Tico Tells All

Jenna Tico – the multi-generational Santa Barbara native who has served as everything from a dancer to community organizer to grant writer for local nonprofits, Summer Solstice aficionado to AHA! staffer – is also the driving force behind Backbone Storytelling, a The Moth-style program that hosts periodic pop-up events at local watering holes. (Latest themes include “Off My Chest” and “Thin Skin”). On September 17, an imprint of Simon & Schuster is publishing Cancer Moon, a collection of vulnerable personal essays, stories and poetry meant as a memoir, with the subtitle “How I Survived the Best Years of My Life.” True to form, rather than booking a date at an area bookshop, the author is hosting a book launch party at SOhO on September 19, where the celebration will include an on-stage interview and performance by indie rock project Waterstrider. Visit www.sohosb.com.