What's more enjoyable than sharing your stories?

And what's a better way to build community than to hear other people's stories?

That's the idea behind a new series of storytelling programs, called "Talking With," sponsored by the Randolph Senior Center for the general public.

"It's a live talk show," explained "Talking With" originator and Randolph native Sara Tucker. The first one will be held this Sunday.

"The program will celebrate the diversity of small-town life with a variety of guests," Tucker said, "including the many unsung heroes who make Randolph work: the people who fix our cars, report our news, deliver our babies, clean our streets, put out our fires, teach our children, grow our food, and groom our pets."

The series will debut on Sunday, Feb. 7 at 2 p.m., with author Sandra Levesque as guest.

Levesque's book "Under a Fig Tree: A Family Memoir" takes the reader from the vibrant Rutland neighborhood of her girlhood to the northeastern region of Sicily where her grandparents' lives began.

"'Under a Fig Tree' started at my grandmother's table," she writes in the book's prologue, "when I was old enough to be curious and young enough to be trusted with secrets."

Tucker, who teaches writing at the Senior Center, will talk with Levesque about the story behind her book and the challenges of writing a family memoir. The 50-minute dialogue will be followed by refreshments at the Greater Randolph Senior Center on Hale Street.

"This is a free event, open to the public," Tucker stressed.