will judge participants on a 1 to 10 scale based on content, presentation, and the story's reflection of the evening's theme of transition.
Doors open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. show. Tickets are $12 a person and can be reserved by calling 802-254-4444 or purchased online at www.aidsprojectsouthernvermont.org.
The AIDS Project, established in 1988, supports local people living with HIV/AIDS and works to reduce the risk of transmission to others in Windham, Bennington, and southern Windsor counties.