A new blog for a new website for a new decade early in a new century. The imperative to write something meaningful hits me, knocks me down and reminds me that once upon a time I had poetic thoughts about mundane things that would lead me to scribble and type way into the late night, […]
My mother-in-law, a widow, and a woman of confusing and often conflicting ideas, recently dug in her heels, though she thoroughly disapproves of any exercise requiring the use of her legs) and went on a cruise by herself. Despite the fact that she claims to be unable to walk from a parking lot to a […]
I've been a writer since the day I started speaking. Yes, even before I could write I was painting pictures of things that were happening all around me, and to me, and to others. Things that I found extraordinary and that other may have not even noticed. Most of the time what I marvel in […]
We are becoming mechanically whole again in our household. The last time we were whole was in 1988 when remote controls for the TV required batteries, before Blue Tooth, before touch pads. I didn't even know what items in our house ran on batteries until my husband was in the hospital for 2 weeks in […]
TOTALLY Kimleigh made a debut in New York a couple of years ago at the Fringe Festival. Every critic, including the Wall Street Journal raved. She moved to L.A. where she is a sell-out and well-known talent who has been on the "Mentalist" and other TV Shows. On DECEMBER 8, we bring Kimleigh to The […]
Writers, singers and songwriters capture us, captivate us in ways no one else can. They offer us illumination for the dark spaces in our souls by baring their own. Come. Join us on Tuesday, November 13th as "Opening Chapters, Closing Notes" brings both to Two Boots Restaurant. This expansion of the 'Writer's Cafe' features writer/singer/songwriters […]
'Tis a beautiful thing to be Irish or to be in the company of the Irish. "There by the lake of beer, We'd be drinking good health forever, And every drop a prayer." ~from A Lake of Beer for God, by St. Brigid of Kildare And nothing goes better with good company and good drink than […]
October 18, 20112 at The Bijou www.thebijoutheatre.com. will be absolutely thrilling for, Joe Limone and Ina opening the evening, onstage for Adam Wade, www.Adamwade.com. Adam is the 18 time StorySLAM winner at the "Moth." Adam is like the Garrison Keeler of the Northeast. Homey, adorable and humble. He's able to make fun of himself. It's […]
We're back at Fairfield Museum and History Center and in celebration with the Emancipation Proclamation's 150th anniversary, our Storytellers have got some stories for you. Richard Epstein worked for the one and only man, his father. Liz Wachsler played a joke on a "suit" in her office who was too uptight. Harry Gambaradella took his […]
Ina Chadwick’s MouseMuse Productions announces its alliance with The Bijou Theatre located at 275 Fairfield Ave., Bridgeport. The Bijou Theatre is rapidly building its reputation as one of the hottest arts and entertainment venues in Connecticut. By aligning with well-known production entities such as MouseMuse Productions, The Bijou Theatre is enhancing its entertainment agenda. […]
Dear Writers, Hope your Summer was filled with experiencing, reading and writing many stories. We can't wait to hear about them at our first meeting of Writers Artists Collaborative for the 2012 to 2013 season! Join us for a Writers' Cafe on 9/19/12.Save these dates for our monthly Fall meetings: Held from 12:30pm to 2pm […]
SINGER/SONG/WRITER (Words and Tunes) Tuesday: 11/13/2012 7pm-9:00 pm Introducing one of our Writer's Café members; Robert Steven Williams is very talented local lyricist and guitarist, who is about to publish his first novel will sing original stories, plus read for 10 minutes from his amazing work of fiction, "My Year as a Clown." Songsters and […]
