For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

Ignite Sheboygan, a local grassroots effort to bring people together around storytelling, wants to hear your passions, your musings, your thoughts—your story.

Ignite Sheboygan is an evening of short and fascinating presentations, with a simple goal: “Enlighten us but make it quick.” A handful of passionate Sheboyganites are given five minutes at the microphone to inspire, inform, entertain or do all at the same time.

Topics vary wildly on any given night, from advice on buying used cars or how to make DIY furniture, to personal stories and philosophies for life.

Ignite Sheboygan has already set all dates for 2018, and opportunities for speakers abound with openings as soon as the Jan. 15 event.

Sign up to give a talk, and if you need more information, contact Ignite Sheboygan at ignitesheboygan@gmail.com and "like" Ignite Sheboygan on Facebook.

2018 Ignite Sheboygan Dates:

Jan. 15

April 16

July 16

Oct. 15

*All events are held at 5:30 p.m. at 3 Sheeps Taproom, 1837 North Ave., Sheboygan.