"Only by throwing oneself over and over again into the tumult of this world, with the intention of making one’s voice count –

only thus does one really become a person, a being capable of a miracle: the recreation of the world."    

- Vaclav Havel

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NEWS, THOUGHTS, AND UPDATES

March 31, 2010

I'll be heading off to the UK in May to do a little climate research with my friends Barbarina and Jane Heyerdahl.  This is the beginning of my Great Plan to ramble the world to climatically-relevant places and create travelogues about my trips and the people I meet.

No name for this Grand Scheme yet.  Perhaps it's just all part of the Flight series.  We'll see how it goes.

March 28, 2010

We had a great time at Earth Hour last night, plus a surprise visit from Senator Bernie Sanders!  Thanks Bernie! 

Also, check out my new wedding website.  It's still in progress, but getting pretty! 

Finally, coming up soon, The Boycott at Shelburne Town Hall.  A benefit for our friends at 350.org, it's sponsored by the Lake Champlain Waldorf High School environmental club.

March 1, 2010

And now...

February 10, 2010

Next up:

January 12, 2010

The performance of Flight at the airport went so well, that we're doing another performance at FlynnSpace on Sunday, January 31.  Thanks to Vermont Stage Company for making this possible.

January 5, 2010

Happy New Year!  I'm writing hard for the premiere of my new solo show, Flight, about my trip to Copenhagen.  It was commissioned by the Vermont Arts Council as part of their project The Art of Action, and will be going up at, of all places, the airport on Saturday, January 9.  This performances is sponsored by Candles and Creations.

December 1, 2009

While I'm in Copenhagen, I'll be blogging about my experiences at BlumeTimes!  So come on down!

November 18, 2009

I'm gearing up to take my solo show The Boycott to Copenhagen for the climate talks in December.  I'll be performing at Klimaforum09 on Thursday, December 10, 8pm at DGI-Byen, Red Hall.

I'll also be helping support the hunger strikers of Climate Justice Fast!  They're a brave group of souls undertaking a long term hunger strike to bring awareness to the climate crisis.

When I get back, I'll be doing a new solo piece about my trip called Flight.  I'll be performing it Saturday, January 9, 7pm, at the Burlington International Airport.  It's part of the Vermont Arts Council's project The Art of Action.  The performance is sponsored by Candles & Creations.  Thanks ladies!

I'm also performing The Boycott at Vermont Commons School Thursday, January 14.  More info on that soon.

Finally, I'm already starting to book weddings for 2010.  So book your wedding with me soon!

August 31, 2009

I'm working on a very exciting project - the Vermont 350 Dance Party.  It's part of 350.org's international day of climate action.

We're having a concert at Higher Ground with 2 great dance bands - Spiritual Rez and Barefoot Truth. 

Then the concert is getting simulcast on line and on cable so that people all around the state (and world) can have their own parties with the live feed from Higher Ground.

For more info, including finding a dance party or hosting your own, please visit our website.

August 15, 2009

I'm volunteering on the PR team for Climate Justice Fast, an international hunger strike taking place from November 2 through to the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December.

The fasters are a group of incredibly committed, engaged people from all over the world, and I'm honored to be helping out.

June 16, 2009

When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand the data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse.

- Paul Hawken at the University of Portland commencement

June 8, 2009

If there is a future wave of wellness on this planet, of harmony, of peace, of an end to war, of mutual understanding, of equality, of fairness, I don't expect it will come from a government, a military force or a corporation. I no longer even expect it to come from the religions of the world, which together seem to have brought us as much war as they have peace. If there is a future of peace for humankind, if there is to be an understanding of how these invisible, internal things should fit together, I expect it will come from the artists, because that's what we do.

- Karl Paulnack, pianist and director of the music division at Boston Conservatory

June 3, 2009

I was asked by the Howard Center - a social services organization in Burlington - to deliver the keynote address at their annual fundraiser tonight.  For those of you who can't make it, here it is!

May 19, 2009

My remarkable friend Philip Baruth delivered a mind-blowing, heart-shattering keynote address at the New England Young Writer's Conference over the weekend.  To read what you Should Not Miss, click here.

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