When putting together a SISTERS Celebration, selecting the right mix of pieces from SISTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY is the key to creating a memorable gathering. We’ve found it works best to keep readings from five to seven minutes long, and to limit the number of readers to five (unless you’re planning a marathon Celebration, in which case make sure you have plenty of refreshments on hand!).
Below are some combinations of readings that have worked particularly well for Paris Press SISTERS Celebrations around the country—providing a good balance of humor and a intensity. These are just suggestions—remember, you’re only limited by your own imagination!
“Reach out SISTERS!” at Amherst Senior Center, Amherst, MA (October 22, 2010):
Actress and PVPA theater teacher Irene Thornton
SISTERS co-editor and Paris Press director Jan Freeman
From Daybreak by Joan Baez
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
From Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years
“Sister—Sister” by Marie Luise Kaschnitz
“Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“The House Slave” by Rita Dove
“I Needed to Talk to my Sister” by Grace Paley
“Shlug da Kleine” by Tsipi Keller
“A SISTERS Sampler” at Gloriosa and Company, Ashfield, MA (October 9, 2010):
with Amelia and Annalise Cain
Patricia Donohue
Clare Donohue-Meyer
Renee Rastorfer
Susan Todd
Excerpt from “The Headless Horseman” by Margaret Atwood
“The House Slave” by Rita Dove
“Sweet Dreams” by Joyce Armor
“Reprieve” by Claire Bateman
“Letter to Helen Rothschild Droste” by Dorothy Parker
From Daybreak by Joan Baez
“A SISTERS Celebration!” at the University of Connecticut Co-op, Storrs, CT (September 28, 2010):
with novelist and SISTERS contributor Catherine Chung
SISTERS co-editor and Paris Press assistant editor Emily Wojcik
From Daybreak by Joan Baez
“Basque Guide” by Myra Shapiro
“Sister—Sister” by Marie Luise Kaschnitz
“Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“I Needed to Talk to my Sister” by Grace Paley
“Hannah” by Catherine Chung
“Reach Out SISTERS!” at The Inn at Lathrop, Easthampton, MA (September 14, 2010):
with Harriet Weinroth
Lisa Colt
Jan Freeman
Emily Wojcik
“A Family Resemblance” by Audre Lorde
“Reprieve” by Claire Bateman
“The House Slave” by Rita Dove
“Shlug da Kleine” by Tsipi Keller
From Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters’ First 100 Years
“A SISTERS Celebration” at the Chilmark Library, Martha’s Vineyard, MA (July 14, 2010):
with Cookbook author and food historian Jessica Harris
Novelist and psychologist Carol Gilligan
Poet and philanthropist Rose Styron
SISTERS co-editor and Paris Press director Jan Freeman
“sisters” by Lucille Clifton
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker
“The Last Good War” by Maxine Kumin
“Sweet Dreams” by Joyce Armor
“A Family Resemblance” by Audre Lorde
“I Needed to Talk to My Sister” by Grace Paley
Excerpt from Daybreak by Joan Baez
“Letter to Helen Rothschild Droste” by Dorothy Parker
“A SISTERS Celebration!” at McNally Jackson Books, NYC (June 17, 2010):
with SISTERS contributors:
Novelist Catherine Chung
Playwright and actress Ana Maria Jomolca
Poet Myra Shapiro
SISTERS co-editor and Paris Press director Jan Freeman
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
Excerpt from Daybreak by Joan Baez
“Hannah” by Catherine Chung
“I Needed to Talk to My Sister” by Grace Paley
“sisters” by Lucille Clifton
“Sweet Dreams” by Joyce Armor
“Basque Guide” by Myra Shapiro
“Twin Bed” by Ana Maria Jomolca
“A SISTERS Celebration!” at Leverett Library, Leverett, MA (May 19, 2010):
with Nicki Robb
Janine Roberts
Chris Nelson
Jan Freeman
“Hannah” by Catherine Chung
“The House Slave” by Rita Dove
“Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“sisters” by Lucille Clifton
“Twin Bed” by Ana Maria Jomolca
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
Excerpt from Daybreak by Joan Baez
“A SISTERS Celebration!” at Town of Vail Public Library, Vail, CO (April 13, 2010):
with SISTERS contributor and novelist Tsipi Keller
Susan Cody
Lori Ann Barnes
Jan Freeman
“Not Enough” by M.F.K. Fisher
“Sweet Dreams” by Joyce Armor
“Sadie and Maud” by Gwendolyn Brooks
“I Needed to Talk to My Sister” by Grace Paley
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
“Sister—Sister” by Marie Luise Kaschnitz
Excerpt from Daybreak by Joan Baez
“Shlug da Kleine” by Tsipi Keller
“A SISTERS Celebration!” at The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (March 15, 2010):
with SISTERS contributor and novelist Catherine Chung
Author and gardening expert Margaret Roach
Author and news commentator Marion Roach Smith
SISTERS co-editor and Paris Press director Jan Freeman
“Don’t Tell Mother” by Wendy Wasserstein
“Sweet Dreams” by Joyce Armor
“sisters” by Lucille Clifton
“Sister—Sister” by Marie Luise Kaschnitz
“Hannah” by Catherine Chung
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
Excerpt from Daybreak by Joan Baez
“Celebrate International Women’s Day!” at Porter Square Books, Cambridge, MA (March 8, 2010):
with SISTERS contributor and novelist Julia Glass
SISTERS contributor and poet Barbara Greenberg
Singer, LIBANA percussionist, and teacher Marytha Paffrath
“Twin Bed” by Ana Maria Jomolca
“sisters” by Lucile Clifton
“Borderline” by Robin Becker
“I Needed to Talk to My Sister” by Grace Paley
“Close to the End” by Barbara Greenberg
From I See You Everywhere by Julia Glass
“A SISTERS Celebration!” at The Berkshire Botanical Garden, Stockbridge, MA (March 7, 2010):
with Red Lion Inn owner and chair of the Berkshire Creative Economy Council Nancy Fitzpatrick
Author and gardening expert Margaret Roach
Author and news commentator Marion Roach Smith
SISTERS co-editor and Paris Press director Jan Freeman
“Don’t Tell Mother” by Wendy Wasserstein
“Sweet Dreams” by Joyce Armor
“sisters” by Lucille Clifton
“Sister—Sister” by Marie Luise Kaschnitz
“Letter to Helen Rothschild Droste” by Dorothy Parker
“Two Years” by Muriel Rukeyser
Excerpt from Daybreak by Joan Baez
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