Hosted by Ken Martinez

Safe Harbors Green – 97 Broadway, Newburgh
Storyteller Workshop 10 am – 2pm | Performance 6pm
Free Admission

Safe Harbors’ inaugural season of StoryCON concludes with a very special finale event on Safe Harbors Green. Hosted by Safe Harbors’ own Ken Martinez, this free outdoor event will feature the past six months of StoryCON winners in an ultimate storytelling showdown. The crowd-selected winner will receive $500 and will be invited to join a private workshop with renowned storytelling organization The Moth at Safe Harbors in August.

About the Host

Ken Martinez, Safe Harbors’ Director of Performing Arts & Community Programming. Ken’s theater experience started at a young age performing throughout his youth. He earned his BFA in Theater and continued performing, directing, and writing in both New York and Los Angeles including the Groundlings Theater in LA. Ken pivoted behind the scenes and has 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry producing television. He was an Executive Producer/Showrunner on many series and a network executive serving as VP of Current Programming for VH1.

About StoryCON

Join us for our monthly storytelling series, StoryCON. Taking place on the last Saturday of each month in the Lobby at the Ritz, StoryCON will present a night of storytelling featuring six storytellers from Newburgh and the Hudson Valley.

Each month StoryCON will be facilitated and hosted by a different professional storyteller and organized around a theme—from first loves to worst days ever to stories from urban renewal and Newburgh history. StoryCON events will begin with a daytime workshop led by that month’s host, who will help participants shape and rehearse their stories for performance that night.

The winning storyteller at each event will take home a $100 cash prize, will be featured in the StoryCON All-Stars season finale, and will be invited to join a private workshop with renowned storytelling organization The Moth at Safe Harbors in August.