Story Club Cleveland, a monthly open mic night, returns to Forest City Brewery in Tremont tonight, Wednesday, November 11.

The live show continues its 11^th season, with the theme “Peace.”

“I think many of us have felt numerous aspects of our lives become more chaotic—from disruptive global geopolitical events to our everyday necessities becoming harder to afford,” says Story Club Cleveland founder and host Dana Norris. “We wanted to contrast that by creating a space that centers peace and perhaps help our audience find a way to ground themselves—even if it’s just for one night.”

The featured performers include two previous Story Club winners, Melissa Stickney and Pax Cohen.

The Story Club Cleveland organizers invite the audience to share their own stories on stage. Before the show, interested audience members place their names in a pitcher and host Dana Norris will pull names during the show. Open mic storytellers give a six-minute true story relating to the theme.

“At the end of the night, the audience votes on the most impactful open mic storyteller,” Norris says. “That person returns to a future show as a paid featured performer.”

Story Club performs at Forest City Brewery, 2135 Columbus Road, Cleveland, 44113. Doors open and open mic sign-ups start at 7 p.m. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. There is a brief intermission.

Tickets cost $20 in advance on Story Club’s website and are $25 at the door. Season passes are also available.

Story Club was founded in Chicago in 2008 and is also held in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and SW Michigan. The club has been featured in Poets and Writers, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, FreshWater Cleveland, WBEZ, WKSU, Spectrum News Ohio, Cleveland.com, Crain's Cleveland Business, 106.5 The Lake, and was voted the Best New Bar Event by Thrillist Cleveland.

The next Story Club show will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 9, with the theme “dark.”