Celebrate FOUR years of Story Parlor with a three-day festival dedicated to creativity, storytelling, and artistic connection. Through a vibrant mix of workshops, panels, roundtables, and live performances, Parlor Fest invites artists, writers, and creative minds of all kinds to explore ideas, share inspiration, and build community. Whether you're seeking fresh sparks of creativity, meaningful conversations, or simply a space to celebrate the power of story, join us for a weekend of discovery, connection, and creative momentum.

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The Parlor Fest Schedule

• Friday, May 1

  Happy Hour | 5:00-6:30pm
  Welcome Mixer
  featuring Creative Arts Trivia led by Lit Local

  Entertainment | 7:00-9:00pm
  The Campfireball

• Saturday, May 2

  Morning Muse | 9:30-10:30am
  Creatives Over Easy
  Led by J. Faye D’Avanza
  Coffee and light breakfast provided
  Nourish yourself through the power of community, connection, and creativity with an invitation to reflect, share, and engage with what it means to live a whole creative life.
  

  Workshop | 11:00am-12:30pm
  Finding Ideas
  Led by Alli Marshall
  A hands-on workshop offering inspiration for artists who want to jump-start new work, overcome blocks, return to creativity, or play and experiment with fresh ideas.

  Lunch (not provided)
  Parallel Play
  Featuring Creative Tarot readings by Mariana Tirsa!
  
  Panel | 1:30-2:45pm
  Working Through the Creative Middle
  Featuring Marsha Almodovar, R. Lyon Bergh, Adam J. N. Keene
  Moderated by Erin Clare
  A candid conversation on navigating the messy middle of the creative process—where doubt, discovery, and unexpected breakthroughs collide.
  
  Networking | 3:15-4:30pm
  Artist Speed Dating: “Creative Allies”
  A fast-paced, low-pressure networking event where artists connect through a series of brief, conversations designed to spark collaboration and creative chemistry.
  

  Play | 5:00-6:30pm
  Improv Lesson

  A playful, no-experience-necessary improv session led by Joyride Improv that unlocks spontaneity, builds creative confidence, and helps you trust the process as you create in real time.
  
  Entertainment | 7:00-9:00pm
  What’s in the Box ($10 add on for pass holders; $25 ticket for non pass holders)

• Sunday, May 3

  Morning Muse | 9:30-10:30am
  Show and Tell
  Led by Revy Schoenberg
  Coffee and light breakfast provided
  Start the morning in a playful way through a fun, low-stakes variation on grade school Show & Tell, followed by free-writing, drawing, or creative work.

  Workshop | 11:00am-12:30pm
  Fine-tuning Ideas
  Led by Erin Clare
  A hands-on workshop designed to help you refine, sharpen, and bring clarity to your creative ideas so they can take their next meaningful step forward.
  
  Lunch (not provided)
  Parallel Play
  Featuring Creative Tarot readings by Mariana Tirsa!
  
  Panel | 1:30-2:45pm
  Putting Your Work Out There
  Featuring
  Featuring Missy Bell, Thomas Calder, Carolina Quiroga
  Moderated by Erin Clare
  A candid panel on putting your work out there, featuring artists sharing the risks, realities, and rewards of moving from private creation to public offering.
  
  Networking | 3:15-4:30pm
  Roundtable: “Creative-preneurs”
  Featuring Ricky Tejada (Show and Tell Creative), Alli Marshall & Faye D’Avazna (Inward & Artward) - Reciprocity in Creative Entrepreneurial Relationships, Ali McGhee (The Enneagram School of Awakening - Self-Promotion You Won't Hate), alexandria monque ravenel (The Noir Collective)
  Intimate roundtable sessions on creative entrepreneurship, where artists and makers exchange insights, challenges, and strategies for sustaining their work in the real world.
  

  Play/Entertainment | 5:30-9:00pm
  All Arts Open Mic

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