The Rabbit Hole regularly has fun-filled on-site events of all kinds, including live music. Don’t forget to check our Events listings to see what might interest you! www.TheRabbitHoleUSA.com/events.html.
Mark Bodanza is the author of A Game That Forged Rivals: How Competition Between Two New England High Schools Created One of the Greatest Traditions in Football.
You can get the description of this cool event on The Rabbit Hole’s Events Page, but here is even more for you, the trailer video for Mark’s book!
The Rabbit Hole presents another free, all-ages, after-hours music event on Friday night, May 29, at 7 PM. It’s a special reunion show by Boston rock stalwarts of the early ’90s, Miranda Warning. Their 186th and last gig was June 17, 1995 at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. The band says, “It takes Michael Jackson less time between albums than it took us to organize a reunion show!”
Check out some reviews and free MP3s on the Miranda Warning web site.
Miranda Warning’s three LPs will be on super-deep discount sale. A second treat is an opening set by The Bones, a new group composed of veteran Boston rockers from various Boston-area groups. They’re taking a break from recording their debut album to play this, their first live gig — not to be missed.
Don’t forget to stop by this Thursday, April 2nd at The Rabbit Hole and check out our events with Emily, Mabel, and Bert and to enter the raffle for a beautiful new kayak. You can read more about the event here.
Since everyone had such a great time during the last open mic, we are doing it again: Thursday night, April 9th beginning at 7:00 pm. Last time we had poetry, stand-up, singer songwriters and a very receptive and encouraging crowd.
Update: Note the time has changed from 6:00 to 7:00.
Wow. Last night’s open mic was a huge hit. The place was packed, and everyone had a great time. When the crowd was asked if they wanted to do this again there was a enthusiastic, “Yes!” from the crowd.
We will be in further discussions with Bria, the event’s organizer, about holding another Thursday evening open mic. Poets, stand-up comedians, and singer-songwriters all did their thing for an appreciative and responsive crowd. The energy was great. If you missed last night, then make sure you show up for our next one.
We have some great stuff planned for this First Thursday! Read on…
Emily Chetkowski says: On April 2nd, for First Thursday, I am going to be doing two events at the Rabbit Hole bookstore here in Fitchburg, from 5 – 7. One is for kids, based on the new Mabel book. The other is for WWII buffs about my Dad’s book.
About the Mabel book:
I will have a dummy of the book that I will read, for the very first time ever, pre-publication. Yes, a Fitchburg exclusive! Mabel will be there, as will Bert, my funny talking bird, who is also in the book. The book is about taking Mabel kayaking on a Maine lake, which I do. Old Town canoe is endorsing the book so to speak. The kayak I use in the story is an Old Town kayak. They donated a yellow one, that we will be raffling off in July. I am bringing it that night for kids to climb all over. Plus, I am donating and raffling for First Thursday, the very first copy, first edition, off the press of Mabel Takes a Paddle. It wont be available until the book comes out though. The Rabbit Hole is offering a pre-order discount that night. I will sign the books once they come in a few weeks later. I will talk about the book, then read it and Mabel will do her tricks. I am sure Bert the bird will be hamming it up too! He’s adorable!
My 2nd presentation will be about my dad’s book, Just A Kid, a Guard At the Nuremberg Trials. My Dad was sergeant of the courtroom guard at the Nuremberg trials, the first trial, of Hitler’s top officers. He guarded the witness stand through all the questioning and eventual confessions that lead to convictions. He was only 19 years old at the time, son of immigrants, drafted to the front lines fresh out of High School, by chance ending up being a participant in that most historic event.
We have just confirmed that Christine Lindemer, author of children’s book Beauly the Donkey-Mooing Beltie, will be here Saturday, March 28th at 2:00.
The book is about Beauly:
‘Beauly’ is a newborn Belted Galloway. She copies her mother, but she also likes to explore her new world and try new things. And she has her own ideas! Sometimes she gets into trouble. And just like cats & dogs, farm animals have their own unique personalities…
In case you are wondering, a Belted Galloway is a rare breed of cow that originated in Galloway, Scotland. They have a distinctive white band down the middle. These cows can be spotted at Christine’s farm, and they really stand out if you are driving past. There are fewer than 10,000 of this breed in the whole world.
Just one more reminder that Paul Harding, author of Tinkers will be here tomorrow, Feb. 28th, Saturday at 2:00 pm. I have just finished reading his book, and damn, can he write. I hesitate to pull any one quote from his book to illustrate my point. The whole novel fits together so well, that to isolate one particle from the whole may fail to give a sense of meaning Paul has extracted from these New England lives.
I will however pull another quote from his Powell’s interview:
This is one reason why dispositionally you end up a fiction writer rather than a philosopher: You can take these ideas and investigate them; in the context of fiction, you’re under no obligation to prove them. They can all exhibit their own virtues and shortcomings, and then when you lay them next to each other, they create something like chords and harmonies. They reverberate amongst themselves. The hope is that the whole is more than the parts.
See you Saturday!
Bria Sullivan just emailed me the press release about the open-mic nite we will be hosting here, March 19th.
Stand Up and Speak!
A Community Open-Mic Nite
In Honor of Women’s History Month & the Brave Ladies Who Shaped Our Great History!
Performers and Appreciators Welcome!!
All are invited to bring original poetry, short stories, creative fiction, songs, spoken word pieces, music or just an appreciating ear to The Rabbit Hole in downtown Fitchburg Thursday, March 19th, 2009 at 6pm for an inspiring night of passionate thoughts, ideas, and a marvelous mingling of minds seeking expression and global progression.
Join Fitchburg, Fitchburg State College and Women’s History Month for this long overdue community event.
Please keep pieces under 6 minutes and bring a positive attitude, an open mind, a brilliant smile and don’t be afraid to stand up and shout when it hits you!
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