WILDCARD! True Stories Told Live By YOU (Oct 21) at Teneral Cellars

Hey, Sacramento. We're back.

WILDCARD! is happening Wednesday, October 21, and we really, truly want you there.

Here's how this works now: eight names get pulled from the NOT HAT. Eight storytellers get up and tell their truth with craft and intention. And at the end of the night, the storytellers themselves vote for their favorite story. The winner takes home $50 and a featured spot at the next show.

It's part open mic, part StorySLAM, part something Sacramento has never quite seen before. And it keeps getting better.

True stories, told live, by you. With stakes! We love it.

Our Featured Storyteller:

John Keenan—Last month, John got up in front of a room full of strangers and told a harrowing childhood story about friendship and a gun. It was the kind of story you don't forget. The storytellers voted. John won.

A little about John: he's the seventh of eight siblings, grew up with a nuclear engineer father in Spokane, spent 46 years as a licensed contractor, raised a family, and is currently still living in his first home in Orangevale, surrounded by 7 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He recently became an award-winning storyteller.

He's also been told he's handsome. We can confirm.

This month John's back with a feature spot and a new story he's not ready to tell us about yet. We respect the mystery. We trust the storyteller. Come find out what he brought.

And of course, the NOT HAT.

Eight storytellers drawn from the NOT HAT. Eight minutes. True stories. Come early to sign up — spots fill fast.

Some people tell their first story at WILDCARD. Others come back month after month to stretch their craft, compete for the prize, or just be part of a room where humans actually listen to each other.

Either way, you belong here.