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The Range and Rhythm of Personal History
Dinner, Theater & Song
Throughout the conference, we will be discovering the many faces of personal history and hearing new voices for our work. Our final evening together provides an entertaining look at the power of theatrical performance art and songwriting, and explores the deep connections to personal history they both harness and convey.
Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, November 11, 2007 in the Cool Springs Conference Center Ballroom for a delectable dinner served Southern style and a cash bar. At 7:30 p.m., kick back and enjoy a performance by Minton Sparks—a poet, storyteller and performance artist who distills the essence of life in the South while connecting with struggles and pleasures common to all. She creates poetry from the simple yet descriptive prose of her Tennessee roots and invites you into her living room through stories, song and even buck dancing! With each performance, she conjures powerful imagery, tames fiery emotion, and matter-of-factly delivers wry humor while describing extraordinarily common occurrences. Singers and songwriters the likes of Rodney Crowell, Nanci Griffith, Maura O’Connell, and others love to accompany Minton during a performance, as her work adds a new dimension to theirs.
Following Minton’s 45-minute set...Singer/Songwriters in the Round
Performances by a diverse mix of local singer/ songwriters “in the round” (a true Nashville tradition)will begin at 8:30 p.m. Each songwriter will perform a tune of his or her choosing and explain its origin and power as a highly connective, creative vehicle. As the spotlight moves from one to the other, they will share the fruits of their labors. You may not know the names of these folks or recognize their faces, but you have most likely heard their work. They are the beating heart of the Nashville music machine.
For more information:
http://www.mintonsparks.com
http://www.nashvillesongwriters.com
http://www.songwritersguild.com
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