Sleepy Hollow Show & Tell

This time with a EULOGY theme, the weird and wonderful series of neighbors+strangers sharing objects+stories, returns to the cozy Hudson Valley Writers Center for Round 5.

Oct. 22, 2026, 7 pm. Many of us have written or listened to eulogies of our dearest/queerest loved ones. You can bring segments or a summary of a eulogy you once shared at a funeral (along with an object that celebrates that person), or you needn’t be so literal. Eulogize your pet cat of 18 years, your child departing for college and empty-nesting you in bittersweet ways, a portion of your misguided youth you want to say good riddance to, a series of bad ex-boyfriends… Anything goes but we love a theme and encourage you to have fun with it. And please don’t forget the actual object–the SHOW part of your tell is just as important. If sharing a eulogy, no need to go verbatim…

How this works generally no matter the theme: Save the date, rifle your curio cabinet for the certain something that most resonates. Come armed with said object (spectacular, strange, spooky, sentimental), and share a 5 minute story, open mic-style, with your friends and neighbors in an intimate setting at the historic Hudson Valley Writers Center of Sleepy Hollow.

First-come, first-dibs for 15 folks to tell a tale–so reserve your spot now.

Tickets are only $10 for audience and participants. Bring some cash or your Venmo app for books and misc. fun artisanal stuff for sale in the slightly thematic Show & Tell pop up shop that will be sitting outside in the Shadowbox truck.