Scribbles - # 358 Friday, March 16, 2007
Hey, Hey Scribblers!
The Winter Park Art Festival is here Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 16, 17 and 18 in Central Park. Seeya there!
Also, tomorrow, Saturday, March 16th at 2 PM at the First Unitarian Church of Orlando there will be a forum with poetry called The Way to Peace, in protest of our invasion of Iraq on the 4th anniversary of the invasion.
Then at 7 PM - Sunday -3/18/07
Check out Steve Kronen & Nikki Drumb - PoetsThe First Unitarian Church of Orlando Hiett Library
1901 E Robinson St
407-898-3621
Steve Kronen's poetry has appeared in The New Republic, The American Scholar, Poetry, Agni, APR, The Georgia Review, Ploughshares, and The Threepenny Review. He has been a fellow at Bread Loaf, and the Sewanee Writers' Conference, received two Florida Arts Council grants, and the Cecil Hemley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America. His first book, Empirical Evidence, won the Contemporary Poetry Series prize and was published by the University of Georgia Press in 1992. Splendor, his most recent book, was published by BOA Editions in May 2006. More info is available at http://www.stevekronen.com./
Celebrations:
My first book, 14 Days, is complete and ready! If you're interested in reading it, you can order it from my website (http://www.tpappy.com/writing.htm) or directly from the publisher's online bookstore:http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~40597.aspxIt will be available via Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com etc. in May, and if you want your local bricks & mortar bookstore to order it for you, the official info is:Title: 14 Days: Loving Life with the Love of my LifeAuthor: Terry PappyPublisher: AuthorHouseISBN: 9781425958862Enjoy it and help spread the word.Thanks,Terry
Scribblers Sharing Info:
Our heartfelt condolences to Susan Lilley upon the recent death of her mother.
Here is a note from a faraway Scribbler:
My name is Silvia Haralambova. I am a Bulgarian contemporary artist in the field of fine and textile art, particularly in weaving. I live and work in the town Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.
Some of my pieces can be seen on my web page: http://sharalambova.googlepages.com/
Me and my husband have opened an Artist Retreat in the village Patalenitza in the Rhodopa Mountains, Bulgaria. We offer to textile artists and particularly to writers, poets and translators from abroad the whole retreat house for living, atelier and 650 sq. m. yard, where they can live and create in a quiet countryside surroundings and find inspiration for their work.
Here is the web site of our residency with more detailed information about the location, the conditions, the rates etc.
http://silviaretreat.googlepages.com/
We would appreciate if you could announce and widespread to the members of your Society the opportunities to become guests of our Residency Program.
Yours faithfully:
Silvia Haralambova
AN EVENING OF ESTROGEN COMEDY EVENT
TO RAISE MONEY FOR HUNTINGTONS DISEASE AWARENESS
ORLANDO, Fla. (February 7, 2007) Musical comic Jill Shargaa of Orlando will headline An Evening of Estrogen, a fund-raiser for the Huntingtons Disease Society of Americas Central Florida affiliate, on May 5, 2007, at the Goldman Theatre inside the UCF-Shakespeare Festival at Loch Haven Park.
Huntingtons Disease is no laughing matter, but comedy promotes healing, says event chair Karen Milek of Winter Park. Not many people know about Huntingtons Disease, even those who might be at risk for it. We want to get the word out so we can help save lives through research.
About 30,000 Americans have Huntingtons Disease, an inherited neurological brain disorder which attacks the nerve cells that control movement and certain mental functions. The disease causes progressive deterioration of physical, cognitive and emotional abilities, leading to severe incapacitation and, in most cases, death within 10 to 15 years of its onset.
Folk musician Woody Guthrie died from Huntington’s Disease in 1967, says Shargaa, who plays guitar and performs song parodies. But I really didn’t know anything about the disease until I met Karen and other friends who have it.
Shargaa has appeared in other benefits for the Huntingtons Disease Society, as well as in fund-raisers for the homeless, AIDS awareness, and the Mount Dora Performing Arts Center. She was a winner on ABC-TVs America’s Funniest People and has performed with comics Lily Tomlin, Louie Anderson, Rosie O’Donnell, Paula Poundstone and Lea DeLaria. She has sold one-liners to Joan Rivers and Carol Leifer. Her trademarked An Evening of Estrogen female comedy revue has been performed all over Florida since 1996. For information, visit http://www.sharga.com/.
Other comics at the event include: Mary Thompson Hunt, an improv performer at Walt Disney Worlds Comedy Warehouse who has a background in live theater, television and film; Carol Stein, a pianist who performs at The Comedy Warehouse as well as in musical recitals worldwide; Amy Beckham, a stand-up comic from Amelia Island, Fla.; Colleen Kelly, a comedic performer from Orlando; and Dewey Chaffee, an improvisational comedic performer who appears regularly at Disney-MGM Studios.
Tickets are $40 in advance and can be purchased by contacting Milek at 407-719-2291. If seats are available the night of the show, they will be $50 at the door.
The event begins at 6 p.m. with hors doeuvres provided by Tapas International, as well as a cash bar and a silent auction. The show begins at 8 p.m.
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About the Huntingtons Disease Association
Huntingtons Disease usually affects adults between ages 30 and 45, starting with symptoms that include uncontrollable movement, abnormal balance when walking, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing, difficulty in thinking, and personality changes. Children with an affected parent have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease. For more information, visit http://www.hdsa.org/.
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I just wanted to share that I have a new web site with blogs to share your opinion about my book. I am looking forward to reading your comments. Thanks
God Bless,
Claribel Coreano
http://claricarib.spaces.live.com/
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I know you haven't forgotten about the Adventures in Christian Writing Group Meeting this Saturday,
March 17, at 9:30 in the Edington Ministry Center, Room 310B, but just in case I wanted to give you
a friendly reminder. Vonette Bright is our special speaker.
What's Happening:
BOOK SIGNINGBy the original Sassy Old Broad!
Esther Coffield
Secrets of the Sassy Old Broads
Saturday, March 24 1-4 PM
The Muse Book Shop
112 S. Woodland Blvd.
DeLand, Florida386-734-0278
musebks@aol.com
Esther Coffield, Author 386-951-2531 sassyoldbroads@aol.com http://www.sassyoldbroads.com/
Stop in and say hi!
Thanks for your attention!
Darlyn Finch
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