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Womens Memoirs Hosts Janet on “Memoir Moment” in a Live Interview: We need your comments on June 2nd blog post!

To make this call a success we need a good sampling of comments. FIRST: June 2nd, read my post on www.womensmemoirs.com SECOND: Comment on the blog after my post. Your comments will be gathered to submit questions for the live call on JUNE 11th. Your questions should cover: 1) memoir writing and 2) the audio…

Stray Dog Theatre Presents “The Trial.” Based on Kafka’s famous book.

I read Kafka’s book “The Trial” in freshman English class taught by the magnificent Jonathan Kaplan. I love it. This last week, so many decades later, I saw a play based on this classic at the Stray Dog Theatre in St. Louis (Stray Dog Theatre 2348 Tennessee Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63104,, 314-865-1995. My friend…

Dean Mitchell Exhibit at Portfolio Gallery & Education Center, St. Louis

The opening of Dea Mitchell’s exhibit was a magnificent gala showing off his work to good effect. We met old friends and made new ones. My lime green hat is magical at bringing new connections into my life. Scamper on down to Portfolio Gallery & Education Center to see their newest exhibit of Dean Mitchell’s…

Miss Fannie Belle Lebby’s Women of Tears and Laughter: An Evening with Alberta Hunter and Jackie “Moms” Mabley

On Saturday, March 28 at 7:30 PM in Abbott Auditorium, at Southern Illinois University, the Women’s Studies Department presented a special event as part of Women’s History Month 2009. Fanny’s cousin Lavelle Wilkins-Chin drove us over to the Edwardsville Campus in the pouring rain. The two of us laughed, clapped and sang along to yet…

Susan Tweit’s new book “Walking Nature Home”: It Takes a Village to Create a Book–and to Sustain Life

Susan Tweit’s newest book “Walking Nature Home” invites us as readers to lope along the field of a life shaped by challenge and close looking at nature. Her book contains good guidance lessening the need to control and learning to let go more. Her insights into ways to view chronic illness, talk about it, and…

Miss Fannie Belle’s Sizzling One-Woman Show “Ladies of the Blues”

Once again, this Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 7:30pm at SIUE, in the Abbot Auditorium, Miss Fannie Belle Lebby will perform her sizzling one woman show “Ladies of the Blues.” Woodie Award nominee Miss Fannie Belle Lebby’s one woman show, “Ladies of the Blues”, including portrayals of blues artist/jazz singer Alberta Hunter and comedienne Moms…