Open Mic at No. 3 Railroad Street
It can be your turn! Whether you are looking for a place to practice before hitting the world stage, or wanting to just try playing or reading in front of other people, or wanting to show us what you could do if No. 3 Railroad Street would invite you to do a more formal concert at our venue. We are the friendly audience you seek.
We will have several readings of fiction and nonfiction this evening
Mary Sue Brewer was the first (but so far the only) person to do readings during an Open Mic, in July 22, 2017. She was very well appreciated, and we need more of what she did during that Open Mic. We encourage you to contribute nonmusical material at our monthly Open Mic events. It need not be your own work; it could be something you admire by someone else.
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For Fiction Tonight, there will be two readings from the work of Daniel Williams
Daniel Williams was born and raised on one of the last "old" farms in south Georgia, from which he draws much inspiration and a Southern sense of humor. He has a bachelor's degree in fashion design and lives in Athens.
The author's first novel is A Slice of the Watermelon Moon. Its back cover says it is "an intimate portrayal of August, the rough Jewish trucker from West Virginia, and Cecil, a schizophrenic writer raised on a small family farm and living in Athens, Georgia. It's an unusual, authenic southern "Slice" of time. The visiting friends that show up at the party barn are at once down to earth and hilarious. August's handmade cabin in Grayberry, Georgia, is the central location for a love affair that spans several moon-filled years in the Deep South. Each vignette, gathered from present to past, carries the reader on a quirky journey that's as real as a personal diary. The author invites you to look through the cabin window at this secret and scandalous relationship in the tall pine groves of rural Georgia."
I will read a few vignettes from A Slice of the Watermelon Moon and Daniel will read a few from his second novel, which is in progress, Karma Holiday. Safe for children.
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Nonfiction, readings by Peter Muzyka
Pete is a photographer, a painter, a writer and much more. He lives near Madison. He was the coordinator for the traveling exhibit of some dozen Georgia artists called Abandoned Rural America: The American Small Family Farm in Transition. Our local hero, Linda Parish, brought that exhibit to the Crawford Depot for some two months a few years ago.
In the March 7, 2019, edition of The Oglethorpe Echo, there is a front page article about Pete's art show at the Crawford Depot which was again facilitated by Linda. The show is a sample of photographs and paintings created over the last two years of his Walks of Healing after the death of Jewel, his wife of some 47 years.
I attended the opening reception for the show, hosted by Linda and Steve and Chip Rosenthal, who do most things food and also happen to be No. 3 Railroad's Karaoke hosts. The show is really excellent, especially the photography. But it will be up only through Sunday, March 23 when there is a closing reception at 6-9.
Pete will read from writings about his Walks of Healing and perhaps others.
Open Mic at No. 3 Railroad Street: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 7:00 pm
Doors Open at 6; Potluck at 6:30 (Please bring a dish, or money, if you wish to eat); Music and Readings at 7; BYOB (There is a store about a half mile away!)
Parking on site is limited. Park only on the venue side of the street, do not block the cross street to the right or park to the right of the speed bump. There is overflow parking across the street in the church parking lot.
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Photos by Wingate Downs © 2019. Visit the No. 3 Railroad Street Photo Gallery for the above photos. These are much reduced from the originals. Please see the Wingate Downs Photo Gallery for the originals of all the photos that he captured.
Check out the videos that were taken by Peter Muzyka at the event.
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