summer performance at Bascom Lodge atop Mt. Greylock awarded grant

I'm looking forward to a performance on July 31st at Bascom Lodge atop Mt. Greylock, the highest mountain in Massachusetts.

 The Elemental Orchestra audience will join in 

rhythm and sound explorations

Start now on your poem or song to share at 5:30!

http://www.bascomlodge.net/

Many thanks to the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire and the Massachusetts Cultural Council for keeping the arts alive in our communities.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency."

For more info: www.massculturalcouncil.org

how to improvise

            Dr. Billy Taylor   on how to improvise           

"Me & Melville" available at Lee Library

I'm pleased that my CD "Me & Melville" is now available at the Lee Library.

Creative Spirit : Come to the Fair November 22nd

Many connections were made at the BFWW Creative Spirit showcase....it was great to meet other writers and see their work in print....

                                           

  christmas cat / j.spies

                       

See you there! Stop by my table to visit and hear my new CD. 
Am looking forward to seeing over fifty vendors and a fabulous array of creativity.
Berkshirewomenwriters.org

soft shoe boom event October 24th

Soft Shoe Boom Info here

Come to a silent auction and soft shoe surprise performance

starting at 7:00 

Friday, October 24th

at the Whitney Center for the Arts

Pittsfield, MA

to support dance programs

in Nairobi, Kenya

with tap artist and founder Stefanie Weber at Whitney Gallery

to bid on my piece below and other soft shoe boom art:

soft-shoe-boom-auction

"They Dance for Rain" by J. Spies 

Thanks to all who joined in the dance at the Rockwell Museum  ~
It was a joy to launch my CD 'Ecstatic Dances' on
their grounds by the river.

                                                   

Elemental Songs Concert at Knesset Israel Monday, August 24th

What happens when we notice our everyday rhythms and their connection to the elements? JoAnne Spies will offer some possibilities when she shares songs, poems, and stories from her own work and other traditions that honor earth, air, water, fire and ether.

Spies has been leading songwriting workshops that focus on writing as a conversation or a ‘turning with' the elements, inviting the audience to participate in rhythm and sound experiences that build community.

Knesset Israel  concert and talk begins @10:45am.
16 Colt Road ~ Pittsfield, MA ~ 413-445-4872