Melanie Hammet: Calendar

On April 10th Melanie Hammet released her fusion of art and ordinance (http://edificecomplex.net/) with a concert that featured Ben Holst's performance of "Little Boxes" and Cindy Diamond/Ann Duckworth's version of "Big Yellow Taxi." The show included delicious food, killer harmony, music about street design and neighborhoods. There were automobile fenders and motorcycle helmets standing in as percussion; there were jokes about urban planning (well, just the one). Children sat in the front row wearing tiaras and clapped enthusiastically to a rhythm that only they could hear . . . (vaguely related to the songs being performed). Oversized painted flowers created a kind of yellow brick road that ringed the Clubhouse, transforming our scruffy public space into a Wonderland. 

Another great venue---how can it be bad if it's full of books? David was "on," talking about the history of his story in the very place it happened. I followed with music that scored and underscored the themes of his book: "Hammer," "One Seventy Five," "I Dream Wild Horses"---to name a few.

A real treat to meet Richard Howorth, former mayor of Oxford and owner of Square books and Neil White, author of In The Sanctuary Of Outcasts.

Special thanks to Lynn for her help in making the event seamless.

A great place to start! Thanks to Angela, Anna, Andy, and Meg for making it easy and fun--and thank you for the books!

How exciting to be part of this debut of a great story: check it out--The Education Of Mr. Mayfield.

A great time! "What Happens Next" turned into an instant sing-a-long and I can barely play it.

Thanks to all my neighbors and friends who came to hear the maiden voyage of these new tunes---