Mountaintop Pride is celebrating its second year in Greene County, NY.  Spanning the Hunter/Tannersville/Haines Falls and surrounding areas, Mountaintop Pride is an inclusive celebration of the LGBTA+ community.  Our pride celebration will be held the weekend of June 5-7.  All are welcome.

As part of this year’s festivities we are hosting our first ever Queer Story Slam on Friday, June 5th at 7pm at Fellow Mountain Cafe in Hunter, New York, sponsored by Scribner’s Catskill Lodge and Mama’s Boy Burgers.  

Call for Storytellers
Mountaintop Pride is currently seeking storytellers. No previous storytelling or performance experience is necessary — just a true story and a willingness to share it.
Stories should reflect the theme of Joy in some way. That can mean laughter, love, triumph, community, unexpected moments of connection, or even the quiet kinds of happiness that often go unnoticed. Joy doesn’t have to be loud to be powerful.

Submission Guidelines
Stories must be true, personal stories.
Stories should be no longer than 5 minutes.
(Because of the number of participants, the time limit will be strictly enforced.)
Story slots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Story-tellers should feel free to use note cards, and if absolutely necessary can be read from a script.

Once 12 storytellers have been confirmed, additional submissions will be placed on a waiting list.

This is an open-mic-style event, so there will be no formal rehearsals prior to the performance.

Anyone interested in participating should contact event organizer Michael Koegel at [email protected]

Join us for an evening of laughter, connection, vulnerability, and celebration as we kick off Pride weekend by sharing the stories that bring us joy.