| 2007 Preview: Flash! - February 2-5 Workshop being offered at "Naulakha", Kipling's historic VT home ("jewel without price") Click here for more information. |
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 January 2006 |
| January 8-13, 19th annual NE Performers Retreat, with group shows at Amherst MA Cohousing on January 11, and Brattleboro Youth Theater on January 13, 413-549-3722 / 802-258-2097 |
| January 21 Arlington MA Library, Children's Music Network Song Swap (with mydaughter) |
| January 27, Falmouth MA, Cape Cod Library Showcase, 508-457-2555 x4 |
| January 28, 2006 - Amherst College (MA) , Johnson Hall, free Children's concert with Sarah Pirtle, Tom Neilson, and Two-of-a-Kind, 1:30, 413-367-9742, www.peoplesmusic.org |
| January 28 +/or 29, Amherst MA, People's Music Network Gathering, "Hook 'em or Lose 'em" workshop |
| February 2006 |
| February 1, Woburn MA, Turtle Fun Pre School, 781-933-0924. |
| February 5, Newton MA Cultural Center, 1:30 joint concert with Steve Blunt, 617-796-1540 |
| February 9, East Hartford CT, CT Rec & Park Association Entertainment Showcase |
| February 13 2006, Provincetown MA, Coffeehouse at the Mews Restaurant featured performer following 8 pm open mic, 439 Commercial St., Ptown, MA 02657, (508)487-1500 |
| February 17, E Wareham MA School Kindergarten song/story visit |
| February 22, Orono ME, Youth Leadership Advisory Team |
| February 23, Abington MA Public Library, 11:00 Levity in Motion, 781-982-2139 |
| February 24, New Haven CT, Peabody Museum, Dinosaur Days, 12:30, 203-432-3776 |
| February 24 - 26, Rowe MA, "Singing the Joy" music weekend, on staff with Sally Rogers and others, www.rowecenter.org, 413-339-4954 |
| March 2006 |
| March 6, Mansfield MA, Jordan Jackson School assemblies, Riot in the Garden |
| March 12, Concord MA, Kerem Shalom Purim celebration |
| March 16, E Wareham MA School Kindergarten song/story visit |
| March 18, Amherst MA, Children's Music Network Gathering, www.cmnonline.org |
| March 20 (tentative) Mashpee MA, family celebration, 5 pm, 508-539-1400 x535 |
| March 28, Taunton MA, Southeast MA Library Showcase, 9:30, 508-923-3531 |
| March 30, Framingham MA, New England Fathering Conference, 10:00 am "Playshop #101" |
| March 30, Center Sandwich NH, Corner House Inn, dinner/storytelling, 6:30, 603-284-6219 for reservations. |
| March 31, New Durham NH Elementary School, 1:30 assembly program |
| April 2006 |
| April 1, Nashua NH, Sharing the Fire storytelling conference, Springboards for Stories workshop, www.lanes.org |
| April 2, Wellesley MA Library, Cultural Festival, 3:00, 781-267-2074 |
| April 3, Nashua NH, World School, 9:30, school assembly |
| April 4-6, Brattleboro VT, Kipling-in-Residence #12, www.landmarktrustusa.com |
| April 7, Putney VT Grammar School, poetry assembly |
| April 10, Concord NH, Rumford School, 6:30 pm, family concert, Nature in Action, Story & Song, 603-233-2042 |
| April 18, Springfield MA Museums, 1:00 "Spring into Action", 413-263-6800 |
| April 20, Winchester MA Library, 11:00, Spring into Action & Song, 781-721-7171 x3 |
| April 21, Mashpee MA, Cape Cod Children's Museum, 11 a.m., 508-539-8788 |
| April 22, Middleborough MA Public Library, 11:00 am, Spring Into Action, Story and Song, 508-946-2470, www.midlib.org |
| April 22, Natick MA, New England Folk Festival, Comic Blues & More, Spring Into Action, www.neffa.org |
| April 29, Bar Harbor ME, College of the Atlantic, Appreciation/Bash of outgoing President Steve Katona |
| May 2006 |
| May 6, E Wareham MA School Kindergarten song/story visit |
| May 6, Newton MA, private party |
| May 7, Amherst MA High School, memorial celebration of Bob Blue |
| May 22-23, Sebasco ME, Performing Arts conference, showcase and workshop, 207-933-2952 |
| May 24, Blue Hill ME, George Stevens Academy Arts Festival, 1:20 |
| May 26, East Wareham MA, song/story visit to my daughter's Kindergarten |
| June 2006 |
June 2, Somersworth NH, Showcase of Educational Performers, www.NHShowcase.com
June 2, Portsmouth NH North Burial Ground, 1 Maplewood Ave, "Spirits 2006 - Bringing the Dead to Life" series opener, Rudyard Kipling: Just So, 6:00, 603-436-5096, free, (rain location nearby) |
| June 4, Yarmouth ME, Project Graduation party for North Yarmouth Academy |
| June 8, Waquoit MA Bay Estuary Reserve, Poster Contest reception, 4:00, Rte 28, 149 Waquoit Highway, 508-457-0495, free |
| June 11, Newmarket NH, joint benefit concert for Neighborhood Guardians, 1:00, Stone Church, 5 Granite St, $10 advance tix/$15 at door, 603-559-6321 |
| June 14 Providence RI, Odd Wednesdays, 8 pm open mike, 9 pm split feature with Pat Spalding, 115 Empire Street, AS220 near Trinity Rep, $10 tix, www.americanstorytheater.org/odd/ 401-831-9327 |
| June 17, Deer Isle ME, Lupine Festival, 7:00, Family Cabaret, 207-348-2676 |
| June 20, E Wareham MA School Kindergarten song/story visit |
| June 23, Ipswich MA Library, noon, held in Senior Center at the back of Town Hall on Green Street, 978-356-6648 |
| June 24, Carver MA, Public Library, BUGS!, 508-866-3415 |
| June 27, Pittsfield MA, Berkshire Athenium, 1:00, BUGS!, 413-499-9480 |
| June 28, Westhampton MA Library, 10:00, BUGS!, 413-527-5386 |
| June 28, Braintree MA Thayer Library, 6:30, BUGS!, 781-848-0405 |
| June 29, Arlington MA Library, 6:30, BUGS!, 781-316-3200 |
| July 2006 |
| July 3, Mashpee Commons Park, MA, 6 pm, opening for band concert |
| July 5, Ellsworth ME Library, 6:30, Nature in Action, Story & Song, 207-667-6363 |
| July 6, Salisbury Cove ME, MDIBL annual science night, 5:30, 207-288-3605 |
| July 8, Cape Elizabeth ME, Thomas Memorial Library, noon family concert, 207-767-5974 |
July 10, Mattapoisett MA Library, 10:30, Lending a Hand to the Gulf Coast --
Rebuilding with Books, 508-758-4171
July 10, Dighton MA Library, 2:00 pm, BUGS! 508-669-6421
July 10, Seekonk MA Library, 6:30 pm, BUGS! 508-336-8230 x 4 |
July 12, Harrison ME, Deertrees Theater, "Levity in Motion", 10:00 & 1:00, www.deertreestheatre.org |
July 15, Isleboro ME, 11:00 am, Nature in Action, Story & Song, 207-734-6497
July 15, Waldobooro ME, Waldo Theatre, 7 pm, Kipling: "Just So", 207832-6060 |
| July 18, East Freetown MA Library, 10:00 am, BUGS!, 508-763-5344 |
| July 19, Agawam MA, Recreation & Parks, 9:30, 11:00, 1:00 camp shows, 413-821-0514 |
| July 20-22, Pittsburgh PA, National Storytelling Conference, "Storyscaping" workshop, www.storynet.org |
July 25, New Haven CT, So CT St University, storytelling workshops
July 25, Middlebury CT Library, 6:30 pm, 203-758-8361, Nature in Action, Story & Song |
| July 28, North Easton MA, Ames Library, 11:00 BUGS!, 508-238-2000 |
| July 29, Mount Snow VT, Grand Summit Hotel, 8 pm, 802-464-6655 |
| August 2006 |
August 2, Lowell MA, Boarding House Park, 11:00, Free Fun for Kids Series, 978-534-7529
August 2, Leominster MA Recreation, 40 Barrett Park (High School on Granite St if raining), 6:00 pm, 978-534-7529 |
| August 3, North Andover MA Commons, (Jr High School if raining), 10:00 |
| August 7, Prospect Harbor ME, Schoodic Arts for All, 7:00, Levity in Motion, 207-963-2569 |
August 9, Gloucester MA, Sawyer Library, 11:00 am, 978-281-9763 x6
August 9, Rockport MA Library, 3:00, 978-546-6934 |
August 10, Orleans MA, Snow Library, 10:30, BUGS!, 508-240-3760
August 10, New Bedford MA Whaling Museum, 6:30, Sea Songs & Stories, 508-993-8894 |
| August 11, Wareham MA PL, 11:00, Nature in Action, Story & Song, 508-295-2343 x 1014 |
August 14, North Oxford MA, Clara Barton Camp |
August 15, Chicopee MA, 10:00 camp show
August 15, Amherst MA, Jones Library, 3:00, BUGS!, 413-256-4094 |
| August 16, 6:30 p.m., Hadley MA, Goodwin Library, 413-584-7451 |
| August 18, Sandwich MA, Sandy Neck Beach, bonfire feature, 7 pm, 508-563-6647 or 508-566-0171 |
| August 21, Northeast Harbor ME Library, 10:30 & 12:30, 207-276-3333 |
| August 26, Portland ME, Day Out with Thomas, Maine Narrow Gauge Railway, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, http://www.mngrr.org/ |
| September 2006 |
| September 10, Narrows Center Festival of the Arts, 2:00, Battleship Cove |
| September 13, Harwich MA Community Center, 1:00 pm, performance for SHIP (Statewide Head Injury Program) |
| September 15, Old Forge NY, Adirondack Storytelling Festival, 315-369-6008 |
| September 16-17, Poultney VT, Green Mt College, Stories of the Spirit concert, and Images of Nature workshop -- 7:00 pm "Nature" concert, in Withey Hall's "Gorge", Tuesday morning Stories of the Spirit class, and Images of Nature workshop, www.greenmtn.edu, 800-776-6675 |
September 24, Boston MA Community Church, 11:00 am, 565 Boylston St, 617-266-6710, www.commchurch.org
September 24, Boston MA Esplanade, 2:00 pm, free, www.esplanadeassociation.org |
| September 26, Onset MA, Hammond School, 1st grade class visit |
| October 2006 |
| October 3, Mill Valley CA Community Center, 7:30 pm, solo concert, $10, 415-388-8255 |
| October 4-5, CA children's hospitals in/around San Francisco |
| October 5, Mill Valley CA, storytelling workshop for "Renegade Women" |
| October 6-8 Petaluma CA, National Children's Music Network Conference, www.cmnonline.org |
October 9, Tomales CA Elementary School assembly, "On a Wing and a Song"
October 9, Fairfax CA open mics |
| October 14-15, Middletown RI, Harvest Fair, www.NormanBirdSanctuary.org |
| October 26 Onset MA, Hammond School, 1st grade class visit, Halloween songs/stories |
| October 28 Portland ME, University of Southern Maine faculty luncheon, 11:00 |
| October 30, Somerville MA, Jimmy Tingle's Theatre, part of Ghostwise benefit for LANES, 7 pm |
October 31, Milford MA Catholic Elementary School, Halloween Silly Willies
October 31, Southborough MA, Woodward School, Halloween Silly Willies |
| November 2006 |
| November 3-4, New Haven CT, Northeast Music, Art and Dance Festival, part of Friday night group concert, Saturday morning solo (time tba), 203-372-3890, www.nomadfest.org |
November 4 - Fairfield CT, cabaret dinner benefit for Wakeman's Boys & Girls
Club |
| November 6, Westminster VT, Compass School Health Week, "Personal Ecology" |
| November 10, Wayland MA, Happy Hollow School, "Autumn Wonders" |
| November 10, Marion MA, VFW Hall, Route 6, for Sippican Seniors and public, "Musical Nostalgia with Fun Surprises" 508-748-0032 |
| November 11, Arlington MA, Regent Theatre Family Fun Series, 10:30 am, $5/$7 tickets, info at 781-646-4849, www.regenttheatre.com |
| November 12, Middletown RI, Norman Bird Sanctuary, RI Storytelling Festival, 2:00, www.ristic.org, 413-847-5148 |
| November 14-16, semi-annual Rudyard-in-Residence at Kipling's historic home in Dummerston VT, with one public evening show, 802-254-6868. 7:00 pm Nov 16, for public evening show |
| November 17, Putney VT, Landmark College, Communications class visit |
November 18, Amherst MA Family Center, morning show; 2:00 family matinee
November 18, Leverett MA, Echo Lake Coffeehouse, 7:30, solo evening, 413-548-9394, www.leverett.ma.us |
| November 19, Foxboro MA, Cub Scout Thanksgiving banquet |
| November 26, Onset MA, Hammond School, 1st grade class visit, Thanksgiving songs & stories |
| December 2006 |
| December 1, Hyannis MA Village Green, Festival of Lights, 6:15 pm (rained out, rebooked for next year) |
| December 15, Middletown Springs VT, school shows and public Holiday Spirit concert, 7 pm, 802-235-2335 |
| December 17, Andover MA, Chanukah show (cancelled, rebooked for Purim) |
December 30, Bretton Woods NH, 4:30 Apres Ski for kids in the Family Center, 8:30
pm comedy for adults in The Mt Washington Hotel Conservatory |
| December 31, Quincy MA First Night, 4 & 5 pm, Thomas Crane Library, 40 Washington St, ci.quincy.ma.us |
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| January 2007 |
| January 6, 2007 Amherst MA, private birthday party |
| January 7 - 12, 2007 Amherst MA Performers Retreat, one public show on 1/10 evening, 413-549-3722 |
| January 19, 2007 Gilmarton NH School assembly, Nature in Action, Story & Song |
January 31, 2007 Holyoke MA, Sullivan School, Winter Reading Extravaganza /
Bookswap, 6 pm |
| February 2007 |
2/2 -2/5 Brattleboro VT
Flash! A Mid-Winter Weekend Scheme:
"Springboards for Stories" workshop with Jackson Gillman in one of New England's most inspiring settings: Kipling's Brattleboro VT home, "Naulakha" ("jewel without price")
Currently, there is room for one or two more participants.
Over the past 25 years, I have presented workshops annually at Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference, rotating 8 different ones. This past year I offered a new one called Springboards for Stories, the intent of which is to generate new repertoire by doing some exploratory mining of personal experiences, and consider ways to refine, polish and share those nuggets. The idea of "listener as co-creator" and peer coaching is also promoted as part of this workshop. I was pleased that all 40 participants from the conference workshop came way with brand new personal story ideas to work on.
The concept continues to excite me and I am offering a long weekend for 5-7 people who'd like to dive into some new material with a communal spirit, and opportunities for group critique and personal coaching. Just being at "Naulakha" is inspiring but coupled with collective synergy, I am certain attendees will be sparking away and come away enriched. Three nights elegant lodging, four days, one catered meal/day plus breakfast fixings, communal zeal and inspiration, all for $500. More details available by emailing jxsong@comcast.net
If you'd like a sneak preview of the property, you can check the photo gallery on www.landmarktrustusa.org/naulakha/index.html and see where you too can play pool on the same table as Ruddy and his buddy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle! |
| February 8 - a one day version of the above workshop will also be offered which can accommodate a larger number. This day would include morning snack, lunch and dinner. Overnight lodging is possible; without, the fee would be $100 (possibly less depending on #s). |
| February 11, Holyoke MA, Parks & Rec Winter Sunday Series, 12:30 sign language workshop, 2:00 "Harlequin" show, 413-322-5620 |
| February 12, Woburn MA, Turtle Fun Preschool, 10:00 am |
| February 22, E Hartford CT Community Cultural Center, Entertainment showcase, 9-3:30m, 860-721-0384 |
| March 2007 |
| March 7, Marlborough MA, PTO Expo/Showcase, 9 - 3:30, www.ptotoday.com |
| March 23, (tentative) MetroWest Library showcase |
| March 24, (tentative) Amherst MA, Children's Music Network regional gathering |
| March 28, Franklin NH, Tea & Tales, 7 pm, TRIP Center, 20 Canal St, 603-735-5965, www.lphillipstales.com |
| March 29 Center Sandwich NH, Corner House Inn, 6:30 dinner/show, 603-284-6219 |
| March 30 - April 1, Nashua NH, Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference, workshop and coaching and Closer, www.lanes.org |
| April 2007 |
| April 14, Dracut MA Harmony Hall, 1660 Lakeview Ave, 7:00 pm, $6/$5, (978) 454-8636 |
| April 24-26, semi-annual Rudyard-in-Residence at Kipling's historic home in Dummerston VT |
| May 2007 |
| May 5, Fairfield CT Earth Day, details tba |
| May 17, (tentative) Meredith NH, NH Dental Society Foundation, fundraiser banquet |
| June 2007 |
| June 7, Peterborough NH, RiverMead Retirement Community, "Disorderly Conduct" 7:30 pm |
| June 9, Putney VT, Putney School Alumni dinner emcee/performer |
| August 2007 |
August 14, New Haven CT, So CT State University, guest storytelling teacher at
summer institute |
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