ABOUT US
Story Club is an open mic for true stories. It was founded in Chicago in 2008 and is currently held in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and SW Michigan.
Story Club has been featured in Poets and Writers, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, WBEZ, WKSU, Spectrum News Ohio, Cleveland.com, Crain's Cleveland, 106.5 The Lake, and were voted the Best New Bar Event by Thrillist Cleveland.
Story Club has been featured in Poets and Writers, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, WBEZ, WKSU, Spectrum News Ohio, Cleveland.com, Crain's Cleveland, 106.5 The Lake, and were voted the Best New Bar Event by Thrillist Cleveland.
Story Club is held on the 2nd Wednesday each month at Forest City Brewery. Forest City Brewery is an reclaimed, neighborhood brewery in Ohio City featuring great drinks and tasty food.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Oct 14, 2026
$25.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 10/14/26 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Spooky Free street parking is available around the venue. Nov 11, 2026
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, Nov 11, 2026 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 11/11/26 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Peace Free street parking is available around the venue. Dec 9, 2026
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, Dec 9, 2026 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 12/9/26 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Dark Free street parking is available around the venue. Jan 13, 2027
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2027 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 1/13/27 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Light Free street parking is available around the venue. Feb 10, 2027
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, Feb 10, 2027 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 2/10/27 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: News Free street parking is available around the venue. March 10, 2027
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, March 10, 2027 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 3/10/27 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Youth Free street parking is available around the venue. April 14, 2027
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, April 14, 2027 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 4/14/27 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Beauty Free street parking is available around the venue. May 12, 2027
$20.00
Admission for one Story Club Cleveland on Wednesday, May 12, 2027 - Doors 7PM, Show 7:30PM. You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. 5/12/27 - 7PM doors, 7:30PM show Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH Theme: Goodbyes Free street parking is available around the venue. Season Tickets - Sept 2026-May 2027 Story Club Shows
$150.00
Admission for one to all Story Club Cleveland shows in our 2026/2027 Season: Wednesday, September 9 2026 - Homecoming Wednesday, October 14 2026 - Spooky Wednesday, November 11 2026 - Peace Wednesday, December 9 2026 - Dark Wednesday, January 13 2027 - Light Wednesday, February 10 2027 - News Wednesday, March 10 2027 - Youth Wednesday, April 14 2027 - Beauty Wednesday, May 12 2027 - Goodbyes All shows: Doors at 7PM, Show at 7:30PM Forest City Brewery Waldorf Hall 2135 Columbus Rd Cleveland, OH You'll receive an email confirming your purchase and your name will be on a list at the door along with the number of tickets you purchased. YOUR EMAIL RECEIPT IS YOUR TICKET. Your ticket purchase not only pays our Featured Performers, but also supports Story Club CLE, which is a nonprofit organization and a fiscal sponsee of The Reading Room CLE. Free street parking is available around the venue. Online tickets are available until 4PM the day of the show. You may purchase tickets at the door for $20 via cash, card, or Venmo.
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Story Club is held on a monthly basis in the Waldorf Hall at Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Dr Cleveland, OH. There is free street parking around the brewery. Forest City Brewery is a 16+ venue and offers beer, a full bar, non-alcoholic drinks, and a bangin' kitchen menu during the show.
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HOW IT WORKS
- There are 4 open mic slots per show. Open mic participants are given 6 minutes (1000 words) in which to tell a true story. If more than 4 storytellers sign up we draw names for the slots.
- There are 2 featured performers for each show, who provide producers with drafts of their stories and are paid for their work. Want to be featured? Come see the show, and then email a true story (1500 words max) to [email protected] for consideration.
- The audience votes for their favorite story and the winner receives a coveted microphone trophy! The open mic performer with the most votes is invited back to be a featured (and paid) performer!
- $20 tickets before hand ($25 at the door) helps us to PAY our featured performers! We pride ourselves on being one of the best-paying shows for writers Cleveland!
- We are a non-profit and a proud fiscal sponsee of nonprofit The Reading Room CLE.
2026/2027 SEASON
Wednesday, September 9 2026 - Homecoming
Wednesday, October 14 2026 - Spooky
Wednesday, November 11 2026 - Peace
Wednesday, December 9 2026 - Dark
Wednesday, January 13 2027 - Light
Wednesday, February 10 2027 - News
Wednesday, March 10 2027 - Youth
Wednesday, April 14 2027 - Beauty
Wednesday, May 12 2027 - Goodbyes
(Summer Break)
The Storytelling Code
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