I Got It From My Mama

Monday May 18

StorySLAM

Venue: Theatrical Outfit - The Balzer Theater

84 Luckie St NW, Atlanta, GA 30303

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6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin

Add to Calendar 05/18/2026 7:30 PM 05/18/2026 10:00 PM America/New_York The Moth Stories - I Got It From My Mama

Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme…

I GOT IT FROM MY MAMA: Prepare a five-minute story about what runs in the family. From memorized Sunday sauces to generational trauma wrapped in questionable traditions. Fashion tips and whispered warnings. Sharp tongues and sharper cheekbones. Tell tales of inherent humor, proud features, warm embraces and the advice only a matriarch can deliver. Explore our motherly ties and those before them that shape our worldview and make you, you. 
 

Doors Open: 6:30 PM
Show Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets for Atlanta's StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET.

Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis.


 

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Listen to true stories or share your own at our open-mic storytelling competition! Tonight's theme…

I GOT IT FROM MY MAMA: Prepare a five-minute story about what runs in the family. From memorized Sunday sauces to generational trauma wrapped in questionable traditions. Fashion tips and whispered warnings. Sharp tongues and sharper cheekbones. Tell tales of inherent humor, proud features, warm embraces and the advice only a matriarch can deliver. Explore our motherly ties and those before them that shape our worldview and make you, you. 
 

Doors Open: 6:30 PM
Show Starts: 7:30 PM

Tickets for Atlanta's StorySLAMs go on sale 3 weeks prior to the show date at 3 PM ET.

Seating is not guaranteed and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive at least 10 minutes before the show. Admission is not guaranteed for late arrivals. All sales final. As many as 10 tickets may be available at the door for all of our StorySLAMs on a first-come, first-served basis.


 

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