BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — On Wednesday, March 20, house staff could not get people into the centuries-old St. Ann & Holy Trinity Church fast enough, as swarms of story-hungry Brooklynites turned out for The Moth’s Mainstage event in Brooklyn Heights.
Five storytellers told their spin on the evening’s theme of “finding beauty in life’s unexpected transitions.”
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The Moth, an acclaimed storytelling non-profit that has grown its popular Radio Hour series into a national staple, hosted a live event celebrating its new publication: “A Point of Beauty: True Stories of Holding On and Letting Go!”
Books Are Magic, the popular local independent bookstore, was onsite selling hardcopies of “A Point of Beauty,” as host Amber Wallin reminded the audience throughout the event.
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Donald Harrison, a Philadelphia-based writer and pianist, was the first to take the mic. He wove an epic tale of his humble beginnings at Tavern on Camac, the city’s oldest gay bar, where he plays piano and sings every Friday night – often in competition with the bar’s boisterous patrons.
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The next storyteller was Muneesh Jain, a Kalamazoo, Michigan native whose health journey and subsequent quest to attend a baseball game in all 30 MLB ballparks across the country ultimately helped him reconnect with his mother.
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Mindy Raf, a Brooklyn-based comedian, actress and writer, told a hilarious yet heartfelt account recounting the time she came out as polyamorous to her father and introduced him to her partner after he had already met her wife.
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Becky Chan, a retired FBI agent from Hong Kong, talked about the struggle of her own immigrant family, as well as another immigrant…
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