This installment comes from our collaboration with the yearly Litquake Literary Festival. The theme of the evening was brushes with the other side of fame told by Jennifer Longo, Antonia Crane, Caitlin Doughty, Joshua Safran and Owen Egerton along with songs by Frank Portman.

Hosted by Arline Klatte & Beth Lisick on October 13, 2014 at the Verdi Club.
Recorded by Paula Junn. Mixed by Patty Fung.

Stories about love and the Bay Area told by Chinaka Hodge, Thao Nguyen, Anthony Bedard, Dana Merwin, John Reichmuth, Hiya Swanhuyser and music by Carletta Sue Kay. Hosted by Arline Klatte & Beth Lisick on September 4, 2014 at the California Academy of Sciences.

Stories about dating told by David Jordan, Russell Gonzaga, Rachel Balik, Heather Marlowe, and Al Luhan.  

Hosted by Beth Lisick & Arline Klatte on February 17, 2014 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Stories about times it was too hard to keep it together, too hard to keep a secret, too hard to keep thinking about, and too hard to keep up.  Told by Michael Bunin, Suzanne Kleid, Brian McMullen, and Rick Oginz.

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte on March 20, 2014 at San Francisco's Contemporary Jewish Museum. 

Stories of Fans, Stalkers, Acolytes, and Zealots.

Hosted by Arline Klatte on February 24, 2014 at San Francisco's Hemlock Club. 

Broken hearts on the stage at Porchlight Open Door.

Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Spotswood on February 25, 2013 at San Francisco’s Hemlock Tavern. 

Stories from Juror #7 Kevin Wofsy, Public Defender Matt Gonzalez, Exoneree Maurice Caldwell, Performer and Sex Worker Kirk Read, and the very honorable Judge Vaughn Walker.  

Hosted by Beth Lisick and Arline Klatte.  Produced by Briana Breen. From March 19, 2012 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Young, stupid, and horny is no way to go through life. Or is it? Stories of love among tweens, adolescents, and the resolutely immature. Open Door is our monthly open stage event.

Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.  Produced by Briana Breen. From February 27, 2012 at San Francisco's Hemlock Tavern.

A priest, a Muslim, a queer, a Jew, and a couple of Catholic schoolgirls walk into an Italian American Club... Stories by author and funny lady Cassie J. Sneider, priest and dj Rev. Bertie Pearson, community activist and director of OutLook Theater Jason Wyman, engineering student Jannat Dena Vaziri, and Las Vegas capital defense attorney Dayvid Figler. 

Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.  Produced by Briana Breen. From December 19, 2011 at San Francisco's Verdi Club.

Stories by Ianthe Brautigan Swensen, Kirk Read, and Tamim Ansary. Hosted by Arline Klatte and Beth Lisick.