From mark at markbinder.com Wed Mar 4 11:25:12 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 11:25:12 -0500 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] News, Offers, Stories and more Message-ID: Hi all, It's been a very rough year so far. But instead of pointing the finger at all that's been wacky, I thought I'd flag a few excellent developments. First off, let me just say that every time I hear on the news, "Today, President Obama..." I get a nice warm smile on my face. Enough politics. Let's get straight to economics. One of the challenges we are facing is in dealing with reality. I've taken on the belief that we need to do more for less. Even if we didn't cash in on the sub-prime-wall-street-bailout-make- money-off-the-war-and-cheap-oil scenario, we enjoyed the benefits. So, instead of complaining, we need to do more for less. So, let me start off with a freebie... One of my articles about how breathing changes a story has just been published in a number of places, and you can read it at: http://markbinder.com/documents/the_breath.pdf How else can we do more for less? Well, the auto industry is dealing with the fact that we need fewer cars... We can start "Victory Gardens" We can start sharing stories and spreading smiles. That doesn't cost either. Hugs are also a welcome way to generate wealth and happiness. Let's start giving our kids chores and rolling up our sleeves... (I'm sounding like a politician now...) And to broaden the mind and make everyone smarter, make sure you read to your youngfolk -- and set an example by reading yourself. - Mark ---------------------------------------- More for Less Offer Part One ---------------------------------------- Do we want to let the economy tell us what our kids can and can't have in their schools? Are we going to let the crash stop us from enriching the lives of our children? I hope not. As you may know, I make my living giving educational and entertaining presentations around the country. Teachers, parents and youngsters enjoy and learn from these workshops and shows. I know that our kids need more than just reading and writing and math. They need inspiration. They need guidance. They need stimulation that shows them that learning isn't just about testing, it's about accomplishing. And they need the human-to-human experience of stories that make them smile and think. That said, I am putting my money where my mouth is, and extending an offer of a 25% "Economic Meltdown Discount" through May 1 for any new bookings. I'm asking for your help in spreading the word. Talk to your PTO, teacher or librarian. For more about using the Economic Meltdown Discount for your school, library or organization, please send an email to beth at markinder.com for the details. ---------------------------------------- More for Less Offer Part Two ---------------------------------------- I'm also offering free shipping on signed copies, if you order two or more of my books or audio recordings. Visit http://www.markbinder.com/specials/ Stock up now for birthdays, holidays and other special occasions! Offer expires April 1 (You also can order with Amazon.com's specials at http:// astore.amazon.com/markbinderauthor) --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com From mark at markbinder.com Thu Apr 9 07:09:27 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 07:09:27 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] Passover Story - Chelm Will Not Go Hungry Message-ID: Did you know that you can purchase all of Mark's books on Amazon.Com? http://astore.amazon.com/markbinderauthor (Now, you can even download his books for the Kindle and the Kindle iPhone app!) This year's story is written for today's economy... And as they used to say in the ads, "You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy..." Enjoy your week, however you celebrate it. - Mark April, 2009 Chelm Will Not Go Hungry by Mark Binder Copyright 2009, All Rights Reserved You've heard of Chelm, it is filled with some of the wisest men and women in the world... * * * Two weeks before Pesach, Rabbi Yohon Abrahms and his Yeshiva students were discussing Passover preparations. A lively debate had arisen over the definition of leavened bread... "I still don't see why we can't use yeast," said Joel Cantor. "In Exodus it just says that the bread didn't have time to rise." "They didn't know about yeast in those days," said Jacob Stein, the baker's son, who knew the complete history of bread. "They just left the bread out and waited for it to rise, because the yeast was floating in the air." Rabbi Abrahms, pleased at his students's enthusiasm, tugged on his beard, and said, "Tell me, David, what do you think?" David Gold, the son of the Cobbler, did not hesitate. He stood up, and fled from the room. "What did I say?" Rabbi Abrahms asked the rest of his students. Joel Cantor raised his hand, "The Golds are not eating matzah this year." Rabbi Abrahms was shocked, "What? Why?" Martin Levitsky said, "It's too expensive." "It is not!" Jacob Stein said, defending his father's bakery, which was known far and wide for its delicious matzah. "They still can't afford it," said a quiet voice. It was Rachel Cohen, the daughter of the tailor, was the first woman who had ever been admitted to the Yeshiva. "Hmm," Rabbi Abrahms stroked his beard thoughtfully. "Perhaps we should discuss Tsedaka, charity..." * * * Later that evening, the Town Elders summoned Reb Gold to the synagogue's meeting hall. Behind the long table sat Rabbi Kibbitz, Reb Cantor the Merchant and Reb Stein the Baker. Reb Gold, stood with his hat held in his hand, and his head bare except for his kippah. "Joshua," Rabbi Kibbitz began, "we are sorry to bring you here like this." "What do you mean you're not going to buy my matzah!" snapped Reb Stein. "Shh," Rabbi Kibbitz raised his hand. "This is an inquiry, not an inquisition." Joshua Gold looked at the floor and spoke in a quiet voice, "We have no money." "Then I'll give you the matzah," barked Reb Stein, "and you'll pay me when you do." "No one buys shoes from me any more," Reb Gold said plainly. "Ever since the shoe factory in Smyrna was built. The shoes from there cost less than it costs me for materials alone." The council of elders shifted uncomfortably, for every one of them was wearing a pair of shoes that had been bought in the nearby town of Smyrna. "You can still repair shoes, can't you?" asked Reb Cantor. "Are your shoes worn out?" replied Reb Gold. "Not yet," Reb Cantor admitted. Reb Gold shrugged, "I would never be able to pay Reb Stein back. I have a large bag of rice in the cellar, and my family will eat that until after Passover." "Rice!" bellowed Reb Stein, "Nonsense! You will eat my matzah!" "Hush," Rabbi Kibbitz commanded. Reb Stein fell silent. "It is common," the rabbi continued, "for the town of Chelm to take care of its citizens." "I can not accept charity forever," Reb Gold said. "Then what will you do," asked Reb Cantor, "when you run out of rice?" Reb Gold looked down at his shoes. They were well made shoes, beautifully crafted. Perhaps they were not as stylish as those made in the factory, but they would last for decades. His father had taught him how to make shoes, like his grandfather and great grandfather. He had gone so far as to visit the factory in Smyrna to ask for a job, even though it was a three hour walk in each direction. The factory owner had shown him how the shoes were made. Each man in the factory working on just one part of the shoe -- the sole, the heel, the cuff, the tongue. The owner offered Reb Gold the job of punching eyelets. That would be it, day in and day out punching eyelets -- not even threading laces! Reb Gold was a craftsman, not a machine. He had graciously refused the job, and walked sadly back to Chelm. "Have you any family?" asked Rabbi Kibbitz. "Does he have family?" Reb Stein laughed, "They visit all the time! From all over Russia and Poland. Even from as far away as England. They come into my shop and marvel at the Challah." "They come into my store," agreed Reb Cantor, "and they always buy something as a souvenir." "I will not become a beggar and impose on my family!" cried Reb Gold. The man was nearly in tears. "I will not take my family and leave my town. Chelm is the most beautiful place in the world. Our streets are well kept, our square is beautiful, the trees in the Spring bloom with pink flowers and then the leaves in Autumn turn brilliant colors. The water is pure, and the mind of every person who lives here is bright with wonder and astonishment. "If I leave Chelm, I know what they'll say. 'Look, there goes Joshua Gold. He was too stupid to stay in Chelm!'" With that the poor cobbler fell silent, and rather than look at his shoes, he closed his eyes. Reb Cantor, on the other hand, was smiling. "I have an idea!" * * * "What's a travel agent?" Esther Gold asked her husband when he returned home that evening. "I will bring visitors to Chelm!" Joshua Gold answered with excitement. "I will organize tours. People will come from far and wide to this little village, and when they go home they will take a bit of the wisdom of Chelm with them." "Does it pay?" Esther asked, not daring to hope. "Enough. I'll also make shoes," Joshua answered, patting his wife's hand. "To begin I am working for Reb Cantor, but as the tourists arrive, I will receive a commission." "All this for talking and getting people to come and visit?" she rolled her eyes. "What will they think of next?" "Maybe," young David Gold said, "we should open a hotel." Reb Gold looked at his son, and smiled. "Thank you, David, for sharing our burden. By ourselves this would have been a very difficult year." With that, the small family gathered together, and hugged each other with joy. Was Reb Gold successful? Of course! That, my friends, is why the story of that one small village of Chelm is told far and wide, even to the ends of the planet. ---------------- Copyright 2009 by Mark Binder All Rights Reserved Bio: Mark Binder is the award-winning author of The Brothers Schlemiel and "A Hannukah Present." He is working on "The Council of Wise Women" available as a serial at http://www.lightpublications.com/ wise/ If you enjoy Mark's tales of Chelm, or are looking for another story, try "The Brothers Schlemiel" or "It Ate My Sister." Did you know that you can purchase all of Mark's books on Amazon.Com? http://astore.amazon.com/markbinderauthor (Now, you can even download his books for the Kindle and the Kindle iPhone app!) From mark at markbinder.com Mon Apr 13 18:07:07 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:07:07 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] New Today - Mark's Passover stories for iPhone and the Kindle! Message-ID: <61BD92AA-35F0-42D7-9FCC-CB9B21BBA6A5@markbinder.com> Should've mentioned this sooner, but I just found out.... The folks at Light Publications have been working overtime to get my Passover stories up and available for the iPhone and Amazon Kindle. It's called "Matzah Mishugas" and it contains eight old and new favorites, including "Mrs. Chaipul's Lead Sinker Matzah Balls" and "The Last Temptation of Rabbi Kibbitz." It's under four dollars for eight stories. That means that for a little more than 50 cents a story, you can share them now on your electronic device. The cover's great too. It matches the Hanukkah Present cover. (They're still working on the paper editions.... For next year. Ahh, old tech...) You can get Matzah Mishugas at Amazon. Or you can go to http://www.markbinder.com/kindle/ And, if you have an iPhone or Touch, you'll need the Kindle application. Enjoy! - Mark --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at markbinder.com Mon May 25 11:02:31 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:02:31 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] NYC Trips, Tour Dates, Max's Bar Mitzvah, the Council of Wise Women and more Message-ID: <14F9887E-106C-4CA0-978C-95A834DA13DB@markbinder.com> It has been a wild roller coaster of a year... and it's only May (for a few more days)! First of all, my son Max was Bar Mitzvahed a few weeks ago. He was so awesome. It was amazing to stand beside my son and watch the exact moment he became an adult. Really. The compliments I got about his poise and bearing make a dad kvell. Meanwhile, the writing of "The Council of Wise Women" has drawn to a close. It's done and clocks in at about 85,000 words. (Whoo hoo!) (You can still subscribe to the serialized version at http:// www.lightpublications.com/wise/ There are a few issues left to come.) I'm also working in the recording studio on a new (possibly 2 CD set) called "Adventures with Giants & Slugs). More good news! I'm going on tour and would love your presence at events, as well your help in booking other events at your school, library, church, synagogue, theater or other social institution... I'm offering a $100 discount to any school referred to me by someone on this mailing list! If you need a brochure, you can download it off my website, or drop me an email and I'll mail you the slick glossy one. Take it to your PTO/Social Committee/Enrichment group/nightclub.... Spring Cleaning Specials ------------------------------------ I'm also cleaning out the attic, and will be offering some special audio items on sale! Brothers Schlemiel From Birth to Bar Mitzvah Audio Cassettes - $5 each (only three left) Classic Stories for Boys and Girls CD (original cover) - $5 each (only four left) Dead at Knotty Oak - limited Edition #38 - $15 (only one!) A Hanukkah Present - Hardcover First Edition - $15 (only 10 left!) Also, I'm offering free shipping through June on orders of $30 or more! http://www.markbinder.com/specials/ New York City -------------------- Thursday, 6/4: Storytelling with Music - Book and CD Signing' at Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY at 4pm Friday, 6/5: Tentative and possible' at The Studio School, 117 W 95th St, New York, NY at 10 am and 11 am - Lunch with children Thursday, 10/22: Autumn Tales' at Morningside Montessori School, 251 W 100th St # 6, New York, NY at 11:30 and 1:30 Friday, 10/23: Spooky Stories (and more)' at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, 5 West 93rd Street, New York, NY A Rhode Island ------------------ Sunday, 5/17: Jewish Celebration Tales' at Little Compton Congregational Church, PO Box 506, Little Compton, RI at 11 am Wednesday, 5/20: The Art of Peace' at St. Rose of Lima School , 200 Brentwood Avenue, Warwick, RI at 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 (short) Tuesday, 6/9: Book and CD Signing' at Winsor Hill School, 100 Theresa Street, Johnston, RI at 9:30 am Wednesday, 7/1: It Ate My Sister and other Family Stories at East Greenwich High School East Greenwich, RI at 1:30 pm Wednesday, 7/8: Summer Stories' at Bright Start Acadamy, 688 Putnam Pike, Greenville, RI at 10 am Thursday, 7/16: It Ate My Sister and other stories' at Cranston Parks and Recreation Department, 1090 Cranston Street, Cranston, RI at 10am Thursday, 7/16: It Ate My Sister and other fun stories' at Burrilville Parks and Rec, 92 North Main Street, Pascoag, RI at 1pm Friday, 7/24: It Ate My Sister at Coventry Community Center, Coventry, RI at 10:30 am Tuesday, 7/28: It Ate My Sister and other fun stories' at Narragansett Parks and Recreation, RI at 1 pm Thursday, 7/30: It Ate My Sister and other Stories - Weekapaug Yacht Club Westerly, RI at 7 pm Wednesday, 9/23: Autumn Tales' at Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St, Providence, RI at 4 pm Saturday, 10/10: Harvest Festival stories' at Ledge End Produce - Farm CSA, 830 South Rd., East Greenwich, RI at 2 and 3 pm Mass -------- Friday, 6/12: Storytelling - Full Day' at Chaffee School, 9 Clover St, Oxford, MA at Full Day Thursday, 6/18: Stories of Joy, Hope and Laughter' at St. Ann's Home and School, 100A Haverhill Street, Methuen, MA at 10 am Monday, 7/6: Read Boston TBA Tuesday, 7/7: Read Boston TBA Thursday, 7/9: Read Boston' TBA Monday, 7/13: Read Boston' TBA Tuesday, 7/14: Read Boston' TBA Wednesday, 7/15: Read Boston' TBA Thursday, 7/23: Summer Stories' at Leventhal-Sidman JCC - Camp, 333 Nahanton Street, Newton, MA at 12:30 and 1:15 Monday, 8/3: Read Boston' at Read Boston TBA Tuesday, 8/4: Read Boston' at Read Boston TBA Thursday, 8/6: Read Boston' at Read Boston, TBA Wednesday, 8/12: Tales from the Outdoors' at Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield, MA at 1 pm Sunday, 10/4: AuthorFest in Sturbridge' at Massachusetts School Library Association Tuesday, 10/6: The Art of Peace' at Dover Library, 56 Dedham Street, Dover, MA at 7 pm Sunday, 12/13: Hanukkah in Chelm (or Chanukah in Helm?)' at The National Yiddish Book Center, Weinberg Building, Amherst, MA at 2pm North Carolina -------------------- Sunday, 10/25: Jewish Festival' at Temple Emanuel -- Jewish Festival, 1207C Lakewood Drive, Greensboro, NC --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at markbinder.com Sun Jul 12 08:18:35 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:18:35 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] A personal story Message-ID: <0058D171-4C8B-4A42-B55F-980A17A3B26C@markbinder.com> I really don't know how to begin this one, and I certainly don't know how to end it. I got divorced. It was about as sudden as that sentence, and just as jarring. For many of you, this is surprising news. (For some of you this is completely irrelevant, and for that I apologize. I wouldn't even post it to my "list" except there are so many people here who I am only in touch with through this medium.) The short version is this. As of June 1, Alicia and I aren't together. Our kids are doing fine and we're sharing the custody. I'm doing fine too. The long version is challenging and very private. If you've been reading "The Council of Wise Women" much of the emotional content of my life has been transfused into the work. It is, however, a piece of fiction and should not be taken for fact. As a storyteller, I am stumped because so many of my stories ended with, "They got married, and lived happily ever after." Now, you and I know that with 50+% of the country out of wedlock, this is a bit on the optimistic side. But that was my life experience. Not anymore. Personally, I'm working on, "They were single and lived happily ever after." Or perhaps, "They were.... And lived happily ever after." Or maybe as Kurt Vonnegut used to say, "So it goes?" - Mark -------------------------------- Touring Calendar -------------------------------- (Next month I'll try to be more upbeat, and maybe even tell you about my new book and CD projects.) My entire touring calendar is up at http://www.markbinder.com/tour/ Some highlights include: - Read Boston Literacy Tour -- this month and next all around Boston. - RI Summer Camp Tour - Scary Stories at North Burial Ground, Providence. Walking tour at 7, Stories at 8 - 'Tales from the Outdoors' at Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, MA, Wed, August 12, 1pm ? 2pm --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com Mark Binder | P.O. Box 2462 | Providence | RI 02906 From mark at markbinder.com Tue Aug 18 12:05:34 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:05:34 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] Summer Stories Message-ID: It's been a great summer. I had the good fortune to participate in one of my favorite events -- Read Boston. Imagine telling stories all over Boston - from Southie to Roxbury to JP to Copley and everywhere in between - three shows a day to as diverse a bunch of youngsters you can imagine. You never know who's going to be there -- preschool, high school... Everybody! I'd tell stories for 20 or 30 minutes, and then all the kids in the audience get a free book. How sweet is that? Two of my favorite gigs were: - The Copley (main) Branch of the Boston Public Library. They have a green room with a private dressing area and a bathroom. Definitely want to go back there. - The Salvation Army in Roxbury. My last gig of the year to about 100 older kids in a hot room with no AC and no microphone. I threw my caution (and voice) to the wind and rocked out with Cinderella and a series of freaky ghost stories. I also got to tell scary stories for the Summit Neighborhood association at the North Burial ground in Providence just at sunset. Talk about perfectly creepy. ------------------------------------------------------- Summer Special -- Hanukkah in August... ---------------------------------------------------------- Ok, so they do it for Xmas, why can't I do it? This month's subscriber summer special is a free copy of "A Chanukah Present" CD with any order of $30 or more! That's right, we'll send you a free CD. It's a present.... Get it (with lots of other cool things) at http://www.markbinder.com/ specials/ ----------------- More news ----------------- * Still working on the "Adventures with Giants and Slugs" live CD. You can check out the cover on the website. * Finished (and got the proof copies back) for "Matzah Mishugas." The third in my Chelm series, this one focuses on Passover tales. * Edited Tom Sgouros's amazing and insightful "Ten Things You Don't Know About Rhode Island." It's out and if you're interested in local politics, education, or economics I recommend this to you whether you live in the Ocean State or not. * I'm writing and editing a party! (Yep.) We're calling it "My Big Fat Jewish Wedding." Imagine being invited to a wedding where you didn't have to bring a gift. It's a social event (NOT a fundraiser) at the JCC in Providence. There will be food, music, a cash bar, and hysterical wedding drama. What more could you ask for. (Mark your calendar for Sat Oct 17 8pm) ------------------- Tour Calendar ------------------- Thu Sep 10 9am ? 10:30am Spooky Stories and Campfire Tales' at Horace Mann SchooFranklin, MA Sat Sep 12 11:30am and 1:15 Springfield Library LittleFest of Storytelling at Springfield Museum, 220 State Street, Springfield, MA Sun Sep 13 3pm ? 4pm Miriam Hospital 'Fall Festival on Hope Street' , Providence, RI Wed Sep 23 4pm Autumn Tales' at Providence Athenaeum, 251 Benefit St, Providence, RI Sun Oct 4 3pm Massachusetts School Library Association's Authorfest, Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA Tue Oct 6 7pm The Art of Peace' at Dover Library, 56 Dedham Street, Dover, MA - Sat Oct 10 2pm ? 4pm Harvest Festival Stories At Ledge End Farms, East Greenwich, RI Sat Oct 17 8pm ? 10pm My Big Fat Jewish Wedding - Saturday night chai JCC of RI. Elmgrove Avenue, Providence Thu Oct 22 11:30 Autumn Tales' at Morningside Montessori School NYC 4pm ? 5pm Encore! Storytelling with Music - Book and CD Signing' at Bank Street Bookstore, 610 West 112th Street, New York, NY Sun Oct 25 - Stories at the Temple Emanuel Jewish Festival, Greensboro, NC - T Fri Oct 30 10 am Halloween Stories and talk' at High Road School of Providence, Providence, RI From mark at markbinder.com Wed Sep 9 13:46:42 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:46:42 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] Fall Fun Message-ID: What is it with New England that the instant Labor Day comes around the temperature drops and the leaves start falling? Doesn't Nature around here know about global warming? Anyway, it's a beautiful day today. Brisk and refreshing (or chilly, if you live in Florida). I've loaded in my second cord of firewood for the winter, and I might just be set. I'm thinking though about being a real Yankee and getting another cord -- just in case.. We're finishing production on my new live CD to be called, "Adventures with Giants and Wolves." It was recorded this spring at a bunch of schools around New England, and is targeted for the younger crowd. We're also hoping to manage a CD called "It Ate My Sister - LIVE" which would be the live stories from the book.... But time and money wait for no one. More as that all develops. (By the way, if you'd like to be a test-listener for any of my CDs, drop me an email....) I also just did a taping for a documentary about bread baking, featuring my "World's Best Challah." It was a fun afternoon, alternating taping with moving wood. (The book is now available on Kindle and Kindle for the iPhone...) The biggest drawback to heating with wood (besides pollution...)? The wood has to be moved again and again. Here's how it works: 1) Tree grows 2) Lumberjack (from Monty Python) cuts down tree (wearing suspenders and a bra...) (The lumberjack not the tree...) 3) Big logs are cut into little logs 4) Little logs are piled up 5) Little logs are loaded into truck 6) Truck drives to my house. 7) Huge pile of logs are dumped at the top of my driveway. 8) Logs get moved to pile in back yard using ancient method called legwork 9) Logs are moved to the back patio for staging 10) Logs are moved from patio to inside storage rack 11) Logs are moved from inside storage rack into the fire 12) Logs burn, becoming Carbon, which is then absorbed by new trees... Looking forward to toasting marshmallows. - Mark Tour Calendar --------------------- Thursday, 9/10 at 9am 'Spooky Stories and Campfire Tales' at Horace Mann Middle School, Franklin, MA Saturday, 9/12 at 11:30 and 1:15 'LittleFest of Storytelling' at Springfield Museums, Springfield, MA Sunday, 9/13 at 3 pm 'Fall Festival on Hope Street' at Miriam Hospital - Lifespan, Providence, RI Wednesday, 9/23 at 4 pm 'Autumn Tales' at Providence Athenaeum, Providence, RI Sunday, 10/4 at 'AuthorFest in Sturbridge' at Massachusetts School Library Association Tuesday, 10/6 at 7 pm 'The Art of Peace' at Dover Library, Dover, MA Saturday, 10/10 at 2 and 3 pm 'Harvest Festival stories' at Ledge End Produce - Farm CSA, East Greenwich, RI Thursday, 10/15 at 9:30, 10:30, 12:30 and 1:30 'Fun stories' at High Road Primary School of Washington DC, Washington, DC Thursday, 10/22 at 11:30 and 1:30 'Autumn Tales' at Morningside Montessori School, New York, NY Thursday, 10/22 at 4pm 'Encore! Storytelling with Music - Book and CD Signing' at Bank Street Bookstore, New York, NY Sunday, 10/25 at 'Jewish Festival' at Temple Emanuel -- Jewish Festival, Greensboro, NC Thursday, 10/29 at 9 am-3 pm and 6pm 'In-School Author Visit and Storytelling, Evening Spooky Stories Concert' at Webster Middle School, Webster, MA Friday, 10/30 at 10 am 'Halloween Stories and Author Talk' at High Road School of Providence, Providence, RI --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com Mark Binder | P.O. Box 2462 | Providence | RI 02906 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mark at markbinder.com Tue Oct 13 17:35:12 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:35:12 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] New Halloween CD and tour Message-ID: Whoo hooo! This just in: my new cd, "Halloween: Live at Horrible Man / Dead at Knotty Oak" is out and available. Comedy and horror! Eight stories. If you order now it should arrive before the 31! http://kunaki.com/sales.asp?PID=PX00ZYF2J3&pp=1 Also in cool news, I'm touring six states this month: Massachusetts, Rhode Island (of course), Maryland, Virginia, New York City, and North Carolina Details on the tour portion of my website. --------------- Have an excellent day http://www.markbinder.com From mark at markbinder.com Tue Oct 27 22:48:01 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:48:01 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] Halloween CD now available in stores and digital downloads Message-ID: <54158F09-EA56-4654-BA19-9DEDC4700679@markbinder.com> With Halloween only a few days away, I hope you have time to check out my new CD, "Halloween: Live at Horrible Man / Dead at Knotty Oak" In addition to being in a few stores around Rhode Island (The RISD Museum Store, Creatoyvity, Books on the Square, Barrington Books and of course Pleasant Surprise on Thayer St.) You can try my new digital download store! Yes, you can download them, burn them, rip them and import them into your favorite audio device... http://bit.ly/mark_binder_story_store Not available on iTunes (yet) It should work almost anywhere in the world... And as an incentive, the first fifty people who click on the link below will get a free copy of "The Monkey's Paw" http://bit.ly/Monkeys_Paw_Limited_Offer I certainly hope you have a spooky halloween. - Mark P.S. Let me know if this works. It's an experiment! --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com Mark Binder | P.O. Box 2462 | Providence | RI 02906 From mark at markbinder.com Fri Oct 30 13:41:09 2009 From: mark at markbinder.com (Mark Binder) Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:41:09 -0400 Subject: [Mark Binder's Barkminder] Thirty Six Hour Halloween CD Reduction Message-ID: <4A8F7881-F6F1-4A0A-8F1B-DD8FF72016BD@markbinder.com> The witching hour grows nigh... I've had such a great time over the past few weeks telling these stories that we wanted to share them with you. For the next 36 hours, my new Halloween CD Download will only cost $5. After that, it's back to full price. Stories include: It Ate My Sister, The Monkey's Paw, The Haunted Playground and The Death of Harry Potter... Plus vampires, corpses, and more. http://www.markbinder.com/downloads/ Offer good until midnight Halloween! Haunt in Peace - Mark --------------------------- For learning... for fun... and more Mark Binder - author and storyteller http://www.markbinder.com Mark Binder | P.O. Box 2462 | Providence | RI 02906 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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