MUSEUM SQUIRREL

      Ever since Chevy Chase delighted viewers with the squirrel scene in "Christmas Vacation" I've become interested in the antics of our aerial neighbors. They are often at war with the owners of bird feeders with an economic recovery quite possible through the sales of squirrel proofing devices. The flip side of that are the people who are supplying the little beggers with dining facilities complete with table, chairs and an ear of dried corn. Some people have gone to extremes and created complicated adventure parks for the squirrels that visit their feeding station.
    Yesterday I was visiting Old Sturbridge Village www.osv.org   when we met a well fed squirrel outside the cafeteria. He has few threats in his existence, no dogs or cats, only night security cars and school groups. Of course it is the spills of these thousands of guests that make being a museum squirrel a good deal!

                                                                                      
I have never seen such a happy and rotund squirrel and it is still able to run up and down trees with agility!

                                                                                 
I was introduced to the personalities of wildlife through the writings of Thornton W. Burgess, beginning with the Adventures of Whitefoot Woodmouse.
   Burgess wrote many books including a collection of Mother West Wind Tales and many personal tales of animals we all mingle with on a regular basis. The Sandwich Ma. resident was born there in 1874 and lived until 1965. His many books and wildlife friends are celebrated at the  Thorton W. Burgess Society, 6 Discovery Hill Rd. E. Sandwich , MA. 02537 508-888-6870. Find out more about what the Society has to share at its nature preserve, center and library www.thortonburgess.org

                                                                      
I think this little guy is mad I have yet to mention that you can download many of these great books from this site: www.archive.org/details/whitefootwoodmou00burg

When the mac and cheese my grand - daughter spilled is all gone I'm sure our squirrel friend is....
                                                             outta here!

                                                                                

                                                                            BYE!

Mansfield General Store - What's the Story Here?

Today is the first of a series What's the Story Here? This series will highlight interesting people, places and things I run across. Stop back for  another installment every few days. Thanks

                         Mansfield General Store - good old fashioned country charm!

They sure got it right on the business card, because this is the capitol of country charm!

         I stop often for a cold drink, a wonderful cranberry chicken salad wrap or a hot cup of coffee. Today I visited with intent to see all the happenings, this summer Saturday found a tag sale of antiques and collectibles, fresh picked flowers and artisan bread baking in the neatest copper covered oven out front. ( see an upcoming post for more on the bread).     

             As you can see the store has served the community at Mansfield Center, CT. and the many who pass through for a long, long time. The store is  set just a stones throw from the cemetery of colonial stones and the field where the militia drilled for the march to Bunker Hill. It is right at the intersection of our towns historical past and busy present. On this particular morning the Saturday traffic was whooshing by only to slow at the glint of sun on the copper bread oven and the white tents harboring classic New England collectibles.

                                                                    
 When was the last time a pocketful of change meant reaching into the tin covered candy jars for just the right blend of favorites?

                  My children learned how to count money buying a few selected pieces of candy from a previous owner. This a a tradition as old as candy itself! What a great lesson for kids to learn, how to be a savvy shopper with a budget of 50 cents.

Have a cup of coffee and enjoy the photos of the Mansfield General Store then come down some Sunday for brunch and live music! Find them at the Intersection of Rtes 195 & 89

www.MANSFIELDGENERALSTORE.com

                                                                     

Carolyn Stearns Storyteller hopes you enjoy a visit to the Mansfield General Store, if you find me there maybe I'll have time to share a story!

                                                                              

Report From the 30 th CT. Storytelling Festival

My Report from the

30 th  Connecticut Storytelling Festival and Conference

April 29, 30, May 1, 2011 at Conn. College New London, CT.

         Anticipation hardly covers the feeling of excitement  I feel when my car heads toward New London, CT. I know before long my brain will be swirling in a sea of story. That I will be swept away on a tide of spoken word is the  desire and is always satisfied. This year there was such a richness to the stories that stretched from teary drama to side splitting laughter. Back and forth we  went from one extreme to the other stretching my mind to absorb the images and emotions and music that poured at me. The Friday night concert of stories was so much fun, as was the Saturday morning tribute  concert.

At he lunch break there was a sharing room and I slid in with my plate and settled. I listened to quite a few relaxed and enjoyed the stories finally getting up near the end to share one when a lull had come.  I told a favorite horse story, I have a lot of those. Stories my horse experience helps me with to evoke the feeling of going for the ride, of hearing that mud suction the hooves in rhythmic pattern. My friend Kelly grabbed my camera and caught this picture of me mid story.

I attended the first afternoon concert to see Megan Hicks of Virginia and I loved her Stories from the Homefront. These came from memories of her mother, a young woman in the 1940's. The performance was brilliant! She shared the stage with Simon Brooks of New Hampshire and formerly of England. Here was a great balance as I laughed so hard at a couple of Simon's tales, well told and animated.

Then it was time for afternoon workshops.  I was sharing my new workshop titled; "My Web Presence is Dead and Other Fear Factors" It didn't take long for people to follow these "digital footprints" up the hall to the room I was in. I had a really nice group participate and we  used our 90 minutes to get an overview of the different social media platforms that can be used to spread the word about storytelling and  promote our websites, work, venues and events. The goal was to give people a layman's terms explanation and inspire them to try some new things after the workshop. 

We looked at simple websites, FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Blogs,You-Tube. Up on the screen everyone could see the examples of my pages we discussed content and key words and where to begin. We even had a web grow with in the room to make a visual representation of the World Wide Web and how things are found and move about. Workshop attendees were reminded that if I can do this so can they. I hope they have a little more courage to face the web and know they can always escape or send me an email question.

Saturday night brought the powerful main concert with Tim Tingle of Oklahoma followed by my Campus Slammer Showcase mic. We had 60 people in the showcase mic room and heard some very fun stories.  The Campus Slammer blog will have a report on that soon at http://www.anansihelps.blogspot.com/  Many thanks to my friend Kelly Trueb who came to all the Campus Slammers and helped out and was there behind the scenes at  the CT. Storytelling Festival working away.

        Sunday morning came and I was tired, but ready for more stories. We began with coffee which is always welcome!  Tim Tingle and Carol Birch shared the stage with a comparative between two tellings of the same story - a very interesting look at  the effects created by how and who delivers a story and the voices that they use to impart a story. There was a long question and answer time that covered a wide range of story details.

        When they were done the story triggering began. I was the first teller in the story triggering performance with my tale of the Angel of the Battlefield. At story triggering after each teller comments are made from the audience on what thoughts, memories or companion stories are evoked with the telling of the story. Being a Civil War story this  brought out many different view points and memories. 3 more tellers and sharing sessions followed mine. Then it was over, all to quick the air was still and the only stories left were those that kept me company in my mind on the ride home from the 30 th Connecticut Storytelling Festival.

Be A One Of A Kind!

Be one of a kind, that is what will make you stand out among all those others.  The hard part is finding our unique voice or talent and then it's all practice, practice, practice.

Here is an example that blew me away with his one of a kind routine in dance.



Razy Gogonea, Matrix Body Popping - Britain's... by UCANLEARNPOKERdotCOM

I'm in search of my unique voice for Caroyn Stearns Storyteller Im getting closer.

Outrageous Sign of Spring

The very foggy Easter morning gave way to sunshine then to rain. We thought all the chores were done . Horses out, stalls clean, later in day horses in again,  fed and tucked in for the night. In the meantime the cows and calves were done and I was at church to sing- sing- sing.  Hallelujah!!  But then......


On the last trip to the barn  to check the animals before going to Easter dinner I discovered something outrageous.



A sign of spring for sure.....


We better get stalls ready because looks like the herd at the dairy will be expanding by 8.

                                                                           
Those are bonafide  cow eggs ready to hatch, in two years they will mature and we will have  Eggnog!

                                        Happy   Easter!

                      http://www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com/

If You Want Something Bad Enough...

If you want something bad enough, what are you willing to give up? If you want something bad enough are you flexible? If you want something bad enough are you ready to give it everything you've got?

Well it might take all of that and then some!

With creativity and inspiration  we can go anywhere, we can accomplish what was assumed to be the impossible.

I love it when the teens teach us these humbling lessons. Wish I had the power to grant this young lady her dream! I hope someone out there will!

This is circulating the web and I'm helping it on another leg of it's journey. I believe in dreams, they are the thing good stories are made of! 

http://www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com/

Unicorn Spotted In New York? White Deer Stories

Whenever nature paints her palette with a new color or a profound event then stories tell us why. For centuries the stories and legends  , myths and hunters tales have captivated our imagination  as we hear about the spirits in the White Deer. I've seen one myself, it is magical especially on a foggy morning when you repeatedly rub sleep from your eyes to believe what creature stands before you! My white deer was seen on several occasions, no mistaking its piebald coat with just a sprinkle of brown spots along the top line. She was not albino but a true piebald ( multi color) with white her predominate color. I count myself most fortunate to have seen her.

To learn more about white deer check out these resources:
 S.E>Schlosser "Spooky New York"  http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/auntie_greenleaf_and_the_white.html

http://www.indigenouspeople.net.htm/

from the Lenape People:

The White Deer and other stories Told by the Lenape   isbn: 9780688129002    publ. 1995

I tell about seeing the  White Deer in programs of Nature, Outdoors and Native Peoples when I am storytelling.   For more info on those programs http://www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com/ 

Spanish Riding School Vienna Philharmonic Beliebte Annen Polka Johann St...

When I saw this You-Tube clip I was swept back to the days when my children watched the Disney telling of the story of these magnificent horses struggles through World War II.  In the Disney movie The miracle of the White Stallions  the portrayal of General Patton sweeping in to save the  mares  from almost certain  disaster was a inspiration to  an entire generation of horse lovers.

The movie has come out on DVD and is available at all the usual outlets. I encourage all who love a good story to  buy or borrow this classic Disney and introduce a young generation to  a wonderful story. These incredible athletes are so compelling to watch over and over!  Enjoy! The Miracle of the White Stallions from the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.  Certainly  a storytelling adventure in a grand scale!                                                                           

Social Media in Plain English in an Ice Cream Story

Learn about Social Media this video in plain English it is a delicious  description!

A New Friend in response to contest

Here it is the first entry in the contest while not play-doh the author noted the snow was a play-doh consistency  and had fun making this movie for us.  So check out the contest in the previous blog and join the fun!

Special Edition Part 2 The Snow Pictures

Welcome to SNOW day! My goal is to get to the barn and take care of the horses. This is a photo story of this afternoons adventure. I shoveled ,caught my breath, took a picture and repeat. Kept the camera warm and dry inside my coat. Thinking of the line from TAPS, "All is well, safely rest" If you enjoy my blogs please press the "follow" button.

That's the way to get there after this mornings shoveling is snowed over.

So far so good!

But all this left to do ugh!

Impressive pile, one for the record books! I'm getting there.

In! Feed these and through to open the other side and go feed the group out back, uh..... Sorry gang it will be a few minutes delayed.

One thing about shoveling snow, no one bothers you, and having work pile up is a sign of productivity.

O.K. So no one is going out today because I cant shovel the gates free too!

Somewhere past this drift there are hungry horses! This one chest high.

I made a path!

Scout happy to see me!

John sleepy and happy to eat!

Secret listens to the howling wind!

Daybreak says " Got More?"

I'm just grateful we are all home and warm and dry now.

All our friends here at Storybook Farm are too!

We had thunder and lightning snow,

we had blowing snow,

we have wet snow

we have fluffy snow. we have snow up

we have snow down

There is snow

all around!

Christmas Spirits

Getting ready for the Holidays? Plan an evening of pure entertainment with Carolyn Stearns Storyteller performing my original epic piece "Christmas Spirits".

Marlborough Tavern http://www.themarlboroughtavern.com/ will host a telling on Saturday December 18, 2010 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 for the performance but call and get your dinner reservations in and come enjoy the best of New England Tavern dining before the performance. Tickets for the show are available from the tavern call 860-295-8229 , or from Carolyn at 860-690-4292.

Christmas Spirits is a historical fiction holiday tale that begins in Newport RI and travels to New York City where the main character travels in time to meet many notables from New York History. This is a classic story that will give you the spirit of Christmas and put a little tradition and simplicity back in your holiday.

I am working my way through a blitz of storytelling shows and it is so much fun to move from venue to venue. I have been reaching so many people in the last couple weeks with stories and have met some awesome people.

I have to remember that even when I am doing multiple shows in a week that for the audience it needs to be a special occasion. I need to bring my best program and be at the top of my game for each performance.

If this next show is the first time people hear a storyteller, is my story ready and one they will remember. I am working hard to bring together shows that have a good arc to the performance and a great tie in to the theme or the location.

A all Ct History show at Wallingford Historical Society was a lot of fun they are some of my favorite stories. Then I did 2 nights of haunted and historical at the Coventry Historical Society Enchantingly Haunted Hikes, The Tipi Telling Birthday party was about as unique a venue as you could want! What a fun collection of traditional Native American stories I was able to share, along with my personal Cows Out story when we had some bovine gate crashers. The next was a benefit performance for Heifer Project held at Willimantic Congregational Church. Tomorrow I'm at a nursing home and Thursday you will find me on top of Wolf Rock to tell Wolf Stories to 3 rd graders.

Where ever I am, I need to bring my best effort, and my camera don't want to miss these wonderful storytelling events and locations.

The Importance of Livestock

The Importance of Livestock


On Sunday Oct 24, 2010 at 12 noon The Willimantic Congregational Church will host a lunch follwed by a storytelling to benefit www.Heifer.org The public is welcome at the Valley St. Willimantic Church for this program. I will share stories of animals and inspiration appropriate for all ages. Questions www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com or email at mothermoo2001@yahoo.com

Seacoast Fringe Festival

Will you be coming to Portsmouth, New Hampshire or will you miss a great event? October 8, 9, 10, 2010 is the new and exciting Seacoast Fringe Festival. www.seacoastfringefestival.com

The venue list is being formulated and will be posted on the website soon. The crew aboard the Fringe Festival committee are busy matching the wide variety of acts to the perfect venue. Puppets here and dancers there, a band over here and African drummers, oh yes they will go well over here but where do we put a storyteller?

I will be in the Discover Portsmouth Center! www.discoverportsmouth.org ( the old library) The Discover Portsmouth Center is a museum and performance space. Catch my historical stories in such a perfectly chosen venue on Saturday October 9, 2010 at 1 p.m. www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com Historical Story is my favorite so be sure to come see me

The heart of Portsmouth opens and turns up the beat to many performers over the three day Festival. Be sure to check out the website and come back for frequent updates as venues and performers are matched. If you are in the area stop on by the Festival Office at 39 Ceres St. Portsmouth, that is right near the famous Tugboats.

I'll be around town on Friday catch me as I visit some of the other venues and promote the Festival and the Saturday 1 p.m. Historical Storytelling. If you don't see me I may just be walking a New Hampshire beach or savoring some tasty New Hampshire lobster at my favorite restaurant Ray's Seafood in Rye.

Move over John Wayne, look out Clint Eastwood

( rider: Tim Stearns)

What did you accomplish over the weekend in 16 seconds?

In cowboy mounted shooting, the fast action rodeo type equine sport 16 seconds is a good run. For the Ct. Renegades State Championships Sept 18 & 19, 2010 Cowboys and Cowgirls from all over the Northeast descended on Enfield, Ct.'s Round Tuit Ranch for some high stake thrilling runs. http://www.roundtuitranch.com/ Each competitor rides six patterns or stages in a championship and the accumulated time and penalties for missed targets settles out the placings sometimes by 1/100 of a second.

BLANKS are used for ammo and all are provided by the competition to insure the safety of the event. A Rangemaster - combined referee and safety official is in the ring to direct the riders and officiate. The guns are Colt 45 type as used in the Old West and in the Rifle Division a Revolving Carbine or Lever Action 45 Long Colt, ( remember the Rifleman TV show?)

Costume is a big part with dress requirements to be clothing of the 1880's or from the Silver Screen Stars of the West. They take the costuming serious with penalties for a ride in inappropriate dress. For this reason we always have at least one photo club on the rail taking pictures. Their lens catching the flaming end of a pistol at dusk, the flared nostril of a horse, the sweat stained brim of a cowboy's hat and the windswept manes.

Over in the announcers booth I am calling out the time each course is completed in and more importantly the next few riders. With a new rider needed in the ring every couple minutes we have to have them ready and waiting or lose audience to long boring waiting time and even worse not finish all the rides before dark comes. http://www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com/

Where can you catch up with this fast action sport? There are clubs in almost every state. We belong to the Connecticut Renegades http://www.ctrenegades.com/ There are any clubs in the Northeast and you can find all the sites on the National Association website http://www.cowboymountedshooting.com/

A favorite competition in the Northeast is called Border Wars. The two day event pits Ct. riders against our neighbors in Mass. in a fun two day cowboy weekend, at stake a red and black flag and the right to fly it at the forthcoming years events. Saturday the Mass Six Shooters http://www.masixshooters.com/ host the event and Sunday the Ct. Renegades. A new venue will welcome riders this year, Goss Farm in Dunstable Mass. will be the site on Oct 30-31, 2010. http://www.gossfarm.com/ I can't wait for the weekend. ( good weather only won't risk injury to horses or riders in slippery conditions) The friendly competition, campfire and BBQ, the storytelling around the fire, Cowboy Church Sunday morning and a second day of competition before we all go back to the 21 st century, shake the dust from our chaps and hang up our spurs until another weekend.

In Awe of Learning

I hope to be in awe of learning my whole life, how about you? There are so many things new to learn and discover. We get complacent in life so easily and miss opportunities. I hope to feel as excited as my Granddaughter is to learn something new. Seeing places through her eyes is like seeing them again for the first time. I never enjoyed the Mystic Aquarium www.mysticaquarium.org as much as when we took her there. To see the wonder and delight at each new tank and sensation was to learn again as I did as a child.

I worry how we are turning that natural love of learning off. Why doesn't it stay with us. How do we reignite the love of learning. I got mine going again through my desire to be a storyteller. I am constantly seizing learning moments. They abound when we are open to them. The more I learn the more alive I feel!

I am a non- traditional learner and outside the box thinker, and I now know that it is a really good thing to be. It was not always accepted in school, they like everyone to do it the same way and are geared to education for the masses. We are all unique but that is hard to address in the public education scenario. I will continue to seek the off beat educational opportunity and draw my granddaughter to those unique experiences every chance I get.

I was visiting her last year and we went to a Civil War Museum. The guide looked less than thrilled when we joined a group going on a tour of the buildings because we had a baby with us. I was anxious to see and hear about this portion of the Civil War and the signing of surrender of the Army of the Confederacy at Bennett Place. www.nchistoricsites.org/bennett/bennett I assured them I would make sure the one year old would not interfere with the groups ability to listen and would step away if she fussed. I got a look of skepticism from the guide. Off we went down the dirt road and I pointed things out to my Granddaughters along the way. I stayed to the edge ready to distract her if the need arose and yet listening intently to the guides interesting dialog of the surrender. I asked a couple of questions. My granddaughter stared into my face each time I spoke. We went into the tiny house where the actual surrender was signed. A three room cottage, quarters were cramped. A small bed chamber was roped off around the corner I could barely see but again kept the respectful distance so she not disturb any of the guests on the tour. The guide spoke at length about the time of surrender and pointed out a couple of interesting items in the room and many of the group leaned in to see. I stayed back. They all backed away and continued to listen. At that moment my Granddaughter leaned way out from my arms and craned her tiny neck to peer with interest into the small bed chamber. I answered her physical request by stepping closer to the door and telling her softly, " See then old style bed and crib. What an interesting room." She looked it all over with interest and looked back at me. "It's a nice museum and very important things happened here," I told her. She was content and listening the whole time. That was when I noticed a look on all the guests faces, awe that the baby was interested, and maybe that I took hold of the teaching moment. I hope that they all greet every tour with a baby on it in the future as a learning moment for all.

I am so glad that by age one she had been to a museum and had seen how to be interested in a historic site. I hope I can give her my love of history and all the common people's stories that make the rich fabric of historical story. Historical story is by far my favorite genre. You can see more about that at my website www.carolynstearnsstoryteller.com

I want to be sure that I introduce her to many wonderful places. I can't wait for her to be old enough to attend a storytelling festival and share all those learning moments with me. Someday I will take her to the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tn.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzok5RwAvdA

There together we will share some awesome learning moments through story.

Tune In and Then Go Out

This weekend you will want to be outdoors with me! Ct. Outdoors Radio with Suzanne Thompson will tell you all about it. So tune in your dial early to hear about the A-MAZE-ING Story Slam outdoors, all natural and on the air in 3 - 2- 1
Hi, This is Carolyn Stearns and Suzanne Thompson coming to you from the radio studios of WLIS and WMRD. Ct. Outdoors guest is Carolyn Stearns and she is going to tell the audience about the story slam at a corn maze.

The A-MAZE-ING Story Slam www.A-MAZE-INGStorySlam.ning.com is where Arts and Agriculture Meet! Come out and listen to stories in this free program for the whole family. In fact pack a picnic and come at 12 to hear the Crustaceans a surf band play! www.myspace.com/crustaceansrock Then at 1 the stories begin.

Where to listen as Suzanne and Carolyn bring you this interview on the radio. A large piece of Eastern Ct. fits in the listening area of the two stations. Here is where to set your dial: WLIS 1420 AM Old Saybrook and WMRD at 1150 AM - Middletown will broadcast the Ct. Outdoors Show at the following times. Tuesday Aug 31 12:30 -1 p.m. and again at 6:30-7 p.m. Sat. Sept 4 you can hear it if there is no Uconn Football being aired, the show time will be 1 p.m. and on Sunday Sept 5 tune in early from 7-7:30 a.m.

You can find more of Suzanne's work at www.theday.com/ctoutdoors as she urges people to get Outdoors we recommend this weekend in Thompson , Ct. Take a walk in Fort Hill Farms Corn Maze before or after the slam, enjoy the 70 gardens, savor the farm fresh ice cream flavors and pan for gem stones in the water. Under the tent stories will be told the winning storyteller to receive a hot air balloon flight from www.brighterskies.com Anyone can share a story 5-7 minutes on the theme; In A Quiet Corner. Tune in your radio and listen and then come outdoors and join us at the A-MAZE-ING Story Slam!

Storytelling a Team Sport

Red Sox or Yankees? Uconn or U. Tenn? Does it matter? Mass Mouth ( http://www.massmouth.ning.com/ ) or the Moth ( http://www.themoth.org/ ) no not in storytelling or really in sports. We can choose who we follow and root for, we just need to pick our game and be enthused. Put on your Storyteller t-shirt and become a fan of original entertainment. Let your friends know who you follow. Check out their webpages and make storytelling a prominent place in your life. Who's on your homepage? do storytellers rank their own column in your " Favorites", are we complaining that no one cares or listens but not doing our piece about cheering on the team?

Team Storyteller will be having lots of events through the rest of the year and I plan to support the whole team by promoting these venues and the people who bring their stories to homeplate batting for a homerun!

Here is one for the team and it looks like its going over the wall.....SPEAK UP! Spoken Word Open MikeEvery Wednesday 7 PM. Tatiana's Restaurant70 Market StreetLynn, MA 01901781-477-0700http://www.tatianasrestaurant.net%c2%a0/ ciao,Tony Toledo, SPEAK UP! hostJim's Big Ego Fan Club President, MA Division.PO Box 302Beverly MA 01915ToledoGoat@aol.com978-921-GOAT(4628)http://www.tonytoledo.com/

Next up at bat is Andrea Lovett and she swings and....The All Star Slam - Monday MAY 24th - 6:30 to 8:00PM in the Lecture Hall in the beautiful new Cambridge Public Library (Main Branch),cosponsored by StoryStream, Cambridge, a concert featuring 12 storytellers, each of whom will tell a 5-minute personal story; one of these tellers will win the chance to be the massmouth representative at the National Story Slam!!!
Windy City National Story Slam in Chicago - JUNE 13th, 2010, Sunday afternoon at Printers Row
For more information, check out - http://www.windycitystoryslam.com/wordpress/

With hitting power like that we can expect great things from Team Storytell in 2010 I'll be saving seats for a world series!

Song-A-Day

It is a very good thing I am not limited to a song a day for without music I wouldnt be happy. I sing in the barn and in the car ,while doing things around the house and yard, pretty near anywhere. I think that is why I was first drawn to the Song-A-Day Music Center in Coventry, Ct. http://www.http//songadaymusic.com My weekely outlet for my music is our Church choir at First Church of Christ in Mansfield Center, http://www.http//pages.cthome.net/FCCMansfield It doesn't matter to me what genre of music I'm singing, I like it all.

Song-A-Day Music Center sponsors an Open Mic once a month called Nightsongs. It is held at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 138 Snake Hil Rd. Coventry. This month it wil lbe held on May 27 a Thursday eve at 7 p.m. I am lucky enough to be the featured performer so I will be taking my stories and a little music to the event. If you can come out the donations collected at the door go to service work sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Group. Bring your instruments and sign in to be part of the lineup or where your listening shoes and come for the toe tapping music that will be offered up before and after my storytelling.