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This series is for the merging of minds and souls
of poets, musicians and other performing artists...
as well as those simply coming to listen. We
provide a forum for a variety of talented writers
and performing artists to share their words and get
people awakened and excited about the diversity of
voices, perspectives and insights expressed through
the art form of poetry, song and spoken word.
This program is offered jointly by myself a
host/ producer and by HCAM Station Manager Jim Cozzens.
Admission is free but there is a passing of the hat for the
features. There are very talented poets and musicians on
board for this coming season. You can sign up for reserved
seating and open mic below. Open mic slots are limited and
available on a first come first serve basis. (More
info)
- Cheryl Perreault
No,
they don't gather in some hip little cafe
crowded with creatures of the night. But all the
passion and prose of a fervent literary event
can be found at the free Wake up and smell the
poetry sessions held on Saturday morning
each month at the HCAM-TV Studio in Hopkinton. --The
Boston Globe, October, 2009
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Honoring the art of poetry, story and song
with "THE PEOPLE AND PLACES WE
COME FROM" featuring the stories
of Norah Dooley, the songs of Ellen Schmidt
and the poetry of Rozi Theohari. An
open mic for poetry, story and song to
follow, advance sign-up highly recommended
This program is a forum and gathering-place
for poets, artists, writers/tellers,
musicians and those who come just to listen.
It is filmed for later airing on cable
television and takes place before a
live audience.
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your host,
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Rozi Theohari
Rozi Theohari came from Albania to America in 1994. In her country, she received University degrees from two different institutions, one in Literature and other in Economics. In 2000, after mastering the English Language, she received an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts at North Shore Community College in Lynn, Massachusetts. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa, an International Honor Society. As a high-achieving student, she was nominated to “The National Dean’s List Book” 1997-1998, which honors America’s outstanding college students. She has published her poems in local newspapers and in poetry anthologies. She also publishes constantly in “ILLYRIA” and “DIELLI”, two Albanian-American newspapers in New York. Her accomplishment as a writer in English comes from her experiences in her native country, where she published several books. Her publications consist of 18 books of poetry, novels and short stories. In 2005 Rozi was honored with the “Gold Pen” Prize by the Society of Albanian-American Writers and in 2006 she was awarded the International “Naji Naaman’s Literary Prize.”Six of Rozi’s books are in the Library of Congress in the Washington DC.
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Norah Dooley
Norah Dooley is an “…entrancing storyteller”, ( Scott Alarik, Boston Globe) and author
and a versatile presenter in schools, keynote speaker at teacher’s conferences and a featured
storyteller in the Christmas and Spring Revels, Albany River Festival,
Newport Folk Festival and at the Clearwater Festival. She is the
co-founder of massmouth and project director of StoriesLive®, a
curriculum based, high school storytelling initiative.
Her popular published picture books (Everybody Cooks Rice, 1991,
Everybody Bakes Bread,1996, Everybody Serves Soup,2000, Everybody
Brings Noodles, 2002) are published by Lerner Books and are about her
old Cambridge neighborhood. Norah has 6 spoken word CDs: are The Music of Angels(1999) Italian
Folk Tales (2002) Stories from the Neighborhood (2002) Rabbitails
(2006) My Bad,Bad Dog and Other Neighbors (2006) and Winter Tales
(2007) all produced by Seat of Her Pants Productions.
"...Norah Dooley offers a simple theme of commonality that brings people together.” Books, Sunday Boston Globe
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Ellen Schmidt
Ellen Schmidt is an award-winning singer/songwriter/concert producer/open mike host/ and local
folk presence who plays electric bass, piano and guitar. Ellen’s gifts for words and music are a legacy from
her mother, renowned poet and author of over twenty children’s books and classical singer Norma Farber
Her mother gave concerts of both lieder and contemporary art song whose words were set to music by composerDaniel
Pinkham. Ellen’s father bequeathed her a different, but equally important legacy. Sidney Farber was the
founder of The Dana-Farber Institute for Cancer Research. His example inspired her
to a lifetime of combining music with community service. For years she has brought her songs
into nursing homes and The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and has performed at countless benefit
concerts. She has recorded four CD’s of original songs with Seth Connelly and two others with Jake Kensinger, her long-time music partner in “Two for the Show”.
Ellen has also collaborated with her daughter, Wendy Santis, who is also a writer and performer. Ellen
is married to Allan Schmidt, with whom she raised a blended family of 7 children. They now
have 10 grandchildren.
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Upcoming
programs:
January: storyteller Karen Given, poet Dan Tobin and
singer-songwriters Adrienne Fawkes and Carrie Rowan
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More
Information on our program:
This venue welcomes participating artists from near
and far as well as the general public who are
interested in seeing this unique, monthly event
honoring the art of poetry, song and spoken word.
Admission is free and all are welcome. Most of our
programs are available for viewing here.
Features Information:
Guest features for this
program are selected based on their talent as both a
writer and in their ability to deliver poetry,
stories and songs as well as thematic content,
diversity of style, audience appeal and
genuine interest and ability to connect with the audience
(both in studio and on air). We receive many
inquiries regarding eligibility of feature spots and
although most features are selected based on advance
program topics and themes, interested applicants
are welcome to email feature press kit and inquiries
or to HCAM Studios, 77 Main Street, Hopkinton Ma 01748.
(directions)
Open Mic Information:
HCAM Studios offers a supportive and professional setting
for open mic where contributing writers and artists
can share their words of poetry, song or story while
being filmed before a live audience. There is a
limited sign-up and a limit of four minutes per open
mic contribution. Please bring material suitable for
sharing on public television and sign a release form
if you would like to be considered for inclusion on
the televised program. Participants are
encouraged to sign up in advance as open mic spots can be limited with
attending audience ranging from 20-50 each month.
People come from near and far sharing poetry, spoken word and
songs, some for the first time and some who are
seasoned writers/performers. Regardless of
experience, those who have performed at the open
mic in the last three seasons have traditionally
offered their best for this friendly and professional
setting. This has resulted in a showcasing of a
very special blend of impressive talents within each
month's program so that most performances are included
in either the monthly "Wake up..."
series or the "All Open Mic" program.
If you are interested in reserving an open mic spot
or simply in reserving a seat to watch as audience,
please sign up above.
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