“Shrimpdogs,” transformative life moments, bitchy reality show girls, long-winded parental texts, and jarring memories were all creatively expressed in short-story format at the first incarnation of the All Y’all storytelling event on March 8.

The theme “New Round Here” introduced audience members to the interesting characters that make up the community of Shreveport-Bossier City.

Local creative forces Sara Hebert and Chris Jay are behind the All Y’all podcast and live storytelling series that continues on June 14 with the theme: “Mistakes Were Made.”

“We picked that theme after talking to our pal Jim Noetzel about his time in the service as a B52 pilot,” said Hebert. “He’ll be one of our storytellers that night, along with six other amazing people we’ve gotten to know over the past few years.”

With a title like “Mistakes Were Made,” prepare for comedy-of-errors anecdotes alongside sobering life lessons, with plenty of twists and turns along the way.

“We created All Y’all to document the zany, often unbelievable characters who populate the Shreveport-Bossier City region and to allow the city to tell its story in its own words,” said Jay.

Live music from Twang Darkly will complement the evening between storytellers; a cash bar provided by Thrifty Liquor will be on hand for patrons over 21, and snacks will be available during intermission.

“Mistakes Were Made” is a one night only event, though you will be able to listen to the audio on their website and find it for free in the iTunes store, in podcast form. However, with the event being just $10, there’s no reason to not see it in person.

“We’ve been trying to find interesting spaces to have the storytelling events and [the Bossier Arts Council] really stepped up to help us have it at the East Bank Theater,” said Hebert. “It used to be the old city jail and courthouse for Bossier City. The space just seemed to fit the theme perfectly.”

When: Saturday, June 14 at 7:30pm
Where: Bossier Art Council’s East Bank Theatre
$10 Advance tickets are available here (89 tickets left as this article is written!).
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