

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: BABS'LAB March Story Slam
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm – Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 10:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Dive into Jacksonville’s high-voltage story space—over 9 years of monthly slams at BABS’LAB.

THE MARCH SLAM THEME is PLASTIC. IT’S DISPOSABLE. IT’S DURABLE. IT’S FAKE. IT’S FLEXIBLE.

Join us at BABS'LAB on Saturday, March 14th for a storytelling showdown bursting with Tales + Treats + Libations. Hosted by Babs Colaciello, Story Slams deliver a lively mix of heart, humor, and surprise.
This evening is presented by The Society of Whimsical B?TCHES, BABS'LAB's annual Women's History Month tradition that invites all genders to celebrate the creative, unapologetic, fully expressed self.

COME DRESSED AS…
 Your Inner Whimsical B?TCH. What does that look like for you?

Step up to the mic or settle in as an audience conspirator — because the audience doesn't just watch, they vote. At the end of the evening you pick your favorite story. Come ready to listen, feel, and choose your fave story at the end of the evening.

? First Place Our first-place storyteller wins a $50 gift certificate to Castaways Vintage to Modern — an antique shop and record store offering art, furniture, gifts, boutique and more. Our favorite place to dig for treasures.

✨ Second Place Second-place storytellers receive a $20 gift certificate to a local Jacksonville spot — plus an invitation to our pre-Grand Slam run-off story marathon for a chance to earn a spot in the Grand Slam in May.

Yes, our theme for March is Plastic — and the irony is entirely intentional. Plastic is everything a Whimsical B?TCH is not: synthetic, manufactured, designed to conform. But plasticity — the ability to bend without breaking and come back more yourself than ever — is exactly the spirit of the evening.

Inspiration: Your first credit card. Your favorite doll. The hospital bracelet. The lidless container. The beach covered in things that will outlive us all. The person in the room who smiled but never meant it. The moment you surprised yourself — bent, stretched, reshaped — and didn't break.

A POP-UP ART EXHIBITION ~ The Whimsical Within: Conceived and Curated by Julia Ivanisova

What does it mean to embrace your whimsical nature? That is the question at the heart of The Whimsical Within — a pop-up art exhibition presented by The Society of Whimsical B?TCHES at BABS'LAB.

Opening night Saturday, March 14th alongside the March Story Slam, the exhibition features original works in painting, photography, mixed media, textiles, graphics, and wordplay — each piece an artist's personal interpretation of the Whimsical B?TCH within.

A panel of three judges will select first, second, and third place winners. The first place artist receives a $100 cash prize.
The exhibition remains on view through March 31st.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

DATE: Saturday, March 14, 2026

WHERE: BABS’LAB, CoRK Arts District  603 King St. IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Entrance located on Phyllis St. on the path between metal fence and palm tree across from Yellow House!

SHOW TIME: 8:00PM

RECEPTION: 7:15PM

TICKETS: $18.00   https://www.barbaracolaciello.com/register/marchslambabslab-2026

WHAT’S A STORY SLAM?

• 10 people's names are picked from the hat.

• Storytellers have 5 minutes each to tell a TRUE personal story based on a THEME.

• At the end of the evening the audience Votes for their favorite storyteller.

• Story must connect to the Theme.

• No notes. No props.

•Please no political ranting, no preaching.

For more info: babslab@barbaracolaciello.com
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/jacksonville/babslab-march-story-slam/200029802518715
- **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, pop-ups, sports, fine-arts, nonprofit, marathons, womens-history-month, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 61

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.barbaracolaciello.com/register/marchslambabslab-2026?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=jacksonville-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Jacksonville
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 603 King St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32204
- **lat**: 30.31992
- **long**: -81.69666
- **full address**: 603 King St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32204

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: BABS' LAB, CoRK Arts District North (https://allevents.in/org/babs-lab-cork-arts-district-north/13534100)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 603 King St, Jacksonville, FL, United States, Florida 32204
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** BABS' LAB, CoRK Arts District North
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, exhibitions, pop-ups, sports, fine-arts, nonprofit, marathons, womens-history-month, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about BABS'LAB March Story Slam ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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