West Side Stories Petaluma

06/15/2026

This past Wednesday we had out first Back to Back winner of the year...Beth Kraft! Want to join her in the GrandSlam? Your next chance is July 8th and our theme is Money Talks! For tickets https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153 This month our theme was If It Ain't Broke...her story was about her childhood birthdays that were simple—with eleven kids, it was ice cream with a candle and a song. As a mom she went all out, deciding one year to make everything herself, homemade cake (held together with dowels). The piñata was still wet, so she baked it—when she tried to cut a hole it just dented it. So no candy inside, the family threw it over the top-the piñata kept swallowing the stick. Don't mess with what isn't broken.

06/08/2026

Get your ticket now https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153/production/1264032?performanceId=11756438
It's a StorySlam! In fact, the longest running Slam in Northern California-17 years! We do 5 minute, True Stories, Told Live, On Stage, Without Notes, Based on the Month's Theme! Come drop your name in the hat to tell or just come and enjoy tales from your neighbors! At the end of the show the entire audience can vote for their favorite. That person receives a $50 dollar cash prize, their story & picture in The Argus Courier and an invite to our year end GrandSlam on the big stage of The Mystic Theater! We've been waiting for you for 17 years-come check it out! What are you waiting for?

06/03/2026

Wanna tell it? Get tix now https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153

06/01/2026

Beth Kraft is in! In the GrandSlam this December! She was chosen your favorite teller for May with a whopping 63% of the audience vote! Her story was about the time she married Eddie Step at age 8 — an arranged ceremony officiated by her brother, complete with a reluctant kiss, a honeymoon loop around the house, and a crowd of kids chanting before Mrs. VanDym shut the whole thing down. Good things do come to those who wait — by 23, she knew exactly who the one was. Join us for our June 10th show where the theme is If It Ain't Broke-get tickets now right here https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153

05/18/2026

May 20th is our next StorySlam! We know you have a story...maybe you're reluctant to tell it? You've always wanted to tell it, but just haven't have the confidence. Well now's your chance because Good Things Come to Those Who Wait is our theme. Usually our show is the 2nd Wednesday of the month, but this month we've waited, you've waited-there are still tickets available right here https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153 Come share your story (or just listen)-our audience is so supportive and we want to hear you tell it! Wait no longer!

04/14/2026

The votes came in and your favorite teller for April is...Austin Murphy!
His story pays tribute to his mom Patricia Murphy — the true hero behind 8 kids, 18 sports, and a running tab with the ER doctors — a fiercely un-helicopter parent who gave her children free rein, let them fight their own battles, and earned their gratitude and apologies in equal measure.
He's in the finals in December-you want in? Your next chance will be May 20th our theme for that show is Good Things Come To Those Who Wait get your tickets right here https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153

04/06/2026

It's a StorySlam! In fact, the longest running Slam in Northern California-17 years! We do 5 minute, True Stories, Told Live, On Stage, Without Notes, Based on the Month's Theme! Come drop your name in the hat to tell or just come and enjoy tales from your neighbors! At the end of the show the entire audience can vote for their favorite. That person receives a $50 dollar cash prize, their story & picture in The Argus Courier and an invite to our year end GrandSlam on the big stage of The Mystic Theater! We've been waiting for you for 17 years-come check it out! What are you waiting for?

Your next shot at making it to the big show in December is this Wednesday 4/8! Our theme is Too Many Irons In The Fire. A few tickets still available right here https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153 (you don't have to tell a story to have a great time-but if you have one...drop your name in the hat)

04/06/2026

Your next shot at making it to the big show in December is this Wednesday 4/8! Our theme is Too Many Irons In The Fire. A few tickets still available right here https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153 (you don't have to tell a story to have a great time-but if you have one...drop your name in the hat)

03/30/2026

SAVE THE DATE!!! Click for tix https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153 It's a StorySlam! In fact, the longest running Slam in Northern California-17 years! We do 5 minute, True Stories, Told Live, On Stage, Without Notes, Based on the Month's Theme! Come drop your name in the hat to tell or just come and enjoy tales from your neighbors! At the end of the show the entire audience can vote for their favorite. That person receives a $50 dollar cash prize, their story & picture in The Argus Courier and an invite to our year end GrandSlam on the big stage of The Mystic Theater! We've been waiting for you for 17 years-come check it out! What are you waiting for?

03/05/2026

Next Wednesday...for tix https://ci.ovationtix.com/36153 My first road trip was 11 nights 10 shows our night off was in Portland...so these were a series of 1 Nighters all over Oregon-the previous 3 years, playing places like Emerson St. Bar & Grill...The Sunshine Saloon...The Belmont Brewery...I remember on Sunday nights we'd usually begin at The 94th Areo Squadron in San Jose get on stage 1st or 2nd jump in my trusty Subaru Justy drive to The Walnut Creek Punchline do a set there, back in the Justy to close down The SF Punchline...(to be continued)