FESTIVAL OF MUSICAL VALENTINES: February 15, 2009 February 15, 2009

Come celebrate one of the most cherished holidays, where loved ones are the focus of our devotion and affection. And what better way to celebrate than with beautiful music ~ songs of love with harp and piano for two unique evenings, followed by a charming afternoon of inspired poetry.
Studio 59 brings you a wonderful weekend full of music and poetry, so don't miss this Festival of Musical Valentines.

studio59
59 Barber Street
Torrington, CT
860.482.6801
[email protected]

TICKETS:
Sunday, Feb. 15: $10
Davyne Verstandig - featured poet

Davyne Verstandig is a lecturer in English and Creative Writing at the UConn Torrington Campus. She is also director of the Litchfield County Writers Project. She is a member of the Aetna Advisory Board and the Creative Writing Committee at the University of Connecticut. She is a Commissioner of Arts and Culture in Torrington, Ct. Davyne has published two books of poetry, Pieces of the Whole and Provisions. Pieces of the Whole was produced as a mixed media verse play at Theaterworks in New Milford, Ct. and at The Sherman Playhouse. She performs improvisational work "composing on the tongue" while painting simultaneously and has performed at The Knitting Factory and the Housing Works Café in New York City, The Buttonwood Tree in Middletown, Ct., Artspace in Hartford, Ct. and throughout libraries, galleries and performances spaces in New England. She is working on a memoir, The Mermaid in the Cornfield, and a novel, Lovers are Islands. She was the recipient of The Community Service Award from the Connecticut Department of Higher Education for her Commitment to Service and Leadership. She is also a Justice of the Peace.

PREMIER:
Studio 59 Poetry Circle

February 15
4:00 pm

Heartbeats

FEATURED POET:
Davyne Verstandig

OTHER POETS:
John Alter
Amanda McGrew
Joan Plavinsky
Timothy A. Wallace

Official Website: http://studio59music.com