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Dickens Christmas Fair 2008 September Missive #2
(sent September 22nd, 2008)

Hello everyone and Happy Autumnal Equinox, or Mabon, the moment when day (light) is equal to night (dark)
and balance is created between them.

Please remember to contact the individual posters about any of the missive blurbs, rather than replying to me, especially this time since I will be away from my computer for a week or so. Remember if you want to see any past missives, you can find them all and more at http://www.cattaylor.com/missives.html

Cat


In This Missive:
Photos Needed for 30th Anniversary Color Program
Broadside (Mad Sal's) Music Hall Auditions
Additional Book Character Needed (Sam Weller)
Siamsa Auditions
Online Versions of Dickens Works
Second Leg of the Brian D'allarmi Memorial Tour (at Dickens)
The Mad Maniacal Mixologist Contest 2008
And One Last Good News Posting (for now anyway)


Photos Needed for 30th Anniversary Color Program
30th Anniversary Color Program planned! This will be a high-quality full-size magazine-style piece that will be on sale to audience and participants alike. It will include a broad selection of stories and other features encapsulating 30 years of Great Dickens Christmas'!

Do you have, from ANY year:

-a really great photo(s) of any subject?
-a family or small group portrait from the Fair Photo Parlor?
-a cool page from your Dickens scrapbook?

If so, please send directly to me via kevin@redbarnproductions.org
Deadline: Sunday Oct. 12. Note: please include "Color Program" in subject line.
Scans only. 300 dpi minimum must be available. Okay to send lower resolution scans for review.

Photo credit, a free copy of the program, and a wooden 'round' of drinks will be provided as a thank you if your submittal is chosen. Thanks!  Kevin


Broadside (Mad Sal's) Music Hall Auditions
We are looking for both a chairman and music hall performers.  For chairman, be prepared to "introduce" a Mad Sal's performer and improv a bit with the "audience", plus sing a short period-type song. Please bring the sheet music if possible, unless you're sure I know the song already. For regular Broadside players, just bring the song.

Auditions will be held on Wed. Oct 1, 7PM in Oakland. Please contact director Scrumbly Koldewyn at rkoldewyn@earthlink.net with any questions and to schedule a time. You will be given address and directions when your audition is scheduled.


Additional Book Character Needed (Sam Weller)
(see previous missive for audition details)
Sam Weller is the irrepressible manservant of Mr Pickwick.  One of the most popular character in all of Dickens' works, he councils his master with Cockney wisdom, and is totally devoted to him.  He is a friendly and courageous young man who makes friends easily and is always quick with a joke or a plan to get his master out of trouble.


Siamsa Auditions
Do you have a love of and experience in some aspect of the music, dance, history and cultures of the Celtic diaspora? Siamsa is interested in adding convivial team players to our fun-loving, hard-working family of performers: we are looking for musicians, singers, dancers (or preferably any combination of the above) with interest and experience in Scottish and/or Irish music and dance. Must be willing to “perform without a net” if needed and be willing and able to commit to 1 day per month rehearsals, and participation in renaissance and modern venues as well as Dickens.  If interested, please find us during lunch on the first day of workshops to arrange an audition time either first or second day of workshops. Go raibh maith agat!

For more information, see our website: http://siamsa.net. or contact us at info@siamsa.net


Online Versions of Dickens Works
Just in case anyone out there has an interest and hasn't found them, UPenn has a page dedicated to online versions of Dickens texts:

http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book//lookupname?key=Dickens%2C%20Charles%2C%201812-1870

Your friendly Irish-Scottish Dancer Musician Librarian,
Shirleigh


Second Leg of the Brian D'allarmi Memorial Tour (at Dickens)
This is the official invitation to the second leg of the Brian D'allarmi Memorial Tour.

Saturday, December13th, 7:30-9:30pm (Third Weekend)
Mad Sal's Dockside Warehouse Stage, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair

Please bring your instruments, your dancing feet and your stories of Brian D'Allarmi to share.  Wear you favorite aloha shirt in honor of the occasion.  Ale will be graciously provided by Lagunitas Brewery (those folks are everywhere!). 
 

The Mad Maniacal Mixologist Contest 2008
Yep!  It's back!  Your chance for the fortune and fame (well at least the fame) of mixing the best drink at the fair happens on Sunday morning December 14th at 9:00AM (yes, I said NINE AM).
 
YOU MUST fill out an application for the contest and submit it by Sunday evening of the first weekend of fair to be included.  You may be oh-so-clever and submit your application early via email if you wish.
 
To enter, please email beveragechaos@gmail.com with the words Mad Maniacal Mixologist in the subject line.  You will receive a reply email with the rules of the contest and an attachment with a simple entry form.  Fill out the form, save it to your computer and then send it back to us as a new attachment.  Voila!  You will be entered in the contest.


And One Last Good News Posting (for now anyway)
Nancy Souza is recovering, albeit slowly, from hip repair surgery performed  May 16th. She actually walked on an undiagnosed broken hip for two week prior to the surgery that hurt like a thousand Madagascar bastards. She went back to work part-time on July 2. She's still using a walker, but at least it's a cool candy-apple red one.  No, she does not know how she broke it - no falls, no hits, no mosh pits, no leaping over tall buildings, etc. Somebody must've had a voodoo doll.  That's her story, and she's stickin' to it.



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