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2013
Stories by Edith Pearlman and Ron Carlson
April 14 and 15, 2013
Pamela Dillman Haskell reading
Elder Jinks by Edith Pearlman
Maria Oliviera reading
Binocular Vision by Edith Pearlman
Mitchell Thomas reading
Line From a Movie by Ron Carlson
Ann Dusenberry reading
Status Quo by Ron Carlson
Stories from the Neiborhood
March 17 and 18, 2013
Dan Gunther reading
Your Lover Just Called by John Updike
Anne Torsiglieri reading
The Occasional Garden by Saki
Jay Thomas reading
Dave and the Dentist by Stuart Mclean
Stories from the New Yorker
February 10 and 11, 2013
Joe Spano reading
Means of Suppressing Demonstrationsby Shani Boianjiu
Nancy Kawalek reading
The Stone Mattress by Margaret Atwood
Tony Miratti reading
Oldfinger by Frank Cammuso and Hart Seely
Nothing But Laughs
January 13 and 14, 2013
Nicholas Woolf reading
Three Fat Women of Antibes
by Somerset Maugham
Rudy Willrich reading
Confido by Kurt Vonnegut
Leslie Story reading
Returns and Exchanges by Elizabeth Berg
E. Bonnie Lewis reading
Awake by Jenny Allen
2012
Old Time Radio Drama November 17 and 18, 2012
Performances by Jeff Mills, Michael Morgan, Jenna Scanlon, and Irwin appel
A Night at the Opera August 25 and 26, 2012
Barcarolle from the tales of Hoffman
by Jacques Offenbach performed by Christina Ball and Anne Bell
an excerpt from Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton read by Michael Bernard
Seguidilla from Carmen
by Georges Bizet performed by Christina Ball
an excerpt from Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux read by Anne Torsiglieri
O Du, Mein Holder Abendstern from Tannhauser
by Richard Wagner performed by Travis Haase
an excerpt from Madame Bovary
by Gustave Flaubert Read by Anne Torsiglieri
The Flower Duet from Lakme
by Leo Delibes performed by Christina Ball and Anne Bell
an excerpt from Ulysses
by James Joyce read by Anne Torsiglieri and Michael Bernard
La Chi Darem La Mano from Don Giovanni
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by Christina Ball and Travis Haase
an excerpt from Where Angels Fear to Tread
by E.M. Forster read by Michael Bernard
Quando M'en Vo from La Boheme
by Giacomo Puccini performed by Anne Bell
The Champagne Song from Act II Finale of Die Fledermaus (The Bat)
by Johann Strauss performed by Christina Ball, Anne Bell, and Travis Haase
Celebration of Stories May 20 and 21, 2012
The Debutante's Return by Jay McInerney Read by Meredith McMinn
Balthazar's Marvelous Afternoon by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read by Jeff Mills
The Flowers by Alice Walker read by Michael Morgan
Shakers by Daniel Orozco read by Joe Spano
Nothing Like a Good Surprise April 15 and 16, 2012
The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry read by Meredith McMinn
Mercy by Pickney Benedict read by Edward K. Romine
Can Can by Arturo Vivante read by Suzanne Bodine
The Trusty by Ron Rash read by Henry Brown
The Stories of Kurt Vonnegut March 11 and 12, 2012
All stories by Kurt Vonnegut
The Honor of a Newsboy read by Tim Whitcomb
Tom Edison'sShaggy Dog read by Pamela Dillman Haskell
Shout About it from the Housetops read by John Brindle
FUBAR read by Charles de L'Arbre
Latin Lovers February 12 and 13, 2012
Death Constant Beyond Love by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read by Simon Williams
The Miracle of the Birds by Jorge Amado read by Joseph Velasco
Ester Lucero by Isabelle Allende read by Maria Oliveria
Toad's Mouth by Isabelle Allende read by Faline England
Nothing But Laughs January 8 and 9, 2012
Renaldo and the Early Bird Special written and performed by Christina Allison
The Whore of Mensa by Woody Allen read by Devin Scott
Respect by T.C. Boyle read by Robert Lesser
Duck Variations by David Mamet read by Rich Hoag and Tony Miratti
Gumshoe Drama November 4 and 5, 2012
Richard Diamond, Private Detective-The Nathan Beeker Case
Irwin Appel as: Announcer/Fletcher/Walt/Ed/Otis
Emily Jewel as: Fran/Helen/Beth
Michael Morgan as: Dick
David Brainard As: Beeker/George
The Adventures of Sam Spade-The Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail Caper
David Brainard As: Announcer/Horace/Renaud
Emily Jewel As: Effie/Mrs. M/Charm/Anne
Irwin Appel As: Sam
Michael Morgan As: Fritz
The Adventures of Phillip Marlow-Red Wine
Michael Morgan As: Announcer/Bartender/Ybarra
Emily Jewel As: Woman/Lola Barsaly/Eugenia Kolchenko
David Brainard As: Philip Marlowe
Irwin Appel As: Bald/Frank Barsaly
2011
A Night at the Opera September 22 and 23, 2011
Barcarolle from the tales of Hoffman
by Jacques Offenbach performed by Christina Ball and Anne Bell
Wagner Matinee
by Willa Cather read by Dan Gunther
Prize Song from Die Meistersinger
by Richard Wagner performed by Matthew Kessell
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from Opera Anecdotes
by Ethan Mordden read by Katie Thatcher
Sull' Aria from Le Nozze di Figaro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by Christina Ball and Anne Bell
Porgi Amor from le nozze di Figaro
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart performed by Christina Ball
Giacomo Puccini from Opera Anecdotes
by Ethan Mordden read by Dan Gunther
Mi Chiamano Mimi from La Boheme
by Giacomo Puccini perforned by Anne Bell
Caruso Auditions for Puccini From Opera Anecdotes
by Ethan Mordden read by Dan Gunther
Donna Non Vida Mai from Manon Lescaut
by Giacomo Puccini performed by Matthew Kessell
O Mio Babbino Caro from Opera Anecdotes
by Ethan Mordden read by Dan Gunther
O Mio Babbino Caro from Gianni Schicci
by Giacomo Puccini performed by Christina Ball
Carmen from Opera Anecdotes
by Ethan Mordden read by Katie Thatcher
Habanera from Carmen
by Georges Bizet performed by Christina Ball
Maria Callas from Opera Anecdotes
by Ethan Mordden read by Katie Thatcher
Brindisi (Drinking Song) from La Traviata
by Giuseppe Verdi preformed by Anne Bell and Matthew Kessell
Celebration of Stories May 22 and 23, 2011
The Lone Pilgrim by Laurie Colwin read by Pamela Dillman Haskell
Swept Away by T.C. Bolye read by Charles de L'Arbre
Standing written and performed by Saral Burdette
Gypsies by Anne Lamott read by Kathy Marden
At The Rockwood Women's Club May 5, 2011
Bank Robbery by Steven Schutzman read by Brian Harwell and Jenna Scanlon
The Long Walk to Forever by Kurt Vonnegut read by Brian Harwell
Flames by Linda Stuart-Oaten read by Jenna Scanlon
Post-its by Paul Dooley and Winnie Holzman read by Brian Harwell and Jenna Scanlon
Southern Flavors April 17 and 18, 2011
The Young Man by Ellen Gilchrist read by Susan Keller
Chablis by Donald Barthelme read by Meredith McMinn
A Late Eencounter With The Enemy by Flannery O'Connor read by Robert Lesser
It Had Wings by Allan Gurganus read by Christina Allison
Saving Fats by Sam Shepard read by Tom Hinshaw
Extraordinary Moments March 27 and 28, 2011
But TheOne on The Left by Dorothy Parker read by Margaret Prothero
Ester May by Kara Revel read by Kara Revel
Devotion by Adam Haslett read by Michael Morgan
Behind Ringo's Drums by Laurel Walsh read by Leslie Gangle Howe
The Aramis Arab written and performed by Carolyn Butcher
Passions February 13 and 14, 2011
The Leap by Louise Erdrich read by Alexandra Johansen
A Long Walk to Forever by Kurt Vonnegut read by Adam Quinney
Flames by Linda Stewart-Oaten read by Kristina Kulchin
A Gift for a Sweetheart by Isabel Allende read by Jeff Mills
Nothing But Laughs January 9 and 10, 2011
all stories by Stuart McLean
Christmas at the Turlingtons read by Jon Koons
The Hairdresser read by Dan Gunther
Teeth read by Rudy Willrich
The Jock Strap read by Cali Rae Turner
The Phone Message read by Jay Thomas
2010
Celebration of Stories August 9 and 10, 2010
Tower of Fame by Roald Dahl read by David Selby
The Four Night Fight by Ann Beattie read by Pamela Dillman
Are you Anybody? An Actors Life (excerpts) written and performed by Bradford Dillman
My Pain is Worse Than your Pain (Sunday only) by T.C. Boyle read by Charles de L'Arbre
The Lie (Monday only) written and performed by T.C. Boyle
Twisty Tales April 18 and 19, 2010
Lamb for Slaughter by Roald Dahl read by Jim Sirianni
Tales of Burning Love by Louise Erdrich read by Julie Pearl
The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs read by Robert Demtriou
Amazon Woman written and performed by Saral Burdette
Down Memory Lane March 28 and 29,2010
Uncommon Clay by Susan Vreeland read by Kristina Kulchin
Thirst by Anne LaMott read by Jenna Scanlon
The Little Heidelburg by Isabelle Allende read by Sylvia Short
Sam the Athlete by Stuart McLean read by Dan Gunther
Voices From Vietnam February 24, 2010
Duty by Tobias Wolff read by Robert Lesser
Danny Tolliver Warrior Talk Talk Talk Mike Torelli Died Today by J. Cruickshank Muir read by Jon Zuber
Don't Mean Nothing Hope is the thing with a Golf Club by Susan O'Neil read by Lisa Gates
Shrapnel from the Heart by Laura Palmer read by Faline England
Banana Leaf Ambush Prisoner by J. Cruickshank Muir read by Jon Zuber
The Boat by Nam Le read by Ed Lee
Foreign Fiction January 31 and February 1, 2010
Rahmin by Rumer Godden read by Laurel Lyle
The Cat Came Back by Ivan E. Cyote read by Rebecca Ridenour
Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies by Salman Rushdie read by James Lashly
The Triumph by Frank Scozzari read by Henry Brown
Nothing But Laughs January 10 and 11, 2010
The Death of Julius Caesar by Leo Rosten read by Christina Allison
Farrell's Caddie by John Updike read by Miller James
The Gold Lunch by Ron Carlson read by Tony Miratti
The Rejection by Woody Allen read by Devin Scott
Jack Schmidt, Arts Administrator by Garrison Keillor read by Jay Thomas
2009
Rockwood Christmas Party December 9, 2009
Twas the Night Before Christmas read by George Backman
Loved Ones read by Christina Allison
A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas read by George Backman
A Typical Irish Christmas read by Christina Allison
Pirate Tales & Seafaring Stories September 19, 2009
Celebration of Stories May 11, 2009
Saint Chola written and performed by K. Kvashay-Boyle
The Boys by Ethan Coen read by James Read
Ole and Truffa by Isaac B. Singer read by Christina Allison
Daughter, Last Glimpses Of by John Updike read by Tim Matheson
Oliver's Evolution by John Updike read by Tim Matheson
Tasty Tales April 20, 2009
Enough by Alice McDermott read by Pamela Dillman
Taste by Roald Dahl read by Bradford Dillman
Look Back in Hunger by Anthony Lane read by Katie Thatcher
Don't Eat Before Reading This by Anthony Bourdain read by Henry Brown
Cinematic Inspirations March 30, 2009
Auggie Wren's Christmas Story by Paul Auster read by Tom Hinshaw
Theft in a Pastry Shop by Italo Calvino read by Dan Gunther
No Bikini by Ivan E. Coyote read by Nancy Kawalek
Million Dollar Baby by F.X. Toole read by George Backman
Stories of Life February 23, 2009
Death Another Country by Susan Chiavelli read by Meredith McMinn
Close Calls by Tobias Wolff read by Robert Lesser
Go Caroloina by David Sedaris read by Edward Romine
The Resemblance Between a Violin Case and a Coffin by Tennessee Williams read by William Smithers
Nothing But Laughs January 21, 2009
Revenge of the Lawn by Richard Brautigan read by Charles de L'Arbre
Wile E. Coyote v Acme Company by Ian Frazier read by Rudy Willrich
Jamica by David Schickler read by Jay Thomas
My Airline by David Owen read by Devin Scott
Modern Love written and performed by T.C. Boyle
2008
Sweet Dreams October 3 and 4, 2008
Cinderella by Roald Dahl read by John Knox-Johnston
Ashputtel by Carol Ann Duffy read by Emma-Jane Huerta
Snow White by The Brothers Grimm read by George Backman
Fairies by Rose Fyleman read by Christina Allison
The King's Breakfast by A.A. Milne read by George Backman
The Elephant's Child by Rudyard Kipling read by John Knox-Johnston
The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Anderson read by Christina Allison
The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear read by Emma-Jane Huerta
Beastly Fiction May 19, 2008
Rancho Zorra Dusk by Jim Alexander read by Henry Brown
Tombery by Saki read by Nancy Kawalek
Lifting Him Up written and performed by Saral Burdette
Verdun Blue by Alexander Woollcott read by Linda Purl
Admiral by T.C. Boyle read by Annika Smith
Adventures on the Road April 28, 2008
Travel Turkeys by T.J.Simers read by Charles de L'Arbre
The Great Goat Race by Peter Mayle read by Edward K. Romine
My Mother's Men by Susan Gulbransen read by Susan Keller
Rice by David Starkey read by Jay Thomas
an excerpt from Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck read by George Backman
Speaking of Tobias Wolff March 31, 2008
All stories by Tobias Wolff
Her Dog read by Tobias Wolff
A Bullet In the Brain read by Dan Gunther
Mortals read by Robert Lesser
A Night In Question read by Laurel Lyle
Longing & Infidelity March 3, 2008
Myrttie by Moonlight by Linda Stewart-Oaten read by Leslie Gangl Howe
The Bear Came Over the Mountain by Alice Munro by Joe Spano
Mr. Knowall Somerset Maugham read by Simon Williams
Nothing But Laughs January 21, 2008
How To Become A Writer by Lorrie Moore read by Devin Scott
If Only written and performed by Christina Allison
A Great Leap Forward by David Sedaris read by Tony Miratti
Sorry, Fugu written and performed by T.C. Boyle
2007
Speaking of Dad May 21, 2007
Mammon and the Archer by O'Henry read by Sage Parker-Lang
Midnight Raid by Brady Udall read by Joe Velasco
Walking Through Life or No Left Turns by Michael Gartner read by Christina Allison
Bridging by Max Apple read by Jerry Kroll
Tales from the New Yorker April 30, 2007
See the Other Side by Tatyana Tolstaya read by Allison Coutts-Jordan
The Deposition by Tobias Wolfe read by Henry Brown
Memento Mori by David Sedaris read by Charles de L'Arbre
The Best Year of My Life by Paul Theroux read by Ed Romine
College Essay by Christopher Buckley read by Devin Scott
Speaking of Baseball March 26, 2007
The Thrill of the Grass by W.P.Kinsella read by Tom Hinshaw
The Truth About Paradise by Oona Short read by Leslie Gangle Howe
Ghandi at the Bat by Chet Williamson read by Tony Miratti
The Markoe Plan for Overcoming Boredom at a Baseball Game by Merrill Markoe read by Suzanne Bodine
Hub Fans Bid the Kid Adieu by John Updike read by Irwin Appel
~~A Special Hilarious Baseball Surprise~~ preformed by Tony Miratti and Tom Hinshaw
Tales of Romance February 13, 2007
The Moor by Russell Banks read by Dan Gunther
Letter to the Lady of the House by Richard Bausch read by John Fink
Two Words by Isabelle Allende read by Faline England
Hopes Rise written and performed by T.C. Boyle
Speaking of Humor January 22, 2007
The Personal Touch by Chet Williamson read by Joe Spano
The Man in the Rorschach Shirt by Ray Bradbury read by Robert Lesser
Ashley Montana Goes Ashore in the Caicos by Roger Rosenblatt read by Rudolf Willrich
The Kugelmass Affair by Woody Allen read by George Backman
Max by Ron Carlson read by Joe Spano
2006
An Afternoon with Lynn Mamet August 27, 2006
Playwright, Screenwriter, Novelist & Short story author
An Afternoon with Andrew Klavan July 30, 2006
Crime/Suspense novelist whose work includes Don't Say a Word and True Crime
An Afternoon with Barry Spacks June 25, 2006
Santa Barbara Poet Laureate
Speaking of T.C. Boyle May 22, 2006
All stories by T.C. Boyle
The Champ read by Charles de L'Arbre
Zapatos read by Joseph Velasco
Swept Away read by Joe Spano
Hands On read by Julia Pearl
La Conchita read by T.C. Boyle
Speaking of Family April 24, 2006
Let it Snow by David Sedaris read by Susan Appel
Chablis by Donald Barthelme read by Irwin Appel
But I Can't Swim written and performed by Saral Burdette
The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield read by Susan Appel and Irwin Appel
Reflections on a Wedding Cake March 27, 2006
The Trial by Gregory McDonald read by James Read
Bells by Josephine Humphreys read by Annabeth Gish
Dermot's Dream by Judith Guest read by Dan Gunther
Something Sweet and Wild by Pam Houston read by Faline England
Pawnshop by Madison Smartt Bell read by Christopher Lloyd
Tales From the South February 27, 2006
A Worn Path by Eudora Welty read by Christina Allison
Nativity, Caucasian by Allan Gurganus read by Charles de L'Arbre
Dazzle by Truman Capote read by George Backman
A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole read by Rudy Willrich
Nothing But Laughs January 25, 2006
Selections from Will Rogers' America by Will Rogers read by Rich Hoag
G-String by Nicola Barker read by Nancy Kawalek
If the Impressionists had been Dentists(A Fantasy Exploring the Transposition of Temperment) by Woody Allen read by Robert Lesser
Excerpts from Bring on the Empty Horses by David Niven read by Tony Miratti
Yma Dream by Thomas Meehan read by Tom Hinshaw
2005
Holiday Chestnuts December 9 and 10, 2005
by David Sedaris read by Tony Miratti
by Truman Capote read by Ed Romine
Twice Told Tales October 28 through 30 2005
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Anne Sexton read by Irwin Appel, Katie Thatcher, Matt Tavianini
Midnight Movement I performed by The Robin Cox Ensemble
The Angel by Hans Christian Anderson read by Katie Thatcher
Reflections on Olivet performed by The Robin Cox Ensemble
Rumpelstiltskin by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm read by Irwin Appel
5 Reasons to Move movement I performed by The Robin Cox Ensemble
Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti read by Irwin Appel, Katie Thatcher, Matt Tavianini
Midnight Movement II performed by The Robin Cox Ensemble
Could This Be Paradise? by Steven Sanfield read by Matt Tavianini
Midnight Movement III performed by The Robin Cox Ensemble
The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Anne Sexton read by Irwin Appel, Katie Thatcher, Matt Tavianini
Drive performed by The Robin Cox Ensemble
Speaking of Sci-Fi September 16, 2005
X Minus 1: Mars Is Heaven original air date May 5, 1955 read by Devon Bell
Superman: Episode 1- Baby From Krypton original air date February 12, 1940 read by Hunter Bodine
Flash Gordon: Episode 4 original air date May 18, 1935 read by Jon Koons
Mysterious Traveler: Operation Tomorrow original air date April 11, 1950 read by Chris Turner
Superman: Episode 3- Clark Kent, Reporter original air date February 12, 1940 read by
An Afternoon with Beverlye Hyman Fead August 28, 2005
An Afternoon with Catherine Ryan Hyde, Fran Davis, &Susan Chiavelli
July 24, 2005
Click here for a review of the show
An Afternoon with Thomas Steinbeck June 26, 2005
True Stories May 23, 2005
Mac by Harold Pinter read by Rudy Willrich
The Wool Gatherer by Thomas Steinbeck read by Irwin Appel
Nuit of the Living Dead by David Sedaris
Mom's Travel Advisories by Karla Zimmerman read by Jennifer Shepherd
Camping with Lucy by Claire Tristram
Santa Barbara Authors April 18, 2005
Chicxulub written and performed by T.C. Boyle
The New Moon Party written and performed by T.C. Boyle
Especially Babe by Fran Davis read by Susan Keller
I Could've Been in Pictures written and performed by Linda Stewart-Oaten
Irish Stories March 21, 2005
The Death of a Scientific Humanist by Brian Friel read by Christina Allison
The Duke's Children by Frank O'Connor read by George Backman
The Day of the Scholars by Seumas MacManus read by Charles de L'Arbre
The Day We Got Drunk on Cake by William Trevor read by Joe Spano
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable by Sean O'Faolain read by Anne Francis
Speaking of Ron Carlson February 21, 2005
All stories by Ron Carlson
A Kind of Flying read by Ron Carlson
I Am Bigfoot read by James Read
Bigfoot Stole My Wife read by Henry Brown
The Governor's Ball read by Geraint Wyn Davies
Gary Garrison's Wedding Vows read by Nancy Kawalek
Speaking of Humor January 24, 2005
No. Please, No by Ian Frazier read by Tom Hinshaw
Children: Pro or Con? by Fran Lebowitz read by Sylvia Short
The Mid-Life Crisis of Dionysus by Garrison Keillor read by Robert Lesser
The Schartz-Metterklume Method by Saki read by Suzanne Bodine
Motherhood - The Second Oldest Profession by Erma Bombeck read by Sylvia Short
Travels with Twain excerpts from the writings of Mark Twain read by Tony Miratti
2004
Speaking of Sci-Fi November 12 and 13, 2004
Starring Jason Uliasz, Eric Davison, David Miller, Faline England, and Megan Hickey
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Zero Hour by Ray Bradbury
Flash Gordon - Episode One
Flash Gordon - Epsiode Two
Flash Gordon - Epsiode Three
Family . . . May 24, 2004
in all it's complexities from tragic to touching to hilarious
Why I Hate That My Mother Was Right by Karen Karbo read by Karyl Lynn Burns
Poor Me by Barbara Parker Robinson read by James O'Neil
The Impala written and performed by John F. Luca
Mehitabel Was Once Cleopatra by Don Marquis read by Christina Allison
Love, Your Only Mother by David Michael Kaplan read by E. Bonnie Lewis
Of Dogs and Men by Charles Krauthammer read by Richard Jones
Word Up May 2, 2004
Public Performance @ the Fe Bland Forum
Various poems presented by Santa Barbara City College, Los Prietos Boys Camp and Tri-Counties Boot Camp Word Up workshop students, including bi-lingual presentations.
It's April in Paris . . . April 26, 2004
Magical stories from the city of light
At a Loss for Words by Lelsey Quinn read by Meredith McMinn
Make That A Double by David Sedaris read by Will McFadden
The Rules of the Sport by Adam Gopnik read by Eric Davison
In Transit by Mavis Gallant read by Richard Hoag
A Passon in the Desert by Honore de Balzac read by Jeff Mills
Point and Counterpoint . . . March 22, 2004
Opposing agendas result in sweet & bittersweet encounters
Night Vision by Emma Donoghue read by Faline England
In the Cemetery Where Al Jolson is Buried by Amy Hempel read by Allison Coutts-Jordan
The Lovers by Pearl S. Buck read by John Fink
The Cliché Expert Takes the Stand & The Cliché Expert Tells All by Frank Sullivan read by Rudy Willrich & Nancy Nufer
A Night of Mystery . . . February 16, 2004
Featuring critically acclaimed Author, Sue Grafton
A Poison that Leaves No Trace by Sue Grafton read by Joanna Barnes
Kinsey Millhone written and performed by Sue Grafton
The Tuesday Night Club by Agatha Christie read by Sage Parker-Lang
A Retrieved Reformation by O.Henry read by Don Margolin
The Nine Best Movies by Gregory Mcdonald read by Charles de L'Arbre
Twists and Turns . . . January 26, 2004
Things are not always as they appear
Silver Water by Amy Bloom read by Saral Burdette
The Greatest Man in the World by James Thurber read by George Backman
Witches' Loaves by O. Henry read by Gretchen Evans
Girl of My Dreams by Bert O. States read by Simon Williams
Nights by Joyce Perrin read by Brian Hansen
Emily Dickinson, Jerk of Ameherst by Andy Borowitz read by Jerry Kroll
2003
Speaking of Stories December 3, 2003
Cajun Night Before Christams by Trosclair read by Jon Koons
Duel in the Snow (an excerpt from In God We Trust . . .) by Jean Shepherd read by Tony Miratti
Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol by David Sedaris read by Katie Thatcher
The H Street Sledding Record by Ron Carlson read by Jay Thomas
The Twelve Days After Christmas read by Christina Allison
Sus Narrativas November 21 and 22, 2003
The Self Deporation Project by Guillermo Gomez-Pena read by Melinda Yao
Juan Darien by Horacio Quiroga read by Leo Cabranes-Grant
La Caida by Virgilio Pinera read by Melinda Yao
La Caja Vacia by Emilio Carballido read by Luis Moreno
Word Up November 16, 2003
Public Performance @ the Fe Bland Forum
Various poems presented by Santa Barbara City College, Los Prietos Boys Camp and Tri-Counties Boot Camp Word Up workshop students, including bi-lingual presentations.
Speaking of Stories May 19, 2003
When You're Excused, You're Excused by Bruce Jay Friedman read by Joe Spano
Sweeping Geralizations by Dave Barry read by Rudolph Willrich
Water Child by Edwidge Danticat read by LaFern Watkins
Cinderella by Anne Sexton read by Susan Keller & Jerry Kroll
The Bank Robbery by Steven Schutzman read by Susan Keller & Jerry Kroll
Speaking of Stories April 28, 2003
I Live on Your Visits by Dorothy Parker read by Anne Francis
Flute Players by Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo read by Henry Brown
Night Club by Katharine Brush read by Nancy Kawalek
The Second-Story Angel by Dashiell Hammett read by Ed Giron
Speaking of Stories March 24, 2003
Casey at the Bat by Ernest Lawrence Thayer read by Tony Miratti
A Creature in the Bay of St. Louis by Barry Hannah read by David Rasche
The Shawl by Louise Erdrich read by John Carlos Frey
Personal Testimony by Lynna Williams read by Julie Pearl
Step Men by Lucia Nevai read by Karin de la Pena
Speaking of Stories February 24, 2003
Steady Going Up by Maya Angelou read by Harry Lennix
When You Are Old and Grey by W.B. Yeats read by Kevin Kearns
True Love by Don Shea read by Vickie Patik
Jealousy by Anne Lamontt read by Pamela Bellwood
Gook by Dennis Trudell read by Kevin Dobson
The Other Woman by Sherwood Anderson read by Mark Bennington
Simple Song by Marge Piercy read by Melinda Yao
Speaking of Stories January 20, 2003
God's Goodness by Marjorie Kemper by Heidi Harrison
Traditions by William Trevor read by George Backman
The Writers' Model by Molly Giles read by Rae Allen
He Quarreled With His Wife by Anton Chekov read by Robert Lesser
Missouri Power & Light written and performed by Fannie Flagg
- an extract from Standing in the Rainbow
2002
Holiday Chestnuts December 9, 2002
and Some Surprises
A Christmas Card to One and All by Penelope Lively read by Christina Allison
A Child's Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas read by Geraint Wyn Davies
The Devil's Trick by Isaac Bashevis Singer read by Rachel Levy
What To Do On New Year's Eve by Roy Blount, Jr. read by Rudolph Willrich
Merry Christmas Marge! by Alice Childress read by Nambi Kelley
Winter Oranges by Susan Chiavelli read by Vickie Patik
Oy! What A Holiday by Llan Stavans read by Melinda Yao
The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens read by George Backman
A Southern Christmas by Ellen Gilchrist read by Linda Gray
The Christmas Gift Author Unknown read by Hugo Napier
Holiday Ding-Dong written and performed by Kaefan Shaw
Sus Narrativas November 22 and 23, 2002
. . . y no se lo trago la tierra ( and the earth didn't swallow him) by Tomas Rivera read by John Carlos Frey
Santa Clo va a la Cuchilla (Santa Claus goes to La Cuchilla) by Aberlardo Diaz Alfaro read by Leo Cabranes-Grant
Suenos Anonimos (Anonymous Dreams) by Edwin Augustin Lozada read by Carlos Velasco
La Casa En Mango Street (The House on Mago Street) by Sandra Cisneros read by Melinda Yao
Un Senor Muy Viejo con unas alas enormes (A very Old Man with Two Huge Wings) by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read by Luis Moreno
Word Up November 17, 2002
Public Performance @ the Fe Bland Forum
Various poems including bi-lingual presentations, by Santa Barbara City College Word Up workshop students
Speaking of Jazz November 3, 2002
Ellington Was Not a Street by Ntozake Shange read by Henry Brown, Rashad El Amin, and Margaret Kemp
In A Sentimental Mood by Duke Ellington performed by Peter Clark's Combo
Thelonious Monk by Stephen Dobyns read by Rudolph Willrich
Straight No Chaser by Thelonious Monk performed by Peter Clark's Combo
Monk- an extract from But Beautiful by Geoff Dyer read by Henry Brown, Rashad El Amin, Margaret Kemp, Vickie Patik, and Rudolph Willrich
Sweet and Lovely by Arnheim/Tobias/Lemare performed by Peter Clark's Combo
Naima by John Coltrane performed by Peter Clark's Combo
Dear John, Dear Coltrane by Michael Harper read by Henry Brown, Rashad El Amin, Margaret Kemp, Vickie Patik, and Rudolph Willrich
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane performed by Peter Clark's Combo
Speaking Of Fathers June 15, 2002
A Selection of Readings and Extracts Celebrating Fatherhood read by Gordon Clapp and Aaron Kipnis
Excerpts from This Boy's Life: A Memoir by Tobias Wolf read by Tim Matheson and James Read
Atomic Love by Joe David Bellamy
Stories of John Cheever by John Cheever
The Old Man by Larry L. King
A Selection of Readings and Extracts Celebrating Fatherhood read by Gordon Clapp and Aaron Kipnis
Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke by Theodore Roethke read by Tim Matheson and James Read
Deer Hit by John Lomis
Excerpts from Fatherhood by Bill Cosby
Changing Diapers by Gary Snyder
Shop of the Heart: Poems for Men Various
The Picture I Want by Sharon Olds
Bones of My Father by Ethridge Knight
Speaking of Stories May 20, 2002
Lessons in Flexibility by Caroline Koeppel read by Nancy Kawalek
Out On The Marsh by David Updike read by Zachary Levi
The Whole Truth by Stephen McCauley read by Christina Pickles
The Road Out Of Acorn Lake by Jean Harfenist read by Julie Pearl
The Naked Bosom by Italo Calvino read by Rudolph Willrich
A Tribute to the Henrietta Marie April 22, 2002
Slave Ship Exhibit
Excerpts scripted by Karin de la Pena read by Robert Guillaume
Spirits of the Passage by Madeline Burnside read by Sheelagh Cullen
Let Nobidy Turn Us Around Including writings by Olaudah Equiano read by Rashad El Amin
Fanny Kemble's Journals read by Dan Gunther and Indigo
Incident by Countee Cullen
The Negro Speak of Rivers by Langston Hughes
Before Freedom: When I Can Just Remember
The Deleted Clause from the unexpurgated draft of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson
Amazing Grace by John Newton
Ma rainey's Black Bottom by August Wilson
The Slaveholder's letter & The Fugitive Slave's Reply from American Democracy and the Negro For My People by Margaret Walker
The Chrysanthemums March 25, 2002
Death Constant Beyond Love by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read by George Gaynes
Views Views Views by Karen Kasaba read by Karin de la Pena
The Canary by Kaherine Mansfield read by Louise Latham
Who's Passing For Who? by Langston Hughes read by Lance Nichols
Speaking of Stories February 25, 2002
Calypso Chapter of Ulysses by James Joyce read by Sheelagh Cullen
An Occurrance at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce read by George Backman
The Fourth Alarm by John Cheever read by David Rasche
Good Advice is Rarer than Rubies by Salman Rushdie read by Sarah Rippard
2001
Holiday Chestnuts December 3, 2001
and Some Surprises
Beat written and performed by T.C. Boyle
Kwanza Pledge by Maya Angelou read by Henry Brown
Lime Creek Christmas by Joe Henry read by Anthony Zerbe
Mr. Kaplan and the Magi by Leo Rosten read by Nancy Kawalek
Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris read by Nicky Shane
The Twelve Days After Christmas by Frederick Silver read by Christina Allison
Word Up November 2, 2001
Public Performance @ the Fe Bland Forum
Various poems including bi-lingual presentations, by Santa Barbara City College Word Up workshop students
Speaking of Stories May 21, 2001
A & P by John Updike read by Rudolph Willrich
Moonlight by Guy de Maupassant read by George Backman
My Last Duchess by Robert Browning read by Michael Ashton
The Astronomer's Wife by Kay Boyle read by Karin de le Pena
The Disappearance by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni read by Mueen Ahmad
The Fascination of the Pool by Virginia Woolf read by Julie Pearl
The Storm by Kate Chopin read by Jim Lashly
Speaking of Stories April 16, 2001
Everyday Use by Alice Walker read by Margaret Kemp
Sanatarium by W. Somerset Maughn read by John Cleese
To Build A Fire by Jack London read by Benjamin Bottoms
Speaking of Stories March 19, 2001
A Life of Crime by Diane Leslie read by Nancy Kawalek
Alice Needs This by Catherine Ryan Hyde read by Benjamin Bottoms
Bad Sex with Bud Kemp by Sandra Tsing-Loh read by Heidi Harrison
Salt Water Jews by Robert Pinsky read by Robert Lesser
The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry read by Richard Jones
Speaking of Stories February 19, 2001
A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner read by Anne Francis
A Woman Without Prejudices by Anton Chekov read by Susan Keller
Girl by Jamaica Kincaid read by Nambi Kelly
The Endless Streetcar Ride into the Night by Jean Shepherd read by Paul Vincent O'Connor
The Smoker by David Schickler by Kevin Symons
2000
Holiday Chestnuts December 4, 2000
and Some Surprises
Christmas Presents by Stuart McLean read by Jill Eikenberry
Dave Cooks the Turkey by Stuart McLean read by Michael Tucker
Next Year in Havana by Liz Balmaseda read by Joseph Valesco
The Blue and the Gray by Augustus Hodges read by Henry Brown
The Twelve Days After Christmas by Frederick Silver read by Christina Allison
Zlateh the Goat by Isaac Bashevis Singer read by Michael Katz
Word Up November 19, 2000
Public Performance @ the Fe Bland Forum
Various poems including bi-lingual presentations, by Santa Barbara City College Word Up workshop students
Sus Narrativas July 11, 2000
Alla Lejos y Hace Tiempo by Guillermo Hudson read by Jose Casan
Como Agua para Chocolate by Laura Esquivel read by Alejandra Flores and Margrita Lamas
Confieso que he Vivido by Pablo Neruda read by Esteban Leon and Olivia Obregon
Hay un naranjo ahi by Alfonso Quijada Urias read by Olivia Obregon
La vente del Pescado by Salvador Rueda read by Jose Cason
Los Totoles by Carmen Boullosa read by Alejandra Flores
Luz, y Luna, Las Lunitas by Elena Poniatowska read by Jose Casan
Mujeres de Ojos Grandes by Angeles Mastretta read by Margarita Lamas and Olivia Obregon
Speaking of Stories May 19, 2000
Wild Swans by Alice Munro read by Karin de la Pena
The Trip Back by Robert Olen Butler read by Leon Goertzen
The Courtship of Merlin LeBlanc by Tim Gautreaux read by Jim Lashly
Mosquitoes by Nancy Huddleston Packer read by Christina Pickles
Speaking of Stories April 10, 2000
Pet Milk by Stuart Dybek read by Lazer Schlomkowitz
Yellow Woman by Leslie Marmom Silko read by Laurel Barnett
Little Nightmares, Little Dreams by Rachel Simon read by Helena Hale
The Cat Bird Seat by James Thurber
Speaking of Stories March 13, 2000
The Idyll by Guy de Maupassant read by George Backman
Faultlines by Amy Bloom read by Josette di Carlo
Sleeping Beauty and the Airplane by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read by Orlando Bonner
Just a Country Boy by Ian Frazier read by Joe Velasco
Speaking of Stories March 13, 2000
Yma Dream by Thomas Meehan read by Rudolph Willrich
Why I Live at the P.O. by Eudora Welty read by Fannie Flagg
The Half-Skinned Steer by E. Annie Proulx read by Richard Jones
The First Day by Maya Angelou read by Nambi E. Kelley
Come, and Be My Baby by Maya Angelou read by Nambi E. Kelley
1999
Holiday Chestnuts December 6, 1999
and Some Surprises
An Excerpt from A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote read by Rod Lathim and Louise Latham
Notice the Mistletoe by Daryl Cumber Dance read by Orlando Bonner
Switching to Santiclo by Julia Alvarez read by Liane Schirmer
Christmas: The Job by Phillip DePoy read by James Keach
Always Ask for Cash by Alan Lightman read by Nambi E. Kelley
After the Holidays, a Caution by Anonymous read by Karin de la Pena
Reb Kringle by Nathan Englander read by George Backman
The Fourth Wise Man by Henry Van Dyke read by Jane Seymour
Loved Ones: A Christmas Fairy Tale by Penelope Lively read by Christina Allison
Twas the Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore read by Jane Seymour and James Keach
Speaking of Stories September 9, 1999
The Flea by John Donne read by Rudolph Willrich
Love's Progress by John Donne read by Karin de la Pena and Rudolph Willrich
Love by John Clare read by Karin de la Pena
The Lord of the Burghley by Alfred Lord Tennyson read by Karin de la Pena and Rudolph Willrich
Goodbye to All Cats by P.G. Wodehouse read by Rudolph Willrich
Sus Narrativas July 22, 1999
Aniversario by Luis Romero read by Margarita Lamas
Pecado De Omision by Ana Maria Matute read by Myriam Tubert
Le Mujer Que Llegaba a Las Seis by Gabriel Garcia Marquez read by Marcelo Tubert
La Cogida Y La Muerte by Federico Garcia Lorca read by Myriam Tubert
El Dios De Las Moscas by Por Marco Denevi read by Patricia Casiano
No Oyes Ladrar Los Perros by Juan Rulfo read by Jose Casan
El Encuentro by Jorge Luis Borges read by Margarita Lamas
El Recado by Elena Poniatowska read by Myriam Tubert
El Etnografo by Jorge Luis Borges read by Marcelo Tubert
Sale Caro Ser Poeta by Gloria Fuertes read by Margarita Lamas
Speaking of Stories May 10, 1999
Madagascar by Stephen Schwartz read by Scott Kubay
The Louse and the Flea from the Panchatantra read by Christina Allison
Midnight Raid by Brady Udall read by Joseph Velasco
The Juliana Cloth by T. Coraghessan Boyle read by Karin de la Pena
Selected Shorts read by George Backman
Speaking of Stories May 2, 1999
A Shocking Accident by Graham Greene read by George Backman
Sure Thing by David Ives read by Paul Davidson & Lisa Gilbar
The Children's Party by Amy Hempel read by Karin de la Pena
Selections from "Rewrites" and a work in progress read and performed by Neil Simon
Speaking of Stories April 12, 1999
The Triumph by Frank Scozzari read by Henry Brown
Feet of Clay by W.P. Kinsella read by George Castelle
The Other Woman by Enid Shomer read by Alison Coutts
The World Began with Charlie Chan by Frederick Busch read by William York Hyde
Speaking of Stories March 15, 1999
The Burning of Smyrna by Jeffrey Eugenides read by George Backman
Starving Again by Lorrie Moore read by Leslie Gangl
The 7-10 Split by John Sayles read by E. Bonnie Lewis
The Man in the Lochan by Eona Macnicol read by Moira Quirk
Silent Retreat by Lucia Nevai read by Gloria Rossi
Speaking of Stories February 15, 1999
The Littoral Zone by Andrea Barrett read by John Fink
Long Distance by Edna O'Brien read by Joanna Barnes
Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway read by Rudolph Willrich
How to Talk to a Hunter by Pam Houston read by Karin de la Pena