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Myths Retold: The Cradle of Civilization (Sumer)

  • May 17, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
  • Central Daylight Time

Ticket Price $7.02-$26.62 Register Now
Description

You've heard of Gilgamesh and Inanna. You may have learned about the birth of civilization in school, but the myths of ancient Sumer, the first known human civilization found in the cradle of Mesopotamia, are so much more. Love, friendship, envy, grief. Every human emotion is found on those fragmentary stone tablets, scratched with cuneiform. New stories are

Join storyteller Laura Packer for an online celebration of Sumerian myth, from the familiar to a newly translated story, told again for possibly the first time in over 4,000 years. Laura will bring these stories to life in a live storytelling set, just as they were shared millennia ago. Create and destroy the world with Nintur and Enlil. Travel with Gilgamesh and Enkidu. Descend with Inanna. Mourn with Erishkigal. And meet a newly discovered god and his fox, whose story has only just been uncovered

CW: These are ancient stories with human hearts, they hold grief, loss, and wonder in equal measure. The recording is available for two weeks so you won't be left behind.

Date & Time

Sun, May 17, 2026 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Laura Packer

The stories we tell matter. Whether we are telling to kids, crafting a presentation for work, preparing for a concert, or something else entirely, what we say and how we say it is important. 

Listening matters. When we listen to each other we find understanding and compassion we might otherwise have missed. 

Storyteller, coach, and author Laura Packer has 30+ years of experience helping people create and share stories, listen to each other more deeply, and leading organizations and individuals to better stories and deeper self-understanding.. She understands the transformational power of storytelling and listening, and how they help us understand ourselves, each other, and the world.

In addition to her award-winning performance and writing work, Laura is an experienced coach and educator, helping people understand themselves, their stories, and their worlds.. Her coaching and teaching work ranges from storytelling to writing to creativity to social change and more, and has been described as "transformational."

As the sole proprietor of thinkstory.com, Laura helps for- and non-profits identify, craft and hone their stories. Whether for marketing, recruitment, fund raising, leadership, or something else, every organization has stories that need to be told.

Find out more at laurapacker.com and thinkstory.com