Live Story Event to Benefit the Exeter LitFest

Get your tickets now for the Oct 23 show to see these two Exeter notables, plus more, tell stories from the stage. Live at the Word Barn! (Fundraiser for the Exeter LitFest)

Rick Mahoney is a retired Phillips Exeter Academy administrator and basketball coach and “near native” of New Hampshire, having lived in Exeter most of his life. He is a husband, father of three and grandfather of four.

Barbara Rimkunas is the co-executive director of the Exeter Historical Society. You can watch her on YouTube in the Exeter History Minute series she creates each month with her co-conspirator, Laura Martin. She writes lots of stuff - mostly about dead people.

Ann Czaja is the Master Chocolatier at Lindt USA and co-author a fantasy genre novel with her sister Kate. A Virginia native, Ann is currently trying to divide her time between New Hampshire and Virginia. This will be her first time telling at a storytelling event

Ryan Chiavetta is a first-time storyteller, long time writer and lifelong New Hampshire resident who will be telling a story about how one of the worst nights of his life became a catalyst that changed his life, but only after he faced an internal reckoning.

Paul Doncaster is a father, published author and storyteller who spends his professional life using people’s stories to design elegant and usable online experiences. He is a recent Boston Moth GrandSLAMS winner and was featured on the World Channel's TV showcase, "Stories from the Stage."

Bree Zephyr can be found running around Portsmouth with a bass drum in a baby carriage as a member of the Leftist Marching Band. Under a previously assigned identity, she founded William Shatner Beat Night, performed at TEDx Piscatiqua, recorded albums for the RPM challenge, and volunteered for the Portsmouth Halloween Parade.