Berkshire Festival of Women Writers

Thank you to Jennifer Browdy of Simon's Rock for creating Berkshire Festival of Women Writers

 that's in its third year. So many community connections, workshops and performances have taken place and the festival continues to grow.

It's an honor to be a part of it again and I'm excited to be in two different performances

The format for Karaoke Confession, a performance that I created for the first festival was an interactive guided /musical tour of the Rockwell Museum that explored the theme of forgiveness with Rockwell's paintings as the focal point and local poets and dancers assigned a painting.

Last year the theme was trust; this year's theme is 
COURAGE
Norman Rockwell Museum

Friday, March 28th  2:30 - 3:30pm
9 Route 183 Stockbridge, MA
413-298-4100

Artists:
Mari Andrejco
Suzi Banks Baum
Jan Hutchinson
Andrew Joffe
Francesca Margulies
WindRose Morris 
Eve Schatz
Gabrielle Senza
Nathan Smith
JoAnne Spies
Rosemary Starace
Rabba Kaya Stern-Kaufman
Teresa Thomas

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Looking forward to gig at six depot with Rosemary Starace March 7.
Words sung and spoken and part of Berkshire Festival of Women Writers

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UpComInG:
Saturday, January 25th   2:30 - 3:30
I'm happy to present a workshop on using music improvisation in the classroom
at the Norman Rockwell Museum's 

 Symposium on Using Non-Fiction Books in the Classroom

You don't have to be a teacher to be there ~ all are welcome. Featured speakers will include
illustrator Wendell Minor, his wife, author Florence Minor, illustrator David Macaulay (How Things Work,)
and picture book historian/author Leonard Marcus.

great interview on using whole body to make music:
Conversation with Melanie DeMore: "Sound Awareness"

interesting article in Scientific American:
The Power of Music: Mind Control by Rhythmic Sound

Friday, December 13 at Hevreh

Thanks to everyone for a great gig !

Turn to the Light 
Poetry and Song 
with JoAnne Spies and Rosemary Starace
Friday, December 13     10:45 AM 
Hevreh of Southern Berkshire 

More info here:
Facebook link

Vicki Richards improvisation on violin

Saturday October 5th, 8PM

 

go to Facebook page 

Sunday, September 22nd

                        

 Bascom Lodge
 atop Mount Greylock, 6 p.m. Free.

                                            

 Wind and Rain: 
An Evening of Poetry and Song 

Celebrate the elements and the fall equinox atop Mt. Greylock for an evening of songs, poems and stories with poet Rosemary Starace and singer-songwriter JoAnne Spies, as they trade art forms.Guitar, dulcimer, accordion, flute and chimes will accompany original and familiar pieces spoken, chanted and sung.

        Stay for dinner! Reservations strongly recommended..

For reservations and information call: 413-743-1591, or email: mail@bascomlodge.net

creating a culture of peace

 

 

Water our Roots with Love 

youtube video from International Day of Peace with Jane Goodall  

 

click here : Dennis Kucinich on war and peace