OCTOBER STORY SLAM @ BABS'LAB
Schedule
Fri Oct 10 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
603 King St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32204 | Jacksonville, FL
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Our Theme: MAPS & DETOURSSometimes the map guides us. Sometimes the detour defines us.
Join us at BABS’LAB for an evening of true stories, tasty treats, and good vibes! Hosted by Babs Colaciello, the October Story Slam brings heart, humor, and surprise in a storytelling showdown where the audience gets to vote for their favorite tale.
Get ready to hear stories inspired by our theme MAPS & DETOURS. The trip that went sideways, the shortcut that became an adventure, the wrong turn that changed everything. Where has life taken you off course? Got Story? Come share.
🎁 Winner’s Prize: Our first-place storyteller wins a $50 gift certificate to Castaways Vintage to Modern, an antique shop and record store offering art, furniture, gifts, boutique & more! It’s our favorite place to dig for treasures.
WHAT’S NEW THIS STORY CYCLE
✨ Second Place Winners Get Love!
Each second-place storyteller will receive a $20 gift certificate to a local Jacksonville spot. Plus, they’ll be invited to a pre-Grand Slam “run-off story marathon” to earn a spot in the Grand Slam.
✨ Perfect Attendance = Prizes!
Audience members who attend all eight slams this season will receive a special prize at the Grand Slam.
✨ WHAT THEY SAID
A listening game where audience members jot down the lines that STICK with them. Quick and intuitive, it’s a practice in catching the art of words as they fly. Together, audiences help build a living “Wall of Quotes,” where standout lines from the night may find new life on a t-shirt, mug, or in our archive. (Inspired by Anna Jacobson, the Queen of Capturing Lines)
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
📅 DATE: Friday, Oct 10, 2025
📍 WHERE: BABS’LAB, CoRK Arts District
Entrance located on Phyllis St. on the path between metal fence and palm tree across from Yellow House!
⏰ SHOW TIME: 8:00PM
🍷 RECEPTION: 7:15PM
🎟️ TICKETS: $18.00
www.barbaracolaciello.com/register/octslambabslab-2025
FOR NEWCOMERS ~ What’s a Story Slam?
• 10 people's names are picked from the hat.
• Storytellers have 5 minutes each to tell a TRUE personal story based on a THEME.
• At the end of the evening the audience Votes for their favorite storyteller.
• Story must connect to the Theme.
• No notes. No props.
•Please no political ranting, no preaching.
For more info: [email protected]
PURCHASEwww.barbaracolaciello.com/register/octslambabslab-2025
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Where is it happening?
603 King St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32204Event Location & Nearby Stays:
