What is the Olio?  It's a fabulous night of storytelling performances for adults.  This year's stories will make you laugh out loud, tear up a bit, and maybe even spark an interest in giving storytelling a try ... if you haven't already caught the storytelling bug.  Judith Heineman and Michele Carlo will co-host this year's Olio.

The Foundling

Barbara Aliprantis tells the true story of a young man who finds an abandoned infant in a basket along the shore of the Greek Island of Paros and raises it as his own.

Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky

April Armstrong brings this traditional West African tale to life; a pourqoui tale about why the sun and the moon live in the sky .

First Time Deer Hunters    

Lona Bartlett tells a personal story about two men coming from New York City to a small farming town in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York in search of getting their first deer.

Daddy's on the Roof and He's Got the Ax

Jane Ogburn Dorfman was gifted this tale about a neighbor who disarms an ax wielder with a huge glass of lemonade.

My Mother's Hands

Rona Leventhal shares a story about her mother who was a wonderful cook but did not want to pass down any of her recipes.

Chinese Quandary Blues

phillip andrew bennett low shares the story of how he performed the ritual of bai san -- hiking up a mountain near his ancestral village and sacrificing a pig to his ancestors, highlighting the contrast between this ceremony and his very western upbringing.

The Spitfire

Wendy Mages tells the story about her sister’s audacious quest to receive a car as a present for her 16th birthday.

A Mother Remembers

Clare Vadeboncoeur,  through mime, share the story of a mother reminiscing about the different stages of her daughter’s life.