After the Kevin Kling Benefit . . . stop by Sursumcorda to hear
Erin:


Erin Muir and her band

live at sursumcorda

12/17/01
11 p.m.

If you cannot make the show in person, check out the show live!
Webcast at http://www.sursumcorda.com

Don't forget about the Kevin Kling Benefit coming up Monday the
17th.

More info is available on the list archives at
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fluffysingler/messages

I had quite a few things coming up quickly, so with the Holidays,
if I get more stuff by the 20th, I'll send it along.  Otherwise, I
probably won't send another newsletter/announcement list until
at least the 27th.

Winter brings holidays for most relgious traditions from the
Pagan solstice celebrations to Kwanzaa, Ramadan, Eid,
Hanukkah, and Christmas.


Whatever your relgious or secular holiday of choice, have a great
and meaningful time with your friends and family this month . . .

Fluffster

Storytelling as Performance & Presentation
taught by Nancy Donoval & Loren Niemi

The advanced storytelling class that focuses on the development of
individual style. Seven weeks of intensive day-long classes working on the
developmentof story sturcture/content and your individual performance skills
with critiques from two of the best coaches in the business. The course
includes a public performance at the end.
This 4 credit class will not be offered again  at Metro State until 2003.

Saturdays
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
January 12th - February 23rd 2002
Metro State University -- St. Paul Campus

Call 651-772-7770 for registration and cost information.



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Event:     Fret, Frame and Chatter
Date:      12/19/2001
Time:      9:00
Venue     Sursumcorda
               319 1st Avenue North
               -- across from the Fineline --
               www.sursumcorda.com
Cover:     $5.00

This is the big 1-0,  Fret, Frame and Chatter number 10. Hope to see you, be sure to say high,
keep in touch.

For more info check out www.breakevenrecords.com/ffc.html

This installment of FF&C features:

Reverend Strychn Trio (11:00)

• Psychotic rock and messed up blues.  You can hear it for yourself on their new CD, Queer Candy.
  In addition to the Reverend Angus Strychn on guitar/vocals, the live combo also includes
  Billy Dankert on drums.
• For more info check out www.doses.com

GST (10:00)

• Everything from downtown grooves and surf guitar to free jazz mayhem. GST will also improvise
  accompaniment to the spoken word pieces by poets Jennifer Shinn and Jeff Skemp. 
• Ram has moved to Austin (TX) so this will be the first gig with Joe Cline on the drums.
• Dennis Robertson (Tenor Sax) has pretty much become a full time member, Eric Thorson (Alto Sax).
  will also join us for several songs.
• For more info check out www.breakevenrecords.com/gst.html

   
Laura Brandenburg (10:00)

• Laura sings, GST plays, a recent collaboration can be heard on the Twin Town Year Book Vol 4.

Mandragora (9:00)

• Described as a Tango Nuevo, their music is all instrumental, all tango. This is the first show
  by this new combo, led led by accordionist Bob Barnes (of the Deadly Nightshade Family Singers).

also,

Original film/video pieces will be screened between sets, featuring:

• Denver is a Drag  by Bridget Sivanich
• Pri-a-sm-a(2)   by Mike Johnson
• Tiny Dog   by Dan Kaniess

                      December 14th & 15th Cabaret - 8 p.m, $6

                      Local artists explore it all: the breath of the American Dream, a new
                      form of theatrical poetics, faith and mental illness. Curated and
                      Emceed by Miriam Colvin and Rebekah Wilson.

                      * Chris Jones presents, "Chris Jones: a man sharing simple truths or a
                      knucklehead out of his element?" essays on his experience with faith,
                      mental illness, and making sense of the world by combining a little of
                      both.

                      * Miriam Colvin ­ An Absolute Original

                      * Mr. John Fenner can't sing, can't write & can't play; but he puts it
                      together quite well!

                      * Aravind Enrique Adyanthaya performs a new form of theatrical
                      poetics; scripture performance explores the staging of the act of
                      writing, and the relationship between the writer, the written and its
                      media. "Prometheus Bound," the premiere piece of this tentative genre
                      is a scripting of Aeschylus' play enacted by Aravind Enrique
                      Adyanthaya (Artistic Director of Casa Cruz de la Luna, San German,
                      Puerto Rico and currently a resident Jerome Fellow at the Playwright's
                      Center, Minneapolis).

                      * The core group of Afrika's Ensemble—Rene Ford on saxophones,
                      Yawo Attivor on base and Elizeer Santos on percussion—will perform
                      samples of their work exploring the breath of the American Dream.

                      * Outhouse Moon consists of Sarah Reinke, Tim Gustafson, Don & Alice
                      Browne. Vocals, guitar, fiddle, bass, mandolin, banjo, humor and an
                      eclectic song list promises to keep you mildly entertained.
 

                      Patrick's Cabaret
                      3010 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406
                      FFI, and/or Reservations: 612-721-3595

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There are 6 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

      1. New Theatre Manager at Acadia
           From: "Laura Winton" <fluffysingler@...>
      2. Kevin Kling Benefit -- Mon Dec 17th
           From: "fluffysingler" <fluffysingler@...>
      3. Fw: Celebrating Kwanzaa at Intermedia Arts
           From: "Laura Winton" <fluffysingler@...>
      4. Fwd: Hi Laura
           From: "Your Name Here" <fluffysingler@...>
      5. Poetry on the Peaks Update
           From: "rattapallax" <devineni@...>
      6. Calendar on this list is finally working!
           From: "fluffysingler" <fluffysingler@...>

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Message: 1
   Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 12:43:32 -0500
   From: "Laura Winton" <fluffysingler@...>
Subject: New Theatre Manager at Acadia

A few of you know this already but . . .

The new Theatre Manager is . . .  MOI--Laura/Fluffy.

So, if you are a poet, performance artist, musician,
or theatre artist/group and woudl like to do a show
at Acadia, let me know.  January/February are fairly
wide open right now although we're starting to
book up performers.  There's no upfront fee to use
the space--it's a split of the door that is weighted in
favor of the performers.  I will also try to make
reasonable accomodations for you to get into the
space for rehearsal as needed (and as available).

Located at Franklin & Nicollet, Acadia has a
restaurant/deli and also serves wine and beer.  It's
a good location close to downtown with parking
nearby and the neighborhood is fairly diverse
racially and culturally.  The theatre seats I believe
60-80 depending on how we configure it and
there's a proper stage and some decent tech
capabilities.

If you want to do a cabaret, spoken word show,
benefit, play, concert, etc. contact me with any
questions you may have and to set a date.  I'd be
happy to meet you at the theatre to look over the
space and answer any questions you may have.

fluffysingler@...

Cheers.

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Message: 2
   Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 21:27:52 -0000
   From: "fluffysingler" <fluffysingler@...>
Subject: Kevin Kling Benefit -- Mon Dec 17th

Kevin Kling Benefit, Guthrie Theater, Mon. Dec. 17th, 7:30 p.m.
Tix $25, $50 and $100.

Show Line-Up
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Pre-show the community Band starts at 7 p.m.
Show begins promptly at 7:31 p.m.

1)Intro by Joe Dowling, or Ari Hoptman as Joe Dowling
2)Mr. Seal and the No-Pants Dancers, Kevin Medley 6 minutes
plus Mr. Seal talks about the night for 2 minutes-
8 minutes total.

3)  Bradley Greenwald- 2 songs, 7 minutes
4) Ari Hoptman- comedy. 7 min.
5) Interact- 3 songs, 8 min.
6) Myron Johnson and the Ballet of the Dolls- 2 short dances.  5
minutes
7) The Wacky Chickens- A Ren Fest Bit -7 minutes
8) Community Band- You are my Sunshine -5 minutes
9) Jeune Lune- Headless a physical piece with movement- 5
minutes
10) Jaime Meyer- Healing, a poetic description- 5 minutes
11) Mr. Seal Describes the action, Pray like this. 2 minutes
12) No Pants Dancers- Pray for Kevin-6 minutes.
13) Mr. Seal tells everyone to take a break.

First half- about 75 minutes.
Intermission, 8:45 p.m., 15 minutes

Kling comes on, 9:00  p.m.does 30 minutes of
Charred Underbelly.
The End.

________________________________________________________________________
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Message: 3
   Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 19:56:02 -0600
   From: "Laura Winton" <fluffysingler@...>
Subject: Fw: Celebrating Kwanzaa at Intermedia Arts

CELEBRATE KWANZAA WITH WEST AFRICAN PERCUSSION, SONG, THEATER, AND
DANCE
The Cultural Center of Minnesota and Intermedia Arts present
Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kuumba Means Creativity, December 22, 2001

Saturday, December 22, the Cultural Center of Minnesota and Intermedia
Arts partner for the second year to present the Coming of Kuumba
Children's Ensembles in Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kuumba Means Creativity.
Special guests include DANCE ROOTS, DRUMPAC, and Zhakajii Molasses
Theatre. The artists featured practice the traditions of classical
West African percussion, song, theater, and dance.

Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kuumba Means Creativity will be held December 22,
at 4:00 pm, at Intermedia Arts. Tickets are $10, or $5 for Intermedia
Arts members and youth under 16. Reservations can be made by calling
Intermedia Arts at (612) 871-4444. Celebrate Kwanzaa at this
presentation of music, song, theater, and dance!

Kwanzaa, which means "first fruit" is an African American holiday that
pays tribute to the rich cultural roots of American of African
Ancestry. It is not a religious, political, or heroic holiday, but
rather a cultural holiday. In 1966 Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga create
Kwanzaa for people of color, based on seven moral principles, during
seven days. The seven principles serve as a guideline for everyday
living.

Traditionally, Kwanzaa is observed from December 26 through January 1.
This year's Celebrating Kwanzaa will highlight the principle of
Kuumba, which means creativity. Kuumba is the sixth principle of
Kwanzaa and its concept is to make use of creative energies to build
and maintain a strong and vibrant community.

Note to media: for interviews, images, or additional information,
please contact Brooke Darst, (612) 874-2816 or
brooke@....

[This message contained attachments]

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Message: 4
   Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2001 22:00:17 +0000
   From: "Your Name Here" <fluffysingler@...>
Subject: Fwd: Hi Laura

Howdy Laura,

I am doing a Christmas Show with Dixie Cups and the Lil' Darlins next
Tuesday, the 11th at Jitters.

+++++++++++

                           Come on down to Jitters Tuesday night and join
yer old friends,
                           Dixie, Fiona, Norm and Melvin and meet Slim and
Elston for our One
                           Night Only Holiday Cheer!

                           We figured since we got some new Lil Darlins we'd
best get out some
                           new tunes and we'd be pleased as all get-out if
you'd stop on by and
                           give us a listen. Now, Jitters is located at 205
Hennepin Avenue East
                           (right next to The Times) and if you want to give
'em a jingle it's
                           612-617-1111.  The Cover will be $5.00

Bob White
Jazz Violinist, Technologist
For my new Performances Calendar online go to:
http://www.smartcal.com/calendar/898103

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Message: 5
   Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 21:36:28 -0000
   From: "rattapallax" <devineni@...>
Subject: Poetry on the Peaks Update

Hello Everyone:

We are happy to announce some wonderful developments. We have
finished the poetry curriculum which lists the poems that will be
read on the mountains around the world. The poems selected for the
Poetry on the Peaks curriculum focus on humanity and its relationship
with nature and with each other.  It features a wide range of poets
like So Chong Ju, Gary Snyder, William Blake, Oodgeroo Noonucal,
Alfonsina Storni, Leopold Sédhar Senghor and many others. We have
mixed the selection so that Wislawa Szymborska's poem will be read on
Mt. Bonnell and Mevlana Jeladuddin Rumi's poem will be read on Mt.
Kilimanjaro and so on.  Our objectives is to create cross-cultural
dialogue and understanding, so the poems were selected so that they
would be read on a mountain not associated with the poet's
nationality.  A free ebook anthology edited by William Pitt Root will
be available in the summer of 2002 listing all of the poems read on
the mountains.

Also, Michael Willoughby with Magnetcom and Mark L. Hall with Ego-
East will be helping us with publicity.

Lastly, we will be setting up special readings around the world to
focus on Poetry on the Peaks and increase awareness for each
individual reading.  For example, in July 2002 there will be a
reading at Hugo House in Seattle for the Mt. Rainer climb; a reading
at Ebenezer Baptist Church (spiritual home of Martin Luther King Jr.)
in Atlanta and a reading at the New School, New York City for World
Poetry Day.  A press conference is being scheduled at the National
Arts Cub for the end of February, 2002.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 212-723-4125 or by
email at devineni@...
More information on Poetry on the Peaks can be found at
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org/mountain.htm and the curriculum is
available as a PDF file at
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org/mountain_ebook.htm

Cheers,
Ram Devineni

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Message: 6
   Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 18:26:27 -0000
   From: "fluffysingler" <fluffysingler@...>
Subject: Calendar on this list is finally working!

So check out the calendar at
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fluffysingler/cal for updates
on events.

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

So check out the calendar at
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fluffysingler/cal for updates
on events.

Hello Everyone:

We are happy to announce some wonderful developments. We have
finished the poetry curriculum which lists the poems that will be
read on the mountains around the world. The poems selected for the
Poetry on the Peaks curriculum focus on humanity and its relationship
with nature and with each other.  It features a wide range of poets
like So Chong Ju, Gary Snyder, William Blake, Oodgeroo Noonucal,
Alfonsina Storni, Leopold Sédhar Senghor and many others. We have
mixed the selection so that Wislawa Szymborska's poem will be read on
Mt. Bonnell and Mevlana Jeladuddin Rumi's poem will be read on Mt.
Kilimanjaro and so on.  Our objectives is to create cross-cultural
dialogue and understanding, so the poems were selected so that they
would be read on a mountain not associated with the poet's
nationality.  A free ebook anthology edited by William Pitt Root will
be available in the summer of 2002 listing all of the poems read on
the mountains.

Also, Michael Willoughby with Magnetcom and Mark L. Hall with Ego-
East will be helping us with publicity.

Lastly, we will be setting up special readings around the world to
focus on Poetry on the Peaks and increase awareness for each
individual reading.  For example, in July 2002 there will be a
reading at Hugo House in Seattle for the Mt. Rainer climb; a reading
at Ebenezer Baptist Church (spiritual home of Martin Luther King Jr.)
in Atlanta and a reading at the New School, New York City for World
Poetry Day.  A press conference is being scheduled at the National
Arts Cub for the end of February, 2002.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 212-723-4125 or by
email at devineni@...
More information on Poetry on the Peaks can be found at
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org/mountain.htm and the curriculum is
available as a PDF file at
http://www.dialoguepoetry.org/mountain_ebook.htm

Cheers,
Ram Devineni

Howdy Laura,


I am doing a Christmas Show with Dixie Cups and the Lil' Darlins next
Tuesday, the 11th at Jitters.

+++++++++++

                            Come on down to Jitters Tuesday night and join
yer old friends,
                            Dixie, Fiona, Norm and Melvin and meet Slim and
Elston for our One
                            Night Only Holiday Cheer!

                            We figured since we got some new Lil Darlins we'd
best get out some
                            new tunes and we'd be pleased as all get-out if
you'd stop on by and
                            give us a listen. Now, Jitters is located at 205
Hennepin Avenue East
                            (right next to The Times) and if you want to give
'em a jingle it's
                            612-617-1111.  The Cover will be $5.00


Bob White
Jazz Violinist, Technologist
For my new Performances Calendar online go to:
http://www.smartcal.com/calendar/898103



_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

Saturday, December 22, the Cultural Center of Minnesota and Intermedia Arts partner for the second year to present the Coming of Kuumba Children's Ensembles in Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kuumba Means Creativity. Special guests include DANCE ROOTS, DRUMPAC, and Zhakajii Molasses Theatre. The artists featured practice the traditions of classical West African percussion, song, theater, and dance.

Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kuumba Means Creativity will be held December 22, at 4:00 pm, at Intermedia Arts. Tickets are $10, or $5 for Intermedia Arts members and youth under 16. Reservations can be made by calling Intermedia Arts at (612) 871-4444. Celebrate Kwanzaa at this presentation of music, song, theater, and dance!

Kwanzaa, which means "first fruit" is an African American holiday that pays tribute to the rich cultural roots of American of African Ancestry. It is not a religious, political, or heroic holiday, but rather a cultural holiday. In 1966 Dr. Maulana Ron Karenga create Kwanzaa for people of color, based on seven moral principles, during seven days. The seven principles serve as a guideline for everyday living.

Traditionally, Kwanzaa is observed from December 26 through January 1. This year's Celebrating Kwanzaa will highlight the principle of Kuumba, which means creativity. Kuumba is the sixth principle of Kwanzaa and its concept is to make use of creative energies to build and maintain a strong and vibrant community.
 

Note to media: for interviews, images, or additional information, please contact Brooke Darst, (612) 874-2816 or brooke@....
 
 

Kevin Kling Benefit, Guthrie Theater, Mon. Dec. 17th, 7:30 p.m.
Tix $25, $50 and $100.


Show Line-Up
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Pre-show the community Band starts at 7 p.m.
Show begins promptly at 7:31 p.m.

1)Intro by Joe Dowling, or Ari Hoptman as Joe Dowling
2)Mr. Seal and the No-Pants Dancers, Kevin Medley 6 minutes
plus Mr. Seal talks about the night for 2 minutes-
8 minutes total.

3)  Bradley Greenwald- 2 songs, 7 minutes
4) Ari Hoptman- comedy. 7 min.
5) Interact- 3 songs, 8 min.
6) Myron Johnson and the Ballet of the Dolls- 2 short dances.  5
minutes
7) The Wacky Chickens- A Ren Fest Bit -7 minutes
8) Community Band- You are my Sunshine -5 minutes
9) Jeune Lune- Headless a physical piece with movement- 5
minutes
10) Jaime Meyer- Healing, a poetic description- 5 minutes
11) Mr. Seal Describes the action, Pray like this. 2 minutes
12) No Pants Dancers- Pray for Kevin-6 minutes.
13) Mr. Seal tells everyone to take a break.

First half- about 75 minutes.
Intermission, 8:45 p.m., 15 minutes

Kling comes on, 9:00  p.m.does 30 minutes of
Charred Underbelly.
The End.

A few of you know this already but . . .

The new Theatre Manager is . . .  MOI--Laura/Fluffy.

So, if you are a poet, performance artist, musician,
or theatre artist/group and woudl like to do a show
at Acadia, let me know.  January/February are fairly
wide open right now although we're starting to
book up performers.  There's no upfront fee to use
the space--it's a split of the door that is weighted in
favor of the performers.  I will also try to make
reasonable accomodations for you to get into the
space for rehearsal as needed (and as available).

Located at Franklin & Nicollet, Acadia has a
restaurant/deli and also serves wine and beer.  It's
a good location close to downtown with parking
nearby and the neighborhood is fairly diverse
racially and culturally.  The theatre seats I believe
60-80 depending on how we configure it and
there's a proper stage and some decent tech
capabilities.

If you want to do a cabaret, spoken word show,
benefit, play, concert, etc. contact me with any
questions you may have and to set a date.  I'd be
happy to meet you at the theatre to look over the
space and answer any questions you may have.

fluffysingler@...

Cheers.

Hola! Improv lovers! Please check out the brand spanking new
http://www.geocities.com/improvsociety.  As for what's hot in twin
cities IMPROVISATION  check out the new calendar page and links!
Please feel free to submit improv or related events to the site!

TUESDAY 12/4 AND 12/11
Six Ring Circus - 9:00 PM Long form improvisation performed by
graduates of the Brave New Institute. Brave New Institute and ETC
Theatre, 2605 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis. FREE! For more
information: 612-332-6620 or www.BraveNewWorkshop.com
featuring improv troupes - Rudy, Buns in the Oven, Q, Deja Voodoo,
and/or Chuck White


WEDNESDAY 12/5  AND 12/12
Dan and Susan's Christmas Jamboree! - Dan Kronzer and Susan Shehata
tackle Christmas, Hitler and more in this originally written comedy
revue. Features live music by Chakra. 7:30pm, $10.00. A portion of
the proceeds will go to benefit the Brave New Institute School of
Improvisation.


THURSDAY 12/6 AND 12/13
Stevie Ray's Comedy Troupe - Audience interactive improvisation.
Suburban World Theatre, on Hennepin Ave. South between Lake and 31st
Streets, Minneapolis.  7:30pm, $8.00. For more information: 612-825-
1832.  http://www.stevierays.org


FRIDAY 12/7 ** AND 12/14
Scrimshaw Brothers, "Look Ma, No Pants" - A comedy variety show also
featuring The Impossibles improv troupe and the No Pants Dancers.
Loring Playhouse, 1624 Harmon Place, Minneapolis.  11:00pm, $8. For
more information and reservations: 612-839-3119 or
http://www.scrimshawbrothers.com

**ComedySportz -  Competitive improvisational comedy. 1414 West 28th
St, Minneapolis.  8:00pm ($10) and 10:30pm ($8). Reservations
strongly recommended.  For more information: 612-870-1230 or
http://www.comedysportztc.com

**Six Ring Circus - 9:00 PM Long form improvisation performed by
graduates of the Brave New Institute. Brave New Institute and ETC
Theatre, 2605 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis. FREE! For more
information: 612-332-6620 or http://www.BraveNewWorkshop.com


SATURDAY 12/8
Joint #6 - Long form improvisation with Fingergun and The Collective.
Brave New Institute and ETC Theatre, 2605 Hennepin Ave. South,
Minneapolis.  8:00pm, $5.  For more information:
http://www.collectiveimprov.com or http://www.fingergun.com City
Pages "A" List event

Scrimshaw Brothers, "Look Ma, No Pants" - A comedy variety show also
featuring The Impossibles improv troupe and the No Pants Dancers.
Loring Playhouse, 1624 Harmon Place, Minneapolis.  11:00pm, $8. For
more information and reservations: 612-839-3119 or
http://www.scrimshawbrothers.com *note new venue

ComedySportz - 12/8,12/15 - Competitive improvisational comedy. 1414
West 28th St, Minneapolis.  8:00pm ($10) and 10:30pm ($8).
Reservations strongly recommended.  For more information: 612-870-
1230 or http://www.comedysportztc.com

Also check out:
Nog! A Brave New Christmakwanzukah - The Brave New Workshop's annual
holiday show, featuring original scripted material written by the
cast. Free improvisation set after the last show each evening.
Reservations recommended. Brave New Workshop Theatre in Calhoun
Square, 3001 Hennepin Ave. South, Minneapolis.  Thursdays at 8:00pm
($20), Friday at 8:00pm ($22), Saturdays at 7:30pm and 10:00pm ($25),
Sundays at 7:00pm ($20). Also showing on select Wednesdays at 8:00pm
($20). For more information: 612-332-6620 or www.BraveNewWorkshop.com

Flanagan's Wake - An interactive Irish Wake.  Irish buffet-style
dinner included with the show (unless otherwise noted). Reservations
required. Palace Theatre, 17 West 7th Place, St. Paul.  Thursdays at
7:00pm ($40), Fridays at 7:00pm ($40), Saturdays at 5:00pm and 8:30pm
($45), and Sundays at 5:00pm ($40). For more information: 612-332-
6620 or http://www.BraveNewWorkshop.com

http://WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/IMPROVSOCIETY

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluffysingler/links/Open_Mics_and_Venues
_001006547781/

You can also visit http://www.karawane.org and click on the Find An
Open Mic link for a more extensive list of locations and times.

If you haven't already gotten it, you're lucky.  This
thing is all over the net.  In one of its incarnations, it
sends itself as a reply to unopened messages
sitting in your inbox.

I got buzzed from a blank text file, one of two files
that comes with the virus, I believe, as I know
enough not to open nefarious looking attachments.
I am currently deleting all attachments that come to
me and then writing the person to ask if they meant
to send me one, and that's been my advice to all
my friends.

If you get an attachment with two file extensions or
with underlines in the title, it's probably a
virus--delete it right away.

If you do get buzzed, you can go to
www.windowsupdate.microsoft.com and
download Internet Explorer and Outlook (which
come as a package).  I also downloaded the
"critical components" link as well and everything is
actually better than ever with my  PC.  Thankfully,
this thing doesn't wipe out your hard drive . . . .

*apologies for cross-posting . . . *



Karawane: Or, the Temporary Death of the Bruitist,
a magazine of Live Poetry and Performance
(now celebrating its FIFTH big year of publication!!)
is pleased to announce its nominees for the 2001
Pushcart Prize:

**Embedded, Fiction by Danielle Billington, Twin
Cities, MN
**Reading a Life, Poetry by Art Durkee, Twin Cities,
MN
**The Third Kiss/El Tercer Beso, Poetry by Ahimsa
Timoteo Bodhran (2nd year nominee), New York,
NY
**Poetry, Fiction by Avital Gad Cykman, Sao Paolo,
Brazil
**A Poem in Five Acts, Poetry by Sandra Bestland,
Twin Cities, MN


The Pushcart Prize is an annual "Best of the Small
Press" Award and issues a yearly anthology.
Publishers like Karawane submit what  the best
pieces we have published in the past year and the
Pushcart Editors then select what  goes into the
anthology from there. All nominating magazines
and indexed in the yearly anthology.


In addition, Will Roby (Lubbock, TX) , author of 21
Scenes, and Danielle Billington (Twin Cities, MN),
author of Embedded, were nominated by
Karawane for the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award, an
annual grant/prize offered to writers who have not
yet published a book of poetry or fiction.

Congratulations to all of our nominees and good
luck!

The Winter 2002 Issue, featuring the above work
(and  oh-so-much more), is available for $3 ppd at

Karawane
402 S. Cedar Lake Road
Minneapolis, MN 55405

Subscriptions are $10 for 4 issus (roughly 2
years).  Checks should be made payable to Laura
Winton, Editor of Karawane.

Editorial and submissions information and
samples from previous issues are available at
http://www.karawane.org

This came over as an attachment last week, so I thought I'd add
it one more time.  It looks really fun.

_______________________

For Immediate Release
   
Contact: Anne Sawyer  (612) 729-4933


Ruminator Books Presents

An Afternoon of Puppetry and Music with

Galumph Interactive Theater and Pig?s Eye Landing



Here?s a chance to catch some free family-friendly
entertainment, support a great arts collaboration, and get your
holiday shopping out of the way! On Saturday, December 8th,
Ruminator Books is hosting a Fund-raiser Book Fair for the
upcoming production of The Parsnip County Shin-dig, a new play
by Galumph Interactive Theater. The Parsnip County Shin-dig
opens in April, 2002, and features folk-dancing and the
toe-tapping music of the old-time string band Pig?s Eye Landing.
Co-sponsored by Tapestry Folk Dance Center.

The December 8th Ruminator Book Fair events include music by
Pig?s Eye Landing, a Punch and Judy show, and life-size
Bun-Raku style puppets from Galumph.


Location:    Ruminator Books, 1648 Grand       Avenue, in St. Paul

Date &Time:      Saturday, December 8th. Book store is      open
from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.      Pig?s Eye at 1:00 and 2:45; Punch
and      Judy Show at 2:00; wandering       puppets on-going
between 1:00 - 4:00.  

Admission:  Free. 5% of the day?s profits go towards     the
production of The Parsnip County      Shin-dig, an original
audience-      participation play by Galumph about a
     Minnesotan county fair hoe-down.

I don't know if you'll get this in time to attend this particular event,
but it looks like an interesting group/project, so I thought I'd post
it in case anyone wants to get involved.  There are some contact
phone numbers in the message.

Mark Wojahn wrote
One community that continues to thrive is the Twin Cities Artists
Front, TCAF. I began this collaboration 3 weeks ago , and I 'm
pleased to let y'all know were having our 4 th meeting this
tuesday at my space. 8pm 253 E. 4th st, St Paul MN #505. I
heard a great update fro Susan Lynn that last weeks meeting
went very well .

Our next project is called = INVITATION FOR THOUGHT. We will
be creating  invitations up, posters to explore the topical current
events. Please bring paper, stamps, typewriters, silk screens if
you would like to collaborate on this project. Come on down. The
door to the warehouse is usuallly propped till 9pm or call and
will come down let you in (651-2258257). I heard that
some think this email may be a bit too serious but the TCAF ,
while it adresses the topics of the day, it is doing it with passiion,
humor and good moments. So whatever you bring to it, comes
through.

Mean Larry wrote:

  Call for artists, artisans and garage salers

It's that time of year - Pastor Paul's Acoustic Garage Sale is set
for Wednesday, January 9th, doors at 6pm at First Avenue
nightclub in downtown Minneapolis.

We are currently looking for vendors for this year's event. The
Acoustic Garage Sale is an annual fundraiser for Pastor Paul's
Mission

in North Minneapolis. Pastor Paul's supplies the homeless and
the needy with fresh groceries year round. We discovered that
there doesn't appear to be a shortage of food but there is
shortage of financing for the distribution and purchasing
groceries (at far less than consumer prices).

  We also have a "Silent Auction", were we sell items donated by
the rich and famous rock stars that grace the stages of First
Avenue. Also this year photographer Daniel Corrigan is donating
a portrait sitting as an auction item. 100% of "Silent Auction"
proceeds go to Pastor Paul.

Here is how you can help. We open the nightclub up for one
night disguised as a garage sale and we need folks that want to
show and sell some wares to a unique audience.

If you would like to reserve a space for this years event contact
Mean Larry by e-mail or celephone 612-558-6227 or contact First
Avenue during business hours noon - 5pm 612-338-8388. The
space rental is FREE with a donation of sales dedicated to
Pastor Paul (most vendors generously donate 10- 50% of their
sales each year).

Thank you,
Mean Larry
Pastor Paul fan and event coordinator
http://www.meanlarry.com/pastorpaulsmission.html

HYPERBOLE , hosted by Music Master
Babylon Gallery
1624 East Lake St., Minneapolis
612-722-5438
2nd Wednesdays
Programs begin at 7:30--open mike slots 9:30 - 10

Off-the-page tangents, spoken word testifying, verbal cures, vox bop,
sonnets hold the mayo, wordgames, howls and whispers, depoetifications
(amen), skits, skats, manifestoes, everywhere italics and alternative
explanations.

Suggested donation $5; Real Book/Fake Book and door prizes of odd
duck smallpress wares every month.

Launch event Wednesday, December 12, 7:30 p.m.
Guests:  Tom Cook, Kay Kirscht, Jennifer Martin, Hardy CrazyRabbit
and Matt Christenson.

Dates in 2002:
January 9, February 13, March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12, July 10,
August 14, September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11.

Just a reminder that the Performance Art Commission through
Intermedia Arts is due this Friday.  Call 612/871-4444 if you're
interested.

Here are a few of their upcoming events:

December Events ::
	  
Screening
Films First Fridays : docUmentary

Exhibition
No Word For Art

Performance
Spoken Word Sundays : Encyclopedia of Hip Hop Evolution

Performance
Celebrating Kwanzaa: Kuumba Means Creativity

For more info, go to http://www.intermediaarts.org

Heidi House presents:

Snake Lady Sheds Her Skin

The DarK feminine holds a funhouse mirror up to the Male
model Of God in Heidi Arneson's big, new, blissfullY irreverent
musical Comedy It's the 21st century. God just had another
psychotic episode. He created a few global disasters, then broke
up with his girlfriend, the Snake Lady. So the Funky Goddess &
Her Baby Snakes crawl out of the earth, sing & dance, bump &
grind, rant & pray and satirize the Male God's authori-tay.

December 6,7,8,9 & 13,14,15,16
Thursdays-Sundays All shows 8pm
Red Eye Theater 15 West 14th St, Mpls
Tickets $15 Call (612) 362-3381 to reserve


Starring:

Heidi Arneson               Laura Ricci              Kristin Richardson
Cyrus Sethna               Jon Spayde              Kim Staley
Alberta Mirais               Christopher Berge    Patrick Curren
Helen Chorolec            Sher Demeter           Harry Lantto
Howard Lieberman       Mia J enneman        Sara Neal
Dorothy Pawlowski

Created & Directed by Heidi Arneson in collaboration with the
Cast.
Assistant Direction Heidi Eckwall, Carolyn Kolovitz, Laurie Van
Wieren
Lighting Design Heidi Eckwall


The mission of Heidi House is to nurture creativity &. build
community
http://www.HeidiHouse.com
Heidihouse1@...

Hi there.  Here's the scoop on what's been sent to me this week.
If you want to view previous listings to see what's still out there,
go to:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluffysingler/messages

Note: Forwarded message attached.

Ruminator Books Presents

An Afternoon of Puppetry and Music with

Galumph Interactive Theater and Pig¹s Eye Landing

http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/fluffysingler/links

Hey all-
come check the show- should be good- and
support Asian Ams in hip hop! Mongrel will be
there representin. Please forward this to your lists
and especially let Asian Am folk know, we want to
represent in the audience as well.

Encyclopedia of Hip Hop and Spoken Word
Sundays presents Asian and Asian Americans in
Hip Hop featuring performances by

Chong Xiong
The Chinese Connection
Tou Ger Xiong
MONGREL (Bao Phi, Ed Bok Lee, Suzanne
Burrows)
Vidya Rao
and others!

Sunday, December 2, doors @ 7:30pm, show at
8pm
$5/$3 members

At Intermedia Arts, 2822 Lyndale Ave South,
Minneapolis

There are two items in this week's update.  Hope you find them
useful.

My apologies for the "calendar reminder" message that came
over yesterday.  I am posting one time and ongoing events and
programming to this list's calendar for viewing, but did not realize
there was a reminder on it until it was too late . . .  I will be more
diligent so that won't happen all the time.  I'm very sensitive
about using this list to inform people rather than to be annoying!!

Please do feel free to send me information about your upcoming
events, shows, readings, releases, etc.

Our bookmarks section is growing fast.  Be sure to check it out at
http://www.yahoogroups.com/fluffysingler/links.

Cheers!

Laura

Hi there.  Here's a little information I wanted to pass along about
upcoming events and opportunities.  If you'd like to be included in
next week's mailing, please send your information to me by Tuesday,
the 27th.  Thanks!


1.  Benefit for Kevin Kling -- December 17
2.  Ethnic Dance Theatre Holiday Family Dance Party -- November 30
3.  Rain Taxi Reading at Rogue Buddha Gallery -- December 2
4.  Talk Radio at Acadia in December -- Special $5 preview: Thursday
     November 29th
5.  Bookstore benefit for Galumph and local theatre groups at
     Ruminator Books in St. Paul--December 8
6.  Volunteer for Radio Services for the Blind -- Open
7.  Apply for the Minnesota Arts Commission -- November 30 Deadline
8.  Please visit our bookmarks for links to arts organizations and
     artist websites and add your own links at:
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluffysingler/links
9.  Feel free to add your events to our calendar at
     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluffysingler/cal
10. How to maximize this mailing list at Yahoo Groups

__________________________________________

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR DECEMBER 17TH -- BENEFIT FOR ACTOR/PLAYWRIGHT
KEVIN KLING:

As you may know, Kevin Kling was in a very serious motorcycle
accident during the 2001 Minnesota Fringe Festival in August.  The
Guthrie Theater will be hosting a benefit for Kevin in cooperation
with The Jungle Theater, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Illusion Theater,
The Children's Theatre, and the Frank Theatre.

Charred, But Not Out!, An Evening with Kevin Kling and Friends will be
at the Guthrie Theater for one night only on Monday, December 17,
starting at 7:30 p.m. $50 and $25 tickets are available to the public
beginning November 26. Preferred sponsor tickets at $100 are
available now. Call the Guthrie Box Office at 612.377.2224 to
purchase your tickets and support our dear friend Kevin Kling.

This collaboration of song, dance and comedy features Jungle Theater's
Bradley Greenwald with songs from Torch Song Trilogy, veteran Fringe
Festival performers No Pants Dancers, stand-up comic Ari Hoptman,
outrageous humor from Theatre de la Jeune Lune, surprises from the
Ballet of the Dolls, plus cameo appearances from the Interact Theater
and the Renaissance Festival's Wacky Chickens. Dean J. Seal, former
Minnesota Fringe Festival Eexecutive Producer and performance
veteran, will host the evening. To top off the event, Kevin will make
an appearance with an excerpt from his holiday classic, Tales from
the Charred Underbelly of the Yule Log.


___________________________________________

Kickoff the holiday season!

Who:  Ethnic Dance Theatre
What:  Holiday Family Dance Party
When:  Friday, November 30
Time:  7-10 p.m.
Where:  Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave. S., Mpls
Tickets:  $10 Regular, $5 Kids under 12

Tickets may be purchased at the door.  Tickets may also be purchased
in advance by calling 612-870-8831 and using your Visa/Mastercard.

Come celebrate a plethora of holiday traditions in a fun-filled
evening of dance and music.  EDT's Artistic Director Donald LaCourse
will teach simple folk dances from around the world.  No partner, nor
experience necessary!  Beginners and experienced dancers alike can
enjoy plenty of international dance favorites throughout the
evening...plus old favorites like the waltz, polka, and schottische.

The EDT Folk Orchestra will provide live music for the evening...and
the EDT Dancers and MilaVocal Ensemble will perform. We'll also serve
delicious ethnic holiday treats!

For more information please visit: http://www.ethnicdancetheatre.com

We hope to see you there!

____________________________________________

Rain Taxi Reading Series year-end reading and issue release party with
poet BOB HICOK, Sunday, December 2, 7 p.m., at the Rogue Buddha
Gallery, located at 2402 E. Hennepin SE (off 280, next to Subway).
Hicok's new book,ANIMAL SOUL, is "the best collection yet by a poet
who has become one of the most individual and necessary voices of his
generation," according to David Wojahn; it's also praised by William
Waltz in in the current issue of Rain Taxi as "a vast grassland
fecund with danger and possibility."  Come hear why! Also at
this event, we unveil our Russell Edson chapbook, our "Setting
Records" T-shirt, and the 24th issue of Rain Taxi Review of Books.
Hope you can make it!

____________________________________________

The Directors Theater presents
Talk Radio by Eric Bogosian
directed by Zach Curtis

  Special $5 preview: Thursday November 29th
"Talk Radio" runs November 30- December 22, 2001
Thursday through Sunday at 7:30 PM
Tickets are $15 to $20
Call (612) 874-8800 for reservations
Group rates available

Performances by The Directors Theater take place at Acadia, 1931
Nicollet Ave. (at the intersection of Nicollet and Franklin
Avenues) in Minneapolis.

Anything goes in this provocative piece from the author of "Sex,
Drugs, & Rock-n-Roll". Controversial radio call-in show host Barry
Champlain (Alex Cole, real life readio veteran) pushes his listeners'
buttons and unleashes a confrontation that mirrors our culture's
obsession with "reality-based" media.

FEATURING
Alex Cole
Brandon Aaronwood
Juliana Egley
Kourtney Kaas
Ellen Karsten
Bob Malos
Andre Samples
Edwin Strout


____________________________________________

Do you love books?
Well, here's your chance to:


**Get all your holiday shopping out of the way at once,
**Support a local independent bookstore, and
**Contribute to a great collaboration between Galumph Interactive
**Theater, Pig's Eye Landing and Tapestry Folk Dance Center!


Join us for a Fund-raiser Book Fair at the Ruminator Book Store 1648
Grand Avenue in St. Paul Saturday, December 8th between 9:00 AM and
10:00 PM.

Live music by old-time string band Pig's Eye Landing and live puppets
by Galumph Interactive Theater.


5% of the day's profits go towards the production of the upcoming
Galumph show: The Parsnip County Shin-dig, an interactive audience-
participation play about a Minnesota county fair hoe-down that
features folk-dancing and toe-tapping music by Pig's Eye Landing. It
opens April 19th, 2002 and is co-sponsored by Tapestry Folk Dance
Center.

For more info, call Anne Sawyer at Galumph: (612) 729-4933

____________________________________________

Put your excellent performance and spoken word skills to use by
volunteering as a reader for the blind.  Volunteers tape record
readings from newspapers, books and magazines which can then be
accessed through a dial up service.  If you're interested, go to:

http://www.mnworkforcecenter.org/ssb/6_1_vol_services.html

You can sign up and request an application from there.

___________________________________________

The City of Minneapolis is now taking applications for the Arts
Commission.  If you'd like to have an influence on public art in
Minneapolis, go to:

http://www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/citywork/clerk/boards/open/index.asp

and then click on the Arts Commission.  The application is pretty
benevolent.  3 "essay questions" and 3 references.  I have a copy of
pages 1 and 2 of the form recreated on Excel if you'd like me to send
it to you.

Deadline is November 30th.

______________________________________________



**Feel free to visit this group's bookmarks page at
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluffysingler/links/ to find useful
links to community organizations such as COMPAS, Resources and
Counseling for the Arts, Minnesota Artists Online, and many more.  I
expect this aspect will grow in the near future.

PLEASE feel invited to add your own group or artist website to the
bookmark pages.

**You can also add your upcoming events to our calendar or peruse the
calendar for interesting events to attend:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fluffysingler/cal

______________________________________

If you wish to fully access all the functions of this mailing list,
you can go to the Yahoo Groups homepage at http://www.yahoogroups.com
and establish a user name and password for yourself.  You are then a
full member of Yahoo Groups and will have a "my groups" page that
will list fluffysingler.  There you can view archived newsletters,
look at the calendar and the bookmarks,etc. You can also browse Yahoo
Groups for other writing and/or performing related mailing and
discussion lists.

Yahoo Groups does NOT send you any unwanted mail.  You will only
receive emails for the groups that you are signed up on.  If you have
any questions or problems, you can email me at
fluffysingler@... and I will help you out.

Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving!