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About Nestor "the boss" Gomez
He was born in Guatemala and moved to Chicago in the mid 80's. He told his first story at a Chicago Moth Slam 6 years ago, as a way to get over stuttering. Surprisingly, he won the slam that night and has not stop sharing stories since. He has won Twenty-eight Chicago Moth Slams, eight Milwaukee Moth Slams, three Madison Moth Slam, and one Louisville Kentucky Moth Slam. He has also won virtual slams in Twin Cities (twice) , Atlanta, Washington D.C (twice), Vermont, Seattle, Texas(twice), England (twice), Detroit, Miami, Denver, Portland and Alabama, one Eastern, one Central zone Virtual story slam plus three Chicago Moth Grand Slam; for a grand total of 62 Moth Slams wins. Nestor is also the creator/producer/curator and host of 80 Minutes Around the World an Immigration Storytelling show which features the stories of immigrants, refugees, their descendants and allies |
Educational Outreach:
- September 22 2015 Metropolitan School House Chicago, classroom visit and storytelling performance
- October 15 2015 Hyat Elementary School Chicago, classroom visit and storytelling performance
- North Park University Chicago ongoing workshops and performances since May 2016
- April 28 2016 Erickson Institute Chicago, breakdown of writing process, storytelling performance
- December 13, 2016 St Charles North High School Illinois, breakdown of writing process and performance
- March 1 2018 LaSalle Elementary Language Academy Chicago, Immigration storytelling performance
- April 9 and 10 2018 Washington & Jefferson College Pennsylvanian, writing workshop Immigration Storytelling performance with students and faculty
- May 19 2018 Mc Henry County College Illinois, storytelling performance
- September 8 2018 International High School for Science Health, breakdown of writing process, storytelling performance
- September 26 and 27 Kentucky University Kentucky, writing workshop, Immigration Storytelling Performance with students
- Columbia College, writing workshop, Breakdown of writing process, storytelling performance
- October 13, 2018 Presenter at Illinois TESOL-BE Mini-Convention "Finding Our Voice" spoke about overcoming stutter, learning English as an immigrant and finding a path to storytelling.
- March 12, 2019 Speaker at West Leyden High School in Northlake Illinois,, share immigration, school and family stories
- March 15, 2019 visited Lewiston, Maine and shared immigration stories with students from kindergarten to 6th grade
- October 11, 2019 visited International High School for Science Health, breakdown of writing process, storytelling performance
- October 14, 2019 at Baker Demonstration School performed a sample of 80 minutes Immigration show at the school auditorium and visited classroom
- Participated on Odyssey Festival 2020 at Adlai E. Stevenson High School , sharing stories and during Q&A
- March 4, 2020 shared Immigration stories at Baxter Auditorium in the Morton Grove Public library
- March 11, 2020 Speaker at East Leyden High School and brought 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration show to West Leyden High School
- Share stories virtually as one of the speakers for ChiTeen Festival April 25, 2020
- May 4 Virtual Presentation at Elmhurst College
- Speaker at Oak park Public library virtual Many Stories, Many voices show July 29, 2020
- September 30, 2020 Virtual 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration show for Palos Heights Library
- November 17, 2020 Immigration stories at Truman college, Chicago
- December 2020 Guest Speaking for World Cultures at Maine West High School
- April 2 2021, virtual Immigration Stories presentation at Florida Gulf Coast University
- April 28 2021 virtual visit to student at Sonoma Academy
Performances:
Speaker at Norther Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors -NIJFON 10 year anniversary virtual celebration Feb 2021
Speaker at Fortnight Chicago Foundation: October 23, 2020
Speaker at virtual benefit for The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights July 23, 2020
Virtual presentation at Outlier Podcast Festival May 13, 2020
Speaker at the End Detention, Decriminalization and deportation of Immigrants in Chicago July 2019
The Moth GrandSlam in Chicago (10 times), Madison (2 times), and Milwaukee (2 times): 3 wins
The Moth MainStage in New York, NY; Elko, NV; El Paso, TX; Santa Barbara, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Chicago, IL
Fillet of Solo Storytelling Festival in Chicago, IL (2015-present)
Printer’s Row Lit Fest in Chicago, IL (June 2016)
Tellabration Storytelling Festival in Chicago, IL (November 2016)
The Hook in Cedar Rapids, IA (March 2017)
The Corner in Lewiston, ME (March 2018 and March 2019)
TedX Presentation at North Park University in Chicago, IL (May 2017)
The National Storytelling Convention in Kansas City, MO (June 2017)
International Day of Peace Celebration at Keeling Puri Peace Plaza in Rockford, IL (September 2018)
Champions for Justice Seventh Annual Gathering in Aurora, IL (October 2018)
International Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough Exchange Place Teller in Jonesborough, TN (October 2018)
Evanston Public Library Fourth Annual Storytelling Festival in Evanston, IL (October 2018)
Third Coast Festival Historias Bilingues in Chicago, IL (October 2018)
Toast Masters Schaumburg May 4, 2019
Eighty Minutes around the World in Chicago, IL; New York, NY, Lexington, KY; Pittsburgh, PE ; Detroit, Michigan
Shows in Chicago: The Laugh Factory: Adventures in Storytelling (in Spanish), Story Jam, First Person Live, You’re Being Ridiculous, Tuesday Funk, Story Club, Here Chicago, The Stoop, Sunday Morning Stories, and more…
Awards:
Winner of the Audience Favorite at Story Club North Side and at Here, Chicago storytelling show. Also a twenty-nine times winner of the Moth Chicago Slam, seven times winner of the Milwaukee Moth Slam, three times winner of the Madison Moth Slam, and one time winner of the Louisville, Kentucky Moth Slam and 3 times winner of the Chicago Moth Grand Slam.
He is also winner of the first ever Joyfest Chicago Story Slam.
Nestor was also nominated for Outstanding Storyteller and Outstanding Solo Performance for the 2019 Chicago's Alta Awards.
One of Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2019 by New City Lit
Nominated for Outstanding Solo Performance and Storyteller of the year 2018 and 2019 by Alta (the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artist of Chicago)
Winner of the Audience Favorite at Story Club North Side and at Here, Chicago storytelling show. Also a twenty-nine times winner of the Moth Chicago Slam, seven times winner of the Milwaukee Moth Slam, three times winner of the Madison Moth Slam, and one time winner of the Louisville, Kentucky Moth Slam and 3 times winner of the Chicago Moth Grand Slam.
He is also winner of the first ever Joyfest Chicago Story Slam.
Nestor was also nominated for Outstanding Storyteller and Outstanding Solo Performance for the 2019 Chicago's Alta Awards.
One of Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2019 by New City Lit
Nominated for Outstanding Solo Performance and Storyteller of the year 2018 and 2019 by Alta (the Alliance of Latinx Theater Artist of Chicago)
Projects:
Nestor is currently working on several projects, among them:
Nestor is currently working on several projects, among them:
- Publication of a novel
- Publication of a book of poetry
- Publication of a collection of short stories
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