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The seventh season of Galley Tables got its start on Friday night. KMXT joined the cast of storytellers before the packed show to talk about what community storytelling means to them. More than 300 listeners pack the convention center for the start to Season 7 of Galley Tables. (Photo by Gretchen Powers) More than 300 eager listeners turned out for …

The seventh season of Galley Tables, Kodiak’s winter storytelling series, launches Friday night at the Convention Center. The opening night theme is “Jerryrigged”. Galley Tables events are historically standing-room only, but Director Sara Loewen says it’s always a challenge finding seven brave storytellers to stand up before an audience of more than 300. Kathleen McKinney delivers a story during Season …

Laura Smelser performs at Galley Tables. (Photo courtesy of Galley Tables) Mitch Borden/KMXT This month’s Galley Tables is upon us and the theme is salty, which can cover a lot of different kinds of stories. “It could be about using salt in your cooking. It could be about something that brings tears. It could be about an old rascally character. …

Laura Smelser performs at Galley Tables. (Photo courtesy of Galley Tables) Kayla Desroches/KMXT Community storytelling event Galley Tables kicks off its fifth season tonight. Appropriately for both Friday the 13th and for Halloween, ‘Spooked’ is this week’s theme, and the convention center is the venue. Organizers experimented with where to hold the event for a while. Galley Tables started in …

Tanner Purdy. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Children consume stories through books, their classrooms, and each other – now they’ll tell their own stories on a stage. A youth story slam tonight takes after storytelling events like Galley Tables and gives students a chance to share their memories and experiences. Ninth grader Tanner Purdy is one of the students to stand …