“I enjoyed each and every Dish. I laughed and cried, literally, and was just so moved. Every story was somehow related to the others. What an amazingly cool evening!”

Idea Potluck is a potluck of ideas rather than food, where the Dishes are the presenters.

It brings together several of Winston-Salem’s best and brightest, funniest and adorablest, wittiest and engagingest for an evening of curated, rapid fire musings on whatever they choose to muse upon. Each Dish does whatever they want, for six-minutes.

You as an audience member sit back and absorb, perhaps laugh, perhaps cry, definitely be entertained and meet other delightful people.

It’s grownup show & tell.

Dishes range from people who’ve never spoken in front of others and think all eyes on them sounds horrible to professional limelighters. From everyday regular folk to author Samantha Irby, actor Abby McEnany, the founder of Threadless, head writers for Cards Against Humanity, comedian Jeff Arcuri, the founder of aSweatlife, a Book of Mormon actor, a writer for The Problem with Jon Stewart, and the founder of You Are Beautiful.

Two Dishes met their audience-member lobsters at a Potluck, one month apart, and both couples are married and have been together for ten years.

“I absolutely love Idea Potluck — it was hands-down one of the best experiences I’ve had this year.”

“One of the most refreshing and intelligent evenings.”

“That was such a fun evening, and beyond fun. Uplifting, insightful. I loved feeling connected to talented people I wouldn’t otherwise have met.”

“I’ll never not be nervous when telling a story, but you have created and fostered one of the most welcoming and lovely audiences.”

“Thank you for helping me to find myself, express my heart and feel a part of something.”