{"id":13452,"date":"2026-02-18T23:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/raven-narratives-about-luck-set-for-cortez-and-durango\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:37:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:37:26","slug":"raven-narratives-about-luck-set-for-cortez-and-durango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/raven-narratives-about-luck-set-for-cortez-and-durango\/","title":{"rendered":"Raven Narratives about \u2018luck\u2019 set for Cortez and Durango"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image naviga-align-left alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=57598b33-1213-50e8-a269-d1987b8d449b&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1149\" height=\"1198\" alt=\"The upcoming Raven Narratives events will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27 in Cortez and Friday, Feb. 28 in Durango. (Sarah Syverson\/Courtesy photo)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">The upcoming Raven Narratives events will be held on Thursday, Feb. 27 in Cortez and Friday, Feb. 28 in Durango. (Sarah Syverson\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The popular Raven Narratives is bringing back its live storytelling series for two nights in Cortez and Durango at the end of February. This round centers on the theme of \u201cluck.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story slam format invites audience members to share spontaneous and true personal stories. Participants sign up on the spot to tell their stories, each limited to a few minutes, in the Raven Narratives\u2019 signature unscripted style.<\/p>\n<p>Events are scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez, and Friday, Feb. 28, at the Durango Arts Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with stories beginning at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Sunflower Theatre Director Sarah Syverson said the \u201cluck\u201d theme is deliberately broad. Those who share their stories can speak about good or bad fortune, survival against the odds, fate, chance encounters, plot twists, or unexpected changes in life\u2019s direction. Stories may be joyful, complex, bittersweet, humorous or tender, as long as they are true and drawn from personal experience.<\/p>\n<p>Those who want to tell a story but prefer not to speak on stage can submit a typed, one\u2011page story (12\u2011point type) on luck to <a href=\"mailto:ravennarratives@gmail.com\">ravennarratives@gmail.com<\/a>. Selected pieces may be read aloud by a host or volunteer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt its heart, Raven Narratives is about community \u2013 about listening deeply, recognizing shared humanity and finding connection through story,\u201d Syverson said. \u201cWhether someone comes to tell a story, submit writing, offer a poem, or simply sit in the audience, the experience affirms that storytelling is something we do together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for both evenings are $15 and available online, with advance purchase recommended. Details and ticket sales can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/sunflowertheatre.org\/\" id=\"link-a081d40db351bfeac4a1ea2d832f46b1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sunflowertheatre.org<\/a>, which includes information for both the Cortez and Durango events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evenings feature audience\u2011told tales ranging from humorous to heartfelt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[363,1060,21,950,28,60,29],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-13452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arts","tag-arts-entertainment","tag-cortez","tag-durango","tag-headlines","tag-montezuma-county","tag-newsletter"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13452"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18984,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13452\/revisions\/18984"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13452"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=13452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}