Put on your biker boots and join us at our new outdoor venue, Low Tide Motors, as we share four stories of putting the pedal to the metal, from complete career changes to… er… dismembering animals… Anyway, it’ll be fun!
Hosted by Paula Croxson and Tracey Segarra.
Doors at 2:45pm.
In the event of rain, the show will be moved to Sunday, April 24 at 3:00 pm ET.
STORIES BY:
Amy Segal works in finance by day but by night finds herself drawn to storytelling shows on the Lower East Side. She once won $200 in one-dollar bills at a One Up! storytelling competition and started wondering how many more wins she’d need before she could quit her job. She is a regular at MothSlams, has studied with Seth Barrish at The Barrow Group in New York and has been featured on The Story Collider podcast. One day, she hopes to introduce herself at cocktail parties as a writer.
Sabrina Imbler is a writer based in Brooklyn. They currently work as a reporting fellow on the science and health desk of The New York Times. They are the author of the chapbook Dyke (geology). Their first book, an essay collection about sea creatures called How Far the Light Reaches, is forthcoming with Little, Brown in December 2022.
Sandi Marx is a NY based storyteller, who can be heard on a multitude of podcasts such as Risk, Story Collider and many more. She’s been featured regularly at Generation Women, Out By Ten and all over the country. Sandi performed her sold-out solo show, “ The Shit Show” at Joe’s Pub and is currently the subject of her festival award winning documentary, “The Fabulist” to be released in 2022. After a long career as a talent agent, retirement wasn’t as satisfying as writing and performing. A mother of three adult children and a proud new grandmother, Sandi is thrilled to be back working in a post pandemic world.
Roselin Rosario-Meléndez, Ph.D. is an award-winning Polymer Chemist, Inventor and Women in STEM Advocate. She obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Puerto Rico at Cayey and her Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from Rutgers University. For her graduate work, Roselin invented new biomaterials for drug delivery applications and became an inventor in multiple patents. After earning her PhD, she worked for an ingredient supplier company for 2 years and in a cosmetics company for 6 years. As a cosmetic chemist Roselin formulated extreme wear makeup and was an inventor in 38 patent applications globally. Her major contribution to the cosmetics field was the invention of Maybelline’s SuperStay Matte Ink formula, a best seller long-lasting lipstick with a comfortable feel. In April 2021 she decided to leave her job in the cosmetics industry to look for an opportunity in which she can utilize her skills, experience and knowledge to make a significant impact in society. Roselin recently started a new job in which she uses her polymer chemistry and formulation knowledge for medical devices.