Author Archives: Sharon Litwin

Southern Fried Poetry Slam

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From Wednesday, June 5, to Saturday, June 8, New Orleans will play host to hundreds of spoken word poets from across the country at the 21st Annual Southern Fried Poetry Slam, the second largest poetry competition in the ... Read More »

A summer jazz camp for grown-ups

Banu Gibson

To listent to Sharon Litwin's interview with Banu Gibson at WWNO radio, click here. Banu Gibson does what so many secretly wish they could do: be a jazz performer. She’s been at it a long time. “I started ... Read More »

New life for Marigny Opera House

The Marigny Opera House

To hear Sharon Litwin's interview with Dave Hurlbert on WWNO radio, click here. One could say that Dave Hurlbert moved from ballet to opera. But that would be only partially true. The owner of the Marigny Opera House, ... Read More »

The original Bletchley Circle

Marigold McNealy in her Wren uniform

To listen to Sharon Litwin's interview with Marigold McNealy on WWNO radio, click here. For the past few weeks the Public Broadcasting Service has been airing a short detective series set in 1950s England featuring a group of ... Read More »