8 | April | 2009

Winter News 2010

Tell Tale Hearts Performances

Go to my calendar page for more details!

Somerset Harp Festival

I’m very excited that I’ll leading workshops at the Somerset Harp Festival this summer.  I’ll be offering “Performance Enhancement Workshops” on basic storytelling and public speaking skills for harpists and on combining harp and story.

The festival runs July 29 – August 1 in Parsippany, New Jersey near New York City and features many of the finest performers in the world; including Grainne Hambly, Kim Roberston, and William Jackson to name only a few.  Check the website for more details

http://somersetharpfest.com/


Spring Performances 2009

On April 16, 7:00  p.m. my pianist husband Jim Bennett and I will premiere a new show at the Henrico Theater.  “What is this Thing Called Love?” brings together fairytale romance with classic songs from the American Songbook.  The Henrico Theater is located at 305 E. Nine Mile Rd. Henrico, VA 23075
Call (804) 328-4491 for reservations.

It’s going to be a big weekend of storytelling April 24-April 26…

April 24 at 7:30 p.m. I’ll be presenting “The Heart’s True Scale; An Original Fairytale for Adults” at Shady Grove United Methodist Church on Pouncey Tract Road in Glen Allen as a benefit for the Center for the Arts at Shady Grove.  You can call (804) 360-2687 for tickets.

On April 25, I’ll be doing two performances at 10:00 and 2:00 of “Healing Stories for Kids” (and their families) at the Tuckahoe Library in Henrico County.  These performances are sponsored by the Bereavement Coalition of Virginia in recognition of “The Month of the Grieving Child”.   The library is located on Starling Drive off of Parham Road, near the post office. http://www.co.henrico.va.us/library/Branches/tu.html

And also on April 25, at 7:30 p.m. The Tell Tale Hearts Storytellers Theater will celebrate our 10th year with a Gala Concert at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen.  All of the Hearts will be telling (short) stories for show.  For directions to the Center, click here:  http://www.artsglenallen.com/directions.shtml and here for more information about the Tell Tale Hearts’ other performances.  http://www.telltalehearts.org/wordpress/

On April 26, at 4:00 p.m.  I will be perfoming at St. Matthias Episcopal Church. This will be an afternoon performance stories for family audiences along with harp music.   The church is located at 11300 West Huguenot Road, Midlothian, VA     You can get more information at  http://www.stmatmidlo.com

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