Taking Care: An evening of live storytelling
Nov
4
8:00 PM20:00

Taking Care: An evening of live storytelling

  • Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space (map)
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Illustration by Lynnea Holland Weiss

 

The Nocturnists and Bellevue Literary Review present

TAKING CARE: An Evening of Live Storytelling

Saturday, November 4, 2023

8:00pm

 
 

2537 Broadway at 95th St.

New York City

Compelling live stories that celebrate the many facets of caregiving and how we care for one another, for ourselves, and for the world. Join the acclaimed medical-storytelling podcast, The Nocturnists, and the award-winning literary magazine, Bellevue Literary Review, for a one-of-a-kind live storytelling experience that takes you into the heart of human connection.

With stories by Lu Chekowsky, Shaida Kamali, Ann Schrooten, Roshni Shah, and Zed Zha.

Live music by pianist Kwami Coleman.

Program here

Taking Care was made possible by The Physicians Foundation and All In: Wellbeing First for Healthcare. The event was also supported by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, May & Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, New York State Council for the Arts, and Remo Health.

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Sep
8
11:00 AM11:00

British Science Festival exhibit – The Nocturnists' "Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest"

Illustration by Beppe Conti

 

Prof. Luna Dolezal and the Shame and Medicine Project, University of Exeter present an exhibit of The Nocturnists’ Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest podcast series at the British Science Festival, Exeter, UK on 8 September 2023.

More information here.

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Mar
12
12:30 PM12:30

Shame in Medicine at SXSW 2023

 

The Nocturnists’ Shame in Medicine team is thrilled to be hosting a panel at SXSW 2023. Filmmaker Sam Osborn will speak with Dr. Emily Silverman, creator of The Nocturnists; Dr. Will Bynum, creator of The Shame in Medicine Project; and Dr. Gita Pensa, creator of Doctors and Litigation: The L Word, a podcast supporting physicians facing litigation. More info here.

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Sleep & Dreams: Music, Neuroscience & Stories of Slumber
Oct
18
6:00 PM18:00

Sleep & Dreams: Music, Neuroscience & Stories of Slumber

  • Caroline H. Hume Concert Hall, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, (map)
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The Nocturnists was honored to be included as a guest partner of an ongoing series hosted by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM), the UCSF Department of Neurology including the UCSF Memory and Aging Center (UCSF MAC) and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI).

The evening of storytelling centered around the theme of sleep and dreams through live music and visual art, scientific stories and studies, and original compositions.

 
 

Photo credit: Matthew Washburn

 
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The Nocturnists at Women in Medicine Summit 2022
Sep
16
to Sep 17

The Nocturnists at Women in Medicine Summit 2022

 
 

The Nocturnists participated in the Women in Medicine Summit where we hosted a breakout session and a live storytelling show featuring clinician-storytellers Melanie Ambler, Katie van Kampen, and Cathy Humikowski and harpist Audrey Panko.

Thank you to Seman Violins for supporting us in bringing music to the show.

 
 
 
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The Nocturnists: Together Again, San Francisco
Jun
10
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists: Together Again, San Francisco

The Nocturnists presented our first live storytelling show since the pandemic on the theme of “Together Again.”

Additional show information and performer bios here.

Check out the press coverage from KQED and SF Examiner!

 
 

Photo credit: Hillary Goidell

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Jan
16
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists: Transitions, San Francisco

  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (map)
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The Nocturnists: a night of medical storytelling on the theme of “Transitions“ in San Francisco.

Additional show information and performer bios here.

 
 

Photo credit: Kathleen Sheffer

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Dec
12
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists: Learning, New York City

The Nocturnists: a night of medical storytelling on the theme of “Learning” in New York City.

 
 

Photo credit: Maya Baran

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Oct
18
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists + Explore The Space: Out of the Comfort Zone, San Francisco

The Nocturnists teams up with another local hospitalist-hosted podcast, talk show Explore The Space, for a night of storytelling and conversation on the theme of “Out of the Comfort Zone.”

 
 

Photo credit: Kathleen Scheffer 

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The Nocturnists: Mistakes, San Francisco
Mar
28
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists: Mistakes, San Francisco

A night of stories on the theme of "Mistakes," on Thursday, March 28th at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. Storytellers included a medical student, internal medicine physicians, anesthesiologist, OBGYN, and social worker.

 
 
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Oct
30
7:30 PM19:30

The Nocturnists: Death & Dying, New York City

An evening of stories on the theme of death and dying on Tuesday, October 30th at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in New York City. This event was produced in partnership with Reimagine and featured voices from health care staff at Columbia, Cornell, Mount Sinai, and NYU.

 
 
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The Nocturnists: Health & Criminal Justice, San Francisco
Sep
27
6:30 PM18:30

The Nocturnists: Health & Criminal Justice, San Francisco

An evening of storytelling about health and the criminal justice system, which included stories from doctors, a lawyer, social workers, and formerly incarcerated people, as well as live music from The Endorphins. This event was produced in partnership with UCSF's Citywide Case Management Program and took place at the Brava Theater in San Francisco.

 
 
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Apr
20
7:30 PM19:30

The Nocturnists + Reimagine: Death & Dying, San Francisco

An evening of storytelling on the theme of death and dying, produced in partnership with Reimagine End of Life. This event took place at the Verdi Club in San Francisco.

 
 
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The Nocturnists: Love, San Francisco
Feb
27
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists: Love, San Francisco

An evening of storytelling on the theme of Love at the Brava Theater Center in San Francisco. Read more about this event here.

 
 

Photo credit: Jen Olenik

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The Nocturnists Holiday Party
Dec
8
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists Holiday Party

A festive holiday party at The Bindery, an intimate literary enclave on Haight Street. After a live panel and Q&A with some of our prior storytellers, we recapped all we've accomplished in the last two years, and made some exciting announcements about upcoming projects, including an exclusive first listen to the teaser episode of our podcast.

 
 
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Sep
13
7:00 PM19:00

The Nocturnists: Diversity & Identity, San Francisco

An evening of storytelling on the theme of Diversity and Identity. There was such high demand for this show that we added a second performance. Both shows took place at The Shelton Theater in San Francisco.

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Jun
10
6:00 PM18:00

The Nocturnists + TEACH: Reproductive Health, San Francisco

An evening of storytelling on the theme of reproductive health at San Francisco’s PianoFight. This event was produced in partnership with TEACH, a local non-profit supporting women's reproductive health.

 

Photo credit: Leanne Luce

 
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Mar
1
8:00 PM20:00

The Nocturnists: Justice, San Francisco

An evening of storytelling on the theme of Justice at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco.

 
 
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The Nocturnists + Re:Imagine: Death & Dying, San Francisco
Oct
29
8:00 PM20:00

The Nocturnists + Re:Imagine: Death & Dying, San Francisco

This event included internists, a family medicine physician, palliative care physicians, a cardiologist, and a hospital administrator speaking on the theme of death and dying. This event was produced in partnership with Re:imagine and took place at The Here Collective in San Francisco. Read about the event here.

 

Photo credit: Jen Olenik

 
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