Music
Kate Brubeck (vocals), and Geoff Van Linden (guitar)
Stories
- Brittany A. Kamerschen, Poolside, Skid Row
- Claire Castell, I Heard the Shots & Pachuco Cross
- Barbara Brady, Code Gray in the Self-check Lane
- L. Abdul-Kenyatta, Back In the Day
- Melinda Ginne, Ph.D., The Gentle Fate of a Wretched Mother
About the Performers
Kate Brubeck, no relation to Dave, is an editor, coach, and writing consultant with a stealth singing practice, with a range including classical music, traditional Irish music, show tunes, jazz standards, folk, Americana, country, and the odd original.
Geoff Van Lienden has been playing the guitar professionally since the 60’s. More recently he has been playing jazz as well as celtic/fusion music with Colm O’Riain. He has studied with teachers as diverse as rock guitarist Joe Satriani and jazz guitarist Brian Pardoe.
Brittany A. Kamerschen is creative writer known for her poetry and prose within live performance. She has B.A. degree in Creative Writing from S.F.S.U. She has performed in Bay Area musical theater. She is currently in the process of publishing her first book.
Claire Castell found Stagebridge storytelling classes in 2017, just after retiring, and has since performed her stories around the Bay Area. She likes to tell personal true stories, but she did a deep dive into the diaspora of Loup Garou tales from Acadia area of Canada to Louisiana, and collected 19 folktales of the monster.
Barbara Brady performs as a singer a cappella jazz with The Merlot Notes, a 10-woman ensemble based in Silicon Valley. She spent many years as a professional cathedral chorister and soloist in Cincinnati, OH, where she also produced and performed cabaret and performance art, drawing on an even earlier obsession with modern dance.
L. Abdul-Kenyatta is a bona-fide Renaissance man. He is a regular contributor to the NPR show Snap Judgment, and he is currently working on his one-person show (Everything I ever needed to know I learned) Back in the Day. On February 13th he will appear at Stage Werx Theater in the show Big Shot Storyteller.
Melinda Ginne, Ph.D grew up in the San Fernando Valley, where her family migrated after several decades in Boyle Heights, the Jewish-Latino ghetto of East Los Angeles. Taco stands were kosher and the shul was across the street from the Catholic church. Her family celebrated religious holidays as Jews, but personal holidays such as birthdays, weddings, and funerals all had a Latin flavor.