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Pivot Spokane

Pivot: Treasure

By E.J. Iannelli
Published February 17, 2023 at 12:16 PM PST
Elissa Ball, Heidi Lasher, John Ward, James D. “Bean" Johnston, Dick Mandeville, Sarah Lynn Carlson, Esteban Herevia, Jr.
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Elissa Ball, Heidi Lasher, John Ward, James D. “Bean" Johnston, Dick Mandeville, Sarah Lynn Carlson and Esteban Herevia, Jr. (L–R) onstage after the Pivot Spokane "Treasure" main stage event on Jan. 26, 2023
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Logo from the Jan. 26, 2023 Pivot storytelling event, "Treasure"
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A live recording of the winter 2023 main stage storytelling event

This is a radio-adapted broadcast of a Pivot main stage event, recorded live on January 26, 2023 at the Washington Cracker Building in downtown Spokane.

The theme of the evening was "treasure," and there were a total of six speakers: Esteban Herevia, Jr., Sarah Lynn Carlson, James D. “Bean" Johnston, Heidi Lasher, John Ward and Dick Mandeville. The host was Elissa Ball.

Pivot is a live storytelling event that features a series of speakers riffing on a particular theme. Its main stage events are held quarterly.

The next Pivot event is scheduled for Thursday, February 23 at 6:30pm at the Spokane Central Library. It's an open mic story slam on the theme of "9 to 5" — stories about punching the clock, gainful or painful employment, hard work, office romance, water-cooler gossip, quiet quitting or dream jobs.

For more information, visit the Pivot Spokane website.

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E.J. Iannelli
E.J. Iannelli is Spokane Public Radio's Arts and Music Director
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