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How do I make the perfect e-blast?

May 7th, 2010

I know everyone is overloaded with info and I don’t want our eblasts to create more stress in your lives. I’m leaning towards using a totally stripped down, narrative format, so you can get do a quick scan of info, following only the links that interest you. Let me know what you think and if you have suggestions.

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We’re going national – April 17 in Philly

March 8th, 2010

The folks from First Person Arts invited us up to…ummm… kick their asses!… in our first story slam competition on April 17, 2010. See details below and come up to cheer us on and party with the team! We don’t know where we’re staying, yet, but we’ll keep you posted.

Our illustrious, sure-to-dazzle team – Stephanie Garibaldi (aka Granny G) , Twain Dooley (aka Doo-licious T) Meredith Maslich (aka Word Mistress), and Christoper Love (aka The Disciplinarian) . (Post your nickname ideas in comments — these don’t seem intimidating enough.)

Second Annual First Person Inter-City StorySlam: Philly vs. Washington D.C.

It’s not your mama’s StorySlam when the City of Brotherly Love goes
head-to-head against the Beltway at the 2nd annual Inter-City StorySlam!
Join master storytellers from Philadelphia’s First Person Arts as they
compete against the talented tale spinners from Speakeasy DC. They’ll be
crafting five-minute true stories on the theme “All About My Mother.” Last
year’s Slam against Chicago played to a packed house and it’s time for
round two!

Saturday, April 17th at 5pm.
Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine Street,
Philadelphia, PA
FREE

First Person Arts is a Philadelphia-based non-profit specializing in
memoir and documentary art. They host twice monthly StorySlams featuring
stories from real life based upon a theme.

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Wetbacks, Aliens, & Towelheads – a sell-out hit

March 1st, 2010

SpeakeasyDC was the belle of the Intersections Arts Festival at Atlas Performing Arts Center this month. With almost 400 tickets sold over two nights, we stood out as one of the top selling shows of their three-week festival. Thanks to Atlas for providing such a great space and a lovely festival. Hope to do something new next year.

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SpeakeasyDC on WAMU tomorrow

February 25th, 2010

Listen to WAMU 88.5 FM tomorrow – Friday, February 26, 2010 to hear our latest in the Our City, Our Stories Series. Listen to Metro Connection between 1 and 2 pm. The show will be posted on http://wamu.org/programs/mc/ an hour after it airs (you may need to search for SpeakeasyDC to find it), as well as at SpeakeasyStorycast.com.

Daniel McCowan

From the WAMU.org site:

Our City, Our Stories

From the Newcomers’ Guide, we turn to another recurring series on the show, ‘Our City, Our Stories.’Our City, Our Stories’ is produced by the storytelling performance group, SpeakeasyDC. In part two, we meet Daniel McCowan.He describes himself as the proud product of DC’s foster care system. In this audio diary, Daniel takes us through his day – sharing the experiences that shaped him and the decisions he’s made to move forward with his life. Daniel McCowan produced this story along with series editor, Shea Shackelford.

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