
Sidewalk Talk: What’s Your Story?
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 2:00–4:00 PM
- Description
We are here to listen! We want to hear your stories. How's your day? What's going on? How are you?
FGCU Storytelling presents a Story Listening event.
Join one of our Listeners or swap a story in our circle on the Library Lawn and Veterans Pavilion.
Stories connect and heal. Stories are how we make meaning out of life. Stories show us that we are not alone.
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