Stories on the Lawn: Man's Best Friend

  Will van Overbeek, Wet Dog № 2045   Stories on the Lawn: Man’s Best Friend Moth-Style Storytelling at the Neill-Cochran House Museum Inspired by 30 Wet Dogs Thursday, MARCH 12 | 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Doors at 7:00 | Performance at 7:30 TICKETS $15 General | $10 Student | $0 NCHM Member Get Tickets Join us for a night of Moth-style true personal stories inspired by Will van Overbeek’s photography exhibition, 30 Wet Dogs. Revel in the unbridled joy of a pupper at “Barkin Springs” who just took a summertime dip. Tickets: $15 for general admission tickets, $10 for students, and free for NCHM Members. Admission includes complimentary cocktails for attendees over 21. All proceeds from Stories on the Lawn support the Neill-Cochran House Museum. Free parking is available behind the Museum. storytellers Ron Farris - Storyteller Ron Farris has proudly called himself many things:  a NASA engineer, an Air Force fighter pilot, a wartime commander, a general adventurist bum, and recently, a storyteller.  He was born and educated in Austin, but his vagabond brand was honed traveling and living abroad in Europe and Antartica. Ron was recently inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Alumni at UT Austin, despite his inability to hold a position for more than two consecutive years throughout his 31 years in uniform.  He's still trying to figure out if the recent 2000 miles of worldwide hiking is about finding himself or running away from himself, but either way he's got some stories to share.  Christina Fouts - Storyteller Bio coming soon. Angela Maldonado - Storyteller Angela Maldonado is a Corpus Christi–born writer, improviser, and storyteller based in Austin. She works in communications for the organization that supports all 254 Texas counties and has produced the storytelling show Testify since 2017. She shares her home with three dogs, two cats, and more books than free time.   O’Beau Martin - Storyteller O’Beau Martin is a traveling storyteller based in Austin, Texas, whose heartfelt, lyrical tales have been featured at national storytelling festivals, including the Sierra Storytelling Festival and the main stage at Country Fair. Over the years, he has shared stories in towns across the country while locally gracing the stages of Hyde Park Storytelling, the Sagebrush, ColdTowne Theater, and more. Blending humor, tenderness, and poetic insight, O’Beau’s stories tickle the funny bone and pluck on the heartstrings. Sheeny Parvez - Storyteller Sheeny Parvez is a self-proclaimed master of none, having dabbled across many talents such as culinary entrepreneurship, music, and acting– but she has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a Business Analyst by day, which funds her passion for writing screenplays, short stories, and children’s books. Pooja Shah - Storyteller Originally from Mumbai, Pooja has called Austin home for 6 years now. During the day she works as a Data Analyst in eBooks, the closest she’s come to fulf...