Carapace Atlanta

Come out of your shell!

A place for story connoisseurs…

Carapace is a monthly event of true personal stories at Manuel's Tavern in Atlanta, every second Tuesday of the month (except December). While the show begins at 7p, we encourage people to get there early to meet their neighbors and enjoy a meal before the mic goes live.

Raconteurs + Rapt Audience
= Really Good Time!

Every second Tuesday of the month, ordinary raconteurs tell true, personal, five-minute (or so) stories on a pre-selected theme. Topics have included, for example, "Scars," and "Feuds & Rivalries."

Our hilarious host, Cris Gray, guides us through.

Names are drawn from a hat. No one is required to tell a story; attendees can just listen. It's free.

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The 15th Anniversary Show is almost here!

Our host committee invites you to come out for this unique, curated evening to celebrate the long-lasting legacy of Carapace. The show will feature stories from:

3 local celebrities
3 Carapace favorites
3 spontaneous storytellers pulled from the hat (because that’s how we usually roll anyway!)

Co-MCed by Cris Gray and Shannon M. Turner, this will be a night you will not forget.

Next Month’s Theme: Extremely Loud &

Incredibly Close

Tuesday, November 11, 7p Manuel’s Tavern

Don't know about you, but this time of year, millions of people are confronted with the notion of traveling all over the country to go visit family for various sundry holidays. Whether it's on public transportation or being right up in there with your kin, there's nothing like it to invoke the feeling--sometimes pleasant, often far less so--of being extremely loud and incredibly close.

Tell us about a time you reached sensory overload. Did everything go haywire? Did you find yourself yelling or being the one who was yelled at? Perhaps you were just the victim of a close talker. Were you stuck on the tarmac for an inhuman amount of time, making friends and enemies with everyone trapped around you?

Mayhap something went kapow nearby. Did Crazy Cousin Darrell shoot off some fireworks unexpectedly? Did something go bump in the night?

Whatever your story of discomfort or big booms, we’ll be waiting at Manuel’s Tavern on Tuesday, November 11 at 7p, where you can sit elbow-to-elbow with us on the second Tuesdays of the month.

Come down early to join your fellow Carapeeps for bites & brews, courtesy of the best wait staff in town. There’s never any pressure to tell a story. We adore story connoisseurs of all varieties.

P.S. Don't forget ~ we have TWO shows in November! Our regular show, this one on November 11, as well as our big extravaganza 15th anniversary on November 21.