The Ink Spot Café – A Writers’ Salon

The Ink Spot Café – A Writers’ Salon is a monthly gathering for writers of all stripe in a relaxed, casual atmosphere where we talk about writing, mingle, and socialize with like-minded souls. Hosts for the Salon rotate, with each host bringing his or her own unique style and program to the session. The Salon is held at The Ink Spot where we create a coffeehouse ambiance, with both caf and decaf and a selection of teas available, and a variety of light refreshments brought by Salon participants.

• Mondays, June 30 & July 28 (no May Salon, in honor of Memorial Day)
• 7 – 9 pm

June Salon - Dive into playwriting with Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company's Artistic Director Seema Sueko.

Bring your writing tools of choice (paper, pen, laptop, etc) and comfy shoes! That's right – this isn't your traditional playwriting class. We'll explore the playwriting concepts of Action, Conflict and Event in our seats and on our feet!
 
Seema Sueko is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company, a socially-conscious theater company that was recently named the inaugural Resident Theatre Company at La Jolla Playhouse. Seema received the KPBS Patté "McDonald Playwriting Award" and the Anti-Discrimination Committee's "Artistic and Cultural Achievement Award" for her script, and Mo`olelo's inaugural show, remains. She was commissioned by Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis to co-write "Messy Utopia," which received the Ivey Award 2007, and was recently commissioned by Mixed Blood again to write a play for young audiences on the theme of Islam in America. Seema is also an award-winning actor and director, with credits at The Old Globe, Yale Repertory Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, and San Diego Repertory among others. Find out more about Mo'olelo Performing Arts Company at moolelo.net.

July Salon - Story telling with Sarah Saulter

There and Back Again: The Elements of the Well-Told Tale
 
The teller of the tale is a pathfinder, guiding travelers through a place they know well, but that the listener, or the reader has never visited.  What does it take to make the traveler want to go with you, and stay until the bitter—or the happy end?
            In this Salon we’ll look at what makes stories stand the test of time, explore some techniques for shifting between the spoken and written styles of storytelling, and then tell a few tales of our own. I’ll bring some short folktales to play with. Or, better yet, bring a short 2-3 minute piece of your own fiction that you’d like to try telling, rather than reading aloud.

Sarah Saulter grew up in the woods of the Pacific Northwest where she developed an affinity for wild things, and for the wild and mysterious parts of human nature. She told her first tale at the age of three, and has been telling stories ever since. Now a resident of San Diego, CA, Sarah has been a professional storyteller for over 15 years. She has performed at the Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival, and has been a featured storyteller at colleges, universities, and storytelling festivals throughout California. Her CD, "Wisdom and Luck: Tales of Love and Magic," is available at cdbaby.com. Copies will available at the Salon.