We had a very special program for July with very special guests.
Our grand-daughter, Elizabeth Koerber, did our piano prelude. This is the second time she joined us and she brought her parents, our daughter, Michele, son-in-law, James, and two of her siblings, Nathanael and Abegael. It is always fun to spend time with them. They live down in Blanchester. Elizabeth did a nice program at the piano! If you missed this part of the program, you can hear some of it, HERE!
Our very special guest this month was non other than Mark Twain; also known as Stephen Hollen, to us! We are trying a number of different programs this year and this is one of those. We will do two more this year and several more next year. Be sure to invite friends to join us for the fun. Stephen has a number of different programs, so maybe next year we will try another of his fun programs. He is a great storyteller, as we experienced, today.
As our Young@Heart people arrived, Mark Twain was here to great everyone! I think many of you had difficulty thinking of him as someone born in 1835, when you talked with him.
Mark didn’t bring along his key figures from his real stories, Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn! Perhaps, that was because I mentioned that all children were to be under control of their parents or grandparents!
Unfortunately, our Young@Heart people did not bring many of their grandkids! Nancy and I did our part by bringing three of our grandkids for the program. They got a big kick out of seeing someone who wrote some of their favorite stories. I think Jim Weiss also brought a couple of their grandkids but they didn’t join us for lunch and I don’t think they even had an opportunity to talk with Mark. So, I get to show off a couple of our grand-daughters!
Mr. Twain was a great author (I was a boyhood fan of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn) and also traveled as a lecturer and storyteller. Or course, our real life storyteller, is actually Stephen Hollen and some of the stories that he told were the same ones told by Mark Twain in his speaking engagements across the country and around the world. One of those stories is the one he told here about the frog. Twain also had a great interest in technology and even hobnobbed with the likes of Thomas Edison.
The following photos were taken during our program. I am also including a recording of the program HERE!
Remember to click on any image to see the large version!
Next month, we will try another new program. Our August 13th program will feature Bill Corfield. No corn, there! Bill is a very popular vocalist and also has a band. He will be here to sing some of your old favorites, Including gospel and popular. I heard his voice and I really like his music and so will you. Be sure to join us in August!
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