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TUCSON WEEKLY 7/21/05City Week section
Storytelling for Adults
Odyssey Storytelling Series Come and hear stories about life from an assortment of authors and artists, casting a net ranging from authors to puppeteers. "It's grown-ups telling stories about their lives," organizer Penelope Starr says. The uncensored series started in Tucson roughly a year and a half ago. The lineup features the multi-talented Beth Lisick, local magazine publisher Drew Burk and the author of Sleeping with Schubert, Bonnie Marson. Also set to tell stories are writer Denise DeSio; puppeteer Gwen Ray; writer Kenneth Cahall and, last but not least, the director of the Tucson Poetry Festival, Teresa Driver. Burk, the co-founder of Spork magazine, says he's excited to be sharing the stage with Lisick. Spork is a locally-produced literary journal that is proud to be independent and bold (see "Handmade Lit," Aug. 19, 2004). "We do whatever the hell we want to do, and that's what Spork is," Burk says. The magazine, which comes out twice a year, can be found in town at Reader's Oasis and Safehouse. Lisick, who is ap pearing as part of a 10-city tour for her newest book, Everybody Into the Pool, started a storytelling series in San Francisco that inspired the Tucson series. Everybody Into the Pool, she says, is a concoction of first-person humorous episodes from life. The performances for the Odyssey storytelling series do take on adult themes, Starr says, so those less than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Tickets cost $7 and are sold at the door. There also will be a book-signing session at the event. --M.W.
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