New Leaf | First-Timers

Monday January 12

StorySLAM

Venue: The Den Theatre

1331 N Milwaukee Ave Chicago, IL ,60622

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6:00pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin

Add to Calendar 01/12/2026 7:00 PM 01/12/2026 9:30 PM America/Chicago The Moth Stories - New Leaf | First-Timers

The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…

NEW LEAF: Prepare a five-minute story about a new chapter. Bold beginnings, fresh starts and the mess we had to leave behind. Whether you pack up your life to move cross-country, cut ties with a partner to find yourself, or woke up one day and chose a different career. Tell us what it takes to begin again and what still lingers in the rearview.

Never told a story on a Moth stage? This SLAM is for you! First-timers who have never told a story on any Moth stage will be prioritized tonight.

Doors Open: 6:00 PM

Show Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets for Chicago'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.

This venue is 21+

Bags may be subject to search upon entering the venue.
 

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The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme. Sign up for a chance to tell a story or sit back and enjoy the show! Tonight’s theme is…

NEW LEAF: Prepare a five-minute story about a new chapter. Bold beginnings, fresh starts and the mess we had to leave behind. Whether you pack up your life to move cross-country, cut ties with a partner to find yourself, or woke up one day and chose a different career. Tell us what it takes to begin again and what still lingers in the rearview.

Never told a story on a Moth stage? This SLAM is for you! First-timers who have never told a story on any Moth stage will be prioritized tonight.

Doors Open: 6:00 PM

Show Starts: 7:00 PM

Tickets for Chicago'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.

This venue is 21+

Bags may be subject to search upon entering the venue.
 

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