Thank you, Shelley. I agree. Having seen him now in six different venues, I can say that it just gets better each time. To all on the forum: Scott Teems (director of That Evening Sun) is filming a documentary of Hal's many years performing as Twain. The crew will be in Hannibal during our conference (Aug. 11-13) to film Hal inside the Boyhood Home, etc. Hal will give a keynote on this topic. (Bob Hirst and Barb Snedecor will also give keynotes. We are excited and grateful to the other scholars who will present.) Also, Hal's new book, Harold: The Boy Who Became Mark Twain, will be out in September. Amazon is preselling it here: http://www.amazon.com/Harold-Boy-Became-Mark-Twain/dp/0374281017 So, go see Hal perform as often as you can, and try to come visit us in Hannibal in August. Best, Cindy Cindy Lovell, Ph.D. Executive Director Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum 120 N. Main St., Hannibal MO 63401 Phone: 573-221-9010 ext. 402 | Cell: 386-748-1256 | Fax: 573-221-7975 Email: [log in to unmask] Web site: http://marktwainmuseum.org/ Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Museum today: http://marktwainmuseum.org/shop/donations.php "Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." ~Mark Twain ________________________________________ From: Mark Twain Forum [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Shelley Fisher Fishkin [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 11:04 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Hal Holbrook's performance schedule, 2011-2012 It is a pleasure to share Hal Holbrook's performance schedule with his = many friends and fans on the Mark Twain Forum. For those of you who may not = have seen his show, it is not to be missed; for those of you who have seen = it, here are some opportunities to see it again. Each show is different from every other. And each is fantastic. I was at his performance in Marin = this past spring, and it was wonderful. Here's the schedule: DATE TIME CITY VENUE (CAPACITY) 2011 Aug 6 (Sat) 7:30pm Kerrville, TX Caillous Theater (810) Sept 15 (Thu) 7:30pm Opelika, AL Opelika Center for Perf Arts (1150) Sept 24 (Sat) 7:30pm Vincennes, IN Red Skelton Perf Arts Cntr (800) Oct 1 (Sat) 8:00pm Lima, OH Lima Civic Center (1784) Oct 7 (Fri) 8:00pm Birmingham, AL BJCC Concert Hall (2768) Oct 15 (Sat) 8:00pm Pensacola, FL Saenger Theatre (1850) Oct 21 (Fri) 8:00pm Baton Rouge, LA Riverside Centroplex (2028) Nov 6 (Sun) 7:30pm San Antonio, TX Laurie Auditorium (2479) Nov 12 (Sat) 7:30pm Wichita, KS Orpheum Perf Arts Center (1281) Nov 19 (Sat) 7:30pm Holyoke, MA Holyoke High School Aud (1000) Nov 22 (Tue) 8:00pm Richmond Hill, ON Richmond Hill Center (590) 2012 Jan 28 (Sat) 8:00pm Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Feb 4 (Sat) 8:00pm Northridge, CA Valley Perf. Arts Center (1700) Mar 1 (Thu) 8:00pm Palm Desert, CA McCallum Theatre (1127) Mar 11 (Sun) 4:00pm Newark, NJ NJPAC (2793) Apr 21 (Sat) 7:30pm Whitewater, WI Young Auditorium (1228) Apr 27 (Fri) 8:00pm Glen Ellyn, IL McAninch Arts Center (800) May 4 (Fri) 8:00pm Norfolk, VA Chrysler Hall (2332) May 11 (Fri) 8:00pm Princeton, NJ McCarter Theatre (1000) May 19 (Sat) 8:00m Las Vegas, NV Artemus Hamm Concert Hall @ UNLV [This schedule, in table format, has just been posted at = http://www.twainweb.net/halholbrook.htm for future reference]=20 =20 =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D = =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D=20 Shelley Fisher Fishkin=20 Joseph S. Atha Professor of Humanities, Professor of English, and = Director of American Studies, Stanford University=20 Mail: Department of English, Stanford University, Stanford, CA = 94305-2087 [log in to unmask] http://english.stanford.edu/bio.php?name_id=3D51 =20