Since debuting early last year, Lit Lounge has become a smashing success. Islanders and visitors from all walks of life have come to share stories both moving and funny, surprising and poetic.

And we return to kick off 2016 with a very special Lit Lounge event...

LIT LOUNGE... LOVE

Sunday, February 14th, 4pm.

Come spend a Valentine’s afternoon ruminating on LOVE, in all its myriad forms. According to Wikipedia, LOVE is a variety of different feelings, states and attitudes; a feeling that ranges from affection (I love my mom!) to pleasure (I love that cake!); an emotion of strong attraction and personal attachment; a virtue representing human kindness and compassion.

We love our families, our friends, our cats and dogs, our shoes, our gardens, the act of gardening, of cooking, of dancing…. The diversity of uses and meanings combined with the complexity of feelings involved makes LOVE unusually difficult to define in any consistent way.

In other words, LOVE is BIG. We look forward to hearing what LOVE means to you, our neighbors and friends.

The brainchild of Islander Cara Briskman, Lit Lounge was inspired by similar events in other parts of the country and by programs like the Moth Radio Hour. Cara began working with Maria Glanz at Open Space to craft this new program for Vashon.
At our past Lit Lounge events, stories have ranged from the poignant to the outrageous. We invite tales of truth (or at least a kernel of it.) Stories should be no longer than 5 minutes.

The act of storytelling can be risky; to sit or stand in front of others and share your story can be intimidating. But there is a strength and power in speaking. For Lit Lounge, we have made a space that is intimate, safe, where you are free to share and not be judged. Lit Lounge takes place in an unusual setting, one rarely used at Open Space.

People who bring a story will drop their name in a hat at the door when they enter - and names will be drawn as the event unfolds. If your name is drawn, up you come to tell your story. Between 10 to 12 names will be drawn - and it's up to fate and the storytelling gods and goddesses to determine whose names those are.

Sunday, February 14th, 4pm. Doors Open at 3:30pm.

Stories are one of the most ancient ways of gathering, of making sense of life, of sharing oneself with others. Join us to share your own story, or simply to listen to others.

Admission is $10, and tickets are available at Vashon Bookshop, brownpapertickets.com, and at the door. As always, no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

All ages are welcome, but the event is not intended for children. Stories may include mature language or themes.

Lit Lounge was created in part due to a grant from 4Culture.
More info at www.openspacevashon.com/