Wake Up And Smell The Poetry

It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good-humor.--Charles Dickens

Ring in the New Year with Laughter, Songs and Poetry January 16th at 10:30 AM, at HCAM Studios!
Wake up and Smell the Poetry Featuring XJ Kennedy and The Light Brigade and  singer-songwriter Mark Stepakoff
with host Cheryl Perreault

On January 16th, a Saturday morning at 10:30 am, the doors of HCAM Studio will open up to "Wake up and Smell the Poetry" and welcome a New Year season of poetry, story, song and a sizable dose of humor as well.

This first event of the new season will kick off with a program featuring humor of song and the literary with special guest features "X. J. Kennedy and the Light Brigade" a group of performing poets known for their light verse ranging from wry bits ...to ridiculous romps.  X. J. Kennedy will lead the Light Brigade poets into a rousing performance of their poetry that focuses on very humorous and imaginative topics of life including modern electronics, exploding gravy, biker bards, shoes for a fashionista spider, a phobic field trip, and general derision and daffiness!

Mark Stepakoff will follow the poetry of X.J. Kennedy and the Light Brigade as special guest feature for music. This singer-songwriter who is known for his sometimes touching, often funny award-winning songs, whether singing about General Gaul's chicken, life as a "mall cop" or doing taxes with a bottle of whiskey.  Stepakoff received first prize in both the Great American Song Contest and the American Songwriter Magazine's lyric contest and his most recent CD, Some Assembly Required  is currently on the national folk airplay charts.

An open mic* will follow for poetry, songs and spoken word.
Admission and seating is free....reserve your seat by clicking here
Also be sure to see other shows that are now posted online from the 2008-2009 season!

HAPPY NEW YEAR AND HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!

your host,
Cheryl Perreault

*Please note: Open mic is a very important part of each program. If you would like to share a poem, story or song, please send an email to this address or go to www.hcam.tv This is a popular and diverse showcase featuring local and distant literary and musical talents that fills up quickly. Therefore we have to ask for a 3-4 minute limit per open mic spot and as we go on public television we ask for material shared be suitable for on air. 

"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hopkinton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency."