What a warm and welcoming venue! The Dublin Community Center in Dublin, NH, is a top-shelf Open Mic performance venue, and a fabulous place for an Artist to play a feature set. I was thrilled to meet so many people and share an evening of music and camaraderie. A definite highlight was inviting Christine Hatch […]
I’ve been a busy girl these past few months! Between my art and music projects I’ve been studying to get my certification as a Mindfulness Coach, and by gosh, I’ve done it! As a Mindfulness coach, I help people learn to be more present in the moment by teaching them to pay attention to their […]
This community film festival at the Shirley Center Meeting House in central Massachusetts is a celebration of creativity, storytelling, art and music. We are delighted that this unique venue now offers an opportunity to enjoy and support both local and international film making. Festival Producer, Nancy Beaudette, perhaps best know as a songwriter and performing […]
I’ve produced many events through the years, but a film festival is a first. Community oriented events appeal to me. There’s a fun factor – albeit some seriousness is getting the right programming – in creating a new experience and opportunity that wasn’t previously available. What started out as a simple request to be part […]
In the stillness of Shiva’s cave, I sat in silence. It was very dark, just a single candle glowing on a stone altar adorned with a picture of his likeness, flowers, herbs and other such offerings. I waited and listened. And there it was, as if never lost or forgotten, shiny and new, from […]
Hosted by Glengarry Living Archives and Williamstown Historical Society, I was invited to be the feature performer for a concert to raise money for CHEO. Anyone who lives in Eastern Ontario knows the important service this Hospital plays to the health and well-being of so many. After such a long stretch of having no performances, […]
“Songwriting and visual art share the same creative process, and self-discovery is a big part of it. Sometimes it’s hard, but mostly it’s magical.” Throughout the pandemic, I’ve ebbed and flowed with my creative practice. Sometimes it was easier to binge something on Netflix, play free cell on my phone, or just sleep. The first […]
Common Ground on the Hill was founded on the premise that there is a common human thread unifying all people expressed in our various artistic traditions. Our mission is to make this thread a path towards human understanding, tolerance, fulfillment, and enjoyment. After twenty-five years, it is still a driving force in education and celebration […]
The Finalist Concert for the GRASSY HILL KERRVILLE NEW FOLK SONGWRITING COMPETITION FOR EMERGING SONGWRITERS will be held during the 49th Annual Kerrville Folk Festival Oct. 8 – 18, 2020. Out of a more than 700 entries, 24 songwriters have been selected as Finalists. The 24 Finalists will perform at the Grassy Hill Kerrville New Folk […]
I’ve been writing with Jan Blaising for a couple of years now, and I’m currently co-producing her first CD along with my collegue Connie Mims. It’s a real joy to watch Jan blossom as a songwriter and even a bigger thrill to see her reaction when I told her she won a songwriting award! Last […]