Step into Jacksonville’s most intimate, high-energy storytelling space.

Celebrating over 9 years of Monthly Story Slams at BABS’LAB

🎤 Theme: PLASTIC

Join us at BABS’LAB on Saturday, March 14th for a storytelling showdown bursting with Tales + Treats + Libations. Hosted by Babs Colaciello, this beloved Story Slam delivers a lively mix of heart, humor, and surprise.

Step up to the mic or settle in as an audience conspirator. Either way, you’ll feel the electric joy of community connection that makes our Slams a BABS’LAB tradition.

One night. True stories. A room buzzing with energy. And a theme that’s everywhere… and we mean everywhere. 🎤✨

PLASTIC.

Your first credit card. Your favorite doll. The hospital bracelet. The lidless container. The beach covered in things that will outlive us all. The person in the room who smiled but never meant it. The moment you surprised yourself — bent, stretched, reshaped — and didn't break.

Bring us your five-minute true story, or just come listen. Either way, something's about to spill.

PLASTIC. It’s disposable. It’s durable. It’s fake. It’s flexible.

🎁 Winner’s Prize: Our first-place storyteller wins a $50 gift certificate to Castaways Vintage to Modern, an antique shop and record store offering art, furniture, gifts, boutique & more! It’s our favorite place to dig for treasures.

✨ Second Place Winners Get Love!
Each second-place storyteller will receive a $20 gift certificate to a local Jacksonville spot. Plus, they’ll be invited to a pre-Grand Slam “run-off story marathon” to earn a spot in the Grand Slam.

✨ WHAT THEY SAID
A listening game where audience members jot down the lines that STICK with them. Quick and intuitive, it’s a practice in catching the art of words as they fly. Together, audiences help build a living “Wall of Quotes,” where standout lines from the night may find new life on a t-shirt, mug, or in our archive. (Inspired by Anna Jacobson, the Queen of Capturing Lines)

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

DATE: Saturday, March 14, 2026

WHERE: BABS’LAB, CoRK Arts District 603 King St. Entrance located on Phyllis St. on the path between metal fence and palm tree across from Yellow House!

SHOW TIME: 8:00PM

RECEPTION: 7:15PM

TICKETS: $18.00 https://www.barbaracolaciello.com/register/marchslambabslab-2026

WHAT’S A STORY SLAM?

• 10 people's names are picked from the hat.

• Storytellers have 5 minutes each to tell a TRUE personal story based on a THEME.

• At the end of the evening the audience Votes for their favorite storyteller.

• Story must connect to the Theme.

• No notes. No props.

•Please no political ranting, no preaching.

For more info: babslab@barbaracolaciello.com

Consider Making a Donation to BABS'LAB!

Your Donation allows us to offer scholarships covering
tuition fees for classes, support artist fees, fund production costs,
and facilitate community outreach initiatives.
Thank you for being a part of our story!

barbaracolaciello.com/donation