Night of Songs and Stories

The second Tuesday of each month, the Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild sponsors a Night of Songs and Stories. The evening features original readings (300 words or fewer) by guild members and music by local musicians, Stuart Vining & Amy Felker.

Each month a theme is posted (previous examples include “addiction and obsession” “blue or blues” and “letters” ) and both the writers and musicians write/perform pieces that in some way connect to this theme. A variation of this is when the featured musicians post the titles of five songs that they will perform, with readers signing up to write a short poem, essay, or story that somehow incorporates the song’s title or lyrics into their piece. For example, the Simon and Garfunkle song “The Boxer” prompted one writer to recall a story of his father, who boxed, and another writer to recall the time her husband met—and shook hands with—Muhammad Ali.

​Themes are announced one month prior to the event. Readers can sign up by emailing Maribeth at
fischer.maribeth@gmail.com and are accepted on a first-come-first serve basis.
Next Night of Songs and Stories
7 p.m. May 8
Fish On! 
​Five Points, Lewes (map)
RSVPS are required. There is a $5 cover charge at the door for members, $7 for nonmembers. 
We are doing something different this time 😃:
Theme: Four different topics—with three readers each. Sign up for ONE of the following topics:
  1. Collections/Collectors
  2. Our town
  3. Circles
  4. Risk
Email Maribeth at fischer.maribeth@gmail.com
​Music By: Amy & Stuart

Make a Reservation

Email Maribeth at fischer.maribeth@gmail.com to reserve your space(s). Please be sure to notify her if you need to cancel so those on the waitlist may attend. 

May 8 Event Sponsored by
Anonymous

Our sponsor for this month wishes to remain anonymous but is a big fan of the guild and all the guild has accomplished in the last 13 years.
Sponsoring
​A Night of Songs and Stories
Sponsor a Night of Songs and Stories for $250. This covers most of the costs for the musicians and our sound guy, so it’s enormously helpful and we are very appreciative.
 
In return for the sponsorship we will put a blurb in our weekly email (sent to more than 580 people), on our website, on Facebook and on the program the day of the event naming the sponsors as well as what or who they are honoring with the sponsorship. Some have sponsored in honor and support of the Guild, as a way to celebrate a birthday or an anniversary, or promote a business. Others have sponsored as a way to promote a charity or organization that matters. Our only request is that religion and politics not be a part of these events.
 
At the reading, Maribeth will publicly thank the sponsor. Sponsors may place a brochure or flyer or single sheet of information at each place setting.

Sponsors do still pay the cover fee at the door for themselves and guests. While we do everything we can to accommodate the sponsor and make them not only feel special but know how grateful we are, we don’t change the reading or the actual show beyond giving the sponsors who are Guild members the opportunity to read at that event and the opportunity to go either first or last in the line-up. Sponsors still need to RSVP for guests and if the event is full, we’ll move those guests to the top of the wait list, but can’t promise a seat, so it is best to let Maribeth know about your plan to sponsor as far in advance as possible. 

Contact Maribeth at fischer.maribeth@gmail.com to sponsor a Night of Songs and Stories.