Judy Markey to Bring 24-HOUR WIDOW to Short Story Theatre, 8/27-29

Short Story Theatre, a troupe of local writers and performers, presents an evening of storytelling on 2 nights, bringing back former WGN Radio host and Sun-Times columnist Judy Markey of Highland Park to tell her story "24-Hour Widow." Performances are on Tuesday, August 27 at 7:00 p.m., and Thursday, August 29 at 7:00 p.m. at Cellar Gate, 524 Sheridan Road, Highwood. Other storytellers are Rick Leslie and Susan Block of Highland Park, and Denise Kirshenbaum of Wilmette.

Tickets are $10, and there is a 1 food item/1drink minimum. Seating is limited. Reservations: 847-748-8086 or cellargate@gmail.com. For information on submitting stories: www.shortstorytheatre.com.

Short Story Theatre was founded in May, 2012, by Susan Block and Rick Leslie of Highland Park and Donna Lubow of Riverwoods. Stories are creative non-fiction and are approximately 10 minutes long, with breaks in between, so audience members can eat, drink and tell their own stories at their tables.

Judy Markey spent 20 years co-hosting WGN Radio's "Kathy and Judy Show." The show won both state and national awards. She has published two novels, and two collections of her nationally syndicated Sun-Times columns. She is a born talker, a born writer, and a born lover of story-telling, but... she's still scared of screwing up.

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