TELLERS: 

Nestor Gomez, Gary Arnold, Anne McNamee Keels, Rick Bolnick, Susan Rohde and Margaret Burk
Robert's Westside, 7321 Madison, Forest Park  $15 at the door.  Doors open at 6:30.  Show starts at 7:00. Bobby's Eastside is now serving food.Check menu at bobbyseastside.com. No outside food. 

Nestor Gomez was born in Guatemala and moved to Chicago undocumented in the mid-80's. He has won the Moth slam close to 100 times and produces 80 Minutes Around the World, a storytelling show that features the stories of immigrants, their descendants and allies.
Gary Arnold tells stories as often as he can for the “Do Not Submit” Open Mic at Friendly in Berwyn. He is a Moth winner and is scheduled to perform a one-person show, “Downtime in the Green Room,” at the Joseph Vallez Activity Center the weekend of March 13, 2026.
Anne McNamee-Keels is a Moth StorySLAM winner and Chicago GrandSLAM champ. Anne co-hosts and produces Lapsed, a podcast about growing up Catholic. She lives in Oak Park with her husband, two adorable kids, and two very furry dogs.
Rick Bolnick is a Clinical Psychologist who in his 60s decided to take some risks and try new things. He took an Improv class and went on to co-found the performing ensemble Improv Bus, which tours and performs frequently and opened for Jimmy Carrane at The Second City.Susan Rohde c0-produces Teller's Night. She is a MothSlam winner and has had a story air on WBEZ’s Moth Radio House. Many of her stories come from her experiences with her husband as licensed foster parents for 25 years.  Margaret Burk co-produces Tellers' Night and tells throughout the Chicago area.  A special passion is teaching Sharing Your Legacy writing classes to senior adults, believing that our stories are heirlooms - gifts to future generations.