They said they had Wednesday nights open, he recounts. I later learned they thought it was a terrible idea, but they thought it was something they could pull off safely with social distancing and a 35-person capacity.
On opening night last September, Garcia wasn t sure how Uncle Scotchy s Storytelling Extravaganza would go either but the weekly event quickly built a following. Wednesdays have become a lot of people s favorite night. It s like therapy for a lot of people, he says. There s a core of people that just come to listen. But during the breaks, they end up telling each other stories. Stories beget stories.