UpCoMinG:
Saturday, May 12 at 6:00pm
Sunday, May 13 at 1:00pm 

Annual Gala and Fundraiser for

Community Access to the Arts 

at the Founders Theatre

Lenox, MA

Nathan Smith, left and Ben Friedman

 Thanks to all who made this event at the Norman Rockwell Museum such a success!
Here's link to more photos and poems:

blog for Karaoke Confession

photos by Tammis Coffin

JoAnne Spies leading audience through Norman Rockwell galleries in her performance 'Karaoke Confession'

with St.Patrick/Joseph jimmyjangle

main gallery Rockwell Museum call and response

  Gracie Berry by the Golden Rule

                

 UpCoMiNg
March 16, 2:30 pm 
at Norman Rockwell Museum

"Karaoke Confession"   
Using Norman Rockwell's paintings as a launching point, "Karaoke Confession" is a performance by singer songwriter JoAnne Spies that weaves together songs, poems and stories on the theme of forgiveness. Part guided tour and part interactive poetry and song, this program is being created for the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers.

 Karaoke Confession 'Tour Guides':

 Mari Andreyco    Cheryl Luft

Gracie Berry         Kasiya Phiri

Mindy Dow           Eric Reinhardt

Ben Friedman        Natalie Shiras

Jan Hutchinson       Nathan Smith

 click here: Norman Rockwell Museum

->Berkshire Festival of Women Writers

Sunday, March 11th    2pm - 6pm

Fundraiser for Mountain Road School
I'll be joining a wonderful array of bands and musicians at The Abode in New Lebanon, New York. 
  Come support this  school which is a gem and needs our help to grow in its new location.

It's an honor to be featured in Our Berkshire Green's
December - March 2012 issue:

see page 10:

Our Berkshire Green

wake up 99 words and music by joAnne spies

Be the Change

 Occupy the Earth
 A link to Jenny Browdy's thoughtful blog

be the change 2012 :

Deep Green Resistance 

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 click here:
David Byrne and Thom Yorke interview on the real value of music