Geez, time flies when you're busy. I just noticed that I haven't blogged for a month. What have I been up to? Well...

Handz on Artz is in full swing preparing for the Open House at Tryon Fine Arts Center on March 23rd and 24th. I helped out a 7th grade English class with their production of "The Diary of Anne Frank" in February. I have been teaching drama classes once a week for 7th & 8th graders and starting Monday I'll be helping them to block "The Wizard of Oz" that they will be performing in April. I also helped some 7th grade students prepare for Tryon Little Theatre's auditions for "To Kill a Mockingbird." I'm proud to say that one of the students was cast! I was also offered a part, but had to turn it down in favor of keeping up with the Poetry Alive! performance schedule this Spring. It would have been fun, but the paid gigs have to come first. I've done a few of those shows as well over the past month as well as training a new full time actor. It's time to start on next year's scripts for them as well and so it's looking like this next month will be just as busy.

One of the things I haven't had time to do is to make Reese's webpage. He is playing music when he can, but is currently lost in the depths of working on a 10 foot statue of Juan Marichal for the San Francisco Giants. Okay, he's not actually sculpting it, but he's doing everything else necessary to help our neighbor finish the sculpture. He's playing a few gigs with some bands that I'll list for you below. Check the Firecracker Jazz Band page for more gigs.

All in all this winter has had our household too busy to see straight. ~w

Thursday March 17th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Root Bar, 1410 Tunnel Rd. - East Asheville 9pm-12

Saturday March 19th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Park Deli, 237 N. Main St. - Hendersonville 8-10pm

Friday April 1st
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Fred's Speakeasy, 112 College St. - Asheville 10pm-1

Saturday April 2nd
Jazmanian Devils
Park Deli, 237 N. Main St. - Hendersonville 8-10pm

Thursday April 7th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Tressa's Downtown Jazz & Blues, 28 Broadway - Asheville 9pm-12

Saturday April 9th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Park Deli, 237 N. Main St. - Hendersonville 8-10pm

Saturday April 22nd
Jazmanian Devils
Tressa's Downtown Jazz & Blues, 28 Broadway - Asheville 10pm-1

Saturday April 29th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Park Deli, 237 N. Main St. - Hendersonville 8-10pm

Thursday May 12th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Tressa's Downtown Jazz & Blues, 28 Broadway - Asheville 9pm-12

Friday June 10th
Jazmanian Devils
Park Deli, 237 N. Main St. - Hendersonville 8-10pm

Thursday June 16th
Sweet Mama T & her Red Hot Sugar Babies
Tressa's Downtown Jazz & Blues, 28 Broadway - Asheville 9pm-12

Wednesday July 20th
Reese Gray Solo
Sunset Farm, Rhode Island