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An evening of live storytelling, the Des Moines Storytellers Project features community members coached by Des Moines Register journalists taking the mic to tell true, first-person stories.
We believe everyone HAS a story and everyone CAN tell that story.
Learn more at DesMoinesRegister.com/Storytellers.