“Ideas are like fish. If you want to catch little fish, you can stay in the shallow water. But if you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper. Down deep, the fish are more powerful and more pure. They’re huge and abstract. And they’re very beautiful.”
David Lynch
The Stories of O  – Potluck and Stories
Hello Stories of O Friends,
Aaaaaand we’re back! Hello 2025!
We begin this Sunday. In this peak winter month, we’ll start off the year with stories from a golden summer. Stories that could only happen in the summer. (Can anyone spot the secret story in the summer garden photo above?)
For those who have never been – the formula couldn’t be simpler – we gather and share a meal and a few stories; a quiet night of food and friends.
The stories do not have to be amazing or told in a brilliant way, they just have to be from the heart.
We will have a vegetarian entree from El Basha and the generous, potluck spirits will guide the rest meal.
Your contributions of food and drink make the night special. The potluck serendipity spirits will guide the meal.
This Sunday, January 26th  from 6pm to 8pm (at the latest) at Yates Illuminates (32nd and Davenport).
If you haven’t been to a stories and food night before, there’s some general information about the night below (you don’t have to share a story☺️).
Please RSVP to commons@gptcplays.com if you’re able to join us.
We hope to pot luck with you soon!
Warmly,
Kevin

 

 

Stories of O General Information

This event is a restart of a lovely, monthly gathering that was held for several years, back before there was Covid and Trump descended the golden escalator. The event is held on the last Sunday evening of each month.

It’s a laid-back evening where everyone brings a dish, or something to drink, or a story, or all three, or none of the above. We usually mingle and eat for the first thirty (or so) minutes and then share stories.

*An important point – there is no obligation to share a story. Feel free to come and enjoy the night, the food, and the community without telling a story.

If you do bring a story, here are some guiding thoughts – the stories should be true, rather than fiction, and have some strong connection to your life. They should be around five minutes long, and told from memory (without notes).

Please feel free to bring a partner, family member, or friend, or two. The stories will sometimes have adult content, so if you don’t want your children to hear adult content then it would be good to leave them at home.

The GPTC will bring a veggie entree, and also contribute something to drink. The meals often ended up being quite wonderful – the magic of potluck. (Super busy? Store bought food is perfectly welcome, or just a bottle of wine, or non-alcoholic drink .)

We would love to see you. It’s always a good way to end the weekend and the month.

If you’re coming and you’d like to let me know about a dish that you’re bringing I will try to coordinate that so that we don’t end up with 60 pieces of corn on the cob and one bag of chips.

Please let me know if you have any thoughts or questions

Finally, there is no obligation to come to them every month. Please just come if you’re free, and no worries if you can’t make it – we’ll have one on the last Sunday of each month.

We are grateful that this year, the Stories of O is supported in part by a grant from the Omaha Community Foundation.

Yates is located at 32nd and Davenport.