WORD: THE EAST BAY EXPRESS SAYS, "First Person Singular Throws the Book out the Window".
SUMMER 2011
ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON!
We deliver.
The word made flesh.
Local talent.
Live performance.
All things literary.
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The Vox Americana
(with occasional exceptions).
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Free, refreshment-enhanced, and wheelchair accessible.
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At Pegasus Books in Berkeley (Solano Ave. location).
1855 Solano Avenue, Berkeley, 94707
(510) 525-6888
(510) 525-6888
Your host, Joe Christiano.
WHO WE'VE SERVED
Eudora Welty. John Updike. Donald Barthelme. Toni Cade Bambara. Philip Roth. Sherman Alexie. Barry N. Malzberg. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. William Faulkner. Warren Zevon. Flannery O'Connor. Sherwood Anderson. Amy Bloom. The Ronettes. The Beach Boys. Wesley Stace. August Wilson. Barry Gifford. Jim Shepard. J. D. Salinger. Greil Marcus. Bob Dylan.
Eudora Welty. John Updike. Donald Barthelme. Toni Cade Bambara. Philip Roth. Sherman Alexie. Barry N. Malzberg. Charlotte Perkins Gilman. William Faulkner. Warren Zevon. Flannery O'Connor. Sherwood Anderson. Amy Bloom. The Ronettes. The Beach Boys. Wesley Stace. August Wilson. Barry Gifford. Jim Shepard. J. D. Salinger. Greil Marcus. Bob Dylan.
5/11/2011: THE BEST POSSIBLE ANSWER TO "HOW DOES IT FEEL?"
Bringing It All Back Home: Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan 1968-2010
Two quintessential American voices in one night. For more than forty years, Greil Marcus (Lipstick Traces, Mystery Train, The Old Weird America) has examined the mysteries, untanged the roots, and measured the influence of Bob Dylan's music. Marcus read from his collected writings on Dylan, discussed rare material like the recently released masterpiece, "I'm Not There," and recalled the experience of seeing Dylan shake up The Last Waltz. Joining Marcus in the musical dialogue was singer-songwriter Tom Heyman (Boarding House Rules, Deliver Me) performing the material discussed.
Marcus gives a beautiful meditation on Bob Dylan's relationship with The Band. A complete seminar in nine minutes.
San Francisco singer/songwriter Tom Heyman performs "Love Sick" from Time Out of Mind.
The Setlist
1. Tell Me, Momma
2. Tears of Rage
3. I Don't Believe You
4. Blind Willie McTell
5. Good As I Been To You
6. Love Sick
7. I'm Not There
8. Like a Rolling Stone
1. Tell Me, Momma
2. Tears of Rage
3. I Don't Believe You
4. Blind Willie McTell
5. Good As I Been To You
6. Love Sick
7. I'm Not There
8. Like a Rolling Stone
Art by R. Black
3/20/11: A MOVING AND POWERFUL NIGHT:
Find Your Song: The Blues Arias of August Wilson
A celebration of one of the greatest undertakings in American theater. Find Your Song: The Blues Arias of August Wilson showcased the epic, sweeping monologues of Wilson's mighty Century Cycle - a decade-by-decade chronicle of black American life in the 20th Century. In a unique program, six Bay Area actors performed selections from each of the ten plays, bringing the scope of Wilson's achievement to a single night.
Performed by April Sinclair, Ed Ntiri, Keenzia Budd, and Raymond Holbert.
2/28/11: A SINGULAR NIGHT OF MAGIC
Wesley Stace and the West Coast chapter of The Jessold Consort performed a stunning rendition of Every Composer is a Murderer - a work incorporating readings from Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer, a novel by Wesley Stace, and On Murder, Considered as a Fine Art, a suite of five songs by Daniel Felsenfeld.
Buy
Charles Jessold, Considered as a Murderer
from
Pegasus Books
(click the cover).
Our February 16th, 2011
FIRST PERSON SINGULAR
presentation
I'm With Cupid:
Girl Group Songs and Other Teen Agonies
raised $700 for
WriterCoach Connection
Thank you to all who attended and contributed.
Thanks also to our sponsors:
LOVE AT FIRST BITE
http://www.loveatfirstbitebakery.com/
and
COLE COFFEE
http://www.colecoffee.com/
If you'd like to volunteer, donate, or just spread the word, visit
WriterCoach Connection
at:
http://www.writercoachconnection.org/
I'm With Cupid:
"Love Hurts"
Joe Christiano, Theresa Kelly, and Joshua Raoul Brody
Our first presentation, on August 4th, 2010, featured Theresa Kelly performing Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O." Here's a clip:
Our events so far. Click images for details.
"Literary event" doesn't have to be an oxymoron.
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