Rain City Chronicles continues its run with storytelling in unique venues around town this week with two evenings of school related tales. Pencils and Playgrounds (November 21) goes down in the gym at Lord Strathcona Elementary School and Chalk and Lockers (November 22) takes over the auditorium at Templeton Secondary. Rain City Chronicles believes that everyone has a great personal story to tell and they make it their business to create opportunities for our communities to share them. Grab a ticket now for some fantastic storytelling featuring a diverse roster of Vancouverites who will speak to the general theme of School. “Whether you were a teacher’s pet, shy wallflower, sweaty jock or smoke-pit regular, we’ve got a great line-up of storytellers to make you laugh, cry and ooze nostalgia.” 

And it gets even better…this time around, Rain City Chronicles has joined forces with the Winner Winner Chicken Dinner crew (you may remember these talented lads from the Chinatown Nightmarket) and super-food-and-event-enthusiast Ken Tsui to put on a special cafeteria-style dinner. Prior to the stories, guests grab a plastic tray, line-up and choose one of four distinctive re-interpretations of the classic lunch-time specials from your elementary or high school days. Think shepherd’s pie, sloppy joes, mac n’ cheese, and pizza. There will also be a mocktail (some sort of take on a “grape drink”?), a cafeteria bun, and a “pudding cup”. The menu is intended to be nostalgic and aims to inspire people to tell their school stories to table mates and friends while they dine.

PENCILS AND PLAYGROUNDS | Thu, Nov. 21 | The Cafeteria opens at 6pm, show 7:30 | Lord Strathcona Elementary School (592 E Pender)| $30 for dinner & show |  DETAILS AND TICKETS HERE

CHALK AND LOCKERS | Friday, November 22 | The Cafeteria opens at 6pm, show 7:30 | Templeton Secondary (727 Templeton Dr.) | DETAILS AND TICKETS HERE