Bonfire Storytelling Event
Bonfire is a monthly multi-generational storytelling experience. Each month, a different theme and storyteller from each age decade (teens, 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s on up to 100’s) tells a ten-minute true and personal story. The name Bonfire is a play on both the creators name (Bonnie) and of that feeling of sitting around a fire and telling stories together.
Starting in Ama Posey's intimate studio in 2023 and growing into multiple nights at its permanent venue at The Chico Women's Center, this event is building community in a way that people need right now. The experience connects and humanizes. It’s a beautiful thing to hear a story from a teen and an eighty-year-old in the same sitting.
The people on stage are not necessarily writers or performers but people sharing their unique story. It’s hard to explain what happens in the room the night of a Bonfire show so you will have to go and experience one for yourself. Despite all of the hard things happening in the world, something like this can bring people together to create empathy, foster community, and inspire. When you know someone’s story of happiness or love or wisdom along with the story of trauma, hardship, or healing, it creates a deeper understanding. Storytelling is one of the oldest human traditions.
As Bonfire continues to grow, it’s clear that storytelling holds a special place in Chico’s cultural landscape. If you’re eager to be part of this vibrant community and share your own story, don’t miss the next Bonfire event.
Tickets to this event have notoriously selling out within an hour so be sure to stake a claim to yours quickly. The next event will be Thursday, May 2nd, 2024. 7pm-10pm at The Chico Women's Center- 592 East 3rd Street Chico, CA 95928.
Sierra Haskins
530-632-9028
The NorCal Life Real Estate Group
eXp Realty / Lic 02146483
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